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Chapter 5: Hickory Hill (part 2)American Values: Lessons I Learned from My FamilyBy Robert F Kennedy Jr.

Thursday we meet Jory Bowling from London Kentucky. Songs include Hickory Hill, Fists Full of Nails, Layers of Blue and Hell For Certain

Dean and Douglas breakdown the rental property investment landscape in every Memphis area ZIP code! 00:00 Introduction 2:12 Frayser 38127 5:36 Raleigh 38128 8:55 Bartlett 38133 10:11 Bartlett 38134 11:56 Bartlett 38135 13:42 Arlington 38002 15:31 Cordova 38016 18:00 Cordova 38018 19:46 Germantown 38138 21:47 Germantown 38139 22:57 Collierville 38017 24:30 SE Shelby Co. 38125 26:56 Hickory Hill 38141 29:34 Hickory Hill 38115 31:12 Oakhaven 38118 33:46 Whitehaven 38116 37:24 Ridgeway 38119 39:20 East Memphis 38117 42:54 Westwood 38109 45:52 West Person 38106 48:49 South Memphis 38126 50:21 University 38111 53:11 Rhodes College 38112 55:07 Orange Mound 38114 57:54 River Oaks 38120 59:51 Berclair 38122 01:02:23 Jackson 38108 01:04:35 North Memphis 38107 01:06:24 Midtown 38104 01:08:36 Downtown 38103 01:10:49 Greenlaw 38105 01:12:03 Millington 38053 01:13:48 Desoto County Have any questions? Shoot me an email: dean@crestcore.com Dean Harris, VP of Sales at CrestCore Realty Douglas Skipworth, Founder & Principal Broker at CrestCore Realty Podcast production and design by Parasaur Studios This podcast is brought to you by Griffin, Clift, Everton & Maschmeyer PLLC. https://www.gcemlaw.com/contact-us/ CoreLend Financial https://www.corelendfinancial.com/contact_us.html Local Title & Closing Services https://localtitle.com/contact/ CrestCore Property Managment https://www.crestcore.com/ Triumph Construction

Exploring Memphis' diverse neighborhoods offers significant opportunities for real estate investment. In this episode, we delve into the communities that have provided the greatest return and satisfaction to investors. As the logistics capital of the United States, Memphis attracts major corporations, boosting the local economy and housing market. Discover how areas like North Memphis, Raleigh, and Hickory Hill offer unique advantages for property investors. From affordable housing to high rental yields, we guide you through the best neighborhoods for maximizing your real estate investments. More about this episode: https://propertymanagementmemphis.com/podcast/best-memphis-neighborhoods-for-real-estate-investment-revealed/

On a windy hill near the small Southern Illinois town of Equality is a decaying mansion that was known for decades as the region's most haunted house. It was a place dubbed Hickory Hill by its builder and over the years, it's been many things – a plantation house, farmhouse, a tourist attraction, and many believe, a chamber of horrors for men and women brought to this house in chains. Thanks to the long-standing legend of the terrible things that occurred in the house, locals eventually began referring to it as “The Old Slave House.”Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at AmericanHauntingsPodcast.comWant an episode every week, plus other awesome perks and discounts? Check out our Patreon pageFind out merch at AmericanHauntingsClothing.comFollow us on Twitter @AmerHauntsPod, @TroyTaylor13, @CodyBeckSTLFollow us on Instagram @AmericanHauntingsPodcast, @TroyTaylorgram, @CodyBeckSTLThis episode was written by Troy TaylorProduced and edited by Cody BeckOur Sponsors:* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/american-hauntings-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this episode of Council In Your Neighborhood, Memphis City Chairman Martavius Jones, Councilwoman Cheyenne Johnson, and Councilman JB Smiley Jr. are joined by Councilwoman Patrice J. Robinson, as they host Super District 8's community meeting in Hickory Hill on January 23, 2023 at Limit Breaker Church.

This week @adafruit we're making a portable sound box for bikes and scooters. Revisiting the Connection Machine build with the Raspberry Pi. Prototyping more RGB matrix cubes with the Raspberry Pi. The timelapse this week is a statue of Khonshu by Hickory Hill, stellar! Soundboard Speaker Video- https://youtu.be/K5RtX5pPXEo Soundboard Speaker Guide- https://learn.adafruit.com/soundboard-speaker-for-bikes-scooters/ Little Connection Machine Video - https://youtu.be/kROJoixSFDY Little Connection Machine Learn Guide - https://learn.adafruit.com/little-connection-machine/ Feather RP2040 https://www.adafruit.com/product/4884 I2S MAX98357 Amplifier https://www.adafruit.com/product/3006 13x9 Red LED Charlieplexed Matrix - https://www.adafruit.com/product/2947 Charlieplexed Matrix Driver - https://www.adafruit.com/product/2946 Black LED Acrylic - https://www.adafruit.com/product/4749 Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 - https://www.adafruit.com/product/4864 https://www.adafruit.com/product/4883 Timelapse Tuesday Khonshu - HickoryHill https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5354686 https://youtu.be/VeP6mi4cpXc Dragon Wall Hook - LOUBIE https://cults3d.com/en/users/loubie https://youtu.be/aQ2FSp8TK3A https://www.printables.com/model/7149-links-hylian-shield/comments#makes hylian shield https://www.thingiverse.com/make:1028556 hylian shield remix https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5357332 midi fighter case remix https://www.printables.com/model/7173-star-trek-combadge-circuit-playground/comments Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

This week @adafruit we're making a portable sound box for bikes and scooters. Revisiting the Connection Machine build with the Raspberry Pi. Prototyping more RGB matrix cubes with the Raspberry Pi. The timelapse this week is a statue of Khonshu by Hickory Hill, stellar! Soundboard Speaker Video- https://youtu.be/K5RtX5pPXEo Soundboard Speaker Guide- https://learn.adafruit.com/soundboard-speaker-for-bikes-scooters/ Little Connection Machine Video - https://youtu.be/kROJoixSFDY Little Connection Machine Learn Guide - https://learn.adafruit.com/little-connection-machine/ Feather RP2040 https://www.adafruit.com/product/4884 I2S MAX98357 Amplifier https://www.adafruit.com/product/3006 13x9 Red LED Charlieplexed Matrix - https://www.adafruit.com/product/2947 Charlieplexed Matrix Driver - https://www.adafruit.com/product/2946 Black LED Acrylic - https://www.adafruit.com/product/4749 Raspberry Pi Pico RP2040 - https://www.adafruit.com/product/4864 https://www.adafruit.com/product/4883 Timelapse Tuesday Khonshu - HickoryHill https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5354686 https://youtu.be/VeP6mi4cpXc Dragon Wall Hook - LOUBIE https://cults3d.com/en/users/loubie https://youtu.be/aQ2FSp8TK3A https://www.printables.com/model/7149-links-hylian-shield/comments#makes hylian shield https://www.thingiverse.com/make:1028556 hylian shield remix https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5357332 midi fighter case remix https://www.printables.com/model/7173-star-trek-combadge-circuit-playground/comments Visit the Adafruit shop online - http://www.adafruit.com ----------------------------------------- LIVE CHAT IS HERE! http://adafru.it/discord Adafruit on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/adafruit Subscribe to Adafruit on YouTube: http://adafru.it/subscribe New tutorials on the Adafruit Learning System: http://learn.adafruit.com/ -----------------------------------------

