365 Things to do in Memphis

The I Love Memphis blog is publishing a list. I've done some of these things but precious few, so I thought I'd try to keep track of them here and challenge myself to do more of them. Given that I'm never, under any circumstances, free between the hours of 9:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M. or 5:30 P.M.-8:30P.M., some of these will be impossible for me. Ones I've done are in bold print; ones I've blogged are linked. Here's her list:

#1: Make a Resolution
#2: Learn The Words to the Fight Song
#3: Drink a Viennese
#4: Listen to the Reigning Sound (for Free)
#5: See a Movie at the Brooks
#6: Get the Correct Time and Temperature
#7: Take Lucchesi’s Home
#8: Celebrate the Birth of the King
#9: Learn to Dance with Red Hot Lindy Hop
#10: Scope Your Date in Secret
#11: Listen to a Tigers Game on the Radio
#12: Have some Prozac
#13: Dance on the Soul Train Dance Floor
#14: Take Your Picture at the I Love Memphis mural
#15: Go to an Opus One Concert
#16: Celebrate MLK Day
#17: Forget Tebow, Do the Z-Bo
#18: Drive West, Young Man (but i found that it wasn't easy for me to take a picture driving into downtown on Madison)
#19: Learn to Knit at Stash
#20: Feed Your Soul at the Four Way
#21: Get a 4 a.m. Donut From Gibson’s
#22: Irish Brunch
#23: Watch the State of the City Address
#24: Take Your Kids to the (Orpheum) Theatre
#25: Join the Five in One Social Club
#26: Shout Bama Lama!
#27: Stop By Cockadoo’s on the Way Home
#28: Make a Wing Taco
#30: Buy Produce the Easy Way
#31: Do a Grizz Shot
#32: The International Blues Challenge
#33: Find Your Blues Name
#34: Park at Parking Can Be Fun
#35: Celebrate V-Day in Memphis
#36: Brunch at the Hi-Tone
#37: Make it a Black Lodge Night
#38: Drink Regionally
#39: Juice Up at Cosmic Coconut
#40: Order Fries at the Young Ave. Deli
#41: See a Richard James Show
#42: Find a 42 (another, again)
#43: Drink Some Shaft (on Draft)
#44: Play a Song on the Lamplighter’s Jukebox
#45: Do the Time Warp at the Evergreen Theatre
#46: Have a Dessert Shot at the Majestic
#47: See the Bison at Shelby Farms
#48: Cruise Downtown on a Rented Bike
#49: Have a Very Late (or Very Early) Breakfast at the Pancake Shop
#50: Fill Up Your Bowl at Soup Sunday
#51: See Undefeated
#52: See the T-Rex
#53: Visit the Circus
#54: Get the Roast Beef Points
#55: See the Big Kids
#56: See the Hickory Hill Buddha
#57: Celebrate Johnny Cash’s Birthday
#58: Have a Paleta at La Michoacana
#59: Have a No Menu Monday
#60: Bounce, Bounce, Bounce
#61: Ride with Cycle Memphis
#62: Climb the Skyscraper at CMOM
#63: Take Your Dog to the Barking Lot
#64: Get Your Picture Made in Amurica
#65: Have a Waffle (But Only During Lent)
#66: Drink at Memphis’ Original Pirate Bar
#67: Drop a Quarter in the Elvis Shrine
#68: See Work By Memphis’ Up and Coming Student Artists
#69: Go to the Southern Women’s Show
#70: Go to Flower Happy Hour
#71: Sign the Wall at Huey’s
#72: Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day 10 Ways
#73: Ride a Camel
#74: Walk Through the Old Forest
#75: Sign the Wall at Graceland
#76: See a Show at Theatre Memphis (more than once)
#77: Conquer the Kookamonga
#78: Have High Tea at Chez Philippe
#79: Have a Sazerac at the Cove
#80: Take in a Museum for Free
#81: Check Out Second Editions
#82: See an Opera
#83: Go Outside. Seriously. Go Outside.
