Found a website for Pa Pa Pia’s where my friends are having their birthday dinner tonight: www.papapia’s.com. It’s nice to be able to browse a restaurant’s menu in advance. I usually try to get something classic like spaghetti when I try an Italian restaurant for the first time, but if I order the Chicken Saltimbocca, an order of spaghetti comes with it, so I can try two dishes for the price of one.
More info about the Flying Saucer’s 2008 Brews Cruise can be found here. It’s May 3-8 in the western Caribbean, and costs range from $849 to $1299 depending on how nice a room you want. Note that the cruise overlaps Beale Street Music Fest, so if you’re thinking about going be sure to factor that into your plans.
I have a little more info about the party at E&H next Friday to celebrate Silver’s life… it will start at 8 PM and that’s also Trolley Tour night, so the area will be busy. The title of the party is “Silver Don’t Play,” which was one of his Silverisms. There’s an evite for the party, so if you want to come and haven’t received it, e-mail paul@paulryburn.com and I’ll add you. It’s still not too late to buy SilverWear to wear to the party. Updated info on that – profits from the sale of these items will go to Ballet Memphis, which was one of Silver’s favorite organizations.
Weird link of the day: How to survive an encounter with an ostrich.
I’ll be at happy hour at the Saucer from 5 to 6:55. Redhook Blonde is the Fire Sale, or at least it was when I walked by and peeked in the window at lunch.