Paul Ryburn’s Journal

Last night I started at the Flying Saucer, where Mikey the Monk did his final Octoberfest blessing of the kegs.

After that I went home and changed into my Halloween costume. The gang reconvened at the Saucer about 8:00.

As you can see John D had on a particularly scary costume. He’s so proud of it [...]

Article by CA writer “Skippy” Blank on winning Halloween costumes. You may recognize the people and/or [...]

Just walked to Jack’s Food Store for my morning caffeine. While there I noticed that the restaurant just to the north of Jack’s, currently the soul food restaurant Cafe Napoleon, will turn into Bruno’s Italian restaurant Monday, October 29. They have a menu posted on the sandwich board outside. It’s on the Main [...]

Went to the Saucer to see The Dempseys tonight. They seemed to be having a really good night, lots of fun. They brought up a Japanese singer to do a couple of Elvis songs, and he rocked it, the moves and everything. Then he turned to Joe the bass player and said, “Why [...]

My favorite band THE DEMPSEYS return to my favorite bar tonight at 9:30. It’s been almost three months since I last saw one of their shows, probably a record long time since I met them four years ago. As of right now I have no plans for tomorrow morning, so I’ll likely last all [...]

Received info about a few more Halloween parties Downtown and wanted to pass on the details.

- Saturday the 27th there will be a party at Itta Bena, on the 3rd floor of BB King’s on Beale, to benefit Methodist Healthcare Foundation and The Med’s sickle cell research program. Minimum $20 donation. Starts at 10, [...]

How [...]

As most of you know, I’ve been telecommuting the last few months, taking web design projects on a contract basis. Last week I mentioned that the projects have been drying up, and it may be time for me to get back into the world of full-time employment. Today it occurred to me that I [...]

Mpact Memphis will celebrate its 6th birthday Thursday night, October 25, at 6 PM at the Monarch at 5400 Park. The event will be held in the common area and poolside patio, and Mpact will provide complimentary beer, wine, and hors d’ouevres.

They’ll also unveil their Mpact Maker awards, where they honor members of the community [...]

Yesterday I saw a lot of special task force police cars and Secret Service cars heading down Second toward the Civil Rights Museum, and this morning as I made my walk to Walgreens they had Madison blocked off in front of the Madison Hotel.

Here’s what’s going on: The president of Liberia is in town. [...]