I’ll start off today’s lunchtime blog post with an item of interest to men, and no, it has nothing to do with tube tops. If you like wearing ties, Tom Shelton just scored a bunch of antique tie bars. He sorted out the best ones and is selling them at Shelton Clothiers. Not an item I have any use for (I hate ties and never wear them, except on Halloween), but for others it’s a chance to wear a piece of history.
There will be a music memorial for Beale Street ambassador Rudy Williams tonight at N.J. Ford and Sons funeral home from 5 to 7 PM today. Rudy’s funeral will be at Greater Mt. Moriah Baptist Church on S. Wellington tomorrow at 11. There will be a procession down Beale from Second to Handy Park at 1 tomorrow. Family, friends and musicians who want to participate are asked to meet at 12:30. Burial will be at the West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery at 2.
I know a lot of people are thinking about buying season tickets to the Grizzlies next year, after they electrified Memphis with a 2011 playoff run. On Saturday, June 18 they will have an open house where you can test-drive the seats you want. They’ll have free headbands for the first 200 attendees, and from 12 to 1 you’ll have the chance to meet a Grizzlies player. Season ticket holders get merchandise discounts, exclusive event invitations, and playoff ticket priority, so if you’re on the fence there are a lot of good reasons to go ahead and make the purchase.
For the second week in a row I didn’t make it to poker at the Goose. I hung out at Pint Nite at the Saucer until about 9. Around that time I started to get tired, and knew I didn’t have it in me to stay up until 1, which would be required to win poker. So I went to Bardog and defended my mayorship there instead. Got to hang out with the Salty Dogs in the Underdog Room for a few minutes, which was a treat. I like their runners’ group and like to think I’m with them in spirit on their runs. I also got some wooden nickels good for 5 cent PBRs.
Plans for tonight: Don’t know. Trivia at Ferraro’s? Trivia at the Goose? Saucer is a definite NO after management made a smartass comment on Twitter about us not being able to win without our friends calling trivia. (Actually, we won it the first three weeks in a row after David took it over.) Another option is to just skip all the trivia nights and hang out at Bardog for happy hour and then pint night. I guess the gang will exchange texts this afternoon and figure it all out. Going to grab a quick sandwich, then start climbing the mountain of web updates awaiting me at work!