One of my good friends is putting his condo up for sale, and asked if I’d list it here. It’s in the 420 S. Front building, “1 BR 1 BA with a new walk-in closet. HW floors, all new stainless steel appliances. Storage unit in the basement. New construction in an old building with exposed wood beams and ducts, brick and dry wall. Secure entrance w/ gated parking.” There’s nothing wrong with the unit; it’s just that he’s getting married, and he and his fiancee are trying to buy a bigger condo. If interested e-mail Clay.Thompson@chrobinson.com.
One thing I forgot to mention which is going on tonight is Cooper-Young’s first monthly Night Out, similar to the South Main Trolley Tour. Cooper-Young’s night out will happen the first Thursday of every month, with many art galleries and other businesses staying open late, offering discounts and specials, and in some cases serving wine and appetizers. Wish I could go to this, but there’s just too much going on Downtown.
The big event tomorrow is the 40th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. Rev. Al Sharpton will lead a march from City Hall down the Main Street Mall to the Civil Rights Museum at 4:30 PM, followed by a memorial at 5:45 PM. Earlier in the day, events will kick off at 7 AM and there will be a rally at 1 PM. 25,000 people are expected to attend. John McCain and Hillary Clinton have already confirmed they will be there. Barack Obama may show up too. Those who work and/or live Downtown be forewarned – this will severely gridlock traffic all day. Expect long delays getting in and out of Downtown, especially during evening rush hour.
One of my readers e-mailed me to correct me when I named Shannon Wynne as the owner of the Flying Saucer in my April Fool’s post. He said there are many silent partners, some of whom I’ve sat with and drank beer without realizing it. Yeah I knew this. For reasons I won’t go into, it was necessary to make the Saucer appear to have one owner for the April Fool’s Day post.
The South Main Association will hold its monthly meeting Tuesday, April 8 at the Tyiese Scarpa shoe boutique at 515 S. Main. There you’ll be able to get the scoop on the second annual Zombie March planned for April 25, the April 26 Hot Wing Contest, and details on the Memphis Farmers Market which will open on Saturday mornings later this month. There will be beer courtesy of Boscos, and light appetizers. Wine will be available for $4. The meeting is free to the public, although this is the last one that will be free to non-members. Starting next month there will be a $5 cover charge for non-members.
I never can make it to the South Main meetings because they conflict with my trivia night. If anyone goes to the meeting and feels like take notes on anything that might be blog-worthy, I’d appreciate it.
Forecast for this evening is 60% or better chance of rain and storms. That means the Peabody will probably move their rooftop party indoors, which makes it a lot less appealing to me. Here’s my revised plan, and this is all subject to change if I run into friends who have better game plans than I do:
- Itta Bena immediately after work. I will need to get something to eat before the night begins, and this morning I was thinking to myself, I need to go there on nights other than Wednesday, and I need to actually eat there. So I’ll grab a bite to eat at the bar. With Chris and Sam behind the bar I know I’ll be entertained. That’s almost as much of a bartending dream team as Hooper and Tony.
- Next I’ll head to the Saucer to do my three plate beers. Possibly I’ll stay longer than 3 beers, depending on the quality of the Fire Sale and who all is there.
- I don’t think I’ll go up to the top of the Peabody for their rooftop-party-moved-indoors, but I’ll be tempted to go sit at the lobby bar and people-watch for a while. If I see any friends coming in, I’ll be tempted to change my mind and ride up the elevator with them.
- Possibly back to Itta Bena to support their after-Peabody bar scene.
- EP’s to check out their Dead Rock Star Ball. I’m not dressing up though.
- If there’s still any gas left in the tank, on to “Rock Out With Your Cock Out” night at the Red Rooster. Those 50 cent drafts could be trouble.
Places I won’t go: Atlas and Alfred’s. As mentioned in the previous posts, those places get full of really young girls who want validation and free drinks, and dudes who got a bunch of pickup lines/material off the Internet and are trying to be Mr. Studmuffin. No thank you. Rooster crowd is borderline like that too some nights, but the place is just so much fun that I’ll give them a free pass.
Work is going well… looks like our project is well on track to be demo’d to the Board next Tuesday. I’m relieved. The past few nights I’ve been very withdrawn and quiet because work has taken so much out of me. Not today though… today I feel like a rock star, and tonight I plan to party like one.