vibinc

Progressive Politics from Memphis

  • What is a “Vibinc”?

    Back in the mid to late 90’s I was looking for a name for a music project. The project was to be something in the same genre as NIN but with a more experimental and less structured musical foundation. One day I was driving down Chester St. in Little Rock to my girlfriend’s house and…

  • Pity Party

    I loathe writing about myself. Mostly because when I do, it’s something bad or depressing, and I’m not really sure why I would go out of my way to share my gloom and doom with anyone, or why anyone would really care about it. However, writing gives me the time and the space to really…

  • Crazy is as Crazy Does

    Well, you can’t say the past week has been boring! Thinking about yesterday’s events (video and comments from other blogs follow) I am reminded of something I said in passing several years ago about “retirement”. Until recently, I could never imagine myself retiring. I always just assumed that I would work until I died. Until…

  • Twitter and the Race for Memphis Mayor

    By now just about everyone has head about twitter, even if you don’t know what it is. The best evidence of this widespread knowledge is the fact that at least 5 of the potential candidates for Mayor (County Mayor AC Wharton, Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery, Charles Carpenter, Jerry Lawler, and Rev. Kenneth Whalum Jr)…

  • Maybe He Was Lonely

    Several outlets have reported the Herenton has pulled a petition to run for Mayor, just weeks after retiring. Maybe he was lonely…(NSFW) Team America – I’m So RoneryUploaded by Videogeezer – Watch more comedy videos and sitcoms. Here’s his statement as reported in the CA “My primary political goal is to represent the ninth congressional…

  • Maybe It’s a Cry for Attention…

    As much as I enjoy covering local government, as rewarding and annoying as it can be, I’ve been remiss in my coverage of the County. I freely admit this. There are several reasons; 1. There hasn’t been a hot button issue that caught my interest (other than the NDO, which I did cover), and 2.…