Memphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin’ is coming to the Orpheum. The movie, which chronicles the history of Memphis wrestling from the Sputnik Monroe era of the ’50s through the Jerry Lawler era of the ’70s, will be shown on Friday, July 22 at 7 PM.
There will be some celebrity guests on hand. Jerry Jarrett, who broke away from another promoter in 1977 to form the Memphis promotion we grew up with, will be on hand. He’ll sign copies of his new book The Best of Times before and after the show. Also, one of the great announcing duos of all time, Lance Russell and Dave Brown, will be in attendance. More info about the movie can be found at memphis-heat.com.
The Memphis Redbirds are teaming up with a couple of corporate partners to benefit the Officer Timothy Warren Fund. For each ticket sold to Friday’s games (doubleheader, with first game starting at 5:05), the Redbirds will donate a dollar to the fund for the fallen officer. It gets even sweeter though: AutoZone and Fundamental Advisors, LP have each committed to match the ‘birds donations, turning that $1 per ticket into $3. There will be various items up for auction to benefit the fund Friday night, and if you want to donate additional amounts beyond the price of a ticket, the stadium will be happy to collect those donations.
The second Tuesday of the month is normally the South Main Association meeting. However, due to many members being out of town, this month’s meeting has been canceled. President Hank Cowles is working on getting plaques installed on historical properties, and is also working on the restoration of ghost signs around the neighborhood.
I’ve been asked to spread the word about a coworking survey going on in Memphis right now. If you have an interst in coworking, please take a moment to click through and fill out the survey.
Thanks to the folks who told me about Move2Picasa.com, which lets you import your Facebook photos into Picasa, for use with Google Plus.
Home from work. It’s Pint Nite at the Saucer, so time for a beer. Trying to decide whether to walk down to the Green Beetle for dinner later in the evening.