Bob Dylan and the Band - Mid-South Coliseum 1-23-1974, a photo by joespake on Flickr.Posterized due to lighting and focus on this shot. You can recognize Levon Helm by his posture, and Dylan is Dylan. Here’s the Set List. More of my photos of Dylan and the ’70s at in Flickr.
This is not your marshmallows around the campfire kind of camp, but more along the lines of of BarCamp, an open-format, UN-conference, driven by volunteers. TechCamp Memphis will have a little more structure with 3 pre-defined tracks running simultaneously. There will be something for Memphis techies across the spectrum, from newbies to developers.
Developers - for the true geeks, topics could include sessions like: Data encryption, Developing against SQL injection and other hacks, Mobile payment development, jQuery primer, .Net, PHP, Native mobile apps, etc.
Content Creators, Curators, and Consumers - Bloggers, podcasters, musicians, film makers, photographers - those who create and those who sift through the infinite amount of content on the web and try to make sense of it all.
Small Business Builders - Online marketing across a wide spectrum of skill and experience levels, including the most popular social media platforms; geared to small business do-it-yourselfers, those managing online engagement for others, and individuals wanting to learn more about social media and online marketing.
Does your company want to sponsor a cool even, targeted to Memphis’ tech community? Sponsorships are available at all levels.
Are you knowledgeable in a tech topic, advanced or basic? Would you like to volunteer to present or facilitate, let us know. Click here to volunteer
The beautiful Library at Southwest Tennessee Community College! Thanks STCC!
5983 Macon Cove
Memphis, TN 38134
Time: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Doors open at 7:30 am.
Follow us on Twitter @techcampmemphis and our Twitter Hashtag #TCMEM for the latest information. On Facebook at Facebook.com/TechCampMemphis . Google+ or the Website - http://techcampmemphis.com
So maybe your Uptown church can’t afford fancy signage in the parking lot. This rather abstract, freehand drawing of the handicapped parking symbol gets the job done.
I am always looking for interesting photo subjects in Memphis, especially Downtown and Midtown. Any ideas? Email me - Joe@spake.com or just leave a comment.
You have probably seen the shiny metal sculpture at the northeast corner of Poplar and Front.
Next time you are Downtown, explore it from the inside - Amazing!
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WWII was over. Â The veterans returned to their girlfriends, got married, made babies in record numbers, and bought houses. Â With the aid of the GI Bill, GIs were able to buy compact, efficient homes to start their families. Â When I show those tight little 2 or 3 bedroom/1 bath homes built-in the late 1940s and early 1950s are still serviceable today; I usually refer to them as GI Bill houses. Â They are scattered all over Memphis, but I will take that genre up in a future post.
When I think Mid-Century Modern, I think style, big cars with fins, swag lamps, built-in ovens, and turquoise colored boomerang-shaped objects.  I think of Wally and Beaver walking home through their  neighborhood,  moms who stayed home all day, and the Brady Bunch house.
The Mid-Century Modern style is popular again.  We see more and more written about the style, with special emphasis on interiors.  Here are some currently listed Mid-Century Modern homes in Memphis.  Click on the images for details and a picture gallery for each listing.
Contact me for more on Mid-Century Modern homes in our area. Â Share your Mid-Century memories in the Comments section below.
For more information on Lustron houses in Memphis go here or here. Memphis Heritage’s Preservation Series this year focuses on Memphis Modernism. Â Get information about the series HERE.
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The Memphis Area Association of Realtors (MAAR) has released sales information for December and year-end, 2011. The report contains complete information on all publicly recorded sales in Shelby, Fayette and Tipton counties, including information on pending sales and active listings.
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Residential unit sales were off 10% in December vs. 2010, and year-end totals lagged 2010 by 8.4% . Both median and average sales trended down in 2011, as the market desperately sought price stability, and home buyers remained cautious.
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While foreclosures ruined more Christmases in 2011, with a December increase of 67%, foreclosures for 2011 were down by over 15% at 4,113. There seems to be a lot of politics going on in the foreclosure arena. Time will tell.
If you haven’t downloaded the sales report (link at end of post), you are missing a lot of real estate information on listings, pending sales, and inventory. This would be a good one to file away since it is the end-of-year report.
One more interesting feature is the neighborhood reports.
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Two of my specialty areas showed declines in Unit sales but increases in median and average prices, showing once again that all real estate is local - micro- local! Download the report to see how your neighborhood is doing.
Note: In the next day or so I will be posting my Memphis Real Estate predictions for 2012 - Stay Tuned!
[Reposted from Memphis Real Estate Buzz Blog, which is moving to http://blog.spake.com/]
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If you have come to this URL - http://MemphisRealEstateBuzz.com for the last few years for my local and national real estate news and comments, thank you! This is the last post on this blog. No I am not giving up real estate blogging - just changing the blog’s URL and look.
I am integrating Memphis Real Estate Buzz as a sub-domain of my main site, http://spake.com. From now on you can find my real estate posts, and hopefully other interesting posts at http://blog.spake.com. This blog will be automatically redirected there.
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So, I will see you on the other side. I will leave this site up for a while, to make sure all the permalinks to posts transfer properly to a new and permanent location.
Joe Spake is a Memphis Real Estate Broker, Consultant, Photographer, and Social Media Junkie
Contact Joe at joe@spake.com or voice or SMS at 901.214.5563
