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OUR 1655TH ISSUE 11.12.20 Was it really just a week ago that I was sitting up late with politics editor Jackson Baker and Flyer art director Carrie Beasley (in our own homes) waiting to decide what cover to run for our issue covering the 2020 election results? It seems a month ago now. At least. We had three covers mocked up and ready to go to the printer, each with an appropriate photo. One was called “Biden FTW!” which we thought would have been a great reversal of our now-infamous (and eBay gold) “WTF?” Trump cover from 2016. And we had one we were hoping never to have to run called “Trump Again!” with a smiling, thumbs-up-waving Don the Con. The third possibility was the one we finally chose: “Too Close to Call!” Jackson had three versions of the lead paragraphs to the cover story ready to go. And I’d written three versions of my column. My “too close to call” column was titled “The Waiting is the Hardest Part” because, well, I like Tom Petty and why not? It turned out to be one of the most prescient things I ever wrote. I shoulda bought a lottery ticket. I said if the ballot counting went on for several days, President Trump would do his best to sow discord and divisiveness and doubt about the integrity of our electoral process. Right on all counts. I added: “Trump will remain in office (win or lose) until January, so there will be at least a couple more months of chaos and drama, of tweeting and conspiracy theories, BEST OF MEMPHIS: THE PARTY P14 and who knows what other kinds of outrages.” Bingo. There were lots of things I couldn’t FREE have predicted, of course — like Rudy Giuliani and a “witness” who turned out to be a convicted sex offender holding a Philadelphia press conference on a parking lot at Four Seasons Total Landscaping — next to a dildo store. That was straight out of a jump-the-shark episode of Veep. Another thing I didn’t predict but should have been able to, in hindsight, is that the majority of the GOP leadership — FTW! national, statewide, and locally — would Be a part of something big. go along with Trump’s antics, as would most of Trump’s media allies. As a result, there has been a week-long drumbeat of lies, exaggerations, and false discrediting of the nation’s election process. We knew, at some level, this was part of the plan. All the pre-election polling had Trump losing, so blocking people from voting became Job 1. The U.S. Postal Service was enlisted to delay delivery of mail-in ballots. The number of voting sites and drop-off boxes were systematically cut in red states. Numerous last-minute lawsuits by GOP operatives were filed to try to disqualify various kinds of ballots not cast on Election Day. Sowing doubt on the counting process was Job 2: GOP legislatures in key states (Michigan and Pennsylvania, to name two), passed laws requiring local election commissions to refrain from counting mail-in, drop-off, and absentee ballots until Election Day, thereby ensuring several days of drama as the mandated post-Election Day count played out around the country — days that could be used to spread conspiracy theories and further incite the most rabid of Trump’s supporters. Imagine how much angst the country would have been spared if other swing states used Florida’s system, which allows counting of mail-in and absentee ballots as they arrive. Florida’s results were basically in on election night. How great would it have been for the country to have been able to go to bed Tuesday night knowing the results of the presidential election, instead of having to wait four days? Really great, is how. Except that would have spoiled the plan to delegitimize the electoral process, one Trump had been setting up for weeks by refusing to say that he’d accept the results of the election. And now, the game continues. No concession from the president, no work getting done. He’s just firing people, tweeting, and playing golf. Meanwhile, Biden is almost five million N E WS & O P I N I O N votes ahead in the popular vote and has THE FLY-BY - 4 an insurmountable lead in the Electoral NY TIMES CROSSWORD - 6 College. If Trump had any integrity or POLITICS - 8 FINANCIAL FEATURE - 9 respect for the election process — or a COVER STORY - 10 grown-up brain — he’d do the right thing “DARK BEERS FOR LIGHTER and concede. We shouldn’t hold our TIMES” breath. My prediction is that when I’m BY FLYER STAFF - 10 writing my next column a week from now, WE RECOMMEND - 14 he still won’t have done it. MUSIC - 15 The only question is how long will CALENDAR - 16 FOOD - 19 other Republicans play along to appease TV - 20 the Mighty Butthurt Oz. C L AS S I F I E D S - 21 Bruce VanWyngarden LAST WORD - 23 brucev@memphisflyer.com
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Record Votes, Kanye, & the DMC Voting turnout record smashed, West wins most in Tennessee, and Oswalt steps down Downtown. WEEKLY VIRUS COUNTS The fall surge of new virus cases continued last week with new daily cases usually over 200. However, new case counts were erratic last week, blamed on a state computer upgrade. Total case counts rose above 39,000 last week and had topped 35,000 only a couple of weeks ago. Monday: new cases - 80, total cases - 37,953, total deaths - 573 Tuesday: new cases - 399, total cases - 38,352, total deaths - 574 Wednesday: new cases - 124, total cases, 38,476, total deaths - 580 Thursday: new cases - 265, total cases - 37,741, total deaths - 580 Friday: new cases - 290, total cases - 39,031, total deaths - 582 Saturday: new cases - 17, total cases - 39,048, total deaths - 583 Sunday: new cases - 376, total cases - 39,424, total deaths - 587 Active cases of the virus fell slightly to 2,468. That number had been close to 3,000 last week.
Clockwise from top left: DMC president Jennifer Oswalt, Kanye West won more votes here than anywhere, Tennessee’s record-breaking turnout, and DOJ grants
DMC’S OSWALT STEPS DOWN Downtown Memphis Commission (DMC) president Jennifer Oswalt announced last week that she will leave the organization at year’s end. Oswalt joined the DMC as chief financial officer in 2015. She was elevated to president in 2017. Before her work with the Downtown Memphis Commission, Oswalt was CFO for Contemporary Media, Inc., parent company of the Memphis Flyer. She leaves the DMC for a position in Knoxville with HF Capital. There, she will build the newly formed Family Investment Office for the Haslam family. In her time with the DMC, the organization completed a parking study and a Downtown master plan that focused on the area’s core, enhancing walkability and strengthening connections to the riverfront. The Downtown development pipeline rose to historic levels under Oswalt’s leadership with projects like The Walk, One Beale, Tennessee Brewery, Orion and Rise projects, Loews, Arrive, Central Station and Canopy Hotels, and the recently announced Mobility Center. She will be temporarily replaced by former DMC staffer Ray Brown until a permanent replacement is found. DOJ GRANTS FOR VIOLENT CRIME U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant announced last week that more than $2 million in Department of Justice grants is headed
to the Western District of Tennessee to help prevent violent crime. The grants come from a $458 million pledge from Attorney General William Barr to help in supporting local, state, and tribal law in enforcement efforts to combat violent crime. RECORD VOTES CAST IN TENNESSEE A record-breaking 3,045,401 Tennesseans, or over 68 percent of active and inactive registered voters, cast ballots in-person during early voting and on Election Day or absentee by-mail in the November 3rd presidential election. Voter turnout and participation handily beat the previous record set during the 2008 presidential election when 2,618,238 cast their ballots. TENNESSEANS FOR KANYE Donald Trump won Tennessee, but rapper, producer, and fashion designer Kanye West won its heart. With 10,256 votes for him here, Tennesseans pulled the lever for West more than voters of any other state. Minnesota had the next-highest vote total for West with 7,654 votes cast for him there. West was Tennessee’s fourth-highest vote-getter. West came in fourth in Shelby County, too. Here, he won 1,598 votes, coming behind Jo Jorgenson (2,418 votes) and above write-in candidates (1,160 votes). Visit the News Blog at memphisflyer.com for fuller versions of these stories and more local news.
