Working from the Saucer this afternoon, after discovering that Sunset Wheat is the fire sale. Their Dogfish Head beer tasting with Devin “Who the fuck is Devin Aroloski” Aroloski is tonight at 8. Tickets are sold out, but they’re having another one at the East Bumblefuck Saucer on G-town Parkway tomorrow night, and let’s face it, Cordova culture being what it is, only a Budweiser tasting would sell out that place.
Hey, I dropped the f-bomb twice in one paragraph… can’t remember the last time that happened.
The tasting starts at 8, but I’m REALLY looking forward to being at the Saucer between 7 and 8 tonight. Why? Because they’ve put up signs saying “Beer Garden closed from 7:00 to 9:30 PM for beer tasting.” Know what’s awesome about that? It means that everyone but ticket-holders will have no place to go but the inside room… AND THE INSIDE ROOM IS NONSMOKING UNTIL 8 PM!!! So, for an hour, people who want to light up their filthy, nasty, disgusting cigarettes will have nowhere to go. I love it!
By the way… I’m making a new rule. As more and more bars go nonsmoking, I find that I have a new role – the guy who gets stuck holding everyone’s seats while they go to the other room or outside to smoke. Therefore, starting today
1) I will hold no more than the seats immediately to my left and right; and
2) If good-looking girls come up and ask if those seats are vacant, I’ll give those up too.
Other quick notes:
– DNA is doing a clean-up day at Court Square on Saturday at 9 AM. If you want to join them and help keep Downtown beautiful, I’m sure they’d appreciate it.
– If you’re a fan of Barbara Blue who sings at Silky O’Sullivan’s four days a week, she’ll be on the terrace of the Hunt-Phelan patio from 9:30 to midnight Friday-Saturday, July 20 and 21. Good chance to see her without having to venture onto Beale. I haven’t had a chance to check out Hunt-Phelan yet but I hear it is one classy place.
– Lots going on tomorrow night… the Memphis Flyer happy hour at Swig 5-7… Snozberry on the Peabody rooftop 6-10… Susan Marshall on the Madison rooftop 6-10… Garry Goin and G3 at EP’s 8-midnight… and of course The Dempseys at the Saucer 9:30-1. Normally it would be a slam-dunk that I’d be at the Saucer for the Dempseys, but it looks as though my favorite blogger/MILF may be at EP’s. Haven’t actually met her in person yet, and she rarely gets Downtown, so I may have to venture over there. Although I’m a bit disappointed to hear she isn’t doing “nooners” right now.
All right, battery’s down to 20%. Time to log off.