The Cotton Bowl is tonight, with the Arkansas Razorbacks taking on the Wildcats of Kansas State. Former CA writer/current sports writer for The Daily Dan Wolken has a column about where he sees the Razorbacks next year. Would not mind seeing that prediction come true. Let’s get through tonight first, though. It’s time to CALL THOSE HOGS!!!
After five days of renovations, Bardog Tavern has re-opened and claims to be the best-looking bar Downtown. I’ll try to get in there tomorrow and take a look… if it’s anything big maybe I’ll post pics. Good to have Bardog back. It was definitely missed by many this week.
Many of my readers travel for a living, or are involved in the air travel industry in some way. I thought they might be interested in this app I found on a mailing list today: Airport Monitor Lite. It lets you track the departure and arrival times at up to 7 airports.
The MemphisWeather.net 2012 calendar is now on sale on CafePress. It has beautiful images of Memphis weather. Buying a calendar is a great way to support a local meterologist and entrepreneur who keeps us informed on MemphisWeather.net, Facebook, and Twitter.
If you’re a Redbirds fan and want to keep up with news about the team from now until the time the season starts, there’s a new radio show for you. AM 560 will carry the Redbirds Hot Stove radio show Tuesdays at 6 PM through April 3. It will be hosted by play-by-play man Steve Selby and former Redbird/Cardinal Bo Hart.
The City Council has passed an ordinance restricting dumpsters in the public right-of-way Downtown. Read about it here. Glad to see it. There used to be one in Scratchy Alley that stank to high heaven and attracted vagrants, pigeons and rats.
Part 3 of the Memphis Beer Beat blog’s interview with Ghost River brewmaster Chuck Skypeck is up. He talks about experimenting with different styles, collaborating with other brewers, and whether he thinks there’s room for another craft brewer in Memphis.
In the past I’ve written about anniversary parties at the Downtown Saucer, with prizes and specialty beers. Well, for those of you who are unfortunate enough to live in the suburbs, now it’s your turn. The Cordova Saucer will have its 6th birthday party on Saturday, January 21. There will be tappings of rare beers from Stone, Sierra Nevada and other breweries. At 8 PM FreeWorld takes the stage. Admission is free, must be at least 21. The Saucer is at 1400 N. Germantown Parkway in a bland looking strip mall that looks like all the other bland strip malls in East Bumblefuck. Good luck finding it.
Plans for tonight: Without going into too much detail, let’s just say it will be a very interesting night for those who played on the Rapscallions trivia team between June and August (and who did not play on a team that opposed us during that period). We’ll also be celebrating the birthday of our friend Air Traffic Mike, who’s in town for the weekend. I’m looking forward to hearing his opinion of the Saucer’s Moscow Mule. Also, those of us with good taste in college teams will be doing one more thing tonight: CALLING THE HOGS! Work week is over, time to get the weekend started.