Paul Ryburn’s Journal

I have info about several upcoming parties to share in this lunchtime post.

Tomorrow night, Wednesday July 27, the Silly Goose is throwing a Luau Party. It starts at 9 PM and the flyer reads, “Get laid! Whoever has the most leis at 1 AM wins cash.” DJ Milan will be spinning. The event listing on Facebook [...]

I’m hearing from a couple of sources that the Brass Door, the Irish pub on Madison, will open this weekend. Don’t take that as gospel: I haven’t heard it from the owners themselves, but I saw it on Twitter, posted by someone I consider a credible source. I’ve also been invited to a birthday party there [...]

There’s a new phishing scam going around Twitter today. If you get a DM saying “Someone said this real bad thing about you in a blog,” do not click on the link. It will take you to what appears to be the Twitter homepage and ask you to log in… but if you look at the [...]

Fun night hanging out at the Saucer last night. A friend of ours who returned for a visit was told that none of our group hangs out at the Saucer anymore, now that they’ve gone non-smoking. Apparently the 8 or 9 of us who were there didn’t get that memo (or, did and recognized it for [...]

WEVL’s Blues on the Bluff is tomorrow night at the National Ornamental Metal Museum from 6 to 11 PM. Music by Lightin’ Malcolm with Junior Kimbrough’s grandson Cameron, the Bo-Keys, and Blind Mississippi Morris and the Pocket Rockets. There will BBQ (including vegetarian BBQ) from Central BBQ, and there will be alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks for [...]

If you want to eat at Harry’s Detour in the South Main district, you better make your reservations soon. It will close on Friday, July 29, ending on a high note with Trolley Night. The restaurant’s staff will move to the Midtown location. Fellow blogger Ryne Hancock has more details about the closing on his blog [...]

Tonight I started at Blue Fin for their sushi happy hour, which lasts until 6:30. $3, $5, and $7 rolls, all of which cost significantly more if ordered off the menu.

With my stomach happy, I made a brief trip by the Saucer, then on to Bardog for their 7:30 Texas Hold’em game in the Underdog. It’s [...]

Sad news to start this Wednesday blog post. Mike Lenegar of Neola Farms passed away last night. Mike raised cattle on his farm in Tipton County, and did a lot to get the local farm-to-table movement going. Neola Farms beef has been sold at the Memphis Farmers Market, and is served at Trolley Stop Market and [...]