tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post2213135438907770206..comments2023-09-22T03:29:15.082-07:00Comments on Sassy Molassy: What Memphis is LikeSweet Sassy Molassyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07955536215422459315noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-56737465459026337792009-05-02T08:31:00.000-07:002009-05-02T08:31:00.000-07:00Yeah, that's pretty much it.Yeah, that's pretty much it.Brent Diggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10690920554829115133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-11962938382642702202009-04-03T06:33:00.000-07:002009-04-03T06:33:00.000-07:00I've never been to Memphis. But I read your descri...I've never been to Memphis. But I read your description raptly. Excellent writing.Angie McCullaghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13338130265872869124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-53015889649327900402009-04-02T20:06:00.000-07:002009-04-02T20:06:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-27976311368326755702009-04-02T11:58:00.000-07:002009-04-02T11:58:00.000-07:00Hi girl,I'm a born & raised Memphian (circ...Hi girl,<BR/>I'm a born & raised Memphian (circa 1964) who had a trist starting in 1990 with a fun beach guy in San Diego...fooled around & fell in love. Came back to see my beloved Mtown, lived there again from 2007-2008 at our old Midtown mansion on Washington & East Parkway, my childhood home. Wow what a difference...where was the Camelot existence of my youth? Where was the Memphis I knew? There remain remnants, thank God. But where was the Seesel's boy who delivered our groceries? lol...Anyway...I love and always will love & come back to Memphis, my true home....my soul lives there. The tornadoes, the mosquitoes, the humidity...you gotta love it. J/K hey it's my roots, I can bash it! ;) I have a love affair with Mtown that will never end. Too many memories, the cool guy singing Ole Man River at Tom Lee Park on the 4th of July, Corky's drive-thru, the Overton Park Shell summer concerts, Graceland, Beale Street, the old curb market, Sears Crosstown, Mud Island, Memphis in May...the list goes on...there's just no place like it. Earthy, motherly, urban, classic, artsy fartsy, musical, rock n roll heaven, blues giant, barbecue n great food central, cultural mecca...and the best people on the planet. But I felt a little uneasy there, a little afraid, unlike the safe feelings I always had there growing up...a different vibe.Dorothynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-76385616175662602162009-04-01T19:29:00.000-07:002009-04-01T19:29:00.000-07:00wow, well said!I'm one of the lucky ones who met s...wow, well said!<BR/><BR/>I'm one of the lucky ones who met someone else after our break-up. He's sort of dorky, but he lives on the beach, so I gave him a little more time. He grew on me.<BR/><BR/>But he doesn't even know how to MICROWAVE barbecue. So I'm only unfaithful when I eat.emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-33534521649710341422009-03-31T21:33:00.000-07:002009-03-31T21:33:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-8001348412547483162009-03-31T20:09:00.000-07:002009-03-31T20:09:00.000-07:00Although disturbing at face value, I find the stat...Although disturbing at face value, I find the statistic to be very nonspecific and therefore misleading. Its intent is alarmist, as it doesn't take into account any meaningful demographic info, nor the fact that some areas (the poor areas) of Memphis experience way more crime than other areas. It also does not address that violent crimes have actually gone down in Memphis. I think that this statistic should only freak someone out if they are an African-American male teenager/young adult, which happens to be the demographic that overwhelmingly comprises the population of violent crime victims (in the case of Memphis, as well as the #1 violent city Detroit).warrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-36957260128691315352009-03-31T17:57:00.000-07:002009-03-31T17:57:00.000-07:00Plus, I'm talking about mathematical realities her...Plus, I'm talking about mathematical realities here. Our crime stats are copletely beyond reason. That's not a subjective judgement, it's the cold hard facts.Sweet Sassy Molassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07955536215422459315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-23945926270265263882009-03-31T17:55:00.000-07:002009-03-31T17:55:00.000-07:00Well...yeah. That's because it's a really good zoo...Well...yeah. That's because it's a really good zoo. Trip advisor doesn't know it's cutting down your forest, they just know that people like to visit it and many list it as a highlight of their trip here.Sweet Sassy Molassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07955536215422459315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-12770152633878805622009-03-30T19:12:00.000-07:002009-03-30T19:12:00.000-07:00lists and rankings are stupid and don't tell the w...lists and rankings are stupid and don't tell the whole story. look at the zoo--it's rated #1 on trip advisor.Stacey Greenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716896540454461639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-8861146967362587642009-03-30T19:03:00.000-07:002009-03-30T19:03:00.000-07:00Also, he never apologized.Also, he never apologized.Memphis Urban Sketchershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488630942281192986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-57327941762668870262009-03-30T18:17:00.000-07:002009-03-30T18:17:00.000-07:00Although we miss Memphis terribly, we will never m...Although we miss Memphis terribly, we will never move back and raise our children there. It's such a shame, too because it really is a cool town and I enjoyed a wonderful childhood growing up in East Memphis. I think you nailed it with your description, and it makes me a little sad that I broke up with that guy.Blaine Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785042111928670059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-56860909239601547032009-03-30T16:30:00.000-07:002009-03-30T16:30:00.000-07:00wow. When people have asked me over the years what...wow. When people have asked me over the years what it was like living in Memphis, I could never really answer. I still can't fit how I feel in a conversation-friendly sound bite, but this blog sure helps.Sean Lhttp://stupidgalore.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-74741586913067492462009-03-30T11:21:00.000-07:002009-03-30T11:21:00.000-07:00Memphis is the fat little kid from the dysfunctio...Memphis is the fat little kid from the dysfunctional family called America.<BR/><BR/>I got assaulted twice (both strong-arm robberies) by his seemingly nice brother (San) Jose, and once by his other bro Francisco (aka "city of love"), of all places in the park, in front of witnesses.warrennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-15666998657185485912009-03-30T09:18:00.000-07:002009-03-30T09:18:00.000-07:00I could only agree with that analogy if the elemen...I could only agree with that analogy if the elementary school boyfriend had a habit of stealing your stuff and knocking you down on the playground. maybe he'll outgrow those impulses, but not if he doesn't have the resources to get help for his problems. <BR/><BR/>Not being grown up doesn't bother me. Ranking in the top 2-10 on every single violent crime list bothers me.Sassy Molassyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06522088532798183319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-1093967119965141702009-03-30T09:13:00.000-07:002009-03-30T09:13:00.000-07:00i see memphis as the elementary school boyfriend t...i see memphis as the elementary school boyfriend that you didn't think much of, but when he grew up, he was awesome.<BR/><BR/>memphis just isn't all the way grown up yet.Stacey Greenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716896540454461639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-38368225941105266022009-03-30T08:17:00.000-07:002009-03-30T08:17:00.000-07:00You totally nailed it.You totally nailed it.Memphis Urban Sketchershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03488630942281192986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-82133661202448946222009-03-30T02:37:00.000-07:002009-03-30T02:37:00.000-07:00I don't think anyone has so aptly described Memphi...I don't think anyone has so aptly described Memphis before. It's really quite perfect and I think you have to leave Memphis to understand it completely. I know that since we left, we have tried to find replacements for all of those things we miss; friends, bar-b-q, music, a great place to hang out at 4 in the morning. But we have never seemed to be able to fill the gap. The people aren't quite cool enough, the music has no soul, the all night bar doesn't have beer in dixie cups, and the bar-b-q sucks. The bar-b-q is the toughest part.JodieMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12992843421107230014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-28885664156378501842009-03-29T22:07:00.000-07:002009-03-29T22:07:00.000-07:00i don't like this one bit.i don't like this one bit.Stacey Greenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14716896540454461639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33737849.post-50465807994134500982009-03-29T17:48:00.000-07:002009-03-29T17:48:00.000-07:00And he's not even that attractive!And he's not even that attractive!Memphisotanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13570015395806348343noreply@blogger.com