Jerry and Tracy talk about the Hickory Hill in Illinois better known as the Old Slave House and Huntsville Alabama's Dead Children's Playground. A personal greeting from Bobby Mackey from Bobby Mackey's Music World, the most haunted niteclub in America

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Friday, November 5. Remember Thursday's weather? Well add a little more wind and a warmer evening and you've got Friday. According to the National Weather Service the high in the Cedar Rapids area will be around 55 degrees. A wind of 10 - 15 mph could gust as high as 25 mph. On Friday night it will be mostly clear, with a low around 40 degrees. Two 16-year-old Fairfield students face murder charges in connection with the death of a high school Spanish teacher at the school they attended, authorities said Thursday. Willard Noble Chaiden Miller and Jeremy Everett Goodale, both 16, are accused of killing Nohema Graber, whose body was found Wednesday in a Fairfield park not far from the high school. They are accused of killing Graber, 66, who had taught at Fairfield High School since 2012. It was not disclosed whether she had been the teens' teacher. Fairfield Police said they were able to arrest Miller and Goodale after someone who knew them shared social media posts that contained details of the murder. A motive for the murder has not been released. A defiant Gov. Kim Reynolds on Thursday promised “immediate” legal action over a Biden administration rule requiring larger businesses to have their employees get COVID-19 vaccinations or face regular workplace testing. Reynolds released a statement promising to challenge the new federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration rule on vaccines for employees of companies employing 100 or more. https://www.thegazette.com/federal-government/u-s-mandates-vaccines-or-tests-for-big-companies-by-jan-4/ (Under Thursday's directive), workers at larger businesses will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or face regular testing. According to U.S. Labor Department guidance, workers who choose the testing option may have to bear the cost, as well as being required to wear a face mask on the job beginning Dec. 5. The Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday evening unanimously approved the updated iteration for a development near Hickory Hill Park, that is backed by the Friends of Hickory Hill. The updated proposal for rezoning the 48.75-acre plot northeast of the park is scaled back from previous plans, and devotes nearly three times more land to the city park. Hickory Trail Estates, a senior living facility, would be built on 8.85 acres at the southeast corner of the plot. The facility would have 120 continuing care retirement community units with a total of 134 beds. Residents have opposed previous plans for the project, proposed by Axiom Consultants and Nelson Development, that included single-family homes. The third iteration of the proposal was ultimately rejected by the Iowa City Council. The most recent proposal does not include the single-family housing.  A 41-year-old former immigration lawyer facing theft charges in Colorado is being held in the Johnson County Jail in Iowa City, accused of fabricating a positive COVID-19 test from the University of Iowa in an attempt to avoid a mandatory court appearance in Colorado. Emily Elizabeth Cohen was booked at 3:08 p.m. Tuesday on a detainer from the Boulder County Sheriff's Office, shortly after she tweeted that the Colorado court system “just had me arrested alleging I lied about having COVID. Tweeting from cop car.” Cohen is scheduled for a 10-day trial in Boulder County in Colorado starting Dec. 6 for 11 felony theft counts stemming from allegations she collected tens of thousands in fees from immigrant families before losing contact with them without producing visas or work permits, according to the Boulder Daily Camera newspaper Are you a fan of trying new restaurants? Get the latest restaurant openings & closings and more chewy tips from The Gazette's Chew On this newsletter. Sign up at http://thegazette.com/ (thegazette.com) slash chew  Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette... Support this podcast

An in depth tutorial and discussion around the assassination of John F. Kennedy, (JFK) the country's 35th president who was brutally murdered in Dallas Texas on November 22, 1963.Episode 61  begins the journey on  Air Force One  as the Kennedy and Johnson teams are all aboard and the plane begins its ride   back to  Washington.   We  continue the story  of an  emotionally  intense period where both the Johnson teams and the Kennedy teams  must share Air Force One together on the plane ride back.  In  this  episode 61,  we also visit Hickory Hill at the moment that JFK's brother Robert Kennedy received the news.  In  upcoming episodes, we will cover the  remainder of the plane ride back to  Washington and begin the forensics of  the autopsy.  There is  more direct forensics to come in this series of  forensics episodes.  Stay tuned,  and eventually we'll explore  more of the physical evidence involving use and ownership of the   Mannlicher Carcano rifle and  evidence  recovered from the Presidential limousine, as well as damage done to the vehicle.  Our episodes have now begun  to explore  an array of matters that  dive into a deeper  darkness  related to what  went on that day in Dallas and in the  period before and after the assassination.  Matters   that possibly point  to a  wider  and more sinister  plot to kill the president and  that clearly call into question the theory that there was a  lone assassin.   Complex cases without  an eyewitness that can actually identify the shooter make the forensic and circumstantial evidence that much more important.  Ironically, problems abound with much of the evidence in this case. Evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!This series comprehensively explores the major facts,  themes, and  events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We  review  key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the  possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching.  Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This  real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.

This episode of Faithfully Memphis is all about youth ministry! Join hosts Gabbie Munn (Youth Minister at Calvary Episcopal Church) and Carter Webster (Minister to Youth at Church of the Holy Communion) for a conversation with Jerrod Gunter, Next Generation Pastor at New Direction Christian Church. Jerrod has been a youth pastor in Hickory Hill for over a decade. For the last few years he's been leading a nationwide movement called RiotStarter, which engages teens to be agents of change in their community. In the last year he has traveled all over the country, speaking to thousands of teens and college students as a keynote speaker at major youth/young adult conferences. While his work is explicitly Christian, the topics he tackles with young folks, (self esteem, bullying, social change agents) and the artists he engages along the way are not. FEATURED MUSIC "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder "Salvation Song" by The Avett Brothers "Crowded Table" by The Highwaywomen

Happy New Episode Day, or as I like to call it, the day of rest, because we all get to enjoy a brand new episode of TIMBP! In this one, Perry welcomes "Extra Crispy" Chad of My Daily Bourbon (mydailybourbon) from Instagram. Together, they talk about what makes the Instagram bourbon community so unique, while sipping on anything from an early 70s bourbon to a mysterious lost bourbon from an undisclosed distillery that's now being sold by another distillery who claims it was abandoned until it was finally retrieved. Enjoy. Become a patron of the show at http://www.patreon.com/mybourbonpodcast Send us an email with questions or comments to thisismybourbonshop@gmail.com Check out all of our merch and apparel: http://bourbonshop.threadless.com/ Leave us a message for Barrel Rings at (859)428-8253 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mybourbonpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mybourbonpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mybourbonpod/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisismybourbonpodcast PayPal, if you feel so inclined: PayPal.me/pritter1492

