A rare period of more than 24 hours without a post… there just isn’t much to blog about this time of year.
Looks like there’s a new trivia night Downtown. I just opened my weekly e-mail from the Red Rooster, and it says they’re doing a trivia night on Wednesdays (that’s tonight) from 7:30 to 10 PM. Didn’t mention prize amounts though. The Corner Bar has had a Wednesday trivia night for a while, but if you’re looking for an alternative, check out the Rooster.
A good night last night. My trivia team beat the Weiss Asses in a tiebreaker to take second place and win $25. The question was, “How many words were in George Washington’s second inaugural speech?” The Nuh-Uh Sister came up with a guess of 176 and we went with it and won (correct answer was 135; we were the closer of the two teams). Surprised we got that one, because a few of the Weiss Asses were there for Washington’s second inauguration. “Washington D.C. was still being built at the time,” they told me, “so Philadelphia was the temporary capital. We rode our dinosaurs up there to hear G.W. speak.”
Afterward I stopped by the Voodoo Room, where Chef Clint whipped me up a batch of his homemade cheese sticks. They were huge – perhaps “logs” would be a better term than sticks. Let me tell you, they put Huey’s cheese sticks to shame. Clint asked if I wanted marinara or ranch for dipping, and I went with ranch. A few minutes after he brought them out, he disappeared back into the kitchen, then came out and said, “Here – try this” and handed me another cup. “Comeback sauce,” he said. That went well with the cheese sticks too.
Clint asked if I plan on entering the crawfish pie eating and PBRtini drinking contest at the Mardi Gras party Saturday night. Probably not… I like to savor my food and wouldn’t stand a chance. Shame too, since I was party responsible for the invention of the PBRtini, which is PBR poured in a martini glass. If the Nuh-Uh Girl enters the crawfish pie eating contest, she’s the odds-on favorite to win.
The Saucer now has Old Speckled Hen on tap. It’s a traditional English ale brewed to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the MG factory. It has the same kind of pouring spout that Guinness and Boddington’s do, so I suspect it has the same kind of creamy foam as those beers.
Tentative plans for the rest of this week:
Tonight: I’ll go somewhere to watch the Memphis vs. SMU Mustangs game. It’s on CBS College Sports, channel 222 Comcast digital cable (not available on regular cable). The Silly Goose finally managed to pick up that channel, so they’ll have the game. The Saucer has that channel as well. So does Calhoun’s. Undecided where to watch it.
Tomorrow: My apartment building is throwing a party for the residents at E&H. Soul burgers – yay! After that I’ll hit the Saucer for the Dempseys at 9:30.
Friday: Crawfish boil at the Red Rooster in the early evening; after that I’ll hit the Saucer to try the Lazy Magnolia custom-cask sweet potato beer. Not sure where I’ll end up later in the evening. Bardog is always a possibility.
Saturday: I’ll probably catch Aquanet’s first set at the Rooster and get my fill of hair-band music. Then I’ll wander over to the Voodoo Room for their Mardi Gras celebration. I definitely want to be there around 1 AM for the bead giveaway.
Time to get the day started. Most of today will be spent creating screen captures and pasting them into a help file. Fun fun fun.