Yesterday after work, I caught up with my friend Chicken Fried Steak Rodger at happy hour. Rodger is a Texan and he recently returned from a trip there. He checked in on Facebook at the Dallas Cowboys store, which he described as “Mecca.”
Rodger asked about a comment I left on his checkin. “You asked me to pick you up a 4-12 shirt. I don’t get it. What’s 4-12?”
“You know how teams make T-shirts with their season record on them,” I replied. “4-12 was the Cowboys’ record last season.”
Rodger doesn’t like me anymore.
Feathers Spa at the Peabody has started a new promotion called Feathered Friends targeting those in zip codes 38103 and 38104. Just bring an ID or business card showing you work in one of those zip codes, and you will be given a card indicating you are a Feathered Friend. Friends get
- 25% off all spa services, Sunday-Thursday
- Complimentary use of sauna rooms
- Special salon and spa product promotions
- Free self-parking
Also, I have been told that there are still a few spots open for tomorrow’s wine dinner at the Peabody. Here’s the menu. 901-529-4000 to make reservations.
In other Peabody news, rooftop party season begins April 14, and the schedule will be announced next Thursday, March 17.
So, this happened:
Woman chasing a man with a broom in the Peabody Place Garage. Refusing to let him leave.
— Memphis Scanner (@ScannerMemphis) March 9, 2016
I hated to hear about the fire at Saigon Le in Crosstown yesterday. Thank goodness no one was injured, but the Vietnamese restaurant was called a total loss. This is the second time Saigon Le has burned down, suffering a previous fire in 1995. I have enjoyed it the few times I have eaten there. Several of my Facebook friends said, “NOOOOOOO!” when the news was reported.
Tonight is Hockey Night at Kooky Canuck with $6 poutine, 50 cent wings, $4 Labatt Blue 34 oz. draft. It happens every Wednesday during hockey season.
A new book about Memphis wrestling, 1978: Building the Legend, is now on sale at Amazon. In 1977, Jerry Jarrett and Jerry Lawler started a new wrestling promotion in Memphis, shutting out promoter Nick Gulas who had presented events in Memphis for years. In 1978, the new promotion needed to prove it had staying power. Every weekly card of the year is in the book, along with the major storylines that drove Memphis wrestling in 1978.
Local brewery news: Wiseacre brewery out on Broad Avenue will present Gotta Get Up to Get Down on Saturday, March 19. That’s already the name of Wiseacre’s coffee beer, but now it is also the name of a “Run, Yoga, Beer” event. It will start at 10:30 in the morning with a 3-mile run. At 11:30 yoga ambassador Amy Morse will lead participants through a flow, then after that it will be time for some Wiseacre beer. Except for the running and yoga parts, this sounds like an event I would really enjoy.
From the Memphis Flyer: Redbirds GM Craig Unger on the recent sale of a majority share of the Redbirds
Rising artist Fred X has reached an agreement to provide upscale entertainment for The Lookout restaurant in Bass Pro.
Congrats to Bernie Sanders on upsetting Hillary in Michigan last night, even though no poll in the state prior to the primary showed him ahead. Feel the Bern! What an upset.
Plans for tonight: I’ll make a quick stop at Silly Goose happy hour to say hello to Jessica, then over to Diamond Dave’s birthday at the Brass Door. It’s been 14 months since I posted my summary of how to play British Bingo; I have gained new readers since, so perhaps it’s time to take some photos and post another one. Working from home today, so it’s time for a quick trip to Court House Deli for lunch.