Craig and Jeanine are back again and on the tee with them today is Brian Tardugno, business owner and avid golfer. Brian hails from Methuen and he helps to run the Vagabond League and he also played this weeks course with them which is Hickory Hill Golf Course, together they are going to give you a breakdown of the course and their opinions on the experience. Check out the Vagabond League: http://vagabondleague.com/ COURSE INFO Hickory Hill Golf Course    https://www.golfhickoryhill.com/ Hickory Hill is an 18 Hole golf course located in Methuen, Massachusetts. Designed by Manny Francis, the regulation length course has 4 sets of tee boxes and offers a fun and challenging golf experience. Owned by the Brox Family. 18 Holes located off of Route 113 with a pro shop and a great grill. Golf range and putting green and clubhouse amenities. Par 71. From the whites is 6020 yards. From the Reds is 5081 and par 72 and for those wishing to play from the tips it goes out to 6287 Join us for some fun every Thursday at 10am as we talk all the best courses around and an array of other Golf topics too. Want to be a part of our live studio audience? Join us every week as we record live every Thursday @ 10am at the Studio 21 Podcast Café high atop Two Guys Smoke Shop Salem NH Join the GOLF IS A FORE LETTER WORD Community - Subscribe To Our Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCquWPxpjtg2dFK2tLWZy04w Follow and Like Us On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/golfisfore Listen to Us on Podbean: https://golfisaforeletterword.podbean.com/ #GolfIsAForeLetterWord #GolfCourse #Golf #Studio21PodcastCafe #UnitedPodcastNetwork

Today at Hickory Hill, Eric shot a 90. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/imsosurecast/support

Tori Taylor and Jim Harbin from Agape Child & Family Services share ways you can build a stronger marriage, have fun teeing off at TPC Southwind, and the story behind their support of nearly 3,000 children and families each year in under-resourced communities like Frayser, Hickory Hill, and Whitehaven in the city of Memphis. Agape serves these families through school-based initiatives and site-based services. Since its founding in 1970, Agape has grown from a staff of 2 to nearly 100 team members and 2,500 volunteers.

In this episode, releasing on “National Puppy Day”, Alyson talks about the many various pets the Kennedy family owned in the White House, along with some of Bobby and Ethel’s menagerie at Hickory Hill. Instagram: www.instagram.com/kennedydynasty Patreon: www.patreon.com/kennedydynasty Website: www.kennedydynasty.com YouTube: www.kennedydynasty.com/youtube Shop: www.kennedydynasty.com/shop Recommendations: www.kennedydynasty.com/recommendations

