Tonight is the #PrayForTrey pub crawl on Beale. This is a benefit for for Collierville High School student Trey Erwin, who was recently diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. All ticket sales will go to the family. Participants must be 21 years of age and wearing a #PrayForTrey shirt. The Entry Fee includes cover into all venues and specials for pub crawlers. Tickets, schedule and more info here.
Also tonight, there will be a free reception for two new solo exhibitions at the Metal Museum. Those are Virgil England: The Het Lands and Harlan W. Butt: National Parks Project. Performance by Big Jerry Blues Band, and the Fuel Food Truck will be selling food. 5:30-8:30 PM.
The 31st annual Outdoors Inc. Canoe and Kayak Race will happen tomorrow, from the Wolf River Harbor to the Memphis Harbor. 10 AM start time. More details here.
There will be a STOP Open House at The Warehouse, 36 East G.E. Patterson, next Tuesday, June 19, from 6 PM-til. This is a chance for residents to stop by, meet our police officers who patrol the Downtown beat, thank them for all they do and have some food with them. These open houses are held the third Tuesday of every month.
Jerry Seinfeld will play the Orpheum Friday, August 24. Tickets will go on sale on the Orpheum’s website next Friday. More details here.
Last night turned into an unexpected early night home for me. I arrived at the Flying Saucer about 6, as I do most every weeknight. The plan was to pre-game and meet up with people, then head down the street to Kooky Canuck’s 7th anniversary party at 8:00.
One of my favorite bartenders from another popular Downtown bar came in. “Shot of Jameson, Paul?” he asked. The Saucer doesn’t carry a lot of liquor, but they do have Jameson, a fine Irish whisky. So I did the shot, and before long I wished I hadn’t. My stomach felt like I’d just done a shot of Drano. It was probably because I hadn’t eaten anything since 1 PM.
As 8:00 drew near, it was clear Kooky was going to have a big crowd for their party. More than a dozen of us were using the Saucer as a staging area. I think there were two or three more at the Goose next door. When we walked down there, only a few minutes after the doors opened, there was already a long line to get in. My stomach was in knots by this point, but I hoped some food from the Kooky Buffet at the party would calm it down.
Didn’t happen. I ate a small plate of food and drank about half of a 34 oz. beer. By 9, though, the combination of an upset stomach and shoulder-to-shoulder crowd was too much for me. I went home, half intending to go back out a little later – but once there, I decided to call it a night. At least I got to see a few tube tops in the brief time I was there. Shawn and Lana: Sorry I couldn’t stay longer, and congratulations on 7 great years.
All right, quick lunch then back to work. The project I’m working on this week is the website equivalent of trying to wire a house built in 1765 for electricity. Plans for tonight TBD, but I’ll be out somewhere about 6.