The lineup for Memphis Music & Heritage Festival has been posted. This festival is presented by the Center for Southern Folklore and is free to attend. It is on the Main Street Mall between Main and Peabody Place, with five stages, two of them indoors at the Center and the Center’s Folklore Hall. There is music representative of the region, as well as crafts and food. I go every year and it is a lot of fun. Put it on your calendar if you are in town this weekend and don’t have plans.
Inside tip: If you go to the festival during the day Sunday, come in the Blind Bear and see why I haven’t missed Hung Over Like a Bear Sunday brunch (known colloquially as D-RANKS with B-RAD) in 88 weeks. (I found a way to not miss D-RANKS with B-RAD last Sunday even though I went to Burger Fest at Tiger Lane. I cut out of Burger Fest early.)
High Cotton Brewing Co. has announced its annual Oktoberfest celebration for Saturday, October 8 from noon to 5 PM. A $40 ticket is all-inclusive and includes free-flowing beer from High Cotton taproom taps as well as limited releases including Oktoberfest Lager, Pilsner, and Barrel Aged Gose. Attendees also get a plate of traditional Bavarian fare and live music by Hiway Hi-Fi and other bands. Are you the responsible person in your group who volunteers to be the designated driver? There’s a $10 ticket for you (entry only).
Hmmm… who is the responsible person in my group?
(looks around)
Guess I’ll be taking an Uber then.
In other High Cotton news, the brewery is having a photo contest this month. Take a photo in their tap room with you and your friends enjoying your beers. Doesn’t matter what you’re doing in the photo, as long as it is taken in the taproom. After taking your photo, tell a story, using a maximum of 140 characters. Then email your photo, story and contact info for everyone photographed to taproom@highcottonbrewing.com. At the end of the month, the top 5 photos will be selected to win prizes. First place will get a gift basket valued at $100. Second will get a 1/6 barrel keg of their ESB or Scottish Ale. Third gets a case of ESB or Scottish Ale, fourth gets a High Cotton glass set for 6, fifth gets a glass set for 4.
Sports radio talk show host Chris Vernon tweeted this morning that it appears he no longer works for 92.9 ESPN. Horrible decision by the radio station. Verno, a guy as talented as you is sure to land on your feet soon. When you get your next gig I will make sure my readers know where to go to listen.
This is National Date Night Week and Kooky Canuck has a deal if you want to take your date there – order two entrees this week and get a free skillet dessert. Their skillet cookie a la mode is really good!
Vice-President Joe Biden had a great quote about the Republican presidential nominee: “[Trump] was born with a silver spoon in his mouth that he’s now choking on because his foot’s in his mouth along with the spoon.” Okay. I have a prediction here. You know how certain people attain celebrity living legend status late in life, for example the way Betty White and George Takei have? I predict Biden will be viewed in a similar light in 5 years or less.
Looking for a way to stay fit? Check out cardio disco at Paula & Raiford’s Disco the third Thursday of every month. Fitness instructor Deontario James leads the exercise and you feel the beat of disco as you dance and sweat. Paula herself participates in the classes.
Good stuff from author Neale Donald Walsch on Twitter this morning:
You cannot heal a wound without examining it. You cannot solve a problem if you cannot talk about it.
— Neale Donald Walsch (@_NealeDWalsch) September 2, 2016
Labor Day weekend is almost here! I’ll hit my usual stops in the core then maybe a trip to my “home away from home on the south side” Max’s Sports Bar. I’ll be all over Memphis Music & Heritage Fest this weekend. Hope to see you there!