Here’s a unique opportunity for you: You have the chance to rappel off the One Commerce Square at Main and Monroe on Saturday, August 29. The event is called Over the Edge Memphis and is a fundraiser for the Special Olympics. It is open to the first 75 people who do the following: Be at least 14 years old by the day of the event, have a body weight of 300 pounds or less by the event date, and raise a minimum of $1000 by the event date. Participants will get a Special Olympics Over the Edge T-shirt, a goodie bag from Special Olympics partners, and free admission for you and a guest to the Over the Edge reception/party the night before. There will be awards and prizes for top fundraisers.
I see we have jokes: A couple of hours after I posted the contest to name the Moody Ques’ new smoker, I got a text: “On behalf of Squeal Street, we would like to submit the name Igloo for your new cooker name.” Funny. Maybe we should have a contest to name the trophies our team won in 2014 and 2015. That’s not a contest Squeal Street could run, so they would have to sit on the sidelines and drink their pudding shots and watch.
Thanks to those of you who have sent in serious suggestions about a name for the smoker. I have forwarded them on to the cooks.
There’s going to be a press conference outside Sun Studio tomorrow at 10 AM to officially announce the Memphis International Rockabilly Festival, which will happen over two days in The Edge August 15 and 16. The festival will span two city blocks and there will be live music, a hot rod show, and world famous BBQ.
On a related note, my friend Brad Birkedahl whose band plays the Blues City Cafe Band Box several days a week has announced that he will be participating in the rockabilly festival.
In the spam folder this morning: “1 InstaB00ty Alert.” Only one?
One Beale has been granted a 20-year tax freeze. Read more in this MBJ article.
The Orpheum has announced Star Trek: The Ultimate Voyage will be here January 29 for its 2016 concert tour. Tickets on sale July 24.
The Union Mission is in need of donations of socks and underwear. They can be dropped off anytime at 383 Poplar. New or used is fine for socks; underwear, preferably new.
Memphis is a finalist for a federal grant worth up to $30 million that would allow the city to demolish and replace Foote Homes.
There’s a Director of Marketing position open at Memphis in May International Festival.
Paul Morris who runs DMC says the area south of FedExForum is now being called “South City.” Previously it was referred to as SoFo.
Back tomorrow with more.