First off, hair stylist recc if you’re looking for one: Go see Brinley at Downtown Gould’s. I had my first appt. with her Saturday. As I sat down in her chair, I pulled out my phone and showed her a music video. “Can you make me look like the singer?”

“Oh, fun!” she said. “Sure, I can!” And she did. NAILED it. And she was very accommodating of my disability, helping me with my backpack, getting in and out of the chair, etc. Price was slightly higher than my previous cuts at Gould’s ($55 + 20% tip), but worth every penny – wait, Trump killed the penny, worth every nickel. As far as I’m concerned, I have a regular stylist for the first time since my neighbor Beckii died 7 years ago.

Been listening to a good podcast: The history of rock in 500 songs

Cap Bar will open at 348 S. Main in mid-November. What’s that? It’s a place where you build your own baseball cap.

Jasper Float Spa has moved into the old Rachel’s space at 10 N. Main and apparently deleted “float” from its name.

So, what’ve I been doing during my 3-week blog absence?

Mostly, Parkinson’s + cellulitis has been kicking my butt. I’ve fallen a few times. My pace of walking has been cut in half.

That has presented some challenges at the Mission. It’s not a nursing home. You have to be physically able to meet its requirements, which include a mandatory daily shower (+visit to the clothes closet, undressing, and getting dressed) in 20 minutes.

Around October 1 I started feeling like a fall risk in the shower. Also, some activities (e.g. putting socks on) take me longer than most. I feared not getting done in the 20-minute time limit.

And I feared the 6-foot climb into top bunks.

So I started staying out 3, 4, 5 nights in a row. Which affected my mental health. I made vague posts to Facebook saying I was ‘so scared’ without explaining what that meant, leaving my friends unsure how to help. I was shaking too bad to post to Facebook to clarify.

A sweet friend saw me struggling to walk up South Main and took me to her home in Arkansas. I stayed there 13 days. I could have stayed longer, but I felt Downtown Memphis and my blog calling me. I’M NOT DONE.

I feel like there’s so much more I could say, but this feels like a natural spot to take a break. Back soon with more news.

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How bout dem DOMINANT Grizzlies!!! They host New Orleans tonight at 7.

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not the union mission

help

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none of the falls was alcohol relatted

screen on chromebook is going ou

i wonder if i’ve got much longer left here

i love all my wondeerrful  friends, you have made the past 3 years bearable

Sorry post is short. Fell Fri morning. Possibly fractured tailbone.

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Before Isaias gets here, it’ll hit Tuscaloosa, possibly still a hurricane. Preparations are happening for 2 Georgia vs. 6 Bama

You’re old school if you remember legendary Marshall Ave. nightclub Six-1-Six. There’s going to be a reunion of the club’s regulars and employees at Lafayette’s Saturday, October 17.

I feel like I should be there. Can anyone give your favorite blogger/disco godfather a ride to the reunion and back Downtown, and let me store my backpack in your trunk during the event? paul.ryburn@gmail.com or HMU on Facebook.

South Main is closed indefinitely from Carolina to Crump due to falling concrete from a brIdge.

The Dame, the bar inside Hotel Pontotoc, seeks a cocktail server.

Mystery vacations, where you don’t know the destination until after it’s booked, are a hot new trend.

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What’s interesting is the word alignment. It has great meaning within the spiritual community. As a spiritual being, I try to live in alignment with the Purpose my Higher Self sent me here to achieve. It fascinates me to see techie people adopting the term and using it in such a similar fashion.

Maybe AI is part of the Great Awakening. The full embrace of our Creator selves. The dawning of the Age of Aquarius.

On to the news…

The Grizz are in the Grindhouse tonight for preseason action vs. Orlando at 7. All fans in attendance get a schedule magnet. TV: DAZN

According to Siri, DAZN isn’t a traditional TV channel with a number. You access it through the Xfinity apps menu or by saying DAZN into your voice remote.

Memphis Art Museum’s new website is live. The museum’s physical opening is still set for December 6.

Downtown Huey’s celebrates its 30th year on Sunday, October 25.

Comedian Matt Rife comes to FedExForum January 9.

Memphis Medical District Collaborative seeks a finance manager.

The Pet Hospitals Jefferson Ave. location seeks a vet.

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Congrats to Felicia Suzanne’s and the Central BBQ catering kitchen, recipients of recent 100s on health inspections.

The civil rights museum will host a conversation with Colin Kaepernick Thursday.

The Renasant Convention Center will have a public happy hour 4-7 this Thursday. Live music by Gene Micofsky. Burrito bowls, $5 beers, $7 cocktails.

College football of interest this weekend:

Thursday

• South Alabama at Arkansas St., 6:30 PM, ESPN2

Saturday

• Texas A&M at 14 Missouri, 11:00 A&M, ABC
• 1 Texas vs. Oklahoma, in Dallas, Red River Rivalry, 2:30 PM, ABC
• 9 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, 2:30 PM, ESPN
• 21 UCLA at 13 Oregon, 2:30 PM, CBS
• 15 Tennessee at Arkansas, 3:15 PM, SEC Network
• 10 LSU at Kentucky, 6:00 PM, ESPN
• UAB at Memphis, 6:00 PM, ESPN2
• 2 Georgia at 6 Alabama, 6:30 PM, ABC

If one-week-a-year TV station ESPN8 is “The Ocho,” can we start calling ESPN2 “The Duece”?

Back soon with more news. Deuces, Uces!

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Big Edey is medically cleared and READY TO (pick &) ROLL!!!

Open-air dining event Meal on Main returns Thursday, October 22. Chef Jimmy Gentry of The Lobbyist will prepare the communal meal over an open flame on the street.

Sandra’s Sundries convenience store on Adams in the Claridge has Freedom Packs of 25-ounce PBR cans.

Today is National Get Funky Day.

A big bag of useful utilities

The trolleys will be back December 15, says Mayor Young.

The Orpheum seeks a security guard.

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