Find David Raymond at daveraymondspeaks.com or by email to dave@daveraymondspeaks.comTRANSCRIPTThis is Changing the Rules, a podcast about designing the life you want to live, hosted by KC Dempster and Ray Loewe, the luckiest guy in the world.KC Dempster  0:13  Good morning, everybody. Welcome to Changing the Rules. This is KC Dempster. And I'm here with Ray Loewe in theRay Loewe  0:21  wonderful.KC Dempster  0:22  You jumped on my line.Ray Loewe  0:24  I did.KC Dempster  0:25  Okay, well now you can stop for a minute. We are in the ever evolving, Wildfire Podcast Studios in beautiful downtown Woodbury, New Jersey, and it's a little chilly, but we are in meteorological spring. So that is something to lift everybody spirits.Ray Loewe  0:44  Yes. Because everything gets better over the next three months. I heard that on the news yesterday, too. So that's cool.KC Dempster  0:49  Yes. Yes. So welcome, Ray,Ray Loewe  0:52  so So we have a great podcast today. I mean, it This, this, maybe is the is the highlight of our whole podcasting career. So, you know, we've talked a lot about the luckiest people in the world. And we've set this definition that the luckiest people in the world are those people who design their own lives personally. And then once that life is designed, they live it under their terms. Well, we have a gentleman today who has certainly done that. I think at the beginning, he got some extra lock because he got nudged in a way that most of us don't get nudged. But he also exudes one of the mindsets here of the luckiest people in the world. And that mindset is that we all have the power to be happy. And Dave Raymond of all people, I think, has the power to be happy and can show us how to be happy. So Dave Raymond Happy Tuesday, are you thatDave Raymond  1:55  I just have to tell you how much I love the podcast format. And even more so when you have co hosts? Because I've got more people to point out to say, Well, that wasn't me. That was somebody else.Ray Loewe  2:07  Well, you know, it keeps us on track. I you know, KC really runs this whole podcast over here. But let's spend some time going back into history because you've had an incredible journey in your life. And and take it back to I guess, college. And you were a football player. And you were related to some guy who is probably one of the most infamous and best football coaches ever.Dave Raymond  2:37  Well, it was, I had an idyllic life, that's for sure. And I I certainly fit with the topic because I've always looked at my life as being exceptionally lucky. But I grew up with, you know, my hero was my father and he was an icon and his name is was Tubby Raymond. He was a not only a head football coach at University of Delaware, but he he was there for 50 years first as the head baseball coach and then an assistant football coach. And it's a type of career that will never be rivaled again. He was very good friends with Joe Paterno and Joe Paterno used to say I'm not retiring until Tubby Raymond retires.And they both had that, you know, that situation where they were at one university for the majority of their career, and I'm very proud of my dad, you know, he's not with us. He passed away three years ago, this December. But I live this dream I want all I want to do Ray and KC was to play football for him. I wasn't thinking about education, I just, and then I thought, well, of course I'll be a football coach then. And, and and, and he was happy with that concept. But he knew better than I did in this regard. And he said, Listen, you know, let's take a look at some other options too. I'll help you but and you've got a couple of years before you graduate. You're playing football here. You're having a good time. Why don't I help you get a summer job with the Phillies because he knew Ruly and Bob Carpenter senior who owned the Phillies and I also like to say like Malcolm Gladwell, I had this access and, and then I was soon to have 10,000 plus hours of practice. I just wasn't expecting it to be the practice that it turned out because when my dad told me the most important thing about getting the job with the Phillies for summers was you'll never know who you meet or what might happen. And and that was prophetic. And after a couple of summers working for the Phillies, I went Why do I want to be a football coach?I can't I can't I couldn't believe that I could have a full time job working for a professional baseball team because back then, you know in this in the 70s there was no such thing as a sports marketing degree. Right. And, and that's that's how it all started.Ray Loewe  4:51  Okay, so here you are. You're working for the Phillies. And then I think the Phillies asked you to do something that you probably thought was a little weird at The timeDave Raymond  5:02  that's that's an understatement of the decade. I, I said, Well, when I after the second year, it was supposed to be a two year internship and I had another year to go in school. So I was concerned that I was going to go have to graduate. And then they would get back to me and say, Well, maybe we'll have something for you, David. Instead, that third summer, early in the spring, they called me. I was on campus at the University of Delaware living in my fraternity house and they said, you know, do you want to have your job back? I'm like, Oh, my gosh, sure. What do you want me to do? Go to New York and get fitted for the costume.Whoa, and I started, I didn't protest, but I started to, you know, I show some, you know, I was a little incredulous about this concept. And they said, No, no, David, look, just go to New York and get fitted for the costume. You know, I did that. And I walked the big surprise was walking into a place that in the garment district that look like Gipetto's puppet studio. And I mean, it was exactly like that. It was a place that you never would expect except in a Disney movie. And I met this woman who turned out to be one of Jim Henson's original designers. She did Statler and Waldorf, she helped design Miss Piggy. And she told me here this is what we're, this is what we're building for the Phillies. And I looked at the picture and I was like, Oh, my gosh, I'm gonna be a muppet.Ray Loewe  6:25  Well, yeah, this, this shows you are lucky again, because you could have been Miss Piggy.Dave Raymond  6:33  I don't know. Maybe I could have done that. Well, right. You never know. my, you know, I've got a lot of I have a lot of range.KC Dempster  6:39  Yeah, yeah, you know, and I'm visualizing the, the Phanatic outfit and Oscar the Grouch. And I think they're related.Dave Raymond  6:49  Well, they, you know, I would just say there is some lineage to the the beauty and the personalities of the Muppets in general. So that because, you know, we had people who understood, you know, that type of puppetry, that type of character, and, of course, that type of costume. But it was really the brilliance of Bill Giles, too, because Bill, you know, worked with the Bonnie and they were they collaborated together. And the result was, you know, what we currently had fallen in love with is the fanatic, but, you know, the, the personality was, and I think it was wonderful enlightened leadership, you know, Bill, because I was petrified, going, you know, I didn't look like we had a plan. The costume fit me, it was delivered the first day, I was supposed to wear it with no instruction. And, and Bill was just telling me, well, you're just gonna go out? And I said, Yeah, but what do you want me to do? And he he finally he saw the fear on my face. And he said, David, you just you have to go out and have fun. If you don't do that it's it's not going to work in front of our fans. well that directive that Prime Directive released all my fear and, and when I went running out of his office, he screamed at me and this is the honest to god truth, you scream, g rated fun, David g rated.Sure, he had put the fun in the box. And I do believe that the 40, 43 years guys that the Phanatic has been, that his success has been driven by that, that original directive. And, and it was taken really seriously. But in my mind that I didn't want to betray trust. And then I just did, what all great Philadelphia fans would do, and go put my emotions on my sleeve, show my insecurity, show my passion for my team. And then of course, mix that with all of the slapstick humor, which was just I thought, beautiful comedy to me. So cartoon characters, and The Three Stooges and, and all and all the, you know, Laurel and Hardy, all of those were, you know, shaped my young life in terms of entertainment. And I just squish that all together. And what the product was this wonderful personality we have is the Phanatic.Ray Loewe  9:04  So So now the original Philly Phanatic was born. And you were actually not only the original Philly Phanatic, but you were really the forerunner of all of these mascots weren't you?Dave Raymond  9:18  Well, we have to give a lot of credit to the modern day mascot that was started in San Diego by the San Diego Chicken. And that really was we had a junior executive by the name of Danny Lehman, who was on the west coast. About a year and a half. Right, right. When I started as an intern in 76, who came back after seeing this crazy character in San Diego that was a guy in a chicken suit and went to build jobs and said, Hey, this, this is really something that's that's special that's going on. The people are paying more attention to this chicken than they are to the to the Padres. And at the time, they were an expansion team and they weren't winning and that that of course, was a relatively easy thing to do. distract the fans from the mess that was going on on the field. And then that's when Bill first started to curate this concept of Well, we're on the forefront of doing wild and wacky and crazy promotions here. For the Phillies games, we have to fill up a stadium that has 60,000 seats for baseball, which was relatively unheard of. So we need to do more. And that's that's how the Phanatics was born. And then I think after that, this concept of what sports mascots could do, not only for, you know, for the fans, but for the business, and once it becomes a successful business operation, then, you know, kind of all bets are off on how big it could become. Right, right.Ray Loewe  10:41  Yeah, I remember you telling me we during our kind of pre conference over here that the Philly Phanatic was actually born in the Galapagos Islands, weDave Raymond  10:50  he was and you know, and sick because of what you do with the luckiest folks in the world. And you do some travel. And it's a perfect example of how seriously the Phillies take the Phanatic's backstory that we created to end and they one day, they said, we're gonna send you along with the Phanatic to the Galapagos Islands, so you could kind of witness where the fanatic was born. So I actually got to go to the Galapagos Islands, because we made up this fanciful story, just to have a connection of some kind to how the Phanatic came to Philadelphia and got me to the Galapagos Islands,Ray Loewe  11:27  and all over the country, and probably more than that, so so you now we're in this furry, fuzzy green costume. And your job was to bring happiness to the world? Then how old were you? You are, you're just getting out of college at that time.Dave Raymond  11:47  I was 21 years old when I started in 1978.Ray Loewe  11:51  You know, that's a lot of responsibility for a 20 year old, you know, you bring happiness to the whole world. And yet, and yet you've done this, okay, and, and you're still doing it. So how long ago did your actual career as the Phanatic where you dressed up in a costume, andDave Raymond  12:12  I was I was there for 16 years. And after the, in 1993, we went to the World Series somewhat unexpectedly, we had such great characters on that baseball team that the Phanatic sometimes got overshadowed by by the characters that were playing baseball like john Kruc and Darren Dalton and Lenny Dykstra, and Mitch Williams, and I got to be at that point. Over time, I got to be friendly with many of the players, but I had some really close friends on that team. And I mean, Darren Dalton came to my bachelor party, which, which was a great way to get a lot of young ladies interested in coming to that bachelor party. My father in law was there. And that's a whole nother story. But he said, hey, look, how many young ladies are following me into our room. I said, I said to my father in law, Wayne, it's Darren Dalton. That's why he's here. But that was a great group of people, good friends. And then when that ended, you know, I decided, probably at the beginning of that season, that I wanted to figure out what I could do for a living that didn't require me to sweat and toil on this giant fur costume. Because I at some point, physically, I would be incapable of doing what I was getting paid to do. And I would still be quite young, and I needed to figure out a way to, to pay the bills and to bill and that's that when, when my venture into entrepreneurial focus came into play, and it was the best decision I ever made in my life as crazy as that might sound giving up that job.Ray Loewe  13:42  So cool. So before we leave the fanatic, though, you performed in some crazy places. I think I was looking at some of your YouTube videos and things before, and you've actually done as the Phanatic funerals. Oh, yeah, sure. Services. take a couple minutes and talk about some of this stuff. Okay.Dave Raymond  14:03  Well, I think the the concept started because it's so funny how this works by rote Ray. And KC, it isn't something that was necessary planned for this type of success. It was let's do something different. Let's have some fun. Well, what happened was immediately people wanted the Phanatic to come to local appearances. So there were