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Wish Lists Local leaders petition state legislators in Zoom meeting. As expected, the Biden-Harris ticket was an easy winner in Democraticdominated Shelby County last week; also unsurprising was the overwhelming support enjoyed by the Trump-Pence Republican ticket in Tennessee at large. To the extent that there was any kind of suspense factor, it was in a pair of local races. Even as Democrats nationally made serious inroads on previously Republican suburban areas, the contests for House District 83 and House District 96, both on the suburban fringe, were unusually tight. Republican state Representative Mark White was able to hold off a stout challenge by Democrat Jerri Green, by a margin of 17,682 to 15,063, and the GOP’s John Gillespie had an even closer margin over Democratic candidate Gabby Salinas, 14,697 to 14,212. Gillespie, who won the open seat vacated by former Representative Jim Coley, was one of two new members of the Shelby County delegation. The other was Democrat Torrey Harris, who easily won over longtime incumbent John DeBerry, forced to run this year as an independent, in House District 90. Both Gillespie and Harris were on hand on Monday and Tuesday for the Shelby County legislative delegation’s annual legislative retreat, this year conducted virtually as a Zoom meeting. Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, a first-day speaker, said he wants CLERB, the city’s independent civilian review board, to have subpoena powers of its own so that it need not go through the city council in probing accusations of police misconduct. The mayor also wants Memphis to have equity with Nashville in state funding received for mental health services. “We have many more mental health patients than Nashville, but Nashville gets more,” he said Monday. The annual retreat, at which spokespersons for major local interests state their wish lists for the coming legislative session in Nashville, is normally held in January, just before the session begins, but got a bit of a jump-start this year. Among the other desideratum on Monday, the first day of the two-day virtual session:
Patrice J. Robinson, chair of the Memphis City Council, asked the legislators to pass a bill banning payday lenders. She also wanted to see the decriminalization of medical marijuana and a continuation of the COVID-era expedient of allowing sales-to-go of alcoholic beverages from storefronts. Robinson endorsed as well a bill that state Senator Brian Kelsey (R-District 31) said he would introduce increasing the local portion of the state sales tax — this as a means of recouping some of the financial loss to cities from the pending elimination of the state Hall income tax on dividends and investments. Memphis Police Department director Michael Rallings focused on the gun problem, maintaining that increased prevalence of firearms was the main reason for a rise in certain categories of crime. “Thank goodness permitless carry was not passed,” Rallings said, musing on the last legislative session. Rallings also noted for the lawmakers that he considers Memphis to be “490 to 700 officers down” from an optimum roster number. The headliner on day two, Tuesday, was state Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton, Republican of Crossville, who promised the legislators that the General Assembly’s calendar would be flexed with the uncertainties of COVID-19 House in mind so that, as one Speaker example, they would have Cameron a little “extra time for filSexton ing their bills.” Asked about his attitude toward marijuana legislation, Sexton said he would feel more comfortable with efforts to legalize medical marijuana if the federal government removed its status as a Schedule 1 drug. Sexton said he was in favor of local jurisdictions making decisions about such issues as school openings and guns on school property. He also said, apropos the dormant Memphis megasite, “We’ve gone too far to pull back.” During his appearance before the legislators, Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris noted his concern about skeptical statements made by Governor Bill Lee and state Attorney General Herbert Slatery regarding the results of the presidential election won by President-elect Joe Biden. That was one of the few times during the two-day session that partisanship as such became a subject of discussion.
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n Saturday morning, the Associated Press called the 2020 presidential election for the Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden. Meanwhile, Congress appears to be headed for a split decision. Democrats lost seats in the House of Representatives but should maintain their majority, and Republicans lost seats in the Senate but should maintain their majority (assuming both Georgia runoff elections do not flip to the Democrats). The stock market clearly liked the results. The U.S. large company index (S&P 500) increased 7.4 percent for the week, which was its best weekly gain since April. The rise may be attributed to moving past a volatile event — a sigh of relief. The period of uncertainty over the election results appeared to have a negative impact on markets, as the S&P 500 steadily declined in the three months leading up to the election. However, the more likely reason for the positive reaction is that the market preferred a divided government. That might seem like a strange preference. Who likes gridlock? Nobody whistles through traffic on I-240. It was Abraham Lincoln who gave us “a house divided against itself cannot stand.” But 2020 is a strange year. Let’s go through the prospects of a (probably) divided government and how that might be a bullish scenario for stock investors. From an economic policy standpoint, the election results did not fundamentally change the potential for a coronavirus fiscal aid package followup to the CARES Act. An aid package might have been larger in a Democratic sweep scenario, but we could still see a $1 trillion bill, and possibly sooner than February. The spotlight of the election drove months’ worth of negotiations to an impasse. Now, post-election, and with the U.S. enduring a third wave of COVID-19 cases, congressional leaders have declared that they are ready to resume negotiations. A $1 trillion (approximately 5 percent of the overall U.S. economy) boost combined with a vaccine and pent-up demand could fuel the economy in 2021 and going forward. On domestic policies, a divided government should provide Presidentelect Biden room to negotiate on trade, energy, immigration, healthcare, and regulation while limiting the
potential for tax reform and large-scale spending expansions (i.e. healthcare, education, housing reform). And there are some bipartisan issues that could easily come to fruition, like an infrastructure bill, prescription drug pricing bill, and antitrust regulations for technology companies. On foreign policy, the focus will be mending ties with allies, and then trade policy with China. Biden will likely still be tough on China, although perhaps through multilateral trade agreements rather than bilateral agreements and tariffs. More importantly, a Biden administration should use a more predictable policy approach, which could reduce market volatility and business uncertainty relating to U.S.-China trade.
A Biden administration should use a more predictable policy approach, which could reduce market volatility. From a stock market perspective, a “Biden portfolio” favors stocks in renewable energy, infrastructure, emerging markets and international regions, and healthcare (excluding big pharma). Keep in mind that substantial stock sector rotations under different presidential administrations are unlikely. Presidents Obama and Trump could not have been more opposite, but there was a strong correlation between stock sectors under both. Technology and consumer discretionary stocks (e.g. amazon.com, Home Depot, McDonald’s, Nike, etc.) performed the best under both, while Energy stocks performed the worst under both. Since World War II, there has been a divided Congress in 14 of 76 years. The average annual stock market return during those years is 10.5 percent, which is slightly lower than the entire time frame (11.5 percent). However, there has been one occurrence of a divided Congress with a Democratic president — President Obama from 2010 to 2014 — and the average annual return of 16.7 percent was the highest of any political scenario. Maybe gridlock is Goldilocks. (Sources: JPMorgan and Bespoke Premium) Tim Ellis, CPA/PFS, CFP, is senior investment strategist and wealth strategist for Waddell & Associates.
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Lager than life — Flyer associate editor Toby Sells leads a backyard brew tour of local suds.
