The Green Beetle emailed me this morning with an exciting announcement. They are going to start a beer pong challenge on Wednesday nights. They hope to get enough people to have a full tournament. They will have special guest hosts from week to week. PBR is sponsoring the event, so they will have swag to give away, as well as PBR specials. PBR specials? Well well well! Sounds like the Beetle may become a regular Wednesday stop for me!
RiverArtsFest, to be held October 22 and 23 in the South Main Arts District, is taking applications for volunteers here. They have many different areas for which they need volunteers, so there should be something to suit everyone’s taste. Shifts are only a few hours long, and there are perks including a T-shirt and snacks.
Sign of the times: Man assaults wife for not “Liking” his Facebook status. Wow. I don’t mean to make light of this, because violence against women is never appropriate. However, it does illustrate that if you adopt one of my cardinal rules of life – “don’t get emotionally or romantically involved with people who are batshit crazy” – you tend to not find yourself in these kinds of situations. I hope she hits him back, with divorce papers, and gets the hell away.
The Peabody is hosting a California Wine Dinner Wednesday night in Capriccio from 6 to 8. Here’s the menu:
First Course:
Mussels in Garlic & White Wine
Frog’s Leap Rutherford Sauvignon Blanc 2010, Napa
Second Course:
Pappardelle
Duckhorn Decoy Pinot Noir 20009, Anderson Valley
Third Course
Filet Mignon
Paradise Ridge Rockpile Cabernet Sauvignon 2007, Sonoma
Fourth Course
Jack Daniel’s Bread Pudding
The dinner will be hosted by Ford Coleman of Athens Distributors. Cost is $55 plus tax and gratuity, and includes complimentary valet parking. Call 901-529-4199 to make reservations.
NCAA realignment news: The Big East appears interested in expanding to 12 football teams. Given that it only has 6, it appeared possible that Memphis might get an invite, despite our football team’s dismal record the past two seasons. A brief glimmer of hope that we might get into a BCS conference!
So, what did our incompetent athletic director, R.C. Johnson, do? He held a press conference and said that Memphis deserves to be in the SEC. No kidding, he ACTUALLY SAID THAT. Yeah I’m sure great programs like Alabama, LSU, Auburn, Arkansas and Florida would be thrilled to have their brand diluted by a team that lost by 44 to Arkansas State. R.C. is absolutely delusional. Worse, his comments let the Big East – a conference that might actually invite us, deserved or not – know that we are looking elsewhere. My God. Stupid stupid STUPID!
FIRE R.C.!!!
I’ll be at Pint Nite tonight around 6, celebrating the fact that as soon as the lockout ends, I deserve to be awarded a $14 million contract with the Grizzlies. Hope to see you there!