Memphasis: All Funked Up

By Dan Conaway, Daily Memphian Updated: September 21, 2018 4:00 AM CT | Published: September 20, 2018 3:01 PM CT

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(This was my first column some 400-plus columns ago. I was looking for a word that most aptly describes Memphis. Just one word …)

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