car dealerships and fairs and, you know, birthday celebrations and bigger events, that made sense. But while at the same time we were getting requests to go to places where really I would look at the piece of paper that, you know, this contract was placed going, Well, what am I going to do there, you know, General Electric polymer engineers convention, doing events where there were no children. And then and then, of course, very early in the career a request from a family whose patriarch had lived a wonderful long life into his 90s and he was A huge Phillies fan and he had actually expressed that he wanted the Phanatic at his wake he actually had put it in his last wishes get God because I want this to be a party and I was very nervous about doing that. I don't know what I was expecting. But I basically walked into a party they were celebrating a life well lived. And and having the Phanatic there because of the connection to Philadelphia made a ton of sense. So after that, I'm like, this works everywhere I a Catholic mass, who were I met, a very good friend of mine is still a mentor me Father, Jim Dever, who was at at St. Charles, the Borromeo and cinnaminson at the time, and he wanted me to sneak in behind his precession before he gave Mass and I'm like, Oh, my gosh, but I can't do that. And he said, you know, Mike, my homily is about the unexpected circumstances. He said, curveballs that life throws our way. So we had a theme, and we did it. And it worked. And I, I mean, the whole congregation was aghast at first because they thought I was just doing it on my own as a Phanatic. And once they saw that Father, Deborah was happy with it. They recognize it was okay with the Lord. And it works.But my favorite all time appearance was was getting to know Ethel Kennedy, when they're just after Bobby Bobby's assassination, and they started the RFK Memorial tennis foundation for kids with mental challenges. And so she would go all over the country before the Flushing Meadows event, which was the big signature event of the year, she met me as the Phanatic in Philadelphia. I got to know her personally. She invited me to come to Flushing Meadows. And then after the Phanatic was successful there, I was working with Schwarzenegger and Chevy Chase and Cheryl Tiegs, it was it was just a mind blowing experience. She then said to me, I want you to come to Hickory Hill during one of our family gatherings. And I said, well, Mrs. Kennedy, What, what do you want the fanatic to do there, she said, you know, as Kennedys we get together. And before dinner, there's always some sports contests and somebody's mad at somebody else. And by the time dinner rolls around, nobody's talking, I'm going to bring you in, and you're going to be the official referee for the Kennedy sports contest. There's no way they can take it seriously. And there I was, you know, in Camelot, keeping the Kennedys away from each other's throats. And, and it it was, it was a special time I have this wonderful letter from, from Ethel Kennedy thanking me. You know, it just there's a I mean, these are the types of benefits that I received from being kind. I mean, it's, you know, I'm being kind and I'm getting this enormous amount of benefit from meeting wonderful people and having these great memories. And that was one of my favorite, but the message is that this there is no place that that a dose of this will not work. And that that is the universal quality of fun.Ray Loewe  17:56  You know, there's one other story I'd like you to get into. And then we're going to go into where are we now and where are we going? But I think you had to go to was in LA as the Phanatic. And you're on the field with a band.Dave Raymond  18:10  Yes, it was. It was one of those times where, you know, youth collides with common sense. And I was so young when they were asking me to go to Los Angeles very early in the 80s. So just a few years after the Phanatic was born, and the Dodgers had heard that the Phanatic was very successful in pregame they're in baseball, there's a wonderful environment of getting prepared for the game, unlike any other sports. So you, you go get your hot dog, you get your soda, the kids get to walk around the stadium, and then things just start to happen somewhat unannounced on the field that its value added entertainment and bands were part of that. And then my my directive with the Phillies was anything that's going on the field, you have carte blanche, they trusted me to do spontaneous work with whatever's going on. And that always highlighted those guys. It was like a laser pointer for the fans. They go look, there's a Phanatic. And then wherever the fanatic would go, they would watch so it made the band performances better. And I was course was meeting with the band directors saying this is what I'm gonna do. And when I went to LA, number one, I was just excited about going to Los Angeles and working in front of new fans. Instead, when I got out there, they were booing the heck out of me. Like I had 20 minutes, you know, to win them over and over and I'm like, Oh, yeah, right. I'm, I'm the enemy. Of course, you're booing me. But I wasn't ready for that. And then this band filed out to centerfield. I go, Oh, this is how I'm going to distract them because they'll love this. And I ran out and started playing with the band and the band director came on the field and started to grab me and he's trying to drag me off the field. He's screaming get off the field. You're gonna ruin the show. Do you know how hard my students have worked and you're gonna ruin it? Because I hadn't asked for permission. He thought I was some nut that jumped out of the stands. So the funny thing that happened was as he's dragging me off the field, I saw two big Los Angeles police officers running on the field. And I thought, Oh my gosh, they're gonna, they think, you know, they think that this guy's caught an intruder, they're gonna throw me in LA jail, And I was never gonna get out. Instead, the police officers ran right past that for that fanatic and grabbed the band director and tracked him off the field. And I'm like, Yeah, like somebody, and the band gets a standing ovation. And I, you know, I go back into the locker room and I say shed myself of fanatics personality and, and I felt bad for the band director, like, he didn't know what was going on. So I wouldn't had a conversation with him. And he stopped me and said, Do not apologize. I just saw my band get a standing ovation from the Los Angeles crowd. I didn't know you were approved. I didn't know you were a professional. I, you know, and you helped you because of the interaction, you helped the band get a standing ovation. I said, Well, you, you were the you know, I was your straight man.You took care of the rest. And so what happened was, I understood that if I'm going to go do this, and I'm going to do it in an unexpected way, in unexpected circumstances, I needed to make sure that people knew that I was I was a professional, I knew how to make this work. And I'm going to show the leaders ROI. So in this case, I would have said to him, Hey, how 'bout if your band got a standing ovation from the Los Angeles, Los Angeles Dodgers crowd? Would you like that? And they would say, yeah, how do I do that? Well, here's what we're going to do. And so you know, if fun is going to work everywhere in our world today, just think about where we are in our world today. We better make sure it is a it's a serious endeavor to produce very big and unexpected return. And and that is that's also and I'm glad you brought that up, Ray, Because that's a very important part of, hey, we're gonna have fun everywhere. But guess what, we understand how to roll it out.Ray Loewe  21:54  Okay, so today, you've graduated, although I'm not sure that it's a graduation, to tell you the truth. I, I think that's that's just an incredible life that you lived there during that time. But now you're on a mission. And your mission is to get everybody to be happy, and to have fun. So tell us a little bit about what you're doing?Dave Raymond  22:14  Well, it's a wonderful pivot point. And, and I was in the midst of doing this pivot anyway, I have a sports marketing business that is centered around creating and developing characters that will sell messaging by creating very powerful, memorable moments. That is a wonderful marketing tool, if you could ever find a marketing tool that when it interacts with folks, they don't know they're being sold. And they and they're going to take a snapshot of this moment and always talk about it, that that's what my business Raymond Entertainment does. But I've created the power of fun brand, because, you know, this, this wonderful time in this in another personality, and the delivery of kindness. And then the study of positive psychology made me realize that I was living this real time without knowing there is empirical data to support everything that I've been talking about, which is why is the fanatic so powerful? Why after 43 years, he still is doing the same thing? And the answer is because they've engaged the power of fun. And so what I what's happened is I've always spoken to groups, community groups, since my early years with the Phillies. But in the beginning, it was Oh, yeah, this is what it's like to be the Phanatic. And that was interesting. But now it's like, here's how you can learn from that experience, to build long term sustainable happiness in your life. And I and I always joke with people, when they say, Well, you know, who's this talk good for? Well, good, want to be happy for the rest of your life, that you would, you'd be one of the people want to talk to, if you don't want to be happy, I don't want to have anything to do with you. You know, it's, it's obvious that it everybody wants to hear this during any time. So it's timeless. But in today's world, because of what we've all gone through since March of last year, this is a tool that not only will help you overcome this challenge, it will build resilience, and it will help you thrive when life is good. It's the same process. And it was all you know, taught to me by my experience, where I lived an idyllic life Ray and KC until life smacked me upside the head with, you know, with the struggles of my my young mother, 59 years old, who passed away with a brain cancer and at the same time, right at the same time, my marriage collapsed, and everybody knows that they've gone through challenges. That's the way life works. You know, you can get a double blow of brutality, when you're, you know, when you're least expecting it. And for me, if you think about my life up to that point, nothing had gone wrong. And then I get hit with a double shot of the brutality of life. And it was the Phanatics personality that saved me and those are the lessons I've extrapolated, deconstructed And that's what I, I talk in all my keynotes. And I'm, I'm talking to large conferences and events, but I'm also talking to small leadership groups. We do training for people who are just looking to build happiness, and to overcome and it has been the it's, I believe, Ray, that my entire life has put me in this place specifically to do this at this time. And, and that's what I wake up every morning, just, I'm so excited, I get out of breath, just thinking about what I'm going to do next.Ray Loewe  25:30  Unbelievable. So one quick thing, you have a book out, it's called the power of fun. We're gonna where do people get that?Dave Raymond  25:39  In every app, you know, I've decided not to give Amazon any more strength than they need. So I put I self published, but I'm very proud of the book and I and it gets wonderful reviews. So I will leave it at that. But Dave, Raymond speaks.com, is where you can get the book you can and for free, you can join our newsletter, which, you know, is been a really labor of love for me once a month to send that out the 5:30 the last Friday of every month, because I for some reason, that's the most popular Friday. I think we're moving to the next month week. Okay, that's behind us. Now, it's Friday at 5:30. So I'm looking forward to the weekend. And this is an easy read, it takes, you know, 15 minutes to read the entire thing unless you dive into the links. And it's just promotes the tips and tricks about how to be happy. And the book does the same thing.Ray Loewe  26:29  And I can tell you, I've read a couple of issues. And they each have made me smile.Dave Raymond  26:36  That's that's so wonderful to hear. Thank you.Ray Loewe  26:38  So we're at the end of our time, David, it's been a wonderful time block here. And we need to get you back sometime and continue these great stories that you've had. But do you have any last parting words that you'd like to leave?Dave Raymond  26:52  It's very simple Ray, and KC, and I want you to do two things. Stop asking people how they're doing and instead say, Tell me something good. And watch the fun that ensues in after that. And remember that your happiness truly is up to you. You have to decide how happy you want to be and then you have to work at it. Just like any other thing that's worth it in life, you have to work hard at your happiness every day.Ray Loewe  27:17  So words of wisdom from a fuzzy green thing. Right. And and Dave Raymond, thanks for being our guest on Changing the Rules. And it was a wonderful time slot. So I look forward to listening to it again. So have a great day, everybody and KC, where we go next.KC Dempster  27:36  And join us next week for another great Changing the Rules Talk. Thank you for listening to Changing the Rules a podcast designed to help you live your life the way you want and give you what you need to make it happen. Join us next week for our next exciting topic on Changing the Rules with KC Dempster and Ray Loewe, the luckiest guy in the world. 