ÅÅÅÅÅÅÅÅÅ Dark Beer ÅÅÅÅÅÅÅÅÅÅÅÅ Lighter Times — THE FLYER’S FALL BEER GUIDE —
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utumnal Memphis evenings were made for light jackets and dark beers. Lucky for us, our local breweries have brewed up enough roasty/toasty beers to keep us cheerful well after we’ve raked the last of the leaves and put up the Christmas tree. For this year’s fall beer guide, we rounded up a bunch of the best Memphis seasonal beers. All are available in cans almost anywhere, so you can pick them up or have them delivered if you’re uneasy about walking into a bar or taproom. Some brewers haven’t liked all of our staff comments in past beer guides. But our crew was asked to be honest. We taste and comment, not as beer experts, but as the typical Memphis beer consumers. (I mean, we don’t even have Untappd accounts.) But we did have expert help. As in 10 years past, we had a beer wise man to
help us understand the different styles and to pick out flavors of the beers we tasted. This year, Kelvin Kolheim, founder of Beale Street Brewing, shined a light on our path forward, joining us in an undisclosed Midtown backyard as a few staffers socially distanced, drank beers from a cooler, and wrote about them — as part of their job. Hell yeah. There are plenty of beers to love on this list — and we did love some. But don’t take our word for it. Grab a light jacket and a dark beer for yourself and (I can’t believe I’m typing this) happy fall, y’all! — Toby Sells
was a pleasant surprise. The combo of roasted malt and hops flavors is offset by a few hints of honey tones to provide just a little bit of sweetness. — Samuel X. Cicci Huggy Bear is a 5 percent ABV beer meant to comfort. It’s sweet, but not overwhelming, with a subtle but persistent honey note and a smooth
mouthfeel to help it go down easy. You might expect more bold flavor from a beer named for Starsky and Hutch’s flamboyant streetwise ally, but that’s not what Memphis Made is going for here. — Chris McCoy Smooth. A little sweet and talkative like Huggy Bear. Unlike Huggy Bear, it lingers after the shit goes down. This
Huggy Bear
(honey brown ale) Memphis Made This ale’s been around the Memphis Made taproom before, but this is the first time it’s in cans. So now you can take all that toasty, honey goodness wherever you go. — Toby Sells I’ve never been a huge fan of browns, but this Memphis Made concoction
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Calculator
(doppelbock lager) Wiseacre Calculator equals the fall afternoons we’ve been having: bright and sweet with a hint of those autumn flavors mixed in there. Extra credit: Find the “HELL.O” Easter egg in the can art. — TS One thing Memphis breweries seem to be really good at is can design, and the Calculator container is proof of that. This is a malty doppelbock with a sharp finish, which might be a turnoff to some people, but not to me. — CM Adds up to 0.7734 yeahs! Rich and dark — like I like my men and my beer. — JR At 9.42 percent ABV, Calculator might just be the variable that balanced the equation for a drunken night. Two cans of Wiseacre’s Calculator plus one Flyer writer equals a rough morning. — JD
Crosstoberfest
(Festbier) Crosstown Brewing No Crosstoberfest event this year. (Thanks for nothing, COVID.) But Crosstown kept the Oktoberfest party rocking in spirit with its well-crafted Crosstoberfest beer. The beer would taste better in a one-liter beer stein surrounded by thousands of friends. Alas. Here’s to 2021. — TS Why do people in the know go on about German beer? The secret of Teutonic zymurgy is balance. The standard four elements of beer — hops, barley, malt, and water — are kept in careful proportion. That principle is in play in Crosstown’s take on the classic Oktoberfest table beer. If you can’t sit at
a picnic table in Munich, this beer will take you there in your mind. — CM You don’t love it, you don’t hate it, but you can’t stop drinking it. The beer hits the full mouth, but it’s not overwhelming or aggressive. To me, it’s one of the best party beers I have ever drunk. — MH This is the brightest Oktoberfest I think I’ve ever had. It tastes like a PBR or High Life but higher quality. You could easily drink these all day if you happened to be at a fall festival where such shenanigans were encouraged. — JD
Oktoberfest
(märzen lager) Ghost River Darker märzens dominated Oktoberfest’s early days, until the light Festbiers came along. Ghost River’s märzen is a great example of the style. It had some odd sharp note that gave me pause, though. — TS I really like this beer. Light and airy like falling fall leaves but heavy enough to rake a few bags for the curb. — JR Making a well-balanced beer takes attention to detail. It’s a passable enough brew for casual consumption, but its clinging, almost chemical aftertaste will get old after the first pint. — CM It’s beer … In all seriousness, I have not had a beer that was just flat out of the can. It leaves a lifeless taste in your mouth after one swig. — MH This one is warmer with a cutting edge to it. It’s a bit like a flat Fireside. — JD
Viva Las Lager
(honey lager) Grind City What a name! But after that, I didn’t immediately take to this brew. It was light, and sweet, with a slight honey taste, but seemed a bit watery, too. In the end, it felt like it was lacking something. Afterward, I was notified that the sample was gluten-free. That explains it! — SC This gluten-free concoction is not so much a beer as it is a beer-flavored hard seltzer. I didn’t hate it, and it might find fans among the celiacs and the legions of White Claw cultists, but it will more likely than not disappoint discerning
craft beer drinkers. — CM Low calories. No gluten. No thank you. I only have so many hours for beer in my life. This ain’t it. — JR If you like La Croix, this is the beer for you. It’s not bad … but it’s almost not beer. — MH The Viva Las Lager is sweet as hell. It’s not unlike a cheap white wine, with a hint of honey. This beer should definitely be named after Elvis Presley’s Vegas era. It ain’t no hound dog, that’s for sure. — JD
Scottish
(Scottish Ale) High Cotton Scottish is easily one of High Cotton’s best (and maybe most sought-after) beers. It’s a little spicy, a little nutty. While it’s a perfect fall beer, it’s available year-round (lucky for us). — TS It’s got a strong, thick mouthfeel to the point of being almost chewy. It smells fantastic — the best nose of any beer in this tasting. This is a nearperfect example of what Scottish ale is all about. — CM It’s like wearing a kilt with tightywhities underneath. Bold choice while keeping the junk snug and comfortable. I really like this beer. — JR It has a super-rich smell that pulled me in instantly. It has an initial heaviness but goes down smooth like a light beer, and with a light aftertaste. — MH High Cotton’s Scottish Ale is the ideal winter brew. It tastes like oats and nuts, and it would pair well with a hearty vegetable soup, a comfy chair, and a warm fire. — JD
Soulbier
(dark lager) Grind City I’m a sucker for a nitro beer. Those tiny bubbles make the drink so velvety, rich, and smooth. Grind City’s Soulbier does not disappoint on the mouthfeel. While it pours like 10W40, it drinks like a light beer. — TS The secret to the fine bubbles of the Guinness foamy head is the use of nitrogen to get the fizz instead of carbon dioxide. Soulbier takes that trick, as well as the chocolate malt
for color. It looks big and scary, but it’s actually quite effervescent, with a slightly bitter finish and big legs. — CM What I don’t like: It fizzles out very quickly and the taste is too light for my liking. What I do like: The aftertaste is a smooth soul song on the 8-track while riding in a Gran Torino. — JR Grind City Soulbier tastes like darkness distilled and chilled, thanks to the addition of chocolate malt. — JD
Starless
