1. embroider around
2. macro term
3. co-development
4. holding the whole
5. unassailable
6. cohort
7. u-shaped curves
8. quantum leap
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
Friday, January 26, 2007
Things That Are Missed in Midtown Memphis
This list can probably be added onto continually forever, but these are just a few (or 22) things that I have thought of that used to be in Midtown but are no longer. I didn't frequent all of these places myself but know others who did, plus there are probably a ton of things I left off. And these only date as far back as 1990. They are in no particular order, except for #1, which is really #1.
1. The Antenna Club: Where I watched The Wayback Machine and Judge Crater, and realized I was just about to fall in love with the man who would become my husband.
2. River City Doughnuts: Diagonal to the Antenna on Madison Ave., it was a good place for a pre-show snack, or for lunch!
3. Lam Hung: A few doors down from River City Doughnuts in that little strip mall. It was the first place I ever ate Chinese food and liked it, and it just had a weird Midtown vibe.
4. Decadence Manor: Closer to Belvedere on Madison - are you noticing a theme here? Cool place. Cool owner.
5. Babylon Cafe: I didn't go here much because you couldn't smoke inside and in 1990 I was all about smoking.
6. Red Square: I don't remember if I ever went there, but I know the rest of you did, though you may not remember it!
7. Recovery Road: Where under-aged kids could see The Wayback Machine.
8. Salvation Army at Crosstown.
9. The Occasion Shop: I know Click(Daily) and a lot of other Midtowners got their wedding rings there.
10. Giovanni's: Keeping with the wedding theme - LOTS of people got engaged there. It was a good restaurant - good food, good atmosphere. It's a shame the owners moved from the Cleveland location to Park before closing for good.
11. That Italian Place on Poplar: I can't remember the name of it, but it was just west of Belvedere kind of where the Taco Bell is now - there has always been one there (at least since 1990) but at some point they tore down the old one and built a new one, but anyway - the Italian place had good chicken cacciatore, and bands played there sometimes because apparently if you serve food in Midtown you also have to let bands play there.
12. Squash Blossom.
13. Cancun Mexican Restaurant: When it was on Cooper across from where Bari is now - the building burned down a few years ago. It was big and loud and cheap.
14. Mega Market: Okay no one really misses Mega Market, but when I needed it most they had the largest quantity of ramen noodles for a dollar.
15. Romeo's Pizza: My brother introduced me to Romeo's - he actually bought me some dinners there when I had no food!
16. Silky Sullivan's patio: Another place to see The Wayback Machine. They were on the western edge of Overton Square. What is there now? A parking lot? They had a small Statue of Liberty that got stolen. I still sometimes wonder where that went.
17. Melos Taverna: I miss the restaurant, the food, and the tiny, grumpy but very cute old man who ran it.
18. TGI Fridays: I can't help it - I got a little nostalgic after reading this review on Dining with Monkeys.
19. Robert E. Lee Antique Mall: When it was the Robert E. Lee, not when it was Kate's - it was much better then.
20. The Cupboard: Yeah yeah I know they just moved down the street to where the old Shoney's was that I worked at for one night, but we all know that the food and atmosphere were better at the old place next to the Kimbrough.
21. Anderton's: A more recent loss, but felt strongly nonetheless.
22. The graffiti wall on Madison: I am very anti-graffiti, and maybe I will list those reasons for you one day, but this wall on Madison was an exception. The wall is still there - just east of the P&H next to (what was?) the BellSouth building (I think?). For a long time it had a giant "MEAT IS MURDER" painted on it (ah, the 90's), until someone painted over it so that it said "MEAT IS YUMMY".
1. The Antenna Club: Where I watched The Wayback Machine and Judge Crater, and realized I was just about to fall in love with the man who would become my husband.
2. River City Doughnuts: Diagonal to the Antenna on Madison Ave., it was a good place for a pre-show snack, or for lunch!
3. Lam Hung: A few doors down from River City Doughnuts in that little strip mall. It was the first place I ever ate Chinese food and liked it, and it just had a weird Midtown vibe.
4. Decadence Manor: Closer to Belvedere on Madison - are you noticing a theme here? Cool place. Cool owner.
5. Babylon Cafe: I didn't go here much because you couldn't smoke inside and in 1990 I was all about smoking.
6. Red Square: I don't remember if I ever went there, but I know the rest of you did, though you may not remember it!
7. Recovery Road: Where under-aged kids could see The Wayback Machine.
8. Salvation Army at Crosstown.
9. The Occasion Shop: I know Click(Daily) and a lot of other Midtowners got their wedding rings there.
10. Giovanni's: Keeping with the wedding theme - LOTS of people got engaged there. It was a good restaurant - good food, good atmosphere. It's a shame the owners moved from the Cleveland location to Park before closing for good.
11. That Italian Place on Poplar: I can't remember the name of it, but it was just west of Belvedere kind of where the Taco Bell is now - there has always been one there (at least since 1990) but at some point they tore down the old one and built a new one, but anyway - the Italian place had good chicken cacciatore, and bands played there sometimes because apparently if you serve food in Midtown you also have to let bands play there.
