1. Greetings my fellow Memphians!
   This has always been one of my favorite times of the year. The leaves on the trees are giving us a vibrant display of colors before they fall away for the long cold winter and we can enjoy the last of the warm weather. The Banns are taking the autumn in at one of the most beautiful places to witness natures artwork, Gatlinburg Tennessee. It’s morning here and we’re taking in the breathtaking scenery from our deck overlooking the mountains with a hot cup of coffee. We’ll be back home this weekend, but for now time seems to have slowed down just a bit for our family vacation. Here’s a picture of the view from our eyes. Have a great week, and I’ll see you next week. Bill

Barbie’s had a number of different looks over the years, but her latest reincarnation is drawing the ire of some parents.

Tokidoki Barbie, marketed as a collector’s item for $50, sports tattoos on her neck and a pink bob. She also comes with a black skull-and-bones tee shirt, leopard leggings and sky-high sparkly silver shoes, and is the result of Barbie’s collaboration with Simone Legno of the Japanese-inspired lifestyle brand Tokidoki, the Huffington Post reported.

Notice Babs hasn’t inked Ken’s name anywhere??…hmmmm lol

Read more: http://www.wesh.com/news/29549022/detail…

Women’s apparent need to gossip is apparently natural. According to a new book, ladies have a basic evolutionary need to voice concerns about others to their peers. John L. Locke wrote in Duels and Duets that the desire stems from a deeper need to protect the community they live in. He explained, “One study of gossip showed that gossipers were concerned about women who are bad housekeepers, and women who are bad mothers, and women who are promiscuous. Those things are all threats to each woman in a community; therefore they have every good reason to want to talk about those things.”

My Aunt BeBe always said: “If you don’t have anything nice to say…
Come sit next to me!” LOL

Greetings my fellow Memphians!
These days when you pick up the paper or turn on the news it’s not uncommon to hear that another American company has shipped local jobs overseas creating more pain in an already painful economic enviornment. That’s why I’m proud to live in a city where there’s at least one company who bucks that trend by hiring local and thereby doing their part to keep folks at work here at home. That company is the Gibson Guitar Company. John Lennon, Chuck Berry, Dickie Betts, Duane Allman, Robbie Robertson, Angus Young, Jimmy Page, Chet Atkins, and the legendary Les Paul wouldn’t think of going onstage or into the studio without their Gibson Guitars. Orville Gibson first began selling his fine instruments back in 1894 in Kalamazoo Michigan. Today musicians from around the world recognize Gibson as the standard in fine guitars. Next time you’re downtown take some time to visit the Gibson Guitar Factory and Museum and watch how these unique and cherished guitars are made. The experience of living in the birthplace of Rock and Roll just isn’t complete without a trip to Gibson Guitars, a genuine source of Memphis pride!

Greetings friends!
Wow! Is it just me, or did this week go by in the blink of an eye? One thing’s for sure, we are experiencing some of the most amazingly wonderful weather I can remember. Things in October in Memphis can go either way, so we are blessed to have these sunny pleasant days and cool dry nights, and this weekend promises to deliver more of the same. If you spend this weekend shut up indoors watching TV, well shame on you! One of the most fun family events of the year takes place Saturday at St. George  Greek Orthodox Church, 6984 Highway 70 in Bartlett. The Bannisters never miss this one. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy authentic, homemade Greek food and the beauty and jubilant spirit of Greek music and culture. A true family festival! Tickets can  be purchased at the door. Adults: $14 Children: 10 & under $7. There’s a pavilion available for dining and enjoying the live music and Greek Dancing. And oh my goodness the food! A Greek Feast is served for lunch and dinner, which includes Souvlaki (Marinated and charcoal broiled authentic Greek Style shish kebab) and Kota Riganato (Grecian-style baked chicken with Greek Seasonings) along with Spanakopeta (spinach pie), rice pilaf, Tossed Greek Salad, homemade Greek bread, and Greek Dessert. You can dine while you enjoy the entertainment stage featuring live Greek music and dance. A live Greek Band will be performing throughout the festival as well as The Athenian Dance Troupe (a group of young children) will perform at 1:00 & 3:00 pm in authentic Greek Costumes and will win your hearts with their energy and talent. All this plus sanctuary tours, during which you get to  see the beautiful icons and learn the rich history of the 2000-year-old Greek Orthodox faith. Father Antonio Kotis will be there to share his love of the Orthodox faith. So put this on your calendar this weekend. You won’t regret it friends.

I thought you might enjoy watching this.

Win Em’ before you can buy ‘Em!
All this week, Mike and Mandy have your chance to see
Bob Seger Dec 10th at the Fed Ex Forum!

Be listening at 8:12 to win!

As a teaser for his upcoming new hits collection, called Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never Forgets, Bob Seger has released to radio the track “Hey Hey Going Back to Birmingham” — a cover of the Little Richard classic recorded by the Silver Bullet Band a few years back. Most fans are probably aware of the song from the Beatles’ 1964 rendition — which featured the song in medley with Wilbert Harrison’s “Kansas City” — which is how the “Fab Four” saw Richard perform it in Hamburg.

There’s no definitive word as to whether Seger’s version will be part of the new double-disc Ultimate Hits collection due out next month, as there’s still no tracklist announced for the new compilation.

Listen all this week at 4:10 to win tickets to see Peter at Mud Island Oct 21st!

Peter Frampton will receive a star on Nashville’s Music City Walk of Fame on October 22nd. That night, Frampton will close out his North American Frampton Comes Alive 35 North American dates at the city’s Ryman Auditorium. Vintage Vinyl News reported that Frampton was selected in tribute to “those from all genres of music who have made significant contributions to preserving the musical heritage of Nashville.”

Frampton, who lived in Nashville in the ’90s and lost most of his guitars and priceless equipment during the city’s recent flood, has been auctioning off the water-damaged guitars to raise money for local musicians and emergency responders.

Sting celebrated his 60th birthday on Saturday night (October 1st) with a charity bash at New York City’s Beacon Theater with guests spots by Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Stevie Wonder, Lady Gaga, his son Joe Sumner, Branford Marsalis, Robert Downey, Jr., Herbie Hancock, Mary J. Blige, among many others