Today I walked up to the Saucer at about 3:30, an hour and a half prior to the Memphis Tiger game, still unsure whether I would stay there or go over to Barton Flats for the watch party some of my friends were having. By game time it was clear… I was staying at the Saucer. By end of game it was obvious I had made the right decision. We were sitting at the window celebrating, volleying Tiger cheers at everyone who walked by.
Memphis vs. Kansas at 8:21 PM Monday. I will be there at 5:05 and will be getting the seats we had for the last two rounds. Gang who plans on being in attendance: Help me hold seats. This is not a case of sitting at the bar for a while and then moving. Get our seats the minute you get there or they will be gone.
After the game, I watched the UNC-Kansas game, then tabbed out to go home. A new neighbor of mine tried very hard to sell me on a run at Big Foot, to the point that I wondered if he knew someone there who worked there and who hadn’t seen me in 4 days and wanted very badly for me to come in. But anyway, I got right outside of Big Foot’s window when a familiar-looking stranger approached me. “Paul, I’m Jumper Cable Guy,” he told me. “I’m the guy who’s been running the scams about jumper cables the past three years. I just wanted to apologize. I have a good job now, it pays $21 an hour. I just couldn’t make it on my military benefits, so I had to scam people. I apologize. I hope you understand. I won’t be doing it any more.” Do I believe him? Maybe 5%. Going to be real interested to hear if there are reports of this guy scammming over the next month.
As I talked to him Big Foot’s owner and one of the managers banged on the glass and mouthed the words, “That’s Jumper Cable Guy.”
Hang on, let’s post a pic of Jumper Cable Guy, in case there’s any doubt:
Beer report in the morning. Too sleepy to type much more.