(schwarzbier) Wiseacre Wiseacre’s description of Starless reads like a children’s fantasy story. (There’s a Mr. Raccoon and an Archduke Flying Bear.) The beer is, indeed, as dark as a starless night, but it drinks as cozy as a campfire. — TS Wiseacre’s got the toasted malt balance dialed in, and lost the stickiness in the aftertaste that plagues American schwarzbiers. A fine winter brew. — CM Starless is a star! I fell happily into the raccoon’s abyss (see the acid-trip backstory for reference). — JR At first glance it looks like a dark beer. but after a sip it’s clear that the beer goes down really smooth. The perfect beer for a night of stargazing and relaxing. — MH I’m not going to be journalistic about Wiseacre’s Starless — this is a good damn beer. — JD
Alt-Radio
(altbier) Memphis Made Alt-Radio is packed with fall flavor. It’s spicy and fruity. I wasn’t sure what an altbier was supposed to taste like, but this beer made me a fan. — TS I live for super-strong flavors and extra, extra, extra helpings of seasoning, and the Alt-Radio just screams flavor. Even with all the different components (Allspice? Nutmeg? A little pepper?), the beer still comes out smooth and easy to drink. — SC If the words “cloves” and “allspice” turn you off, this might not be the beer for you. But I think it’s worth a shot. It’s continued on page 13
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beer is pimpin’. — Julie Ray It tastes a lot like I just took a huge bite out of a dark chocolate bar. It’s the perfect beer for a burger and a fire pit. — Matthew Harris Huggy Bear is unsurprisingly sweet, given the name. It tastes a little like brown sugar and has a hint of dark chocolate. For me, it can’t beat Fireside, but it would be a great addition to mix up a build-your-own six-pack. — Jesse Davis
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certainly the most complex beer of the tasting. Memphis Made took a chance with this brew, and it paid off. — CM First thing that hit my nose was an orangey/citrus aroma. Tasted clove and nutmeg. Finished with a heavy aftertaste. What we have here is a beer pumpkin-spiced latte. — JR It smells like a spice cabinet but tastes amazing. It’s not a traditional beer, but it’s a damn good one. — MH Totally drinkable, if a bit off the beaten path. — JD
Burn the Witch
(black lager) Meddlesome Burn the Witch has the most metal name of any beer you’ll drink this fall. My drunkass notes on this one say “Roasty and toasty! Good-ass beer!” I stand behind that. — TS The black lager looks a little red when examined up close and provides a smooth feel that I don’t usually associate with black lager. Overall, it was surprisingly easy to drink, with the dark malty tastes coming out almost like licorice. — SC
Black lager: It just sounds dangerous, doesn’t it? Burn the Witch is what we should have been drinking at the nonexistent Halloween parties. It’s bold, but quite drinkable. Highly recommended. — CM This witch burns nicely. Crackles in the mouth. Aftertaste is warm — like glowing witchy embers. — JR I don’t hate the beer, but it’s a bit too dark for me. The overpowering dark licorice taste of the beer feels like it’s bullying me with every sip. — MH Burn the Witch is dark, toasty, and tasty. I think I still may prefer Meddlesome’s Broad Hammer Brown, but this is a nice autumn beer. — JD
Hopnotizing Minds (“juicy” IPA)
Beale Street Brewing We got a preview of this beer. It drops this Friday the 13th. DJ Paul and Juicy J fans will recognize the beer’s name inspiration and its can artwork. It don’t get more Memphis than that. — TS The aptly named Hopnotizing Minds is, indeed, quite hypnotic with its can design that incorporates oodles of Memphis symbology. Scents of citrus floated
around as I sipped and are a pleasant prelude to a mild hoppy flavor. And the citrus sticks around, too, leaving a great fresh taste in your mouth. — SC The Great IPA Debate has been raging for the better part of a decade. One side says, “You’re not a man unless you’re swilling West Coast facemelters!” The other side says, “This stuff tastes like hay on fire.” Beale Street Brewing takes the usual IPA tricks, like dry hopping and a citrusy punch, and tames them in this juicy tribute to Three 6 Mafia. Check out the killer can art from Holtermonster! — CM This beer tastes like you just bit into a juicy grapefruit and tempts you to take more sips. — MH There’s no bitterness, and the hoppiness is within reasonable bounds. This is an IPA that’s not trying too hard — and it’s better for it, flavorful without being overpowering. — JD
Hatch Me Outside
(blonde ale) Crosstown Brewing Some of those pepper beers take it too far. Hatch Me Outside does not. The pepper flavor is right up front, but it won’t burn you. Tastes so good and so real, I wondered “How’d they do that?” — TS I’m not gonna lie — as a former New Mexican, seeing the big green chile design plastered on the front of the can
sent me into giddy excitement when we first pulled Crosstown’s latest brew from the cooler. While the brewery focuses more on the green chile taste than the spice level, I certainly wouldn’t mind if they kicked the heat up a few notches in the next batch. — SC How many times have I been burned by jalapeño- or habanero-flavored spirits? I mean that both figuratively and literally. It’s a gimmick, but the Hatch Me Outside gets it right by emphasizing the vegetable flavors of the New Mexican green chiles. This would be great with a lime wedge. — CM
Some pepper beers take it too far. Hatch Me Outside does not. The flavor is out front, but it won’t burn you. This is the beer to drink with heavy foods. Flavor is not overpowering — light kick and smooth finish. — JR Hands down one of the best beers I have ever had. I don’t know what magic Crosstown Brewing used to take green chiles and put them into beer, but they not only tried, they succeeded. — MH This is alcoholic salsa. You can’t convince me that Hatch Me Outside isn’t equal parts green salsa and beer. This beer is just begging to be sipped between bites of a taco. — JD
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By Julie Ray It’s a ruff life. According to the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County (HSMSC), owner surrender intake is up over 150 percent from last year. Stray animal intake is also up almost 40 percent. The Memphis Flyer and HSMSC are working doggedly to help these unfortunate creatures who have fallen on hard times through no fault of their own. It’s not all bad mews. Cat adoptions are up 25 percent and 4,038 pounds of food have been donated to people who cannot afford food and to those who rescue. “We’re looking forward to our first-ever adopt-athon,” says Ashley Haeger, controller at Contemporary Media and organizer of the event. “We hope participants will tune in to find their next fur-baby as we shine a light on the great work that Hollywood Feed and the Humane Society are doing.” Paws on Thursday and join us online to meet some of the sweet cats and dogs currently residing at HSMSC. You’ll be shown the amazing work that staff and volunteers are doing day in and day out at the facility. There will even be a Q&A with an on-site trainer at HSMSC. You can fetch the link to register for the free webinar on the Memphis Flyer website. VIRTUAL PET ADOPT-A-THON, JOIN ONLINE FROM MEMPHISFLYER.COM, THURSDAY, NOV. 12, 2-3:30 P.M., FREE.
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The Story and the Teller University of Memphis, Department of Theatre & Dance via Zoom, memphis.edu, Friday, Nov. 13, 2 p.m., free Follows the resident acting company of a local theater tasked with devising a play about the impact of the 1878 Yellow Fever epidemic on African Americans and immigrants. Questions and disagreements about history, race, gender, and storytelling play out in both 1878 and 2020. Nature by Firelight Lichterman Nature Center, 5992 Quince, Saturday, Nov. 14, 4:30 p.m., $25/adult, $15/kid, free for kids under 2 years old Take a night hike, warm up by the fire, hear nature stories, and enjoy s’mores. Two adult beverages are included in the adult ticket price.
