If you’re a soccer fan, the Brass Door is opening early to show games. They have Arsenal vs. Sunderland at 9 this morning (which does you no good considering it’s 9:16 and I haven’t published this post yet), and Man U vs. Sheffield at 11:30.
Felicia Suzanne’s has a few spots open for their communal cooking class on Thursday, January 28 (well, at least they did at the time they tweeted it yesterday afternoon). Call 901-523-0877 to find out how to claim your spot.
South Main Sounds at 550 S. Main is having a special event Friday, February 5 from 8 to 11 PM. Nashville country musician Jordan Allena will have a performance celebrating the release of her upcoming EP. Jordan is a regular on the stages of Nashville’s most popular music halls and country bars. She will entertain you with a mix of modern and outlaw country music. That morning, look for a special performance from her on WREG Live at 9.
MemphisWeather.net released climate data for December. The average high was 63 degrees. In December! That’s 11 degrees above normal for the month, and is more consistent with November or March weather.
Downtown Yoga is offering a workshop with Daphne Larkin Tuesday from 5:30 to 7 PM. It’s about freeing your practice through deep opening of your hips and some other stuff. It’s said to help you move beyond a series of asanas/poses that are disconnected into a seamless flow. Look, I don’t speak the language of yoga at all, so if this sounds interesting, go to the class schedule and click on the workshop title for a full description. There is a $20 fee.
The Liberty Bowl featuring Arkansas’ victory over Kansas State was said to be a historic success, with a sellout crowd of 61,136 and hotels across Memphis booked to capacity. The bowl had the highest TV ratings of the non-Big Six bowls. Records were set for sales on Beale Street that weekend and the president of the Beale Street Merchants Association called it “the biggest and best bowl week ever.” Not at all surprised the Hogs and their fans would be involved in such a success.
From Food & Wine: We just don’t need robot bartenders. I could not agree more. I mean, I can see an advantage – machines don’t need tips, so I would walk out with more money in my wallet. However, a big part of the reason I go the places I go is because the bartenders have become my friends, and I enjoy seeing them. Robot bartenders might work in some parts of the city, but not Downtown.
Speaking of my favorite bartenders: Team FML at the Blind Bear has expanded and is now team FMLS (Feeny, Mary, Lacey, Stacey). Here are L and S from last night:
Stacey has acclimated herself to bartending the Bear faster than I have ever seen anyone. Of course, it helps that she’s been training with the best (B-RAD) on Sundays.
The Memphis Flyer’s 20 under 30 issue comes out Wednesday. You can mingle with the 20 at a Flyer party at the Rec Room on Broad that evening. It’s open to the public and Flyer parties are always a lot of fun.
From Bleacher Report: Sacramento’s basketball arena is so crappy that former Memphis Tiger/current L.A. Laker Tarik Black didn’t even get a locker when his team visited the Kings. His stuff was lying on a chair next to the door. Sacramento is getting a new arena next year.
From BuzzFeed: 21 times women destroyed men with the #WasteHisTime2016 hashtag. So tempted to comment on this but I better not.
All right, that’s all the crap I can find to throw on the blog this morning. Typical Saturday for me, with brunch with Bloom and John D at Bardog at 11, then over to L’s bar at the Blind Bear around 1:30. Plans for tonight TBD but given the weather I am not likely to venture south of Peabody Place. Back tomorrow with more news.