This weekend is Central Station’s 100th anniversary. The celebration lasts all weekend and tomorrow there will be an official ceremony at 11 AM and free admission to the Railroad and Trolley Museum all day Saturday. There will be tours of railroad cars, a live recording session, vintage photos, railroad collectibles, and a lot more.
Men in Black will play on the big screen at Beale Street Landing tonight. Movie starts at dusk.
High Cotton’s Oktoberfest is tomorrow from 12 to 7. Tickets are $40. Learn more about the festival here.
WREG Live at 9 has video of Peabody Chef Konrad Spitzbart giving his recipe for southern buttermilk pie.
In case you missed it: You’ll have to pay to attend Memphis Madness this year. The Tigers’ open practice is October 18 this year and Rick Ross will be there.
The MBJ has a good report on the state of Downtown that is well worth a read.
I went to the first Thursday night poker night at Jerry Lee Lewis’ Cafe last night. It was upstairs in the elegant Twelve Bar and they had specials for poker players while they were playing. They had six food specials for players for $6. I didn’t eat, but one of my opponents had a huge plate of Buffalo chicken bites from the menu, and another had a huge plate of nachos. It was a good time and I wish I could have stayed longer but I needed to get closer to home due to the approaching storm.
When I got to poker, one of the people at the table shouted out, “It’s The Intimidator!” Then I had someone ask if I planned on intimidating the entire poker table. So it looks like that nickname is going to stick. I can think of worse nicknames to have. I don’t watch a lot of NASCAR but wasn’t that the late Dale Earnhardt Sr.’s nickname?
Time to go intimidate some people. The weekend is here!