The Great Wine Performances playhouseonthesquare.org, Saturday, Nov. 14, 6-8 p.m., $100-$200 Memphis’ favorite drinking trivia game returns with a new look but the same exciting performers and world-class spirits. Wine packages for virtual attendance available for pick-up at Playhouse on the Square November 13-14, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Online Conversation with Jill Fredenburg novelmemphis.com, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 6 p.m., free Author will discuss LGBTQ+ Revolution 2.0: A Celebratory Collection of LGBTQ+ Narratives in a live online conversation with fellow Rhodes alums Olivia Gacka and Isabel Wittman.
Dinstuhl’s Holiday Open House Dinstuhl’s, 5280 Pleasant View, Bartlett, dinstuhls.com, FridaySunday, Nov. 13-15, noon-4 p.m., free Enjoy delicious samples as you eat your way through the Candy Kitchen. See the candy-makers in action! Additional 20 percent discount on all purchases during the open house holiday event.
Live Weekly Comedy with John Miller Hi Tone, 282 N. Cleveland, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 8-10 p.m., free Join comedian John Miller for an open mic-style comedy show featuring special guests and comedic takes on topics from the vice presidential debate to goats.
A new books tells the story behind Elvis’ “comeback” Memphis album.
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lvis Presley’s “’68 Comeback” special, officially titled, Singer Presents … ELVIS, is the stuff of legend. The television special that aired in December of that year presented both a rocking Elvis the world had not seen for years and a more sophisticated, yet no less energized, “soul-pop” Elvis, with tracks like “If I Can Dream.” While the image of Elvis the rocker in black leather has proven to be the broadcast’s most indelible spinoff, the singer bet his future on the soul-infused side of his sound. And the record he began working on after the special, From Elvis in Memphis, was the studio-album debut of this new direction. A pivotal moment indeed, doubly so in that it marked the King’s first return to a Memphis studio since he’d left Sun Records for RCA back in the 1950s. Thus, it’s only fitting that the album is now the subject of a new book in the 33⅓ series by Bloomsbury. Each volume under the imprint documents the making of a classic album, and this 150th volume in the series is the first dedicated to an Elvis Presley record. Given his status as a singles artist, this might come as no great surprise, but one thing becomes clear the minute you listen to the record and read how it came to be: It is very much an album, cohesive in vision
and performance. And author Eric Wolfson does it justice. He begins the story as Elvis and the producer of his TV special engage in a little experiment: strolling down Hollywood Boulevard in 1968 to see if he’ll be recognized. When he’s not, he doubles down on plans to bring a new fire and vision to the television broadcast. It’s the perfect opening scene, capturing the King’s determination to master his own destiny, after years of dithering B-movies and their spin-off singles. And Wolfson, who vividly evokes the characters from this history, frames both the TV special and the subsequent studio album in terms of Elvis breaking free from the commercial concerns of his manager, Colonel Tom Parker. It was Elvis’ drive that made the “’68 Comeback” so memorable, and that fed into the pre-production of From Elvis in Memphis as well. Even then, the singer was plagued with doubts as he planned the recording sessions. But an evening spent with two old Memphis high school friends shored up his confidence: Marty Lacker and George Klein exhorted him to break away from RCA’s Nashville studios and try the local American Sound Studio, founded by Chips Moman. “They’re cutting the greatest hits in the world right now,” Klein told Elvis, describing American as “a small funky
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studio with the kind of feeling I know you like.” Elvis ran with it. Aside from the space itself, the studio hosted a house band now known as the Memphis Boys, and they were the ideal fit for the artist’s new soul-pop direction. Drummer Gene Chrisman, bassists Tommy Cogbill and Mike Leech, guitarist Reggie Young, pianist Bobby Wood, and organist Bobby Emmons were originally brought together by producer/engineer Stan Kesler for Goldwax Records sessions, but soon were lured away by American. Still known at the time as the 827 Thomas Street Band, after the studio’s address, they had already cranked out hits by the likes of Neil Diamond, the Box Tops, and Dusty Springfield before Elvis booked time. Wolfson takes careful note of the chemistry between the Memphis Boys, and how that helped shape the final product. Pianist Bobby Wood heard the schlocky songs that Colonel Parker had picked out and called them “shit,” which Klein dutifully passed on to an amused Elvis. In that single telling detail, one sees what a pivotal role the city itself played in making this album. In going with his gut feeling and advice from high school pals, Elvis’ homecoming was made real in spirit and sound. And, contrary to the Colonel’s predictions, it created an album bursting with hits: “In the Ghetto,” “Kentucky Rain,” and the post-album single, “Suspicious Minds,” to name a few. It was a short but career-defining moment in Elvis’ artistic life, leading him to assemble another historic band for his first residencies in Las Vegas. Yet even that group, which included the guitar work of James Burton, didn’t bring the soul chops that the Memphis Boys exuded so effortlessly. For they were a band who could ensure that the “in Memphis” of the title really meant something. 33⅓: From Elvis in Memphis by Eric Wolfson is available November 12th from Bloomsbury Academic.
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Putt on nine socially distanced Broadway-themed holes. $10. Saturdays, Sundays, 10:30 a.m.10:30 p.m. Through Nov. 29.
Hattiloo Theatre
God’s Trombone, enjoy the original production of inspirational sermons by African-American preachers reimagined as poetry, reverberating with the musicality and splendid eloquence of spirituals. Free. Ongoing. Sarafina!, past production about human rights in the 21st century, written by Mbongeni Ngema. Ongoing. Iola’s Southern Fields, enjoy an online past performance drawn from the writings of Ida B. Wells. Free. Ongoing.
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The Peace Project
Hear the peace offerings made up of artists’ voices, instruments, ambient noises, and reverberations in a healing space featuring work by Hank Willis Thomas. Ongoing, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. MEMPHIS PARK (FOURTH BLUFF), FRONT AND MADISON, MEMPHISRIVERPARKS.ORG.
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Kudzu Playhouse
Kudzu Playhouse Virtual, join Kudzu social media for donation based classes, games, scholarship opportunities, and more. Download the app for more fun theater activities and information. Ongoing.
A virtual show featuring 2020 featured artist Danny Broadway and artwork of all mediums by more than 45 regional and national artists. Free. Through Nov. 14.
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Orpheum Virtual Engagement, join Orpheum staff, artists, and students for activities, interviews, and more on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. Visit website for more information. Ongoing. 203 S. MAIN (525-3000).
Playhouse on the Square
Playhouse on the Square at Home, a series of digital content through POTS website and social media platforms. View past performances, engage in quizzes, enjoy digital playwriting, and more. Free. Ongoing. 66 S. COOPER (726-4656).
Theatre Memphis
Online on Stage, a Theatre Memphis Facebook group that serves as a clearinghouse for performers wanting to share their talents. Featuring storytime, readings, or performance art. Ongoing. 630 PERKINS EXT. (682-8323).