This week we have an interesting find, Hickory Hill Bourbon. A bourbon that is not only nice on the shelf and on your wallet but also nice on the palate. It is a good bourbon with nice flavor and just enough bite to satisfy any bourbon lover. Following the review, we go back in time and go through a couple games we used to play when we had a few friends over. Listen in for our full review and to get to know us a little better. As always, thank you for listening and keep it neat.

This week we blasted out a crazy week of NFL news from an outdoor location, where football should be played and football podcasts should be recorded! Steelers stay undefeated by beating up on the Jaguars, the Chiefs comeback against the Raiders, Texans crush Patriots, Ravens fall to Titans, Chargers beat Jets, Eagles fall to Browns, Saints and Taysom Hill crush Falcons, Football Team takes on Bengals, Dolphins fall to Broncos, Cowboys beat Vikings, Colts win in OT against Packers, Rams surprise the Buccaneers, Tom Brady called out by Bruce Arians, Steelers news, Seahawks news, Eagles news, and much more!We tasted and reviewed Angel City Brewing IPA and Hickory Hill Single Barrel Rye. Frane concocted the shot of the week! Follow us at @GoalThirst on Twitter and @thirstand on Instagram. You can listen and subscribe at our website, thirstandgoal.buzzsprout.com. Please also check us out on Pandora! To send us a question or comment, email: podcastthirstandgoal@gmail.com. Leave us a voicemail at (818) 350-2680 (Be aware: we may play it on the air).

Drew James, a father of two from Phoenix, Arizona, was shot and killed by an unknown assailant in April 2020. Phoenix Police are looking for a gray car with a missing drive-side front hubcap for more information. Freemont California Police Detectives are still searching for the three men who stabbed 20-year-old Emerson Zuniga on Jan 25th, 2007. California Governor Gavin Newsom has now issued at $50,000 reward for anyone with information that could lead to a conviction in this murder. On Thanksgiving Day 2017, 68 year old veteran Robert Wong was at home recovering from Cancer, while his family was out for dinner, when an unknown intruder broke into his Memphis Tennessee home, shot him to death, and stole his 2005 Teal Honda Odyssey minivan. The vehicle was discovered two days later in Crepe Myrtle in Hickory Hill. Police are still clueless as to who committed the crime. On May 14th, 2017, 17 year old Makiya Hawkins was at a party at the Pavilion Recreation Complex when she was shot in the back of the head. Police still have no idea who the killer is, nevermind there being over 100 people at the party when Makiya was killed. Clackamas County Sheriff Officials are seeking any information in the death of Wanda Ann Herr, whose remains were found on Mt. Hood back in 1986. They believe that she went missing in 1976, but wasn't found for another 10 years. A facial reconstruction was pieced together from her skull, and DNA analysis has led detectives to believe that it is Wanda Ann Herr. She was believed to be in Gresham, Oregon at the time of her disappearance. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/milkcartonmysteries/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/milkcartonmysteries/support

LaDell Beamon, CEO and Founder of Heal the Hood Foundation, who talks about the comic book hero "Wake" that lives in Memphis and is opening up an opportunity to bring Hollywood to the Mid-South, including the creation of a super-hero themed entertainment complex to be located in Hickory Hill, called the Hero Empowerment Center. The Hero Empowerment Center will have the Mid-South's first 4D theater, museums, a gym, recording studio, comic studio, rooftop urban garden, and more. During the interview, Beamon talks about what the complex will mean to both youth and the city. The mission of the Hero Empowerment Center is to create an artistic therapy platform that cultivates and equips youth and families to use their gifts and talents to positively shape the community around them.The Hero Empowerment Center uses creative and strategic partnerships to shape 3 core areas of youth that become a part. Those 3 core areas are body, mind, and spirit. We are all shaped by what we see, hear, and feel. Our views are formed by what we are taught which comes in the form of programming. The atmosphere that we create reverse crime, poverty and violence is the nucleus of this “Micro City.”The Hero Empowerment Center is a Micro City that is powered by the arts and a heart for the community. Inside of this massive facility is the ability to harness potential and release position growth in the community.Learn more by visiting http://hthmemphis.org/hth/ or https://heroempowermentcenter.org/about-us

Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner has seen first hand the impact of violent crime on his commission district which includes Hickory Hill. But Turner says it's possible to back law enforcement and be opposed to a militarization of the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and Memphis Police Department.

