For some reason, Facebook has me listed as having worked at Sleep Out Louie’s, the locals’ bar on Union which closed in 2007 and is now Mesquite Chop House. I’m pretty sure sitting at the bar playing NTN Trivia and drinking duck farts and $1 Sunday brunch PBRs does not qualify as “work.” It does remind me, though, that I need to teach bartenders at my modern-era bars how to make duck farts.
Makes me nostalgic, though… 2006 was a magical year. I had my Sleep Out’s Sunday brunch crew. I had the neighbors I hung out with at Number 10 Main. I had my trivia team at Flying Saucer. By the end of the year all of those groups, plus one of the other Saucer trivia teams, had merged into one massive friend group. The merge gave birth to a new BBQ Fest team, the Ques Brothers, which was the predecessor team of both The Moody Ques and Squeal Street BBQ.
The company that runs concessions for FedExForum has a tremendous opportunity for nonprofits. They are looking for nonprofits to send people to volunteer to work concessions at Grizzlies and Tigers games, and in return they get to keep 10% of the revenue. Good chance to have fun while raising money for your organization. Email nweindruch@levyrestaurants.com if interested.
Seeing Red plays the Peabody rooftop party tonight and the food/drink theme is “By the Seashore.” Your $10 admission includes a buffet (7-8 PM) of popcorn shrimp and cocktail sauces, and bacon-wrapped scallops. If you’re in VIP you have a second buffet (7-9:30) of coconut shrimp with sweet chili sauce, mahi mahi bites, seafood drip, and crudite. Red passion fruit margaritas will be on special, and there will be a raffle for a $50 gift certificate to Sammy Hagar’s Red Rocker Bar & Grill at Southland.
Tonight is Memphis Made Brewing’s Pint Night at the Downtown Central BBQ. Pints of Memphis Made beers are only $3 and you get to keep the glass. The Tinglers will be performing. Starts at 5.
Grease is the Summer Movie Series movie playing tonight at the Orpheum. Starts at 7.
I led off at the Silly Goose last night, but how I wish I had led off at Cafe Keough instead. If I had I would have met the lead singer of the greatest rock band of all time. Robert Plant stopped in for some tea. I know he likes Winfield’s down the street and I bet he did some clothes shopping there as well. He performs with his new band the Sensational Space Shifters tomorrow night at 8 on Mud Island.
Plans for tonight: Well, Thursday is usually Silly Goose happy hour for me, but maybe I should change things up and do a little Robert Plant stalking instead. I can’t see the Goose being his scene. Really, I can’t see any of my main five hangouts being his scene, although if Colin is working he will hear himself singing as he passes Blind Bear. Cafe Pontotoc maybe. South of Beale seems like a place he might like. I’ll figure it out when I get out a little after 5:30.