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Opening Reception for “The Circular Quiet” by Nancy Cheairs at the Binder Projects, Nov. 1415, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. University of Memphis, Department of Theatre & Dance
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Opening reception for “The Circular Quiet,” exhibition of new paintings created during the pandemic by Nancy Cheairs. Sat.-Sun., Nov. 14-15, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 74 FLICKER STREET (9016341698).
Trouble in Mind, a protest story against flagrant racism in commercial theater in the mid-1950s. A smart satire that will be filmed and then streamed online. Free with registration. Saturdays, Sundays. Through Nov. 22. The Story and the Teller, a play about the impact of the 1878 Yellow Fever epidemic on African Americans and immigrants. Issues play out in both 1878 and 2020 in dizzying ways via Zoom. memphis.edu. Sun., Nov. 15, 2 p.m.
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Art + Environmental Justice Conversation Series
Weekly series featuring Cannupa Hanska Luger and Rita Harris, Shana M. Griffin, Shanai Matteson and Clean Memphis, and UAC and Mural Arts Philadelphia speaking on topic. Free with registration. Thurs., 6 p.m. Through Nov. 12.
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Hi Tone
Live weekly comedy with John Miller, open mic-style. Free. Tuesdays, 8-10 p.m. 282 N. CLEVELAND (278-TONE).
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Featuring MAC Artists Angi Cooper, Jan Shivley, and Jana Wilson. Fridays, Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m., and Sundays, 12-5 p.m. Through Dec. 27. MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362).
More Than Words Virtual Family Day
Enjoy a storied online event with games, crafts, performances, and more. Follow the Dixon on social media for updates. Sat., Nov. 14, 10 a.m. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), DIXON.ORG.
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“Proper Puppy Nutrition”
Dr. Greg Sunvold describes how to best feed puppies to help them reach their full potential. Free. Thurs., Nov. 12, 8-9:30 a.m., 12-1:30 & 5-6:30 p.m. HOLLYWOOD FEED, 2648 BROAD, HOLLYWOODFEED.COM.
Online Conversation with Jill Fredenburg
Author will discuss LGBTQ+ Revolution 2.0: A Celebratory Collection of LGBTQ+ Narratives in a live online conversation with fellow Rhodes alums Olivia Gacka and Isabel Wittman. Tues., Nov. 17, 6 p.m.
Phoebe Cook Virtual Garden Lecture
Page Dickey, author, garden designer, and cofounder of The Garden Conservancy, will discuss walking away from her garden at Duck Hill and starting over via Zoom. Q&A to follow. Tues., Nov. 17, 10:30 a.m. THE DIXON GALLERY & GARDENS, 4339 PARK (761-5250), DIXON.ORG.
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Old Forest Hike
Walking tour of the region’s only urban old-growth forest. Second Saturday of every month, 10 a.m. OVERTON PARK, OFF POPLAR (276-1387).
Tour de Midtown
Join Breakaway Running for a group run starting from 2109 Madison. Free beer after the run. All paces are welcomed and the distance of runs varies from 3-5 miles. Free. Thursdays, 6 p.m. OVERTON SQUARE, 2101 MADISON, OVERTONSQUARE.COM.
Tours for Very Small Groups
Elmwood Cemetery’s staff is ready to take you and your very small group on a tour around the grounds in groups of nine. Masks required. $5. Ongoing, 10 a.m. ELMWOOD CEMETERY, 824 S. DUDLEY (774-3212).
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Featuring 30+ artists and brands from Memphis and the surrounding areas. From paintings and home decor to jewelry and candles, in a safe and socially distanced pop-up experience. Fridays, Saturdays, 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., and Sundays, 12-5 p.m. Through Dec. 27. MEMPHIS PINK PALACE MUSEUM, 3050 CENTRAL (636-2362).
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NATURE BY FIRELIGHT Telescopes, Hikes, Animals, S’mores, Hot Chocolate, Fires, and Wine at the Nature Center on November 14, 2020
Seasonal pop-up shop inside the garden’s newly renovated visitors center. Through Dec. 30, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. MEMPHIS BOTANIC GARDEN, 750 CHERRY (636-4100).
Madonna Learning Center Holiday Pop-Up Shops
Shop vendors benefiting Madonna Adult and Art programs and local businesses. Fri., Nov. 13, 2-6:30 p.m., Tues., Nov. 17, 2-6:30 p.m., and Wed., Nov. 18, 2-6:30 p.m. MADONNA LEARNING CENTER, 7007 POPLAR (752-5767), MADONNA-LEARNING.ORG.
Very Important Bride Food Tasting
Featuring vendors, wedding experts, games, door prizes, and a food tasting. Free. Tues., Nov. 17, 7-9 p.m. WHISPERING WOODS HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER, 11200 GOODMAN, OLIVE BRANCH, MS (368-6782), MEMPHISBRIDALSHOW.COM.
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Breathwork: Balancing Our Bodies During Times of Unease
Use the power of breath to restore the nervous system to a balanced state. Move past blockages and stress and toward holistic healing. Online series. Free. Sat., Nov. 14, 1-2 p.m. ACEAWARENESS.ORG.
Hunka Hunka Burnin’ Rubber
Regional champions will be crowned. Sat.-Sun., Nov. 1415, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, 5500 VICTORY LANE.
Kick It 5K
Run or walk wherever and whenever you want during the two-week Kick It dates, benefiting Herb Kosten Foundation. Register online. Through Nov. 19. KOSTENFOUNDATION.COM.
Virtual PuppyUp Memphis Walk
Walk to promote awareness of canine cancer and fundraise for cancer research to
benefit both pets and people. Through Nov. 14. PUPPYUPWALK.ORG.
Sugar Run 5K
Virtual run from any location benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Fund (JDRF). Sat., Nov. 14. SUGARRUN5KCLASSIC.COM.
Virtual Pet Adopt-AThon
Meet available cats and dogs. Participate in a Q&A with their trainers. Thurs., Nov. 12, 2-3:30 p.m. HUMANE SOCIETY OF MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY, 935 FARM (937-3900), MEMPHISFLYER.COM.
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Churches from the Presbytery of the MidSouth: Sunday Worship Livestream
Wonderland: An Interactive Holiday Photo Experience
Combined livestream worship. Visit website for more information and livestream link. Sun., 11 a.m. IDLEWILDCHURCH.ORG.
Mycology Class
Introduction to mycology, the study of fungi and their use to humans as well as their dangers. Free. Sun., Nov. 15, 2 p.m. VOLLENTINE-EVERGREEN GREENLINE AT N. AUBURNDALE, 673 N AUBURNDALE, MEMPHISMUSHROOMFEST.COM.
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Drive-Thru Free Flu Shots
Free flu shots given in drivethru service. Held at Baptist Medical Group-Memphis Primary Care Associates at 1520 Union on November 14th. Free. Sat., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Through Nov. 14. BAPTISTONLINE.ORG.
“Just for the Health of it Bingo Challenge”
Each participant will receive a bingo card with challenges to complete. The activity will be posted on Facebook. For prizes, take a picture completing the activity and email it to ocantre1@utk.edu. Tuesdays, Thursdays. EXTENSION.TENNESSEE.EDU.
