From our secret vice — Google Video — comes this soapy rendition of “Walkin’ in Memphis.” Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
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Month: April 2006
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Should I Stay or Should I Go?
This is the quandary of many a college basketball star these days. Earlier this week, the University of Memphis lost a pair of underclassmen when guard Darius Washington (a sophomore) and forward Shawne Williams (the 2005-06 Conference USA Freshman of the Year) declared themselves eligible for the 2006 NBA Draft (the players have until June 18th to change their mind). Read what SI.com’s B.J. Schecter has to say about the players who need more college seasoning, and those who don’t.
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Sixth Sense
Grizzlies guard Mike Miller won the NBA’s Sixth Man Award on Friday. Miller led the NBA in scoring off the bench this season, averaging 13.7 points. He ranked second in scoring for the Grizzlies and was second in rebounding with a 5.4 average. He also tied for third in assists.
Miller started last year but had no problem playing a backup role as the team adjusted to roster changes, Grizzlies president Jerry West said. Read more about it here.
To celebrate its 30 anniversary, the Dixon Gallery & Gardens is admitting visitors free on the 30th of each month this year. This 30th is particularly special, however, because today is the opening of a pair of exhibits celebrating two other Memphis institutions celebrating their 30ths: Memphis magazine and Memphis In May. The Memphis exhibit features magazine covers that chronicle 30 years of life in Memphis, while the Memphis in May show is a display of 30 years of the event’s posters. For more information, go the Flyer’s online calendar, here.
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Graffiti Buster
It’s not exactly biotech, but an announcement by the Memphis-based Markee company last month could have lasting repercussions. Or more accurately, not-so-lasting repercussions. The company introduced its Dry Erase paint, a clear coating substance that makes walls dry-eraseable. We’re thinking maybe Graceland — especially with its new National Historic Landmark status — should invest in a few cans.
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Naked Etiquette
It’s about that time of year to start vacation planning. Which summer hot spot will be your destination? Just in case a nude beach lands on your radar, writer Alan Goldsher offers up the dos and don’ts for fun in the sun, au natural.
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Cardinals Minor-League Report
Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch takes a periodic look at the St. Louis Cardinals’ farm system. In this week’s report, Goold examines current Redbird outfielder, Shaun Boyd. Read it here.
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Coming When?
Some months ago, when relatively unknown 9th District congressional candidate Nikki Tinker first put her campaign Web site up, skeptics noted with some amusement that her section on issues was annotated simply: Under Construction. That was then, this is now, and Tinker has long since supplied an elaborate set of positions on that portion of her site. But guess who hasn’t, some two years after the beginning of his senatorial campaign. Hint: Some of the categories on this candidate’s site are “Campaign Photos,” “About Harold,” and “Harold and Me.” The link that says “Harold on the Issues,” however, leads only to a blank page with the two words, Coming Soon. Any advice you can share, Nikki?
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They Built This City on Rock-n-Roll
First, they were Jefferson Airplane, a hippy-trippy band that sang about Vietnam and free love. But things got all futuristic in the 1980s, and the airplane morphed into a spacecraft. They become known as Jefferson Starship, a pop group specializing in the now-missing art of the power ballad.
They’re back, and nothing’s going stop them now. For a hefty sum ($250), you can see them at the Pyramid at a dinner and silent auction to benefit the American Cancer Society on Saturday, April 29th. Not a Starship fan? The money’s for a good cause, and it may be your last chance to see the Pyramid sans stuffed dead animals.
For more info, go to the Flyer’s searchable online calendar here.
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Top-Ranked (Well, Almost)
If you’re among the boxing fans already counting the days to the June 17th showdown between Jermain Taylor and Winky Wright at FedExForum, you’ll be happy to see where SI.com’s Richard O’Brien has Wright on his list of the top 10 fighters, pound-for-pound,