Fireball Whisky is a cinnamon-flavored whisky that has become very popular Downtown in the past two years. If you want to hear about local Fireball events, join the FIREBALL WHISKY Memphis group on Facebook. All you have to do is request to join and if you’re over 21, local Fireball brand ambassador Clay Thompson will approve you. As a group member you’ll hear about opportunities to party with the Fireball folks and possibly score some sweet Fireball swag. If anyone in Oxford is reading this, the Fireball people are heading your way tonight and tomorrow.
Great news this morning for a local legend. A CAT scan was run on Jerry Lawler and it found that The King did not suffer any brain damage from his heart attack on WWE Monday Night Raw this week. He remains hospitalized in Montreal and it is uncertain when he will be able to return home. Family members, including his son Brian who wrestles as Brian Christopher, have crossed the Canadian border to be with him.
The King’s longtime broadcast partner, Jim Ross (J.R.), posted a commentary on Lawler’s heart attack and the Montreal Monday Night Raw. Well worth a read. Few people know the King as well as J.R.
There’s a sinkhole that has appeared in Tom Lee Park. Hope the city gets that fixed before BBQ Fest next year!
I forgot to blog about a couple of changes to the Silly Goose’s Monday night poker game. The start time has been moved back to 8:30 – as I found out Monday when I showed up at 8:55. They let people come in through the first four blind levels, though, so it was OK. For the third poker game in a row, I finished in third place. However, for purposes of league points, I came in second, because owner Daniel was one of the other two left and he can’t win his own prizes. But there was more, and I totally forgot about it until I checked my Instagram feed last night and found that I’d taken this photo:
They’re now awarding a $25 certificate for second place. First place has always received $50, but the second-place award is new. Combined with other poker winnings, that gives me a nice little tab at the Goose.
In other Goose news, their new 70″ projection TV has arrived.
That will be great for Monday Night Football and for their Sunday fantasy football league parties with happy hour domestic beers and $4 Fireball.
Last night I stopped by the bar at Bluefin, where current and former Saucer people nearly killed me with hot sake. The bartender, Daniel, remembered that I like extra limes in my Dos Equis Lager, despite having last served me a beer in August 2010. That’s really impressive.
Stuff going on tonight: Glass night at Flying Saucer featues a Sam Adams Oktoberfest stein, and they’re having a contest to see who can hold up the stein the longest with one arm, 7 PM; Tim “Badboy” Bachus at Bleu, 7 PM; poker with Poker Jon at Bardog, 7:30 PM; bingo with Diamond Dave at Brass Door, 7:30 PM; trivia with Charles at Blind Bear, 8 PM. I’ll be at the Bear, earning extra points for my team with my checkin on social media.