(Note: There was a second Friday update post yesterday with lots of news, so scroll down and read it if you haven’t checked the blog since lunchtime yesterday)
Every four years a conversation like this happens.
Me: “So the soccer players were out on the field and…”
Soccer fan: “The football players were out on the pitch.”
Me: “Yeah. So anyway, the soccer players were out on the field and…”
‘MERICA DAMMIT!!!
Congratulations to the Silly Goose. There was an event out east last night at Booksellers at Laurelwood called Literatini, a martini tasting to benefit Literacy Mid-South. The Goose won the vote for best cocktail, beating second-place Alchemy. It’s not easy to beat Alchemy in any kind of vote, and it shows how the Goose has really stepped it up lately with their new hand-crafted cocktails. Another Downtown bar, the Blind Bear, came in third.
From the Daily News: Questions raised about 100 N. Main developer. As my friend Mikey would say, rut roe.
Interesting news this morning: Localmemphis.com reports that a relative of former Tigers basketball player Pierre Henderson-Niles has been in contact with the NCAA, alleging that he was involved in a pay-to-play scheme under former coach John Calipari. Henderson-Niles played his final season under Josh Pastner, who was not named in the allegations and has said he does not believe them to be true.
Last night I was at the Flying Saucer, and I watched as two pieces of paper were pinned to the employee bulletin board. Both pieces of paper contained numerous pictures of women’s tops, and one was labeled “YES” and the other “NO” to communicate acceptable uniform standards. I think I saw a tube top on the “NO” sheet. BOOOOOOOOOO! Maybe I’ll rent the space across the street that used to be Jillian’s and open a beer joint with tube top uniforms.
Unfortunately I got stared at by an imbecile while I was drinking my beer at the Saucer. Some people just never learn. If that person would put as much effort into finding a job as he puts into bothering me, he wouldn’t be broke right now.
High Cotton Brewery has posted its lineup of seasonal beers for the taproom opening today: Cherry Beet Saison, Bourbon Barrel IPA, Hefeweizen, and Pilsner. They say that the pilsner won’t last long because supply is limited. The Facebook event listing shows 972 people attending. However, the brewery has said not to worry – they are installing additional bars for the event and you WILL get a beer. Beer sales are credit only, so don’t forget to bring a card. However, if you want to get food from the Stickem or Rock’n’Dough food trucks you will need to bring cash.
Plans for today: I’m leading off at Bardog at 11 as usual, but I am going to take it easy on drinking there and wherever I go for my second stop. No Fireball (THIS ESPECIALLY MEANS YOU BROOKE) and I plan on drinking plenty of water. I want to get to the taproom right at 4 and get photos for the blog before it gets super busy. Given the huge number of friends I have who have said they’re coming, my tentative plan is to stay all the way until closing time at 10, although I’ll be open to leaving if anything interesting comes up. Time to get this weekend started!