Conaway: Mongo, the chimp, a new suit and all our Memphis stories
Posted on AllSides July 12th, 2024
From The Center
Last Monday, Jody Callahan had a fine piece in The Daily Memphian headlined, “Who the heck is Prince Mongo? And he ran for Memphis mayor?!” To many of us — those of a certain age (say, Mongo’s) and some much younger (say, my kids and my grandkids) — the headline should be, “Who the heck is Robert Hodges? And what does that have to do with Prince Mongo?!” Mongo is the stuff of stories. Memphis is the stuff of stories. Conaway: ‘I Want You’ is still a message for today...