Paul Ryburn’s Journal

If you had been fortunate enough to walk down the Main Street Mall about 10 this morning, you would have heard the following:

“Ruh. Yeah. Alco… Huh. Pow. Eat. Yeah. Rah. Some… You. Roh. Roh. What. Me. Talk. Hey. Rohroh. [...]

One of the “benefits” (and I use that term very lightly) of living downtown is that every time you walk out the door, you’re treated to a show: The bum-and-pigeon show. And boy, are they out today.

A few minutes ago, I decided I needed some caffeine and walked up the Main Street Mall to [...]

This morning I was surfing around and came across a really good Memphis blog – Dining with Monkeys, written by a Memphis mom who dines at local restaurants with her husband and two kids, and writes reviews. Well-written and worth checking out for some tips on where to eat.

I liked her unique blog template, which [...]

So last night I hit the South Main Trolley Tour with the Most Annoying Woman On The Planet, and get this… she wasn’t annoying. She showed up on time, she didn’t bring her damn dog or some random doofus she met at a bar, and we actually had a really good time talking about what’s [...]

There’s going to be a Scavengers’ Ball at the Butler Street Bazaar, Saturday night April 29 from 9:00 until 2:00. This is the first time I’ve heard about any event at the Bazaar in almost two years. If you’ve never been to a party at the Bazaar, you ought to check this out – they always [...]

Leslie Kelly, one of my fellow bloggers on the Commercial Appeal’s website (feels kinda good to say that), is asking people who they think is the prettiest waitress in Memphis. Send her a photo of your choice for prettiest waitress, and she’ll post it on her blog.

Being a Flying Saucer regular who owns a digital [...]

If you missed the Rajun Cajun Crawfish Fest downtown last weekend, you have another chance:

Flying Saucer 2006 Mugs & Bugs Fest – Featuring live music, Abita beer specials, and all the HEAD you want!” Saturday, April 29 at 2 pm.

I saw the notice above at the downtown Saucer. I neither know nor care if [...]

Only 2 more days to early vote in the city and county primaries. You can vote at the Election Commission office at Second and Poplar, or at satellite locations elsewhere around town. Or you could wait until election day (May 2), but why would you want to stand in line when you don’t have [...]

- I went to the Venus Envy art show Saturday night, but only ended up staying for about 35 minutes, whereas I’ve stayed 2-3 hours or more at past VE shows. I just couldn’t get into Glasshouse 383 as the venue. In previous years, it seemed like the VE artists took a more or [...]

I went back to The Majestic for lunch with blog readers/neighbors Mary Jo, Joan, and Don, and this time I ordered the Grilled Salmon Nicoise Salad ($8). Here’s a pic:

For dessert I had the tiramisu (sorry, didn’t get a pic of that). Another outstanding dining experience; they’re 2 [...]