Back in December, I decided to keep count how often I visited Downtown Memphis bars and restaurants during the month, keeping score on a note board on the refrigerator. The results for the month of December were
- Flying Saucer – 37 visits
- Bardog Tavern – 12 visits
- Voodoo Room – 7 visits
- Majestic Grille – 4 visits
- Calhoun’s – 2 visits
- Automatic Slim’s – 2 visits
- Lots of other places – 1 visit each
I never published those results because I was job hunting at the time, and I thought to myself, hmmm, that might not look too good to a potential employer. Although, quite a few of those Saucer visits (I’d say 6 to 10) were work visits – I either had the laptop there and was using their Wi-Fi to work on Web projects, or I was holding business meetings. The Silly Goose hadn’t opened yet, which is why it’s not on the list.
I’m keeping score again for the month of April. Here’s my number of visits for the first 8 days (haven’t been out yet today, the 9th):
- Flying Saucer – 10 visits
- Silly Goose – 3 visits
- Bardog Tavern – 2 visits
- Paula & Raiford’s Disco – 2 visits
- Voodoo Room – 2 visits
The Saucer is about to pick up visit 11, as I’ll drink a couple of Happy Hour Dos Equis Lagers there before I continue on to the Peabody party. Rain or not, it should be a fun night… I hope the rain stays away, though, for the benefit of those going to the Redbirds opener.