The International Blues Challenge is going on this weekend on Beale Street, beginning tonight. I think I may head down there and buy a wristband ($10 tonight, $15 tomorrow) and hear some blues this evening. Here’s a link to the 2009 IBC program.
I got an e-mail from a folk artist named Charlie Dyer whose work is fairly inexpensive and sells well in Memphis. His website is here – check out his work. It’s cut-out wood in 3-D shadowbox style.
The Red Rooster sent me a bunch of info about upcoming events. Here are flyers for two of them, a “Heaven and Hell” party on February 14, and a TGIF happy hour.
Look for a future post about their 1-year anniversary party weekend Feb. 19-21. They have big plans in the works.
The Center for Southern Folklore has free Brown Bag concerts during lunch hour (noon-1 PM) Thursdays and Fridays, including today and tomorrow. If you work Downtown, this would be a great way to escape the cubicle for an hour. On the music menu this week is Bluesman Mark Massey today and Bluegrass Banjo Expert Randal Morton tomorrow.
When I was at the CCC brainstorming session yesterday, one of the people I met was the creator of an upcoming Memphis-based Web soap opera. It’s called On the Edge of Happiness and the first full episode (of five total) will go online February 24 at 9 PM. There are two preview trailers on the site if you want to check them out. “Seduction, betrayal, greed, lust, love” reads the business card he gave me.
Whew! Productive day yesterday. I worked on the personal finance software project from the time I got up until 4:30, except for the hour I spent at the CCC. Then I took the laptop to the Saucer and built my latest website – I’ll launch it soon, just gotta get some more content on it first. Unlike most of the other sites I’ve done, this will not be an Amazon affiliate site – it’s something completely different. Expect an announcement within the next week.
As I walked to the Saucer, I noticed that Kooky Canuck is celebrating Presidents’ Day by selling 34 oz. Super Cold Coors Light for $2 all day. Many people have that day as a holiday, so come on by the Canuck and drink up. Speaking of presidents, I wish President Obama would take steps to reduce noise pollution by signing an executive order telling Kooky Canuck bartender Meghan to shut the hell up.
I stopped by Bardog Tavern for a beer on the way home, and noticed several new menu items. They have a monster vegetarian burrito, which I took home with me after paying a few bucks extra to add chicken. The burrito has black beans and rice, pico de gallo, pepper jack cheese, and lettuce, and it comes with salsa and sour cream on the side.
Other new menu items (at least, new since the last time I blogged about Bardog’s food) include a fried egg slider, to which you can add cheese, bacon, or ham for an extra cost. Mmmm… adding all three sounds like the way to go. They also have drummies now, in sizes of a half dozen or a dozen, and they have the “Bardog Poo Poo” platter, consisting of the drummies, shrimp skewers, southwest chicken rolls, and fries.
Shout-out to Chris from Wisconsin, with whom I did a kamikaze shot while waiting on my food. I promised I’d wear the “I love Romanian girls” shirt today at his request.
Time to get busy… I have a full day of Visual Basic and income-producing and income-consuming assets ahead. Maybe I’ll see you at IBC tonight!