Last night I went to the Blind Bear to watch my friends play the poker final table, and they had a surprise for me. The distributors had brought a ton of swag – shirts, hats, even a bowling pin – to hand out to the poker players. However, Jamie saved one item specifically for me – a Pabst denim winter jacket.
This jacket is easily warm enough to wear on the coldest days of January. It’s roomy and has a couple of pockets big enough to fit my iPad. I won’t be able to wear it until at least October, but I’m very happy to have it. Thank you!
Sad to think that by the first time I can wear my new jacket, it won’t be tube top weather anymore.
Congratulations to Justin, who won the final table. His grand prize is five $100 gift cards to popular Downtown restaurants.
The Grizzlies have signed Tony Allen to a four-year, $20 million deal. Very happy to hear this. TA got a well-deserved raise, and we retain the heart and soul (and grit and grind) of our team through 2016-17.
The Toof Building at 195 Madison, which overlooks the left field of AutoZone Park, is being redeveloped. It will hold a commercial tenant in the ground floor, plus about 50 apartments. More details here.
Watch out for people shooting fireworks out of their car windows this weekend. Yes, people really are that stupid. When walking north-south best bet is to stick to the pedestrian Main Street Mall as much as possible.
Good article on Lifehacker today: How to get reduced prices and save money when shopping on Amazon.
The Redbirds will wear special camouflage jerseys and hats from local military units for Saturday night’s game at AutoZone Park, vs. the Nashville Sounds. First pitch is 6:05, and following the game there will be a Salute to the Armed Forces fireworks display.
From Deadspin: 36 cheap American beers ranked. Good article but PBR was ranked 4 spots too low.
That’ll do it for now. I’ll be out at the bars after work for what is an effective Friday night on a Wednesday.