LOL last night about 8:30 I was informed that I made someone’s Facebook timeline! And you have no idea what a rare photo you got of me! I never wear hats but decided to take the PBR trucker cap Bardog executive chef John Haley got for me out to brunch. I guess I’m supposed to be mad about the photo but instead I find it funny. I own my behavior and am capable of laughing at myself. Welcome to Memphis dude. I suspect you have been given a wildly inaccurate and irrational viewpoint of who I am. Come back to the Blind Bear sometime and I’ll buy ya a beer. I’m there on days that end in y.
It’s a sweltering Monday in the dog days of summer and there isn’t a whole lot of news, but I will do the best I can with this post. One news item I do have is that it may cost more to stay in a hotel in Memphis soon. The city is considering raising the hotel tax to upgrade the Cook Convention Center. More conventions would mean more hotel rooms booked, so the tax would more or less pay for itself.
Looks like there’s going to be some good food at National Night Out tomorrow at the Farmers Market pavilion. Here are a list of sponsors who have donated food and drink: High Cotton Brewery, The New Cork Screw, The Arcade, Aldo’s Pizza Pies, The Majestic Grille. Double J Saloon, Maggie Moo’s, Jack Pirtle’s, Westy’s, Rizzo’s, and Café Pontotoc. It will be weird being at the Farmers Market without any fresh produce there, but Mayor Paul will be there nonetheless.
From Thrillist: 15 actually great Memphis dates under $20
The Salty Dogs running group has their weekly run at Bardog tonight at 7. If you’re a runner it is a great way to make some new friends. Or if you want to sit with me at the bar and drink a PBR and watch the runners take off, you can do that too.
The African American Association of Museums Conference is at the Peabody this week Tuesday through Friday. Events happening at the conference include speakers, tours, and workshops.
From Kinja Deals: Run a fancy cocktail bar at home with cheap spherical ice molds
Blind Bear regulars Rahul and Tony and bartender B-RAD are doing a weight loss challenge. I hear Rahul and Tony kicked off the challenge in style with milkshakes at Oshi. That’s the way to do it, guys! One straw? Maybe the two of you would go for a sip of milkshake at the same time, and your faces would touch, and… mmmmm, there’s just no telling what might happen next.
Outta here for now, with another possible news post after work. I’ll kick things off at Melissa Monday at Bardog about 5:30, then over to the Blind Bear at 7:30.