Reminder to those attending Music Fest this weekend: Don’t buy printed paper tickets from the “Got tickets. Need tickets” guys who work the well-traveled Downtown corners. These guys are often scammers selling copies of printed paper tickets. Once the QR code on a printed ticket has been scanned at the gate, that information is recorded and copies of that ticket can’t be used. Buy your tickets at the Music Fest ticket booth or from authorized vendor TicketFly.com.
The Redbirds will have their team store open tomorrow and Sunday, 10 AM to 2 PM, for those who want to do a little shopping on their way to Music Fest.
The Redbirds have big plans for Mother’s Day, next Sunday, May 14. Moms will get an ice cream treat (normally only given to kids 12 and under), and moms will be allowed to run the bases with their kids after the game. Gildan will have a “Pampering at the Park” event going on, with mini-massages and mini-manicures. Gildan reps will hand out T-shirts, including kids’ “I love my mom because ___” T-shirts. The first 1000 women in the gate will receive a carnation compliments of Holliday Flowers. First pitch is 2:05 PM and the opponent is El Paso.
That day, the Redbirds will also offer a special ticket that includes brunch on the Club Level and a Dugout ticket to see the game, plus catch on the field before the game. These tickets are $35 per person. Brunch is from noon to 1:30 and includes shrimp & grits, scrambled eggs with cheese, waffles, roasted garlic breakfast potatoes, country sausage, bacon, tortellini, tortellini with grilled chicken, a salad bar, fresh fruit, danishes, croissants, cornbread muffins, a champagne and mimosa bar(!!!), chocolate covered strawberries, and MEMpops.
Kooky Canuck has $5 34 oz. margaritas all day for Cinco de Mayo. They’ll have the Predators-Blues game on at 7 this evening and the Oilers-Ducks at 9:30.
Blind Bear will have $4 Silver tequila shots (the good stuff) today for Cinco de Mayo, and also $6 margaritas made with the same good stuff. $5 beef tacos.
The Broom Closet at 546 S. Main is having a Spirit Doll Workshop Sunday, May 7 from 2 to 6 PM. A Spirit Doll embodies your hopes, dreams, and prayers, and can help you communicate with the parts of yourself that are hidden or deeply protected. Dana Taylor, local artisan, will lead you in the process of birthing your Spirit Doll. Cost for the class is $20.
I already have a Spirit Doll so I guess I don’t need to attend the class.
The piece of shit who broke into a St. Jude patient’s car back in March has been arrested. The 4-year-old, in town to have a brain tumor treated, lost her luggage, her leg braces, a PlayStation, diapers, blood pressure pills, and a 6-month supply of chemo and radiation medicine. I don’t see the judge being lenient with this guy.
The latest edition of The Rub, the CA’s podcast about all things BBQ, interviews Heath Riles of Victory Lane BBQ. Victory Lane is one of the most winning teams in Tom Lee Park and around the regional BBQ circuit, and Heath is a friend of my team the Moody Ques.
Just a few more hours until Downtown turns into a freak show. I plan to lead off on the Silly Goose patio and watch it all begin. Later my spirit doll Perjorie T. Roll and I will head south to celebrate Cinco de Mayo at my “home away from home on the south side,” Max’s Sports Bar. Perjorie and I may stop in Earnestine & Hazel’s to do a little celebrating there too! Happy Music Fest weekend everyone!