A couple of months ago I mentioned that my friends Dennis and Mary Pat, former Memphians and two of my regular blog readers who now live in Madison, Alabama, were participating in “A Mountain of Hope for St. Jude.” They pledged to climb Mount Kilimanjaro as a way to raise funds for the children’s cancer research hospital at which patients never receive a bill. On Monday, September 28 at 8:45 AM, Dennis and Mary Pat reached the mountain’s summit. Counting money raised and solid pledges for businesses, they have raised over $12,000 for St. Jude. You can still donate to their cause here.
Dennis and Mary Pat have plates at many of the Flying Saucers across the country. A plate on the wall signifies that the person whose name is on it has consumed 200 different beers at that Saucer location. Because Dennis and Mary Pat have been such loyal customers, the Flying Saucer donated over $1000 to their campaign. That’s pretty awesome.
Tomorrow is the second Thursday of the month, and that means it will be Memphis Made pint night at Central BBQ’s Downtown location Butler and St. Martin near the National Civil Rights Museum. $3 Memphis Made pints, pint glass giveaways, and of course great food. The folks who brew your beer will be there if you want to talk to them.
Saw this on Twitter: A collection of Memphis photos from 1935 to 1943
The Peabody’s Corner Bar has two special drinks this month, Pink Bubbles and Pink Lemonade Martinis. A portion of sales of these drinks goes to the Susan G. Komen Foundation of Memphis.
Interesting: How to weaponize your cat to hack your neighbors’ Wi-Fi. In a three-hour test, a cat mapped 23 wireless networks in a trip around the neighborhood. Four of the networks had routers that were completely open, and another four had routers using old, easily-broken encryption.
From Thrillist: This koozie disguises your beer as an innocent cup of coffee
Heading out to the Blind Bear. I still plan on sticking around for trivia.