Warning: Watch out for this guy tonight (on the right, in the photo below).
He’s an Elvis tourist and he is SUPER annoying. He runs around, chasing after people dressed up as Elvis, saying, “Can I take your picture? Elvis, can I take your picture?” over and over again. I overheard him tell people that he will be at the Flying Saucer tonight about 7, and he also plans to stop by the Blind Bear, Cafe Keough, Alfred’s, and Purple Haze, then he’ll probably visit the Saucer a second time. So you definitely will want to avoid the Stumblin’ Elvis Pub Crawl or you will have to put up with this guy all night.
PRO TIP: He’s somewhat less annoying when he’s drinking beer, so you might want to buy him a Dos Equis Lager or a PBR.
South Main lunch news: The first Food Truck Friday, held at Emerge Memphis at Tennessee and G.E. Patterson, was a smashing success. As a result, they are doing it again next Friday, August 15, from 11 AM to 1:30 PM. The Millie’s Garden food truck will be on hand to serve a delicious lunch. This food truck specializes in salads. I found a picture of their menu here, although this pic is from December 7 so it’s possible the menu has changed. Looking at the Facebook page, I see that Millie studied at the University of Arkansas. Go Hogs!
Oh, by the way: Friday is a VACATION day for me so I will be Downtown! I hope to see you at Emerge!
If you want to catch some live music this morning, Lamar Sorrento will play Cafe Keough at 11 AM.
Other Elvis stuff going on today besides Stumblin’ E: There’s a Hound Dog tour departing from Backbeat Tours at 2:30. “Black Elvis” Robert Washington plays Blues City Cafe at 5. It’s Elvis Night at the Redbirds (AutoZone Park, first pitch 6:05, with fireworks after the game. The second round of the “Last Chance” Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest happens at the Hard Rock tonight at 9.
The Grizzlies’ 2014 pre-season schedule has been announced. The biggest game on the list will be an October 22 home game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. We’ll get to see how Cleveland’s “Big Three” of LeBron James, Kevin Love, and Kyrie Irving fares against our own “Big Three” of Mike Conley, Zach Randolph, and Marc Gasol.
There’s going to be an event called Pianos in the Park: JazzFest 2014 at Handy Park (Third and Beale) on Sunday, August 31, which is the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. There is a Groupon for discounted tickets currently running. Click the link for event information and a lineup of who will be playing. You can get two tickets for $39 ($73.74 value) or four for $69 ($147.48 value).
Time to get started. Going to make quick stops at Panda’s bar at Bardog and Brad’s bar at the Blind Bear, then will rest up for Stumblin’ Elvis tonight. Come stumble with us!