Yesterday I went down to Brewery Revival to see two friends of mine who were in town from Chicago for the day. I will really miss the brewery after Revival ends this Sunday. Such a unique and fantastic concept. If you haven’t been yet, you really need to go see it for yourself while you still can. Even if you just walk through the place and leave (there’s no admission charge), you need to see it.
What a beautiful crowd, I thought. The place was full of beautiful women in their 20s and 30s. Where do these people hang out when they’re not at the brewery? Of the roughly 150 people in the place, I knew maybe 20. The guy/girl ratio was far better than at any of the bars where I hang out. I wondered why I’ve been going anywhere else but the brewery the past 7 weeks.
I’ve mentioned the craft beer, food trucks, game room, and art, but I have been forgetting to mention the mobile T-shirt vendor booth that operates in there. You can buy Revival T-shirts and many more printed T-shirts. One of the best shirts (although I didn’t buy it) reads:
“CHICKENPOTPIE
My 3 favorite things”
The brewery is the only place where I will pay $10 for 28 ounces of PBR, but after two of them I was ready for a change. I bounced over to Max’s Sports Bar. Lately on Facebook there has been a debate about how long you should cook a steak. Some people (myself included) believe that cooking a steak well done ruins it. Last night we learned that you shouldn’t cook school lunchroom pizza well done either.
I grabbed a seat next to my BBQ teammate Otto, who pulled up my blog on his phone. “There’s yoga at the brewery Saturday at 9:30? You should go,” he commented.
“Dude, no one wants to see me do yoga, believe me,” I replied.
“Damn straight no one wants to see you do yoga, son!” said Otto. “But you need to go and take pictures.”
About 10 I headed back north, stopping at the Blind Bear. To my pleasant surprise, Pam & Terry were playing.
I had forgotten they play the last Thursday of the month at the Bear. I talked to the talented duo and confirmed they will be back next month.
Lots going on tonight. Jerry Seinfeld performs live at the Orpheum this evening, and I have no doubt the place will be packed.
Then there’s the nationally televised championship boxing match at Handy Park, Third and Beale, starting at 7. That should pack a lot of people in too.
It’s also South Main Green Bus Night, formerly South Main Trolley Night. Many of the shops and galleries will be open until 9 or later. Some will have specials or discounts, some will have free hors d’oeuvres and/or booze. Great way to meet your neighbors. If you go down there, check out the singer-songwriter night at 550 South Main.
The Redbirds are back in town and play the Salt Lake Bees at 7:05. Fans will get a coupon for a free Whopper from Burger King with the purchase of fries and a drink as they exit the park.
It’s Kill the Keg night at Tamp & Tap beginning at 4. All pints $2.50 plus tax.
As for my plans for the evening, I am undecided. One option is to split an Uber ride with two of my friends out to Italian Fest. We have a couple of booths we can get into, and it would be something fun and different. If I go out there I will get pictures. Paul Ryburn east of Danny Thomas on a weekend night is one of the signs of the Apocalypse.
The other option is to do Trol… er, Green Bus Night on South Main, which would probably include a visit to the brewery. (By the way, I’m KIDDING about going down there and taking yoga pics tomorrow, just in case anyone is irrational enough to believe I would do that.) This would be less adventurous than Italian Fest but there are some advantages: No Uber charge, no admission charge, I wouldn’t be in East Memphis, and I’d get to squeeze an extra brewery visit into the weekend.
Leaning in the direction of Italian Fest, but we shall see. Time to get back to work. So ready for the weekend.