Immersive holiday photo experience from the minds of Memphis Escape Rooms. Located on the corner across from Forever 21 and H&M. Book your experience today. Through Dec. 27, 10 a.m. CARRIAGE CROSSING, HOUSTON LEVEE & BILL MORRIS PKWY. (854-8240), WONDERLANDMEMPHIS.COM.
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Dinstuhl’s Holiday Open House
Enjoy delicious samples as you eat your way through the Candy Kitchen, 20 percent discount on all purchases during open house. Free. Nov. 13-15, 12-4 p.m. DINSTUHL’S, 5280 PLEASANT VIEW (377-2639), DINSTUHLS.COM.
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Memphis Dawah Association: Mobile Food Pantry
A weekly mobile food pantry organized by Memphis Dawah Association and MidSouth Food Bank. Volunteer opportunities available. Saturdays, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. MEMPHIS DAWAH ASSOCIATION, 837 CRAFT (601-672-0259).
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Crenshaw then went to work for Associated Wholesale Grocers, where he supplied cream cakes and pound cakes to local Piggly Wiggly and Big Star grocery stores. He and his baker had parted ways. “I had actually learned to bake by then. Baking is pretty simple if you know how to follow directions.” A Sock It to Me cream cake was his first effort. “It was pretty dadgum easy.” And, he says, “I’m assuming it was good. The first year we made them, we sold a truck load. I ended up selling cakes from Kenosha, Wisconsin, to Miami, Florida.” After he outgrew his first bakery, Crenshaw moved Downtown to an old cotton warehouse, which they converted into a bakery. “It was called The Butcher and the Baker. We were selling cakes and ham from Fineberg Packing Company.
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Sugar Avenue Bakery owner Ed Crenshaw and his daughter, Miller Cowan, the bakery’s creative director
The grocery store business got really big, but it’s competitive, so I ended up in the restaurant business, selling to Germantown Commissary, Central BBQ, and Miss Cordelia’s.” Almost 20 years later, Crenshaw moved to his present location at 5041 Summer. He began doing “higher-end cakes made with high-end buttercream icing,” along with more affordable cakes. About four years ago, he changed the business name to Sugar Avenue. “We were selling wholesale only to restaurants. And COVID hit. My daughter, Miller Cowan, came to us and said, ‘We need to be online.’” Thus, sugaravenue.com was born. Their cakes “get delivered straight to your house. We are a Memphis-based company. We only use FedEx. We use NexAir for our dry ice.” Their first order was for a strawberry cake, which was shipped to North Carolina. They now offer cakes that range from 6-inch, which they call Baby Cakes, to 8 inches. They offer nine flavors. They’re now “covered up with orders” for the Memphis Bourbon Caramel Cake. Knowing “everybody loves a rum cake” during the holidays, Crenshaw reached out to Old Dominick Distillery. “I just made a cold call. We were the first food item that they have partnered with.” The cake was a collaboration between Crenshaw and master distiller Alex Castle. “The cake is four layers. Each layer is literally soaked in a bourbon caramel sauce — our caramel icing we make from scratch.” The bourbon also is added to the icing. “It is not overpowering at all. You’re not going to get drunk eating the cake, but it has such a great hint of oakiness that comes with the Old Dominick bourbon flavor.” They plan to introduce an Old Dominick caramel sauce before the holidays. Sugar Avenue recently was picked up by Performance Food Group in Little Rock. “They saw our website and came to us and wanted to sell our high-end cakes to customers. Now they’re selling our cakes in six states.” Business is great. “We’re probably doing 1,000 cakes a week.” And Crenshaw still is in the kitchen. “I was in the kitchen today working on recipes for my cinnamon walnut coffee cake. Every day I’m here working the mixer, working the oven. I’m a handson operator.” But Crenshaw doesn’t make the cake icing. “I cannot ice a cake. I’ve never done that. I can only bake the layers.”
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d Crenshaw’s Sugar Avenue Bakery will launch its Gooey Cake Bite cakes November 11th in Tops Bar-B-Q restaurants. That’s about two weeks after Crenshaw introduced the Memphis Bourbon Caramel Cake, a collaboration with Old Dominick Distillery. “I love to tell everybody I’m an accidental baker,” Crenshaw says. “It’s a total accident that I ended up in this business.” He got into the food business when he worked as a sales rep for D. Canale Food Services when the Tunica casinos opened in 1991. “I met a baker along the way and we started selling fresh baked cakes to the casinos. He had worked for one of the casinos, and I had a little money. We bought an oven and started selling cakes. We were doing iced layer cakes delivered daily.”
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TV By Chris McCoy
Comfort Food The Mandalorian’s second season is riding high in the saddle.
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here was a lot that went wrong with The Rise of Skywalker, the final film in the Star Wars trilogy of trilogies. To begin with, the 2016 death of Carrie Fisher threw the original outline, in which she played a greater part in the endgame, out the window. Original director Colin Trevorrow was ousted after his film, The Book of Henry, flopped, and J.J. Abrams returned to helm the final installment. Abrams and writer Chris Terrio set about undoing much of the story Rian Johnson had set up for them in The Last Jedi, apparently because of some vocal fans on Reddit whose major beef seemed to be that women got too much screen time. The resulting film was a total mess that left a lot of the fanbase dissatisfied and disappointed. If their goal after the disappointing box office of Solo was to boost the returns on the final film, it didn’t work. The Last Jedi made over $300 million more than The Rise of Skywalker. But if you really want to understand what went wrong, I can sum it up for you pretty neatly: It didn’t
feel like a Star Wars movie because Abrams and Terrio botched the recipe. Star Wars has its origins in the pulp science-fiction of the 1930s and 1940s. The whole reason why George Lucas came up with an original story set in a “galaxy far, far away” is because Dino De Laurentiis wouldn’t sell him the rights to Flash Gordon. But a quick look at De Laurentiis’ 1980 Flash Gordon reveals that Star Wars isn’t purely pulp sci-fi. Lucas’ greatest talent turned out to be mashing different film genres together. A New Hope took inspiration from World War II movies, Akira Kurosawa samurai sagas, and Westerns. Later, in the prequels, he would add sword-and-sandal gladiator epics and film noir to the mix, with varying degrees of success. The Rise of Skywalker, on the other hand, tries to be a comic book movie. Terrio also wrote Batman v Superman and Justice League, both of which are as awful as they were profitable. It’s understandable that the Disney brass would think this would be the right way to go, given the historic success of their Marvel franchise, but
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The Mando with No Name — Pedro Pascal (above) stars in Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni’s space Western, The Mandalorian. instead it soured the mix. Ironically, it took Jon Favreau, the director of Iron Man, to right the ship with the first live-action Star Wars TV series. The Mandalorian feels like Star Wars because Favreau and company, including Clone Wars showrunner Dave Filoni, understand the formula. And it’s paying off. In these tense times, the audiences are eating it up like comfort food. The Mandalorian skews heavily toward the Westerns end of the spectrum. Put a hat and sixshooter on the masked star Din Djarin (Pedro Pascal) and the renegade space warrior becomes the Leonardo DiCaprio cowboy character from Bounty Law in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood. Pairing him with a super-cute sidekick — The Child, aka Baby Yoda — who he is sworn to protect, turned out to be a stroke of genius. Even in the title of the first episode of the second season, “The Marshall,” the Western elements couldn’t be clearer. Searching for Mandalorian allies, Din returns to the familiar deserts of Tatooine and reconnects with Peli Motto (Amy Sedaris). He borrows her speeder bike to travel to the frontier mining town of Mos Pelgo, which, rumor has it, is under the protection of a man in Mandalorian armor. There, he meets Cobb Vanth (Timothy Olyphant), who is wearing some familiar armor
