Has it really been a whole year since I produced the last “Ask Vance” Calendar, which now adorns the walls of homes, tents, trailers, and jail cells throughout our great land?
Well, the new one is almost ready — it’s at the printer as we speak. So get ready for it — more than 100 eye-popping, never-seen-before images of Memphis people and places.
The 2011 version is packed with old photographs, postcards, booklets, programs, advertisements, and other images: the Wonder City Restaurant, Ollie’s Trolley, Jockey Club Face Powder, roller-skating bears (yes, BEARS), the Ditty-Wah-Ditty Tourist Court, Maywood Beach, Sacred Heart High School, Helen of Memphis, and lots more.
Plus, two whole pages of photos devoted to Clarence Saunders’ Keedoozle stores and Fred Smith’s Toddle House restaurants.
Look in the October issue of Memphis magazine for the order form to order a copy for yourself or your friends (and get a subscription to the magazine when you do so.) You’ll be able to order them online too; be patient.
But quantities are limited, so don’t wait until the last minute.
This lovely fire-twirling lady (above) is just one of the images on the cover. You’ll have to buy the calendar to find out who she is.
