Rainy day ahead, but better today than tomorrow so it will be nice outside for the Beale Street St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Paddy’s Day at the Brass Door. I’ve been invited to the King’s Palace Tap Room by two friends to watch the parade, and that sounds like an invitation I will accept! So, if you want to see me at the parade, come to the Tap Room.
I heard about a new St. Patrick’s drink yesterday: the Memphis Drive-By. It’s a car bomb but with Wiseacre Gotta Get Up to Get Down instead of Guinness.
Due to the rain, I will be taking a Lyft/Uber down to Max’s Sports Bar to watch my Arkansas Razorbacks play Butler at 2:10. Not sure what to think about this game… most stats and betting sites have Butler as a slight favorite despite being the lower seed. On the other hand, Charles Barkley showed his bracket yesterday, and he has Arkansas going to the Elite Eight. I hope Sir Charles is right. He has more faith in my team than I do.
Arkansas’ game is focused on guard play with seniors Jaylen Barford, Daryl Macon, and Anton Beard. However, the Hog to watch is number 10, freshman center Daniel Gafford. Analysts are discussing him as a potential future NBA lottery pick. I just hope he doesn’t enter the draft this year. He needs at least one more college season to soak up every lesson Mike Anderson has for him.
Crawfish news: Regina’s Cajun Kitchen at 60 N. Main will have crawfish for $8.99 (I assume that’s a pound) today and tomorrow starting at 2 PM.
My “DAWG” John D is a subscriber to Loot Crate, and every month he gets a goodie box filled with T-shirts, sci-fi stuff, stuff to nerd out on. Well, yesterday I learned there is a similar subscription service called Snackcrate, where every month you get a box full of snacks. Snacks from a different country are featured each month. Hmmm I may have to try this. They have an Ireland Snackcrate on sale for $5 through Monday in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day.
Lansky Lucky Duck at the Peabody is hiring a Gift Shop Manager. Must be comfortable supervising others and be able to work a flexible schedule. High school graduate with supplemental courses in merchandising and business administration. Effective communicator, good at marketing and promotion, familiar with administrative and personnel management techniques. Email a cover letter and resume to sales@lanskybros.com. They will not accept applicants over the phone or by walk-in.
The Memphis Chamber has a great post on Meritan’s move Downtown.
The Grizzlies extended their losing streak to 19 last night at FedExForum.
Good seeing my buddy Josh last night. He was one of the managers at my original Downtown hangout Sleep Out Louie’s. He’s now the Assistant Director of Sports Information at Lane College. Glad to see him doing well.
Time to get to Max’s. I’ve got basketball to watch.