David Jordan, CEO and President of Agape Child and Family Services to discuss the good things they are doing in fragile areas of our community by advocating for the physical, psychological, and spiritual needs of children and families, and maintain a special commitment to serving under-served and/or disenfranchised populations. Agape is celebrating its 50th year in Memphis - Since our founding in 1970, Agape has grown from a staff of 2 to nearly 100 team members and 2,000 volunteers. Those who have known us for decades know us as an organization whose roots include a longtime affiliation with the Churches of Christ and a focus on foster care and adoption services.We need help with education for our kids. We're in all 16 schools, K to 12 that our kids attend from the three three communities, Frazier, Whitehaven, Hickory Hill that we work in.  Taking a multi generational approach,  this collaborative piece is very important. We have a hundred or more collaborators, organizations that do mentoring, organizations that are involved in childcare organizations are focused on transportation, on housing. Agape is kind of a quarterback, if you will, walking alongside our families. Our staff actually are called connectors. We connect relationally and we connect by wrapping services around, and so we're holistically focusing on the family and all the matters going on the family, and then having collaborative partners work with us and alignment what most meets the family's needs.We've also,  had our families say,  I need more of a job. Almost 50% of our families and our parents work, they're just under employed. You literally cannot get out of poverty unless you're making at least $15 an hour or more. So that's one of our  goals is to just get 20% of our adults to that place. Again, in our last quarter report, which came out just a couple of weeks ago, 38% of our adults, we're at $15 an hour or more.From a job perspective and workforce development we think as bad as COVID-19 is, this is giving us an opportunity to go even deeper with our families with some tools that maybe they've not had before. The goal is to get 500 computer devices out to our families with connectivity, with training and be able to use it in this kind of way, because now over 200 of our families have lost income. Over $400,000 has been raised just for some of these immediate needs for our families right now. Because we're wanting to honor social distancing at this time, volunteer by sharing the news, getting the word out, letting people know about us and what we do. You can also give financially, Agape money is going directly to the families around food and immediate needs.Learn More:  https://agapemeanslove.org/

My guest for episode 114 is Dr. Stacy L. Spencer, Senior Pastor of New Direction Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, a multi-site congregation with church plants in Collierville, TN, and Idutywa, South Africa.Take a listen as Dr. Spencer speaks of his humble beginnings in the 80's working in tobacco fields in rural Olmstead, Kentucky. He learned many life skills growing up but most of all empathy for others. As a student in high school, he was involved in a plethora of activities including football, track, band and speech. West Kentucky University was where he later attended college as a broadcast major pledging Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. It was his junior year when he received his calling from God. After graduation, he attended seminary school and later moved to Memphis, TN as a youth pastor with Mississippi Blvd Church. In 2001, Dr. Spencer stepped out on faith and began a radical church by the name of New Direction Christian Church that has grown rapidly going from 60 to 10,000 members in 10 years. Although those numbers have astronomically grown since then, Dr. Spencer has laid a fruitful foundation in the Hickory Hill area with Power Center CDC. This multi-million-dollar community model includes a middle school, performing arts center, wellness center, retail spaces and housing.As we settle into a new normal with the ongoing threat of the coronavirus, Dr. Spencer shares his thoughts on how this virus relates to the Bible referencing Psalms 21 and a few others. He echoes the fact that God is getting our attention as we undergo a mass healing of sorts via self-quarantine. Dr. Spencer reminds us of the importance of Faith during these days. He also shares that although the doors of the church are physically closed, church is still in session. Enjoy.

My guest for episode 114 is Dr. Stacy L. Spencer, Senior Pastor of New Direction Christian Church in Memphis, Tennessee, a multi-site congregation with church plants in Collierville, TN, and Idutywa, South Africa. Take a listen as Dr. Spencer speaks of his humble beginnings in the 80's working in tobacco fields in rural Olmstead, Kentucky. He learned many life skills growing up but most of all empathy for others. As a student in high school, he was involved in a plethora of activities including football, track, band and speech. West Kentucky University was where he later attended college as a broadcast major pledging Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. It was his junior year when he received his calling from God. After graduation, he attended seminary school and later moved to Memphis, TN as a youth pastor with Mississippi Blvd Church. In 2001, Dr. Spencer stepped out on faith and began a radical church by the name of New Direction Christian Church that has grown rapidly going from 60 to 10,000 members in 10 years. Although those numbers have astronomically grown since then, Dr. Spencer has laid a fruitful foundation in the Hickory Hill area with Power Center CDC. This multi-million-dollar community model includes a middle school, performing arts center, wellness center, retail spaces and housing. As we settle into a new normal with the ongoing threat of the coronavirus, Dr. Spencer shares his thoughts on how this virus relates to the Bible referencing Psalms 21 and a few others. He echoes the fact that God is getting our attention as we undergo a mass healing of sorts via self-quarantine. Dr. Spencer reminds us of the importance of Faith during these days. He also shares that although the doors of the church are physically closed, church is still in session. Enjoy.

April 1, 2020 marks 50 years of loving children and families for Agape Child and Family Services in Memphis. David Jordan has served as President and CEO for 25 of those years. He reflects on their past focus of foster care and adoption to a place based strategy of service to 1,500 families in the Frayser, Whitehaven, Hickory Hill areas of the city. Agape offers hope to the undeserved of the city by addressing poverty, offering a safe place for those in domestic violence, and education for children.

On the Ground lead writer A. J. Dugger talks with the family behind B Chill Lemonade about how they got started and what's next for the luxury lemonade brand.

“What we found was that market forces tended to favor growth within the geographic center of the city, from downtown to the eastern edge of the city along the Poplar corridor… and it left out a lot of areas of the city that otherwise would not see much activity. This was dissatisfying for everyone, and though we're excited about growth, we want it to extend to all areas of the city, including Frayser and Raleigh and Hickory Hill. Memphis 3.0 helps us to provide answers as to how to make this happen.” That's John Zeanah, Director of Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning & Development, talking about why all Memphians should care about the comprehensive city plan called Memphis 3.0. Listen as host Mark Fleischer talks with Mr. Zeanah about long-term city planning and how the Division of Planning & Development uses 3.0 guidelines to encourage more equitable developments in this time of unprecedented Memphis growth.

We talk history, industry, and community in Hickory Hill and get the details on the upcoming Hickory Hill resource and career fair on October 19 from guests Davida Cruthird with Agape Child and Family Services and Candace Taylor with Power Center CDC.

Hickory Hill is a Kentucky straight bourbon produced by Gulf Cost Distillers out of Houston.  Obviously they did not distill it given that they are in Texas, but it is an interesting bourbon.  Here are my thoughts. http://www.gulfcoastdistillers.com/hickory-hill-kentucky-straight-bourbon/

Myself and Jeremiah sat down and chatted with Brad Wittstock of Hickory Hill Hunts of Arbela, Missouri. A amazing outfitter now expanded into IOWA. No its not high fenced and its a amazing property to hunt! if this is something your thinking about doing go check them out! www.hickoryhillhunts.com Tell them we sent you!   

Meet A.J. Dugger, our newest core team member and On the Ground’s lead writer, and hear the team’s first thoughts on our newest On the Ground neighborhood, Hickory Hill.

Angela Garland and David Jordan dive into Agape Child and Family Services' mission to keep kids out of foster care and reduce poverty by working alongside some of Memphis' most at-risk youth and families. This summer they're hosting camps in Frayser, Whitehaven and Hickory Hill that take their kids around the world with a global curriculum.

Today we talk about time warps, the coming civil war, and spooooooooky ghosts!Unfortunately today, a man named Jarrod Ramos went crazy and shot up a newspaper. Why? Because he was mad at them for writing an article about him. Please, people, please if you are having thoughts of harming yourself or others talk to someone!  https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org helps with anger issues too. Please, just think things through.   Let’s move on to Las Vegas, that tiny little town in the desert where Joshua Warren claims to have found a time warp. Actually, it’s not nearly as cool at it would seem. Where’s all the dinosaurs? Then we take on the topic of the Second American Civil war. Is it really coming? “The View” seems to think so! So do 31% of Americans. Do you? Are you prepared? Well, don’t put on your war paint just yet.  And finally, we go to Illinois and learn the history of Hickory Hill and the slave ghosts that still haunt the property. Would you be able to spend the night in the spoooooky house? The first man who tried to stay the night in the haunted attic ran out of the house and died only a few hours later. A reported 200 people tried to stay the night at Hickory Hill but they were all run out one by one by chilling voices and phantoms hands. Only one man, a journalist named David Rodgers stayed the whole night, back in 1978, and since then the house has been under 24 hour guard. Why? Listen to the podcast and find out! Links: Paranormal Investigator Claims To Find 'Time Warp' Near Las Vegas Hickory Hill: The Haunted Slave House In The North And, one of my favorite books of all time: Haunted Places: The National Directory: Ghostly Abodes, Sacred Sites, UFO Landings and Other Supernatural Locations Listen to the daily podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts! ------------------------------------------------ http://www.DeadRabbit.com Email: DeadRabbitRadio@gmail.comTwitter: @JasonOCarpenter Paranormal, Conspiracy, and True Crime news as it happens! Jason Carpenter breaks the stories they'll be talking about tomorrow, assuming the world doesn't end today.