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Thirty years ago November 1st, we said goodbye to the most remarkable human being I’ve ever known. Marcus W. Orr taught generations of Memphis State students to “make distinctions in things” so hayseeds like me would know the difference between, say, a college and a university or a cathedral and any large church. He accelerated our education by supplying us with the answers to life’s big questions. What’s the purpose of life? To live better together. Who’s your best friend? Your best critic. What is art? Art defines reality. What is philosophy? Philosophy takes an aspect of reality and follows it where it goes. What is the function of government? Government organizes life. What is war? The failure of civilization. What is a city? A center of work life. The world was full of problems, and it was the responsibility of every person to pick a problem and work on it. He believed in the primacy of institutions: People come and go, he said, but institutions persist. We act through institutions — the family, schools, the economy, the built environment, the courts, hospitals and clinics — which in turn shape who we are. If the institutions are good, we will be good. If the institutions are bad, we will be bad — or as he often said about Hamlet, you can’t act right in a wrong world. Marcus Orr was born in 1925 in Texarkana, Arkansas, the son of an automobile dealer. By 1945, he was in the war. A few days before his unit stumbled onto what we now know as Dachau, he was shot in the back by a German airplane and left paralyzed from the chest down. He would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. The men in his company honored him by naming a prisoner of war camp in Austria after him. After he was treated in the field, he was returned stateside to a new hospital in Memphis that specialized in spinal cord injuries. Not one to get down and determined to be useful, he traveled from one hospital to another, bucking up wounded GIs. He was one of 16 GIs with spinal cord injuries who founded the Paralyzed Veterans of America. He wanted to be a neurosurgeon and even worked with a neurosurgeon at Indiana University. But medical school simply couldn’t accommodate a paraplegic. He managed to complete a bachelor’s degree at Southwestern (today, Rhodes College) in Memphis. It so happened that under the aegis of Adlai Stevenson, the University of Illinois had made their campus accessible to wheelchairs. So he went to Illinois, where he earned a Ph.D. in history, specializing in the Italian Renaissance. After graduating, he joined the history faculty at Memphis State and set about making the campus wheelchair accessible. His lectures were intellectual grand tours. A discussion of Chartres could easily lead to a discussion of Goethe and Henry Adams and Ernest Hemingway, then somehow to a mosaic in some Memphis library, before returning to Chartres. He always emphasized the work of scholars in recovering the past — Frederick Maitland, Bishop Stubbs, Gibbon, Marc Bloch, Ernst Kantorowicz. Indeed, the only names he wrote on the board were the names of historians. He wasn’t perfect. He was sexist, calling the women in his classes “angel face.” His knowledge of graduate school was 30 years out of date, and he overvalued life in the academy. He had no patience for psychology — work, he was convinced, was the answer to any problems one might have. On that score, he might have been right. In the year before his death, I had dinner at his house. Another old student of his was there, and in the evening the three of us took a walk along Audubon Drive. I was reading Wordsworth’s “Prelude” at the time. “What do you think he meant by prelude?” Dr. Orr asked, and the three of us spent the next several minutes pondering the question. For his part, Dr. Orr was reading Stephen Jay Gould’s Wonderful Life, a book about the extraordinary abundance of species during the pre-Cambrian period, millions of years ago. He looked up at the tall oaks and poplars that were black against the dark sky. He sighed. “I should have been a paleontologist,” he said. “But damn it all, you can’t do everything.” Paul Dudenhefer is the managing editor of the History of Political Economy (HOPE) journal at Duke University.
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YOUNGAVENUEDELI.COM 2119 Young Ave • 278-0034
Inside Dining Now Open Following Strict Safety Guidelines Full Menu - Beer - Wine - Booze ToGo Delivery 10am - 10pm Takeout & Curbside Pickup Available. Call 901-278-0034 - Support Local
Coco & Lola’s MidTown Lingerie NEW FALL ARRIVALS!
We are following all safety guidelines for your next visit ! Be safe Memphis ! We You SERVING ALL SIZE DIVAS SMALL - 4X
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MEMPHIS MADE BREWING CO.
NOW OPEN
Wednesdays: 4-7 p.m. Thursdays: 4-7 p.m. Fridays: 4-10 p.m. Saturdays: 1-10 p.m. Sundays: 1-7 p.m 768 S. Cooper • 901.207.5343
Cheers! We can now deliver some delicious alcoholic drinks right to your door alongside your to-go meal or have them available for curbside pickup! Don’t want to leave the house, that’s okay - twobrokebartenders.com will be happy to deliver it to you. You may also buy gift card for all locations online. We are going to make it through this together.
IG/FB/TW @cocoandlolas Memphis’ Top Lingerie Shop 710 S. Cox|901-425-5912|Mon-Sat 11:30-7
Open for dine-in service, curbside pickup and delivery through DoorDash. Hours are Tues -Thur 3-10 p.m.; Fri 3 p.m.- midnight; Sat 11 a.m. - midnight; Sun 11 a.m.-10 p.m. See menus online at: celticcrossingmemphis.com
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GONER RECORDS
New/Used LPs, 45s & CDs.
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call us @ (877)-879-9XM7
ALL ABOUT FEET $35-$55
Mobile foot care service, traveling to you for men & women, ages 50+. Over 25 years of experience. Traveling hours M-F, 9a-6p. Call now 901-270-6060
Shopping By Appointment.
We Buy Records!
2152 Young Ave - 901-722-0095 Goner-Records.com
MEDICINAL CANNABIS AVAILABLE NOW! BePainFreeGlobal.com
Call (888) 420-3848 for a private consultation. Ask how to receive 10% off your first order.
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES 21,000 sq ft. 100 + booths • 5855 Summer Ave. (corner of Summer and Sycamore View ) exit 12 off I-40 | 901.213.9343 Mon-Sat 10a-6p | Sun 1p-6p
WE BUY RECORDS 45’S, 78’S, LP’S
Don’t “give them away” at a yard sale We Pay More Than Anyone Large Quantities No Problem Also Buying Old Windup Phonographs Call Paul 901-734-6111
*TEAM CLEAN*
All natural cleaning for your home • office • studio environment Contact Candace @ 901-262-6610 or teamcleanmemphis@gmail.com
TUT-UNCOMMON ANTIQUES
421 N. Watkins St. 278-8965 GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SALE Everything Goes at 50% OFF! 1500 sq. ft. of Vintage & Antique Jewelry. Retro Furniture and Accessories. Original Paintings, Sculpture, Pottery, Art & Antiques. We are the only store in the Mid-South that replaces stones in costume jewelry.
Open Tues - Sat 10a-5p
SIMPLY HEMP SHOP
We carry a variety of CBD products. Full Spectrum oil, sprays, skin care, and even CBD for Pets. Find us at Oothones at 410 N Cleveland St or online at simplyhemp.shop 901-443-7157