#84: Walk Across the Light-Up Bridge
#85: Play on Memphis’ Most Incredible Playground
#86: Eat a Soul Burger
#87: Take Yourself Out to the Ball Game
#88: Get Your Flyer from a Fun Box
#89: See the Space Marine
#90: Build Your Own Bicycle at Revolutions
#91: Ride the Memphis Queen
#93: Eat Barbecue at Memphis International
#94: See How Gibson Guitars are Made
#95: See a Burlesque Show
#96: Get Your Book Signed
#97: Get Swimmy with a Diver Bucket
#98: See a Movie at Memphis’ Art-iest Theatre
#99: Get Kreature Komforts
#100: Become a Mentor
#101: Eat Crawfish on the Tracks at Rajun Cajun Crawfish Festival
#102: Eat Your (Fresh, Locally Grown) Veggies
#103: Listen to Hot 107
#104: See Downtown on a Segway (they won't let me. i don't weigh enough.)
#105: Stay in Memphis for $15 a Night
#106: Take an Art Class at Flicker St. Studio
#107: Go On Location
#108: Play Godzilla on the Model Mississippi
#109: Put a Wing On It at the Southern Hot Wing Festival
#110: Find the Lego Wall
#111: See the Shrine to the Gods of Keepin’ ‘Em On the Rail
#112: Try Shoaf’s Loaf for Breakfast
#113: Eat Sustainably at a PGF Restaurant
#114: Dine Out, Fight AIDS
#115: Check out Asian and Judaic Art at the Belz Museum
#116: Tour Ghost River Brewery
#117: Take a Break, Climb a Mound
#118: Tour the Cotton Museum
#119: See REMED’s Memphis Mural
#120: Watch the Grizz in the NBA Playoffs
#121: The Beale Street Wine Race
#123: See a Movie at the Orpheum
#124: PechaKucha!
#125: TCB on the Lisa Marie
#126: Have a Margarita
#127: Make it Supreme
#128: Visit Germantown’s Secret Garden
#129: Find Out Who Lived in Your House
#130: Sit at a Named Table at the Arcade
#131: Participate in International Week
#132: Go to the Indoor Trampoline Park
#133: Record at Sun Studio
#134: Eat a Pronto Pup
#135: Go to the Peanut Shoppe
#136: Find a New Favorite Beer at Zoo Brew
#137: Ride Your Bike to Work (or Play) (don't own a bike)
#138: Have a Dance Party in Stereo Alley
#139: World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest
#140: Take Your Picture with Elvis
#141: Visit the Guitar String Vending Machine
#142: Eat a Burger Fried in 100 Year Old Grease
#143: Walk with the Undead
#144: Race Your Canoe (or Kayak) on the Mississippi
#145: Battle Zone!
#146: See the Secret Sculpture Garden
#147: Find Midtown’s Stealth Cemetery
#148: Take the Cup
#149: Visit Veteran’s Plaza
#150: The FedEx St. Jude Classic
#151: See the Crystal Shrine Grotto
#152: See Memphis from the Roof
#153: Take the Riverfront Loop
#154: See Le Bonheur’s Art Collection
#155: Get the King’s Autograph
#156: Eat an Eight Piece Family Meal at Gus’s
#157: Find an Audience at Karaoke Night
#158: Splash Around at Peabody Park
#159: Hey Meat!
#160: Eat the Donut Burger (not in a million years would I eat this)
#161: Spend Your Lunch Break in Court Square
#162: Check Your Missed Connections
#163: Find a Porch in a Storm
#164: Drink the Water
#165: Get it Homegrown at Jones Orchard
#166: Visit the Home of the $8 Haircut
#167: Skate at Tobey Park
#168: Get an Efficient Memphis Musical History Lesson
#169: Add a Non-Vegetable to Your Veggie Plate
#170: See a Show at the Shell
#171: See the Lanksy Guitar Collection
#172: Reenact the Cover of “Got To Get Back!”
