I was looking through the Downtown Memphis Commission’s weekly Get DOWN! e-newsletter, and I noticed a very cool event happening on the Mud Island Greenbelt Park today at 5:30. TREES is a series of seven performance and dance works in one, inspired by the trees of the park. Each artist was assigned a tree to collaborate with, and the resulting performances will be true dialogues with the trees.
This morning I was scrolling through my Twitter feed and noticed a job opening as a flight attendant for Delta. You have to go through 8 weeks of training in Atlanta and then be willing to relocate to any of Delta’s hub cities, but for someone looking for a fresh start this could be a great fit.
Convention & Visitors Bureau head Kevin Kane has said that Memphis is losing ground to Nashville and other cities when it comes to attract conventions. This week on Informed Sources, a panel discussed whether the city can do anything to turn convention business around.
Great article on Grantland about Jerry Lawler and Memphis Wrestling, which has relocated to Tunica. They made a big deal about Lawler wrestling after his heart attack, but it’s also noteworthy that “Superstar” Bill Dundee and “The Boogie Woogie Man” Handsome Jimmy Valiant were in the ring. Both of those guys have got to be right around 70. Brian Christopher (age 41), Jeff Jarrett (46), and Rikishi (two grown sons on the WWE main roster) were the youngsters on the card.
What’s better than a hot dog? A bacon-wrapped hot dog. Chef David Scott Walker will be serving three of them today at the Blind Bear for NFL Sunday:
The Downtown Bear, a bacon-wrapped dog topped with mustard slaw and Moody Ques BBQ sauce
The BLT Dog, a bacon-wrapped dog topped with lettuce, tomato, and mayo
The Cheesey Doggy, a bacon-wrapped dog topped with potato salad, Gouda mornay, and a fried egg.
You can get any of the three dogs for $5. The Bear opens at noon on Sundays during NFL season. If you’re in the mood to do a little bar-hopping, before or after the Bear check out the dollar mimosas up the street at Aldo’s Pizza Pies. The special is on until 3 PM.
That’s the news for today. I’ll be out as soon as my PBR hoodie gets out of the dryer.