It’s Thursday rooftop party night. At the Peabody, Seeing Red will headline tonight. $10 cover includes your first drink, ladies free before 7, 6-11 PM.
Hmmm… I see ’80s hair band Aquanet is the headliner next Thursday. That may very well be my first Peabody rooftop party of the year.
Over at the Madison, “The Boogie Man” Don McMinn will perform tonight, with gritty singing and wicked guitar licks. 7-11 PM, cash bar and small plates available.
If you use Foursquare, today would be a good day to update your app. They’ve released version 5.0. It takes a little getting used to, but I like it better. The timeline of your friends’ checkins is easier to follow and more photo-centric. Also, you can “Like” your friends’ checkins now. The “Explore” feature tells you which of your friends are nearby. Mashable has more info on Foursquare’s makeover here.
One thing that hasn’t changed is that users can add tips to venues. I need to pull up The Peabody and leave a tip: “Wear a tube top to the Thursday rooftop parties.”
Tip I learned from one of my readers this morning: If your company blocks Facebook, you may still be able to access it by going in through a publicly-shared Facebook photo album. Feel free to use my BBQ Fest album for this if you want. I don’t understand why companies block Facebook. People will just surf it from their phones anyway.
The Flaming Lips will perform at Handy Park Wednesday, June 27 at 5:45 PM. They are attempting to break the record for most concerts in a 24-hour period. After they get done in Memphis, they will make several stops in Mississippi, then Baton Rouge and New Orleans.
GiveCamp Memphis needs developers, designers, DBAs, and content writers to volunteer their time for the upcoming June 22-24 camp. This camp will allow you to use your talents to help local nonprofits reach their full potential. You can sign up to volunteer here. Besides helping to make the community better, this would look great in the “Interests/Activities” section of a resume.
There will be a Mo’s Bows trunk show this Saturday at Shelton Clothiers from 2-4 PM. Come meet 10-year-old entrepreneur Mo and buy some of his bowties.
IMPORTANT NEWS FOR DOWNTOWNERS: Yesterday I attended trivia at the Blind Bear, and between rounds Charles announced what is happening at the Bear the rest of the week. Something new has been added to the calendar: $3 Fireball shots after 6 PM on Sundays.
Our trivia team grew to seven players last night. We ended up losing to Team Nuh-Uh after disastrous second and third rounds, but it was still good to have everyone together. I got on the Bear and Charles for not starting on time. It was 10:35 before he wrapped up. They promised they will start on time next week at 8 if there are teams waiting to play.
Time for lunch. I found a new Mexican restaurant I want to try. If more news comes in I’ll do another post after work.