Big news from the Silly Goose this week: They’re starting “Sunday Bloody Sunday,” with a Bloody Mary buffet. They have to pour the liquor, of course, but you’ll be able to mix it as you like it with a selection of mixes, from house mix to low-sodium to clamato and more, and you’ll be able to make it as mild or spicy as you like. Each Bloody Mary will cost only $3 and mimosas will be $3 as well. There will also be a $6 “hangover breakfast” with scrambled eggs, bacon, waffles and sausage for $6. Wow that’s a heck of a deal. Good chance I’ll show up there Sunday. Doors open at 11 AM.
Amazon is offering a free MP3 download of “Let’s Get it On” by Marvin Gaye for Valentine’s Day. Click here to get it. It’s free through 11:59 PM on February 14.
I just want to remind everyone that my friends Pete and Josh have a clothing screen printing business that they operate out of Winfield’s at 2 S. Main. They are local Downtowners and good people who will give you a fair deal. If you need shirts, hats or other items for your BBQ Fest team or for an upcoming event, you can give Josh a call at 901-859-4190 or go by the store and ask for him.
Calhoun’s, the sports bar on G.E. Patterson next door to the Cheesecake Corner, has some new stuff going on. They now have Buzztime Trivia tournaments on Tuesday, Buzztime Texas Hold ‘Em tournaments on Thursdays, and NASCAR stuff on Sundays, with gift certificate prizes for all three. They’ve added a BBQ pulled pork sandwich and BBQ nachos to the menu.
So last night I went down there for the poker tournament (came in 4th) and then switched over to Buzztime Trivia, scoring 9,000 out of a possible 10,000 points on the first game. Mikey, who was in second place, kept trying to find reasons for me to leave. “Paul, I heard that there’s free beer at Bardog. I heard that there’s free beer at the Flying Saucer. I heard that you get a free car if you go anywhere but here.” It didn’t work – I held on for the win and resurrected the trivia dance I used to do at Sleep Out’s.
Then the network rankings came on, showing how people playing at Calhoun’s did against players nationwide. My network ranking? NUMBER ONE BABY!!!! There’s a certain arts writer who plays down there under the handle “skippy” who thinks he’s all that and a bag of chips because he’s won a few games at Calhoun’s when I haven’t been around. But, Skippy, have you ever had #1 national rankings in Buzztime trivia games at TWO DIFFERENT LOCATIONS? Didn’t think so. You better be glad the Flying Saucer is so much closer to home for me than Calhoun’s, or I’d be dishing out trivia ass-whoopins’ to you on a regular basis.
Next weekend will be a big weekend at the Red Rooster… back later today with news about that. I have a full day ahead of me… I get to judge a dessert-making contest at a local ad agency today. Got two parties to attend tonight, one in the core and one in South Main, both of which I’m eagerly anticipating. Going to be a good day!