Last night at the Saucer I ran into Pam, who I scolded on this blog last month for pouring out beer at the March brew fest. She told me that she’s now known as “that girl who pours beer out” and she received a lecture from her neighbor Terry. A much-deserved lecture, but I think she’s learned her lesson.
Since Pam reads this blog, I have another lesson for her, just so she’ll better understand how things work Downtown. This Sunday at 1 PM is Beale Street Wine Race, where servers around town will compete in various events. One of the events is a wine relay, where servers have to open a bottle of wine, pour a glass, then run about 100 yards, carrying bottle and glass on a tray, over several hurdles until they hand off the tray to their teammate, who then adds another bottle of wine and another glass.
Question: Do you think they’re using real wine bottles?
Of course not! Much wine gets spilled, many bottles get broken. Downtowners don’t waste alcohol! This is a point that even the bums understand. The event organizers fill bottles with water for the event.
Who am I going to root for in the Wine Race? Well, I can’t root for the home team, because the Saucer never enters the event. Too bad they don’t, because they have people there who would have a great shot at winning Queen of the Vine. I’m not sure Brick would be my first choice for that competition, but it would be fun to hear her share her wisdom during the interview portion of the contest.
My South Main friends can’t root for their home team either, because Calhoun’s doesn’t have enough employees to enter. So who’s left?
– Silly Goose. Too bad Nicole’s not around to enter Queen of the Vine again.
– Bardog, and I definitely hope Jean does Queen of the Vine for a second year.
– Kooky Canuck. Of course I’m going to cheer for our hot wing fest sponsor who brought a Kookamonga burger to our booth!
– Not sure if the newly reopened Red Rooster will have a team, but if they do I’ll be cheering for them.
Speaking of the Rooster… don’t forget that they are OPEN tonight, in their new location (formerly the Double Deuce), and they’ll be part of the Beale Street East End party. Thursday nights are once again the time to rock out with your cock out. Party starts at 6… hmmm… wonder if anyone has created the venue on Foursquare yet. Maybe I need to get there at 6 sharp and do it. The Nuh-Uh Girl will probably try to beat me there so she can create it, but she’ll get distracted by the food.
I’ll do the east end party then hit the Peabody rooftop about 7:30, 8ish or so. If it rains I may skip the party and hit the Saucer early.
Speaking of rain… it’s really not looking good for Saturday. Conditions still look ripe for severe storms. In case of rain, Memphis Brewfest will be moved from the courtyard area in front of Autozone Park to the covered concourse area inside.
Cutting it off here, because I need to use the rest of my lunch break to make a Wal-Mart run… nice to be able to do that and be back in 15 minutes.