Mulligans, Bubba’s, East End, the Memphis Film Festival, Ray Grier, Glinda Kelley and Suntae of the Ellendale Post Office, the gang at AOL’s Classic Horror Film Board, Tommy Gattas, James Gattas, Emma Brown, the University of Memphis Library and the Memphis, Shelby County, and Bartlett public libraries. Alexanders, Willy Moffitt’s, Sidecar, Hooters, T.J. Maggie Hernandez, Dia Barbee, “Doc,” Dave Ramsey, Ray and Judy Herring, Don and Elaine Kerley, Mark Webb, Wally Traylor, Jerry Van Hausen, Michael Roberts, Jennifer Eggleston, Lance Freemon, Darryl & Amy Wheeler, Grace Garcia, Daniel Dixon, Kevin Britt, Jordan Lacina, Brett Fleming, John Beck, Scotty Scheno, Pierre, Steve Tines, Josh Cleary, Katee Bengel, Ronnie McAfee, Mark Ledbetter, Dennis Traylor, Keith Thomas Price, Abby Jean Pafford, Becca, Gwen Beatley, John Anglin, Brian Theros, Jimmy Sowell, Reggie Johnson, Marvin Massey, Bob Baldwin, Kira Christensen, Shannon Carrico, Sean and Amber Hart, Heather Rich, Katie Brittney Peyton, Steve Montgomery, Keith Prince, Laura Crofcheck, Jim Fields, Michelle, Travis Williams, Jessica Housley, Timothy Cleary, Tracy Bonds, Tom Patrick, Mike Robillio, Phyllis Cline, Jason Millican, Jerry Warloh, Hayden Brown, the fine folks at J. Mark Heffington, Anne Taylor, Andy Branham, John Nelson, Richard Allynwood, Frank de Azpillaga, Irv Jacobs, Bill Warren, Bob Cuneo, Alun Jones, Marty Baumann, Joe Caviolo, John Hiestand, Rusty White of Entertainment Insiders, Russ Blatt of Life in Legacy, the folks at VoyForums: Celebrity Obits (especially Barbara, Peggy, Rocket, Loren, Greg, Chronicler, Rocket, Buckeye, Danny, Doc Rock, Darren, Francesca, Geazer, Teller, Ed Tracey, James, John, Kristian, Loretta, Micki, and Missy-Jo), Joy Martin, Denise Tansil, Blaine Lester, Louis and Carol Baird, Carlin and Renee Stuart, Melanie Pinson, Marlene Taylor, Greg Bridges,
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