RIP Stan Musial, greatest Cardinal of all time.
I’ve had people ask me if the Blind Bear was going to open at noon today. I know they were considering going back to the 3:00 opening time on Sunday once NFL season was over. Co-owner Jeannette posted the following to Facebook yesterday:
SOFIA SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS!!$15 Yellow Tail Bubbly & $30 Sofia Blanc de Blancs! @3pm till 6pm, $3 mimosas, moonshine, fireball & Bloody’s, tomorrow at NOON
So yep, they’ll be open at noon today. Not sure what their opening time will be for the Nobody Gives a Shit Bowl AKA the Pro Bowl next Sunday.
Bring canned goods and receive $1 off admission to the National Civil Rights Museum. Canned good donations will go to the Food Bank.
Good news for Victorian Village: A $133,000 loan has been approved to renovate the James Lee House, the mansion at 690 Adams, into a bed-and-breakfast.
Tube top dress news: Yesterday I posted a link to a YouTube video of the TNA Wrestling wedding of Brooke Hogan and Bully Ray. A brawl happened, breaking up the wedding. What I didn’t know when I posted the video was that Brooke Hogan had a wardrobe malfunction in her tube top wedding dress. Unfortunately TNA edited Brooke out of the video before posting to YouTube.
Poker news: I’ve heard from several people that the cash games at Southland Greyhound Park are full of really bad players. “If you’re patient and play properly, you’re likely to win some money,” one friend told me. “There are a lot of people who clearly don’t know what they’re doing at all.” The Friday and Saturday night tables are hosted by our old friend Poker Jon. There’s also a 3:00 Saturday $35 buy-in Hold’em tournament that is popular among Downtown poker players. It wraps up by 6 and the first-place prize, which depends on the number of players who enter, is usually in the $350 range.
Time to start Sunday Fun Day. Brunch at the Majestic at 11, then I’ll defend my three mayorships, with Bear, Saucer, Goose being the likely order.