Before I get started on this post, I want to wish a very happy birthday to our inspirational leader/father figure. He doesn’t like having his name published on the blog, but if you’ve spent any amount of time around our group, you know who I’m taking about. It’s been a pleasure to hang with him at Sleep Out’s, to shoot pool with him at the Saucer, and just to know him in general. In recent years his girlfriend has become a mother figure to the group as well. Happy birthday!
Just wanted to let everyone know about a couple of new things going on this Sunday. First of all, Max’s Sports Bar will be open early today and will have all the NFL games on. This will be the first NFL Sunday with Whitney behind the bar. Whitney worked at the Saucer from 2006 until recently. Here’s a pic from Rajun Cajun Fest ’10:
Geez… not my best pic. Apparently I forgot to use sunscreen and drank about 32 beers before this was taken. Note that Whitney has a tube top on. Anyway, she’ll be there to open, and then about 4:30 Michele will take over as usual.
Another new thing going on is the bottomless mimosa at the Silly Goose. According to info I got from one of the servers, it will run from noon to 3 today and cost $15. Since a bottle of champagne + OJ costs about $14 at most bars that do Sunday brunch, this is a good deal if you can put away more than one bottle of champagne in three hours. When I went to Sleep Out’s, I’d sometime run through two bottles in that amount of time. One Sunday years ago I went through 4 bottles at the Monkey, but it took me 10 hours.
If mimosas aren’t your thing, the Goose also has a make-your-own Bloody Mary bar for $3 per glass. Try my recipe: Zing Zang, sriracha, a dash of horseradish, and generous shakes of celery salt and black pepper, garnished with a celery stalk, olive and piece of okra.
In other news: Good CA article about R.C. Johnson’s current situation. Time to retire, R.C. Then you’ll have more free time to buy hair spray and hang out at your beloved Memphis Airport.
I got 6 PBR koozies at CY Fest yesterday. If anyone wants one let me know.
Time to get the day started! With perfect weather and a birthday in the group, this should be a good one.