Tomorrow promises to be a wild day. With everyone off for Memorial Day, the Sunday brunch/drinking crew will be out in force and going all day long.
Tomorrow will also be a day when we will especially feel the loss of our old hangout Sleep Out Louie’s. Last year’s Sunday-before-Memorial-Day was a 12-hour day at the bar for a lot of the regulars. There were whipped cream fights, and that was the day that the duck fart (coffee liqueur, Bailey’s, whiskey) became the official drink of Sleep Out’s. Somehow, after 3 bottles of champagne and 6 duck farts, I managed to take the #1 spot in the nation at a game of NTN network trivia. Proof that drinking does make you smarter. Here’s a link to last year’s photo album.
Since Sleep Out’s is no more, we’ll likely continue with our Sunday routine of starting at the Majestic for bloody marys and mimosas, then moving to the Saucer in the early afternoon, and after that, who knows – except will be doing it a little more intensely, and for a while longer, than regular Sundays.
I do want to remind everyone to be careful tomorrow night. The criminal element in Memphis knows that people go out and drink and don’t always use their best judgment on nights like this one. Don’t take shortcuts through alleys, don’t leave valuables in your car, and stay where it’s well lit, and you should be fine.
All right – let’s get this party started!