Wednesday afternoon I drove home from Horn Lake, barely beating an approaching storm. I changed into shorts and hoped I would have time to make it to the Silly Goose before the bottom fell out.
As I got out on the Main Street Mall, it wasn’t raining yet, but there was plenty of thunder and lightning just to the south, and I knew I needed to get indoors before I got struck. So I took off running. As I got to Jolly Royal a man told me, “Something in your pocket is lit up.” I pulled out my phone and found that my running had unlocked the screen and turned on the Flashlight app. Then I made another discovery: I pocket-ordered a Lyft, and a driver had already been assigned! I didn’t want to mess up my customer rating. Fortunately the driver canceled before I did, and I figured out where the Cancel Ride menu option was before being reassigned to a new driver. From now on I will be more careful running when my phone is in my pocket.
It’s National Farmers Market Week, and the Memphis Farmers Market will be celebrating this Saturday. Farmers markets stimulate local economies, preserve rural livelihoods and farmland, increase access to fresh food, and support local communities. Folks from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture will have a table at the Market this week. Stop by for recipe cards and more giveaways. Kids can make veggie stamped shopping bags from 9 to 11. UT Extension agent Sheryl Miller will give cooking demos at 9:30 and 11:30, making sweet corn relish. There will be a Foodsaver sealing station which can help you preserve that fresh produce. Live music by Bruce Barham 8:30-10 and Adam Levin 11-12:30. 7 AM to 1 PM under the pavilion at Front and G.E. Patterson.
The Brass Door will be open for all the British Premier League games this weekend, with Dave and Seamus there to host. Games include Man U vs. Spurs, 6:45 AM Saturday; Chelsea vs. Swansea, 11:30 AM Saturday; Arsenal vs. West Ham and Newcastle vs. Southampton, 7:30 AM Sunday; and Liverpool vs. Stoke, 10 AM Sunday. For those of you new to the area, the Brass Door is on Madison between Second and Third.
The Grizzlies’ 2015-2016 pre-season schedule has been released.
Moody Ques: The check has cleared for our entry into Art of Q, a regional BBQ festival the weekend of Halloween. Don’t forget that we have the cookout/fundraiser tomorrow at 444 Monroe at 7.
Infographic: 11 reasons why Memphis is a chart-topping city
@CopelandCoach posted a good article: 21 ways to leave a never-ending conversation without being rude. It’s a professional article so the categories are “at the office,” “on the phone,” “in a meeting,” and so on. If anyone has an “at the bar” version of this please let me know.
From the CA: The owner of new comedy club Snaps on South Main has high hopes
Also, the CA reports that demolition of the New York Suit Exchange building will begin in a week or so to make room for the new LaQuinta Inn and Suites in The Edge at 310 Union.
The “Last Chance” Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest happens tonight at the Hard Rock Cafe on Beale at 8 PM. Elvis Week is gearing up. We had a tourist from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada in the Silly Goose last night all Elvis’d up. She said she was going to wear her jumpsuit on the plane ride home Monday.
Hide your food: The Nuh-Uh Girl checked in at the San Francisco airport this morning, on her way to Memphis. Hmmm… we’re having a cookout this weekend… wonder if that’s a coincidence.
Time to hit Publish and run the car by the gas station. Undecided where to hit happy hour after work, with Blind Bear, Silly Goose, and Max’s Sports Bar all being options. Back tomorrow with more news.