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Good stuff: ron olson spotlights it all

Ron Olson — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:39:56 +0000

four days and counting:

1) I-Phone 4 s ..is coming on friday

2) Memphis Madness: finally something good for the university of memphis. The basketball team starts the good vibes at the school that can’t play football

3) MEMPHIS …the broadway show opens at the orpheum friday night.

4) FOOTLOOSE: THE MOVIE directed by Memphian Craig Brewer- opens friday

Good news for the city. And good news for tekies. Good news for tiger fans. and good news for the orpheum and all the restaurants downtown.

Go have fun. life is short. Don’t let em turn you around. Push thru the negative ….

Doritos King has passed on to snack heaven

Ron Olson — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:12:16 +0000

We lost one of the biggies this week. The guy that brought the Dorito idea to Frito-lay. He stole the ideas from some guy making fried tortilla chips in San Diego. It turned into one of the best snacks of all time. Think how many Doritos you have woofed down in your life time. It was a revolution for snacking. It broke the potato chip mold. Be honest DORITOS made a difference in the world. Have you? I know ..”not yet’.

Arch west God bless your self. His eulogy will end..”ashes to ashes…orange dust to orange dust.”

It’s time

Ron Olson — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:57:42 +0000

I went to the Tigers/SMU game on saturday. I drove down central avenue to the game. In the past, there would be cars backed up for miles. Panic about parking would set in. Should I park in the yard of the guy with the RED FLAG and take a chance on the car not being there when the game is over. I noticed the TIGER PAWS on Central had faded big time. So has something else. The program. No traffic problems. No tiger paws. I felt stupid paying to park. Tiger Lane looked awesome….one kid throwing a ball. The band ready to go. The stadium looking pretty good. A bloody mary and a chicken biscuit. Small groups of freshmen girls going to homecoming…wearing shoes that were impossible to walk in…especially if going to a football game . At 10:37 there were about two hundred people in the stands. I sat next to Don DeWeese, the famous Gibson Donuts guy. He was there with his grandson. They wanted to see a game. What they saw was nothing close to a game. They enjoyed some ice cream, peanuts, a couple of Sprites and the sunshine on a 72 degree day. Halfway thru the first quarter, Don’s grandson proudly proclaimed to me that he had his “football underwear” on. He was more than ready. It’s time for Shirley Raines to put her football underwear on. It’s time for RC Johnson to put his Football underwear too.

Its time people. Put your football underwear on or move on somewhere else. I am ready for parking two miles from the stadium in the yard of some guy with a red flag.

love ron olson your pal

Thank you: national Gratitude day

Ron Olson — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:37:07 +0000

What can you do to show some gratitude today? Email a friend. Call a friend. Buy a co worker some lunch. Clean out the fridge at work and show some gratitude toward your fellow 8-5 pals. Be thankful for turkey and dressing getting together. Show some love for the guy that invented the convertible. How about some love for the man that ate the first oyster. Hey “if you invented” the light bulb …much love to ya. If you work at the animal shelter…thanks for all you do. If you let me in traffic yesterday on poplar at 4:34 .thank you for being so nice. Thanks to my wife Vicki- everything she does amazes me and I probably don’t let her see my gratitude enough. I gotta do something about that today. She is my biggest cheerleader. I don’t think she has ever heard a bad radio show. The wind beneath my wings. OK…It’s time to go. A little cheesy moment has just occured. Show some love and gratitude today. Flowers- Gavin Degraw tickets..you get it- go now and gratitude it up. love ron

Mark the date APRIL 27: It takes off in Memphis.

Ron Olson — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 12:13:35 +0000

What takes off? THE AMERICAN QUEEN: the world’s largest paddlewheel steamboat. So cool for Memphis and tourism. The maiden voyage is april 27th. A beautiful spring day. Three day cruises and week long excursions available….3 night crusies go for 995 a person. You’ll travel up and down the Mississippi river…making several stops along the way. See the river the way it was meant to be seen.

You might have noticed BEALE STREET LANDING under construction on RIVERSIDE DRIVE. This is the kind of news I love hearing….GO MEMPHIS.

perfect weather: attitude soaring

Ron Olson — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:57:20 +0000

Have you noticed…your attitude seems to match the weather most of the time. Love fall. Embrace the shorter days and longer nights. The seasons are a changing. Remember the scene from “Titanic” , when leo was standing on the bow with his arms stretched out wide soaking up the wind like a Boston Bull going for a car ride down Sam Cooper Blvd, remember that moment. Do that today. Catch every breeze. Leave some change in the Coke machine. Hold a door open for somebody today. Buy a friend’s lunch. Hug a Tiger football player and say we all have days like that. Smash the poop out of a tennis ball and pretend you are in the finals of the US OPEN.

ROLL DOWN THE WINDOWS. Listen to fm100 and find one song that hits home for you.

This week sounds like fun

Ron Olson — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:15:23 +0000

Tigers take on Mississippi state thursday night at the Liberty Bowl. Get a ticket and a friend. Support the Tigers. I confess that I did not go to one game last year. That sucks on my part. I will be there saturday come hell or high water. Tailgating and wearing blue. And with hope in my heart. Hoping that maybe thursday night will be different. I would love to be walking back to my car talking with a raspy voice about this play and that play and high fiving everyone … A guy can dream right.

Train at Harrahs friday night

Delta Fair starts friday. Love it

Labor day weekend. nice plan.

Great weather too. That makes a big difference

greatest sandwich of all time

Ron Olson — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:07:34 +0000

The fried Peanut Butter nNanner sandwich could be the most famous sandwich of all time. Sure the “ham” sandwich is poplular. A BLT has some popularity. Egg Salad sandwich could make a run at number one, but fall miserably short. Elvis loved em. Butter(lots of it) – nanners-peanut butter-skillet. Put the butter on the outside of the bread….the nanners and peanut butter on the inside. Throw it in a skillet or on a griddle. Brown it up. Gulp it down. Milk is a good partner. For extra pleasure…ya need some bacon.Elvis loved bacon. Have a memphis moment and “here’s to the KING.’

You can find this very sandwich at the ARCADE downtown.

love ron

Ways to stay cool in Hot Memphis

Ron Olson — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:06:46 +0000

1) Make out with an eskimo

2)Stay in USHER’S shadow

3)Slurpee in your pants

4)Cover yourself with CHRIS MICHAELS hair gel. It repels heat.

5) Chew ice while standing naked in front of fridge.

6)Hot tub full of margarita’s at KIM IVERSONS condo downtown

7) Swim with the polar bears at the zoo. maybe not.

wearing your SOFIES at the mall

9) Smoking MENTHOL cigs at work despite the fact that it is politically incorrect.

10) Beer cooler: CLUB 152 on beale street

WEEKEND STUFF: by ron olson

Ron Olson — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:43:10 +0000

At first , I didn’t think there was much going on. Wrong again. Here we go:

Tonight- “walk the line” at the the orpheum. jennifer goodwin will be there.

Fed x Forum: sade and john legend

Beatle and Memphis exhibit: rock n soul museum downtown.

Sat: The concert for bangladesh starriing george harrison, bob dylan and leon russell. levitt shell

Bob Dylan and leon russell at mud island saturday night.

The redbirds home saturday at Auto zone park.

14th annual sportsball at minglewood for big brothers and big sisters.

chris tucker: orpheum saturday night. funny man. jackie chan might be there.

“cowboys and aliens” at the movies. I’m going to this one.

Cooking out ribs with my family satuday night at my house. If you want my new rib receipe, you can scroll back a few blogs this week and there it is. Come on by if you want.

stay cool…see ya…at the Liberty Bowl golf tournament on monday