Memphasis > 100 Homage
March 20th, 2014
38 STORIES, THOUSANDS OF STORIES. I remember when the big hulk was a big deal, its unimaginative gray mass full of imagination and local color. On our first date in 1967, I took Nora to the Top Of The 100. I’ll never forget when she leaned over the table, her blue eyes wide, and said, “You eat parsley?” The building was two years old and Top Of The ...
Memphasis > Talking Sex
March 13th, 2014
ALL OF OUR COLLEGE PRESIDENTS SHOULD GET SEXY. The Tennessee General Assembly has long been afraid of sex. When I was a UT student in the late sixties, the Tennessee legislature proposed a law making it illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to view nude art. On the humanities complex plaza, stood and still stands a huge statue of Europa and the Bull – both ...
Memphasis > Sunny Side Up
March 6th, 2014
WHAT’S FOR BREAKFAST? I’m skeptical of city pep rallies because they tend to be more about the pep than any solutions worth rallying around, the cheerleading more cheering than leading. I’m also skeptical of anyone who’s particularly peppy first thing in the morning. Ergo, I was skeptical when I dragged myself into my first Breakfast Club ...
Memphasis > Ceiling Reflections
February 27th, 2014
FAMILY TIME. “You’re no happier than your most unhappy child,” a wise friend said. I remembered those words as I stared at the breadbox on the ceiling. I’ll explain. Back when we were living in the Georgian Woods with about 27¢, we didn’t buy anything we didn’t need and couldn’t justify. Nora needed a breadbox, so she used ...
Memphasis > Preaching To Meddling
February 20th, 2014
OUR NEW PHARISEES. Pharisee |ˈfarəsē|noun • a member of an ancient religious sect, distinguished by strict observance of traditional and written law, commonly held to have pretensions to superior sanctity. From the church of Nashville: If you believe that religion should dictate law, then stand and repeat after me. It is only necessary for me to believe in ...
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