This one can be filed in the “How the hell did this one fly under my radar all week” category: High Cotton Brewery, the new local craft brewery at 598 Monroe, is having the grand opening of its taproom next Saturday, June 14 from 4 to 10. The Dead Soldiers will supply the live music, and according to the folks at the brewery, we should get ready to party like it’s 1877. Not sure what that means but I hope women wore tube tops in 1877.
So I’m about to have a craft brewery taproom only a 12 minute walk from my front door? Interesting. Downtown just keeps getting better and better. You can’t walk to a brewery taproom in Cordova. For that matter, you can’t walk anywhere in Cordova! Why in the world do people live out there? People with kids, I kinda get it. But, single people? Why? Is being able to drive to O’Charley’s in 5 minutes that appealing?
The Bruno Mars concert was last night. I didn’t go, but I knew that Downtown would be tube top heaven last night. Any time a singer like Bruno or JT who appeals to women comes to town, women show up Downtown dressed to the nines. I parked myself at the Saucer and took in the scenery. Afterward I went over to the Blind Bear. I knew the live music would be really good because they didn’t post a password to Facebook as they usually do for weekend nights. Instead they posted “text employee for password.” I texted Jeannette and got the password, and she told me that this was an award-winning band that I needed to come see. It was the Victor Wainright Band, winners of multiple blues awards and the Pinetop Perkins Award. I only lasted through their first set – I was very tired from the website launch that happened at work this week – but trust me, if they come back to town, you need to make plans to hear them.
My neighbor down the street Winfield’s Shoes has been posting some very nice pictures of what they have for sale on Facebook. Check ’em out here.
Tonight’s Redbirds game will be a tribute to the original Memphis, in Egypt. The Redbirds will have on Egyptian-themed jerseys and there will be fireworks after the game. Prior to the game the players will sign autographs in the plaza. First pitch is 6:05 and the opponent is the Nashville Sounds.
The movie Mao’s Last Dancer will be shown at the Belz Museum of Judaic and Asian art today at 12:30 PM.
All right. Time to do a little web stuff for work, then Panda’s bar at Bardog at 11. Rest of day TBD.