12. Squash Blossom.
13. Cancun Mexican Restaurant: When it was on Cooper across from where Bari is now - the building burned down a few years ago. It was big and loud and cheap.
14. Mega Market: Okay no one really misses Mega Market, but when I needed it most they had the largest quantity of ramen noodles for a dollar.
15. Romeo's Pizza: My brother introduced me to Romeo's - he actually bought me some dinners there when I had no food!
16. Silky Sullivan's patio: Another place to see The Wayback Machine. They were on the western edge of Overton Square. What is there now? A parking lot? They had a small Statue of Liberty that got stolen. I still sometimes wonder where that went.
17. Melos Taverna: I miss the restaurant, the food, and the tiny, grumpy but very cute old man who ran it.
18. TGI Fridays: I can't help it - I got a little nostalgic after reading this review on Dining with Monkeys.
19. Robert E. Lee Antique Mall: When it was the Robert E. Lee, not when it was Kate's - it was much better then.
20. The Cupboard: Yeah yeah I know they just moved down the street to where the old Shoney's was that I worked at for one night, but we all know that the food and atmosphere were better at the old place next to the Kimbrough.
21. Anderton's: A more recent loss, but felt strongly nonetheless.
22. The graffiti wall on Madison: I am very anti-graffiti, and maybe I will list those reasons for you one day, but this wall on Madison was an exception. The wall is still there - just east of the P&H next to (what was?) the BellSouth building (I think?). For a long time it had a giant "MEAT IS MURDER" painted on it (ah, the 90's), until someone painted over it so that it said "MEAT IS YUMMY".
Monday, January 22, 2007
About George Shaw @ Rhodes
1. Exquisitely painted
2. They are all small - around 8" x 11"
3. No frames - just little nails in the corners
4. Every brush stroke has a purpose
5. Amazing but subtle colors
6. Simple and unpretentious
7. At the Clough-Hanson Gallery through February 21 - go see it
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Why Judging the Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards is Awesome
1. Getting to spend two whole days hanging out at the Brooks Museum
2. Getting to spend two days hanging out with local artists Veda Reed
and frank d. robinson, jr.
3. Looking at art all day - even if it is by 12- to 18-year-olds - especially if it's by 12- to 18-year-olds because it is all very cute!
4. Spending a few minutes of quality time with this painting by Carl Gutherz
5. Two days of free lunch at the Brushmark Restaurant.
2. Getting to spend two days hanging out with local artists Veda Reed
and frank d. robinson, jr.
3. Looking at art all day - even if it is by 12- to 18-year-olds - especially if it's by 12- to 18-year-olds because it is all very cute!
4. Spending a few minutes of quality time with this painting by Carl Gutherz
5. Two days of free lunch at the Brushmark Restaurant.
Monday, January 15, 2007
Things That Would Have Made Painting the Bathroom Easier
1. If I had not tried to tackle the walls and the woodwork in one weekend.
2. If I had not picked bright white for the woodwork, and super-dark brown (espresso) for the walls, which made me have to go back and fix obvious mistakes. (It is an amazing color combination, though - looks great!)
3. If my shoulder that I broke last year worked properly, like without hurting when I use it a lot.
4. If during the last 87 years one of the previous owners of this house had not painted the woodwork in the bathroom booger yellow.
5. If, instead of being a perfectionist, I was a I-guess-that-will-do-ist.
2. If I had not picked bright white for the woodwork, and super-dark brown (espresso) for the walls, which made me have to go back and fix obvious mistakes. (It is an amazing color combination, though - looks great!)
3. If my shoulder that I broke last year worked properly, like without hurting when I use it a lot.
4. If during the last 87 years one of the previous owners of this house had not painted the woodwork in the bathroom booger yellow.
5. If, instead of being a perfectionist, I was a I-guess-that-will-do-ist.
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Words and Phrases Used at an Art-Related Meeting Yesterday
1. Pop-culture cache
2. Beam of sound
3. Cloud of sound
4. Elegiac
5. Sports as metaphor
6. Cavorting
7. Very ephemeral
8. Elegiac
9. Arresting
10. Exquisite
11. Memorialization
12. Evocative
13. Ad infinitum
14. Interventionist
15. Big and colorful
2. Beam of sound
3. Cloud of sound
4. Elegiac
5. Sports as metaphor
6. Cavorting
7. Very ephemeral
8. Elegiac
9. Arresting
10. Exquisite
11. Memorialization
12. Evocative
13. Ad infinitum
14. Interventionist
15. Big and colorful
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
What We Talked About at Bookclub Last Night
1. The book
2. Africa
3. Leslie and her new baby, Colin
4. Birth order
5. Immunities
6. World travelers
7. Makeup, and missing Terron
8. Inappropriate doctors
9. Ethiopian healing scrolls
10. Art
11. Shirt tragedies
12. Exercise
13. Cow's milk vs. soy milk
14. Married life
15. Injera
2. Africa
3. Leslie and her new baby, Colin
4. Birth order
5. Immunities
6. World travelers
7. Makeup, and missing Terron
8. Inappropriate doctors
9. Ethiopian healing scrolls
10. Art
11. Shirt tragedies
12. Exercise
13. Cow's milk vs. soy milk
14. Married life
15. Injera
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