#173: Wayne’s Candy
#174: Try the Weird Gelato Flavor
#175: Meet the Shelby Forest General Store Rooster
#176: The Cordova Museum
#177: Celebrate Independence Day 15 Ways
#178: Play in My Big Backyard
#179: Take a Cooking Class at Viking
#180: Go to the Roller Derby
#181: Have a Milkshake at Wiles-Smith Drugstore
#182: Ride the Monorail
#183: Have Dinner at Beale Street’s Secret Restaurant
#184: Drive Down Summer Ave
#185: It’s Hot, Find a Pool
#186: Put Some Slaw on It
#187: Have Breakfast at Bryant’s
#188: Invest in Good Times
#189: Visit the Memphis Railroad and Trolley Museum
#190: Go to Rock’n'Romp
#191: Tune in to Memphis’ Most Unique Radio Station
#192: Memphis’ Tallest Piece of Public Art
#193: Vote for the Best of Memphis
#194: Visit the Smithy
#195: Find a Knit Mafia Tag
#196: Blues on the Bluff
#197: Listen to Big Star
#198: Visit the Dixon’s Edible Garden
#199: Play British Bingo
#200: Go to a Food Truck Rodeo
#201: Take a Ride in Tad Pierson’s Cadillac
#202: Visit the World’s Best Drum Shop
#203: See Otis, Elvis, Zepplin and the Who in Concert (Films)
#204: Commune with Nature at Lichterman
#205: Eat Sushi from a Gas Station
#206: See the Ghost of Mollie Woodruff
#207: Check the Water Level
#208: Go on a Mojo Tour
#209: Find the Center of the Labrynth
#210: Listen to Booker T. Cover the Beatles
#211: See the Skies at Sharpe Planetarium
#212: Shop Tax Free in Tennessee (but only by accident. much too crowded to suit me)
#213: Behold the Sputnik
#214: Have Equine Good Times at Showplace Arena
#215: Have a Moonpie at the Southern Folklore Store
#216: Find a Tiny Art Project
#217: Eat a Ripley Tomato
#218: Eat the $5 Lunch Buffet
#219: Enjoy the Sunflowers
#220: Try Aerial Yoga
#221: The Last Chance Elvis Tribute Artist Contest
#222: Eat a Welding Shop Tamale
#223: Eat a Barbecue Pizza
#224: Go to the Candlelight Vigil
#225: Hang Out in a Vintage Railroad Car
#226: Drink Outside
#227: Borrow a Book from the Little Free Library (I didn't borrow a book, but I admired the library)
#228: Find Out Why Chez Philippe Doesn’t Serve Duck
#229: Buy a Book at Burke’s
#230: Watch the Sunset in Tom Lee Park
#231: Ride Your Bike at Midnight
#232: Hang Out at the Oasis
#233: Go Guitar Shopping at St. Blues
#234: Go to the Music Pioneer Awards
#235: Eat Guacamole at Las Delicias
#236: Celebrate 901 Day
#237: See the Flashback Window
#238: Memphis Music and Heritage Festival
#239: Investigate the Paranormal
#240: Have a Milkshake at Sun Studio
#241: Live at the Garden
#242: Rock for Love
#243: Go to a Tiger Football Game
#244: The Running of the Weenies
#245: See a Ron Easley Show
#246: Have Lunch at Caritas Village
#247: The Delta Fair
#248: Eat at the Best Breakfast in Memphis
#249: The Outflix Film Festival
#250: Germantown Municipal Park
#251: Get Lit
#252: Get in Free on Downtown Museum Day
#253: Have a Drink at the Green Beetle
#254: Rendezvous at the Zoo
#255: Cooper-Young Fest
#256: See the Crosstown Disco Ball
#257: Park(ing) Day
#258: Cooper-Young Regional Beer Fest
#259: Gonerfest
#260: Best Memphis Burger Fest
#261: Frolic in a Fountain
#262: Mid-South Pyrate Faire
#263: Get a Music Industry Road Map
#264: Stroll Through Elmwood Cemetery
#265: Ride a Jet Boat
#266: Eat a Honey Butter Biscuit
#267: The Trashion Show
#268: Get Your Heavy Metal Fixed
#269: The Pink Palace Crafts Fair (We've gone almost every year since it started)
#270: Memphis Madness
#271: Ride the Rides at the Zoo
#272: River Arts Fest
#273: ???
#274: The Indie Memphis Film Festival
#275: India Fest
#276: Visit the Memphis and Shelby County Room (but not at the new library)
#277: Get Chocolate from Dinstuhl’s

Ones I've done but not written a post on are in bold print. Blog posts are linked.