It’s just before 8 in the morning, and I’m up on a Saturday. Gonna get dressed, put some air in the bike’s tires, and ride down to the Cooper-Young Festival. Looks like any rain we get from Hurricane Ike won’t be here until tomorrow morning, so I should be OK to ride. A few things before I go though…
First of all, if you’re not planning to go to the festival and want to watch football, don’t forget that Calhoun’s is now opening early for the games. They open at 11 today I believe, and Best Pool Partner Ever Lauren is back bartending the morning shift. They have the ESPN college game day TV package. They also have a featured game every week. If you’re there for the entire game, and the team they pick covers the spread in the featured game, you get 25% off your tab. Just think about it… that’s 37 and a half cents off every $1.50 PBR you order!
Last night at the Saucer, I ran into the owner of Bardog Tavern on Friday, and he told me that next Friday, September 19, will likely be the opening day. Can’t wait. A neighborhood bar less than a block from home… love it.
I also walked by 51 S. Main yesterday and noticed that restaurant-to-come-soon On the River Seafood and More now has its hours in the window. It’ll be open until 8 Monday-Thursday, 10 Friday, and midnight Saturday. So Downtowners will have another place to get good seafood for dinner.
Dr. Bob will have a booth at the festival selling his artwork, and I’ll probably spend a fair amount of time in there today reminiscing about all the times I beat Pete at pool. Around 10:30 I’ll get there, lock the bike to the nearest available street sign, and then I’ll be out on the street until the festival ends at 7:00. No breaks this year, except to the convenience store to load up on PBR tallboys.
Looking forward to having a beer with fellow blogger Buck Daddy at the fest. Buck Daddy, by the way, has info on a meet and greet with WWE Superstars happening tomorrow at Stereo One in East Bumblefuck. WWE Monday Night Raw will be broadcast from the FedExForum this Monday.
Thanks in advance to Bicycle Bobby, who is going to ride by the Saucer and check the Fire Sale and text it to me, so I can update “what’s the fire sale?” on the blog. Outta here, see you at Cooper-Young.