Paul Ryburn’s Journal

The Rapscallions took second in trivia last night, bringing our total gift certificate stash to $50.  Afterward I headed south to Calhoun’s.  I got an advance look at their new patio, which is not open yet but will be very, very soon… really, all that remains is acquiring furniture.  Should be a very nice [...]

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Hey, YouTube took down my bum video that I posted last night!  Rats.

My friend AL e-mailed about the Acai Plus Smoothie, her favorite at Bluff City Coffee, which I tried Friday night.  She said she was glad I liked it and recommended adding a scoop of chocolate protein powder next time I have one (you have [...]

… I’m going to Music Fest.  I bought my 3-day pass this morning online.

Normally I’m not a fan of Music Fest, due to lousy weather, a crowded park, and amateur drunks.  However, this year, thanks to connections I have at the Memphis Flyer, I got access to their tent.  Free food and beer all weekend, plus [...]

Panhandling hit a new all-time low tonight. I was at the Saucer window and this guy comes up and asks if I want to buy some underwear. No kidding, he was holding a 3-pack of men’s underwear, still in the plastic container, in his hand.

We called the bum patrol and [...]

An announcement on the Memphis Business Journal’s website indicates that Robert Plant and bluegrass musician Allison Krauss will play the Mud Island Ampitheatre on July 8.

The show better be good… Plant turned down a $200 million Led Zeppelin reunion tour to tour instead with Krauss.  A lot of people were disappointed by that, but Plant doesn’t [...]

The Majestic Grille has updated its menu, and there are a lot of items I can’t wait to try.  Some of the new items on the menu:

Crab and crawfish dip
Tempura fried shrimp.  I had these at their private party a couple of weeks ago and they are GOOD!
Chicken liver mousse with homemade apple jelly
A duck confit [...]

Local poet IQ sent me the following information about a poetry slam to be held tonight in Cooper-Young:

At Last IT is Here!!
 
7pm tonight @ Galloway in Cooper Young, 1015 S. Cooper!!!
 
Tonight the Galloway stage welcomes the cream of the crop from Memphis poetry slammers in the last ten years to Galloway in Cooper Young for a [...]

First time I’ve used Run-DMC lyrics to title a blog post.

Yesterday I did an early brunch at McGuinness, then ran by Big Foot to give my BFF her birthday present.  Over the past week she had heard from several people that I had got her something really nice.  So I decided to have a little fun.  [...]

Hot wing fest was a lot of fun.  Hung out with some of the gang, drank beer, donated to Ronald McDonald House, that kind of thing.  Best suggestion of the day was that there needs to be a special “Paul’s Drunkass Wings” contest, among the restaurants I stumble into to get to-go wings after I’ve had [...]