Whether one calls it the Crenshaw House, Hickory Hill or the Old Slave House, one thing is certain about this house that sits on a hill in Southern Illinois. The horrifying history of its past certainly lends itself to a negative energy that backs up the claim that this is one of the most haunted locations in Illinois. Not only were slaves brutalized here, but an operation known as the Reverse Underground Railroad did a good job of thwarting the work of the Underground Railroad. This may surprise some as Illinois was a free state, but that did not stop the actions of evil men. The hauntings that have been experienced at this place are negative and chilling. Join me as I share the history and hauntings of the Old Slave House. The Moment in Oddity features Cora and the Carved Tree Spirits and This Month in History features Sally J. Priesand becoming the first female American Rabbi. Our location was suggested by listener Andrea Ward. Check out the website: http://historygoesbump.com Show notes can be found here: https://historygoesbump.blogspot.com/2018/06/ep-261-old-slave-house.html Become and Executive Producer: http://patreon.com/historygoesbump Music: Vanishing from http://purple-planet.com (Moment in Oddity) In Your Arms by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com (This Month in History) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ All other music licensing: PODCASTMUSIC.COM License Synchronization, Mechanical, Master Use and Performance Direct License for a Single Podcast Series under current monthly subscription.

Jerry and Tracy talk about the Hickory Hill in Illinois better known as the Old Slave House and Huntsville Alabama's Dead Children's Playground. A personal greeting from Bobby Mackey from Bobby Mackey's Music World, the most haunted niteclub in America

In this episode of Memphis Type History: The Podcast, Caitlin and Rebecca talk about the history of a few malls in Memphis, how they started and what they've become. They also include some hopeful future news.  They talk about the history of malls generally, but also specifically how Memphis malls illustrate the rise and apparent current fall of the mall as an architectural construct in cities across the country. They talk about where the oldest mall in the history of the world resides. Of course, it would be the motherland of architecture, none other than Italy. It's also an example of a galleria being in contrast to a mall because it makes use of a glass enclosed promenade. It's called Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. First up, the Hickory Ridge Mall, which came about in the heyday of indoor mall popularity: the eighties. Rebecca took her family to visit the what was once one of Memphis' most popular attractions. It's the same place Caitlin's grandmother used to take her to shop at the oh so bougie Goldsmith's department store (Caitlin really just wanted to go to Wet Seal, though). In any case, Rebecca was particularly impressed by the still operating, double-decker carousel. Unfortunately, the food court promised a lot but didn't seem to have much going on. The mall is now mostly space used by service providers to the now recessed community of Hickory Hill—a nonprofit pharmacy for low-income customers, tax prep services, the school district had a registration office, after school programs, etc. It's really amazing that it is still running at all given the fates of the next two malls and Hickory Ridge got hit by a tornado in 2008. You can see another perspective from someone who grew up at the Hickory Ridge Mall and recently went back to visit from Michael Butler at his blog one901.com. Next stop on my tour was the Raleigh Springs Mall—the second mall of Memphis. Rebecca couldn't go inside because the Raleigh Springs Mall had been scheduled for demolition. It opened in the seventies and was on the forefront of a new phenomenon at the time: movie theaters inside malls. It's something we all associate completely with malls now but in the seventies it was a brand new idea and the Raleigh Springs mall was one of the first. The Raleigh Springs Mall closed in 2011 and despite efforts to try and use it a new town centre concept to provide community services with a police precinct, library, job training center, etc. the build was demolish in 2017. Despite all of this, when Rebecca drove around the neighborhood, she was really impressed with the homes and surrounding neighborhood. It reminded her of the small Texas town where she grew up. Then maybe the most tragic tale of them all: The Mall of Memphis (aka The Mall of Murder) The Mall of Memphis stormed the Mid-South as the premier marketplace and arrived with much fanfare. It boasted 1.2 million square feet of retail space including an ice skating rink, food court, a fancy ribbon-cutting, indoor concerts, and basically all the things you saw in the movies in the eighties that wished were happening at your childhood mall. Caitlin knows firsthand. She grew up visiting and remembers it being the place with all the cutting-edge stores especially one favorite (admit it, you loved it as a teenager, too) Spencer Gifts. The mall developed a reputation for being unsafe. After hearing so many people refer to the mall by that reputation even now, many years after its closing, Rebecca looked into some research about exactly where the reputation came from. Rhodes College did a study about the subject comparing the Mall of Memphis to several others: Oak Court, Southland, and Hickory Ridge in regard to several specific areas of comparative data: location, demographics and, competition. The big takeaways for me were the following: Media coverage played a really significant role in the name "Mall of Murder" sticking and by extension the reputation Other malls actually had a higher number of crimes per capita (Oak Court) and property crime rates (Hickory Ridge). Note: Rebecca states that Oak Court had higher violent crimes but it was actually property crimes as well as crimes per capita. There was a dramatic demographic shift from 1990 to 2000 in which the percentage of white residents nearby dropped precipitously. It's also worth noting that this shift didn't just occur in a racial binary (black/white). There was also a significant increase in new hispanic residents to area surrounding the mall of Memphis. The businesses in the Mall of Memphis were almost entirely geared toward "blue collar" shoppers as opposed to shoppers looking for "luxury" brands For full show notes, go to memphistypehistory.com/malls  

Antonio James was born in Memphis, TN. He was raised by his mother and step-father in Northaven, but spent most of his teenage years in Hickory Hill with his father. He attended dozens of schools by his Freshmen year at Millington Central High School in Millington Central where he graduated in 2003.   Several months after graduation James enlisted in the United States Air Force. After one term, he return to his hometown of Memphis where hardships and lack of employment opportunities led him to discover a new hobby, filmmaking.   With the help of his uncle - he begin filming music videos for Media Workz and Catina Johnson, short films and commercials. Antonio talents as a director was quickly recognized by the local community where he was hired as a contractor for the Memphis Veteran Affairs Medical Center Public Affairs Videographer. He also became the official videographer for Al Sharpton's National Action Network, Memphis Chapter under Gregory Grant. Shortly after, James decided to quit providing video and recording services and start producing TV and Films. With help, he was able to produce and direct his first feature, Trey the Movie. After completion Antonio moved to Los Angeles, where he currently resides.   James' 2013 film debut Trey the movie received International Films Award, from IFS, Texas Black film Festival and Action on Film International Film Festival in Monrovia, California.   Since his move to Los Angeles in February 2013, Antonio James has been a background extra in Zac Efron's feature film "Neighbors" and General Hospital.