Paul Ryburn’s Journal

Having come home from work, a few minutes ago I threw my backpack over my shoulder and headed to the Flying Saucer. As I crossed the parking lot at Second and Gayoso, I saw Sharp Dressed Bum, in his navy snowflake hat and winter coat, walking down Second. He didn’t see me and I [...]

If you missed The Dempseys Sunday night at Huey’s, you have another chance to see them, at the Flying Saucer tomorrow night. They take the stage at 9:30 and will play until a little after 1. Needless to say, I will be there. I have a possible business meeting tomorrow night, and I’ve [...]

Who cares if he’s talking shit about me… his readers are clicking my Google ads and that’s all that matters.

Apologies to the 99% of you who don’t know who I’m talking about, this is a drunk post.

Congrats to the Rapscallions who won 1st place tonight, bringing our total Saucer gift certificate winnings to $325.

Back sometime Wed. [...]

Since the teams for the Super Bowl were determined a little over a week ago, I’ve been trying to figure out who to root for. After a lot of mental debate, I have decided that I will be pulling for the Chicago Bears. Here’s why:

1) I’ll be going to a Super Bowl party at [...]

If you checked my blog a few minutes ago you may have seen a post appear and then disappear… here’s what happened.

One of my readers sent me a link to a 15% off coupon at EP Delta Kitchen and Bar. I posted it, but then found out that they were asking people to fill out [...]

Last night I went to Downtown Huey’s to see The Dempseys. Turned out to be a wild night.

About midway through the performance, my friend Harmony who was sitting next to me at the bar asked, “Paul, do you have your digital camera on you? Because, there’s a celebrity in here and you have an [...]

Friday, January 19: Professional wrestler Bam Bam Bigelow, 45, passes away at his home in Hudson, Florida.

Sunday, January 28: The Memphis Commercial Appeal reports that professional wrestler Bam Bam Bigelow has passed away.

Now, granted, this is hardly a story of primary importance, but still, it’s nine days old. Why even BOTHER with it? [...]

From my living room windows, I have a perfect view of the hot tub on the roof of the Residence Inn by Marriott (formerly the Wm. Len). Looked out the window a few minutes ago, and there was a brown garment hanging on the rail next to the hot tub. Got out the binoculars [...]

Last night as I was walking to Trolley Tour, I passed Spindini, the Grisanti family’s new restaurant at 383 S. Main, and noticed it was open. My friend Bruce was working the door. “Come on in, take a look around,” he said. The place is beautiful – elegant-looking bar that seems to go [...]

If you’ve followed this blog the past week, you know that I am bound and determined to learn CSS so that I can create my own website and blog templates. But, even for someone like me with a background in web development, it’s a lot of work.

If you need a website and don’t have time [...]