I got a text from Scott last night that read, Shawn Cripps died in a wreck yesterday. Sucks. There isn’t a great way to break that kind of news. Scott and I play music together and the text was sent to the band we play with. Ross, who is also in the band with us said it best last night, Shawn’s muse never ran dry. If you’ve listened to Memphis Weirdos for any length of time, you know that I play The Limes often. I think Shawn was one of the best songwriters in Memphis. Shawn was killed in an accident in Missouri on Sunday morning. He was 54.
Here are the links I talk about on the broadcast. If you are ever in need of a place to relax and go off the grid, Downing Farms is it. In addition to being a beautiful retreat, your host is none other than, Lorette Velvette! On the International scene, I recently discovered Running Punks. They are in Cardiff, UK. I had a great chat with Jimmy Watkins, co-founder of the organization and wanted to share their site. Check them out! Speaking of running, I am running a 1/2 marathon this April in Nashville and I am raising money for St. Jude. I am close to halfway to my goal. Anything you can do to help would be great!
Texas Chainsaw Massacre is my favorite horror movie. So, I was excited when my friend and fellow Memphian, Kat tagged me in a post about a podcast she was on, Fan2Fan Podcast. In the episode she talks about Texas Chainsaw Massacre and gives her take on the iconic film. I enjoyed it so much I wanted to share it. It’s Halloween time! Take 20 minutes or so and listen to the episode.
Kat Moore
Kat Moore is a native Memphian, living in Texas. Her work has appeared in various journals such as Brevity, Creative Nonfiction (Sunday Short Reads), Diagram, Image, Passages North, Hippocampus, The Rumpus, Salt Hill, Whiskey Island, and Hotel Amerika. Her work in progress is a punk rock collection of memoir-in-essays. She is represented by PJ Mark at Janklow & Nesbit.