I know many of you were waiting for a post yesterday and didn’t get one. Scott Stratten, one of my favorite marketing authors, advises to post when you have something awesome to say, rather than posting on a schedule. Yesterday’s post, if I had done one, would have been a go-through-the-motions blah post. I decided to take Scott’s advice and take a day off rather than water down the quality of this blog. Good news is, I’m back today with lots to talk about.
One of the biggest things going on tonight is the Phoenix Club Mardi Gras party at the Cadre Building at Second and Monroe. This is one of the gala events of the spring Downtown, and proceeds support a good charity, the Boys and Girls Club of Memphis. DJ Mario will perform and there will be food by Blind Bear, Bardog, Central BBQ, and Local Gastropub, and drinks by Budweiser of Memphis and Cathead Vodka. It’s too late to purchase tickets online but they are $50 at the door.
Burger Land, a show on the Travel Channel, will be in town next week to film at Dyer’s on Beale Street and at Alex’s Tavern. Each time the show, hosted by George Motz, visits a city, they have a local burger expert provide commentary. Serving as burger expert for Memphis will be none other than Seth of the Best Memphis Burger blog.
Next Wednesday, March 6, the Brass Door will have three live bands in the Cavern for one low price of $5. One of the bands is named – I kid you not – Plush Club. Fortunately they have no association with the building at Fourth and Beale that needs to be torn down. Another band, Pocket Vinyl, is a one-man piano band plus an onstage painter. At the end of the show the painting is auctioned off to the highest bidder. RadRadRiot, a two man wrecking crew, rounds out Wednesday’s music.
My favorite dead rock star Geri, a sushi chef at Bangkok Alley, posted to Facebook that she’s going to be teaching classes on The Art of Sushi twice a month at My Urban Workspace. I assume that means she’s taking over the March 5 and 19 classes 6 to 8 PM, even though her name wasn’t on them last I checked.
South Side Supper Club, a band that includes my buddy Good Shane, will perform at the Blind Bear tonight from 10 to 1. Come check them out if you want to catch some good live music in an elegant space.
After the loss to Xavier, the Memphis Tigers have dropped from a projected 5 seed to an 8 seed in Joe Lunardi’s Bracketology on the ESPN website. We’re projected to play 9 seed St. Mary’s. That is not the kind of school I would like to see as a first-round opponent.
Thursday night my BBQ team, the Moody Ques, received a major compliment. I ran into Robert, AKA “Bones,” one of the main guys on the very successful Squeal Street BBQ team, as I was walking down the Main Street Mall. He’d been talking to one of the Moody Ques team leaders, and he said it sounded like our team is very well organized this year. We have the team from next door completely managing the kitchen, and the Blind Bear completely managing the bar. The Moody Ques’ responsibility is to manage the party. I’ve long admired how well organized Squeal Street is, and for one of their top guys to compliment the Moody Ques’ organization means a lot.
It’s snowing outside, which means it’s a good day for some Fireball at Bardog. I’ll be at Panda’s bar when it opens at 11.