One thing I’ve learned while getting my eight plates on the wall at the Flying Saucer is that beer pairs with food even better than wine does. This month they have come up with a pairing that is just genius: Beer tasters paired with Girl Scout Cookies. This beer flight is so decadent that it will make you want to wear a giant stick of butter as a hat.
Nate the manager told me that he bought enough cookies to do 60 flights. The special is advertised as going on the entire month of April, but I predict the 60th flight will be poured before Tax Day.
Moody Ques news: We want to have one more get-together for team members, especially new team members, to get to know one another before BBQ Fest gets here. However, we don’t want to interrupt festival season. So we’ve found the best of both worlds: Two of our team members have invited us to the rooftop of Barton Flats on April 19, the day of Rajun Cajun Crawfish Fest. The rooftop overlooks the festival and we will have BBQ and you can bring crawfish up if you want. It’s BYOB and if you attend, we’re asking you to do two things: Email moodyques@gmail.com to RSVP, because space is limited; and bring $10 to help with the cost of the BBQ. Also email the team if we don’t have your T-shirt size yet. We need to get the order in soon.
Speaking of the Moody Ques: I hear someone has been bugging the team leaders, trying to make a $100 bet on which team finishes higher in shoulder, ours or his. Dude, if I were you, I would be a lot more concerned about your restaurant’s 63% rating on Urbanspoon (as of this morning when I checked) than about whether you can out-cook another BBQ team.
Did you know there was supposed to be a pedestrian bridge connecting Bass Pro Pyramid to the Pinch?
The Daily News reported that yesterday in environmental court, Allan Long, owner of 107 S. Main, agreed to have his boarded-up building inspected by engineers. The city argued that the building may pose a danger to two adjoining buildings and possibly passersby as well. The two sides will re-convene before Judge Potter on April 23.
In the news: Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton tells gays to get some perspective, that at least they don’t hang you here like they do in Iraq. So ashamed that this heaping pile of shit represents the state in which I was born.
Big sports night tonight: Redbirds vs. Cardinals at 6:05, AutoZone Park. Grizzlies vs. Thunder, 7:05, FedExForum, first 3000 get a Super Grizz cape.
There will be an April 4th commemoration tomorrow at the National Civil Rights Museum. April 4 is the day on which Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated 47 years ago at the site.
Almost time for the weekend. I will be out at the usual spots tonight.