Paul Ryburn’s Journal

Hey.  Ladies.  Hey.  Hey.  Hey.  Look here.  Big Paul need to holla at you fo a minute.

Look here.  We all in what they call hard economic times, you what Big Paul be talkin bout?  But look.  I ain’t here to offer you no bailout.  I ain’t here to offer you no stimulus.  I ain’t here to [...]

Every year the Academy of Motion Pictures and Sciences gives out an award called the “Oscar” to recognize excellence in the film industry.

The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences gives out an award to recognize excellence in music.  It’s called the “Grammy.”

There is no such organization as the National Association for the Preservation of Laziness, [...]

If you go to the Commercial Appeal’s home page, you’ll see their “Appeal TV” videos on the right side of the page.  Find the one entitled “Party Line: Rajun Cajun,” and about 1:25 in you can watch the Nuh-Uh Girl [...]

Last night I was walking home, and as I passed one of Downtown’s nightspots, employees were standing outside trying to herd the post-rooftop crowd through their doors.  “The place across the street sucks!  Don’t go there!  Come in here!  The club farther down the street sucks too!”  Wow.  Trashing your neighbors like that… absolutely no class [...]

Amid all that’s going on this weekend, I totally missed the fact that the 2009 Memphis Zombie Massacre happens this weekend. The zombies will meet up at 6:30 on Beale Street. The undead are marching a longer route this year, going up Third to Union, then back down Second to Peabody Place and then [...]

The great Beale Street Wine Race is this Sunday. It’s one of the most fun events of the year, with servers, bartenders, and hosts and hostesses from 28 area restaurants competing in various events. Here’s the schedule:

1:00 PM – opening parade
1:30 PM – Queen of the Vine competition at Handy Park
2:00 PM – grape stomp
3:00 PM [...]

If you’re looking to move Downtown, don’t miss my previous post that I just put up a few minutes ago, containing a coupon for a month’s free rent at Number 10 Main.  Meanwhile, here are a few more news items:

Attn Sleep Out Louie’s alumni: Our buddy/former bartender Josh will do the color commentary for tonight’s Memphis vs. UT [...]

I’ve made a deal with my apartment building, Number 10 Main (10 S. Main, just south of the intersection of Main and Madison). Readers of this blog can print out the coupon below for a month’s free rent when you sign a year’s lease.

I moved into Number 10 in February 2003, and have been [...]

Last night I stopped by Bardog Tavern for to-go food, and noticed a couple of changes since the last time I looked at their menu.

First of all, I noticed that they now have free delivery for a limited area Downtown, between opening time and 10 PM. If you’re between Jefferson on the north, Peabody Place on [...]

Here are a few pics from this past Sunday’s Rajun Cajun Crawfish Fest.

Some of the gang partied on the rooftop of Barton Flats during the festival.

… and this is an example of why I don’t do Barton Flats at Rajun Cajun and have a “no side parties” policy [...]