Local Memphis reports there will be a change on Beale this New Year’s. The iconic guitar drop won’t happen this year; instead, a mirror ball will rise. It’s unclear whether the guitar drop is gone only for this one year or for good. Memphis Tourism is doing its darndest to still promote this as a big event, with live music on a stage spanning the street, a video screen at Fourth and Beale, and DJ Tree starting at 11.
Quench, the wine and liquor store across Second from the Peabody, has a special Christmas gift in limited numbers: Giant candy canes filled with airplane bottles of Fireball.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra comes to FedExForum tonight.
Here’s a look at the latest pizza experiment to come out of the wood-fired oven at the Silly Goose:
Calabrese, Fontina, olives, mushrooms, green onions… but what was really different about this pizza was the crust, which was made with PBR. It gave the crust a bolder taste. I don’t think they should mess with their standard crust as their main offering, but this crust would be good as a special now and then. As Jessica pointed out, the crust would also be good with a cheese dipping sauce.
Tonight’s the holiday party at Cordelia’s Market, with plenty of samples from vendors.
Last night the House voted to bring articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. NBC News makes a point I agree with: Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats should delay delivering the articles to the Senate until Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans guarantee a fair trial.
That’s it for now. Slow news day. Back tomorrow.