Fun stuff today: Cooper-Young, Southern Heritage, Gas Lines and More Football

Lots of fun stuff in Memphis today.

The 21st Cooper-Young Festival gets rocking today from 9a - 7p. This is usually a fun time, with live music, art, food and the eclectic patrons/residents of the Cooper-Young area.

Later this evening, the 19th Southern Heritage Classic will be held at the Liberty Bowl. The game should be interesting, but the half time show featuring the Tennessee State and Jackson State bands will be the highlight. Its hard for me to pick against the Sonic Boom. JSU wins by 11.

Apparently the unplanned thing to do today is wait in line to fill up your car with gas. In Tennessee, price increases ranging from $.20 to $.50 per gallon yesterday have consumers panicking that there will be a shortage on fuel. After Hurricane Katrina, prices only increased $.14 to $.16 per gallon. Local and state officials need to take a closer look at this and make sure consumers aren't getting gouged.

Quick football picks for the weekend:

Mississippi over Samford
Marshall over Memphis
Tennessee over UAB
Arkansas State over Southern Miss
New Orleans Saints over Washington Redskins
Southern Cal over Ohio State