Looking around the Web this afternoon, it looks like enough info is out there to warrant a second post of the day. Let’s see what we’ve got:
Tamp & Tamp will host an Abita Cask-Conditioned Spring IPA Firkin Party this Friday, April 11 starting at 5 PM. If you don’t know what is so special about drinking beer that came out of a firkin as opposed to a keg, this article explains.
This isn’t a Downtown restaurant, but near enough that I’ll blog it anyway: There’s a Groupon for The Port restaurant on President’s Island that has about three days left to buy. You can get three $6 vouchers for $10, or six $6 vouchers for $18.
Memphis Trolley Unplugged will return Friday and Saturday, April 18 and 19. From 6 to 8 PM each night, local musicians will ride the trolley and perform on the Riverfront Loop trolleys. PRO TIP: Bring a fire extinguisher and sit as near the exit as possible.
The Madison Hotel has announced the return of its Beatles Breakfast atop its rooftop garden, Twilight Sky Terrace. Beginning April 26, you’ll be able to enjoy coffee and pastries with the sounds of the Beatles in the background. The breakfast will be held Saturdays and Sundays from 8 AM to 11:30 PM.
Speaking of the Madison, the hotel will begin its Thursday night rooftop party series on April 24, while the Peabody’s will begin on April 17. I will have more details on both parties in future blog posts.
Well, this is interesting: Rev. Al Sharpton was an FBI informant in the 1980s, and his spying work helped bring down Vincent “Chin” Gigante, don of the Genovese crime family in New York. Gigante was known to wander around in his pajamas and feign insanity, and Sharpton may have helped prove that he was sane and that he was the boss. Gigante, fearful of being wiretapped, forbade mafiosi to speak his name, with death the punishment. Mobsters were instead to point at their chin or make the letter “C” and say “that guy” when they needed to refer to him in conversation. However, I guess the good Reverend was exempt from Mafia rules.
Getting ready to play some poker tonight at Blind Bear. Free to play, game starts at 8. Plenty of time left to accumulate points in the Bear’s 16-week league that just started, plus nightly winner gets a $50 gift card.