If you read my lunchtime blog post, you saw that I had the pleasure of talking to some of Start Co.’s startup founders last night at the Blind Bear. I’d like to start off this evening’s post by mentioning another company I learned about. Phase is an app for people who play games of all types. Its motto is “Never miss a game.” You can set up your game, giving it a name, location, date and time, and list of friends to alert. Your friends get notifications with one click. There are reminders so you and your friends don’t forget game times. Phase will recommend games, and will help you find events, tournaments, and LAN parties in your area. It hasn’t been rolled out yet, but you can get early access by subscribing on Phase’s site.
The MBJ reports that a new Subway will open Downtown soon – at 201 Poplar. For those not familiar with “Club 201,” that’s the Shelby County Jail.
Tamp & Tap has announced a special drink for this week only, Elvis week: The Velvet Elvis mocha. It’s a frozen peanut butter and banana mocha, in honor of Elvis’ favorite sandwich.
Big news for wrestling fans: Longtime Memphis wrestling host Lance Russell will be on MemphiSport Live on AM Sports 56 and FM 87.7 Saturday. The show is from 11 AM to 1 PM. “Ol’ Banana Nose,” as Jerry Lawler used to call Lance, is considered one of the greatest wrestling announcers of all time.
From the MBJ: Staff writer Ryan Poe interviews developer Lauren Crews about the redevelopment of the French Fort neighborhood. The full interview will be out in Friday’s issue, but a few interesting snippets are in the linked article.
Home from work and out for beer. I was planning to lead off Flying Saucer but it looks like I’m being talked into Silly Goose instead.