Conaway: Ode to the olive boat captain

John Simmons, who made retail a riot, gets a Carnival Memphis salute

By , Daily Memphian Published: February 21, 2019 3:20 PM CT
Dan Conaway
Daily Memphian

Dan Conaway

Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.

John Simmons gets a tribute that recognizes that he, not his imaginative inventory, was the treasure in his Memphis shops. 

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