Pizza special this week at the Silly Goose: Chorizo by Black Sheep Meats, Ro-tel, refried beans, pepper jack and cheddar cheese, onions, fresh jalapeños, Valentina sour cream, and tortilla chip crumbles. Yummmm… I’m all about some refried beans on a pizza. This was delicious.
A. Schwab, the dry-goods store on Beale Street with the old-fashioned soda fountain, is hiring. Apply inside during regular business hours. Random tip I got yesterday: They have really good hot dogs there.
The Daily Memphian’s To-Do List has information on the equipment, vintage clothing, and furniture sale happening this weekend at Paula & Raiford’s Disco. Paula wants to clean out some of the storage spaces at the disco, and one-of-a-kind items will be for sale. The sale will happen 10 AM to 6 PM today through Sunday. The disco is at 14 S. Second, between Madison and Monroe.
Anheuser-Busch will give away free beer if the U.S. hits a goal of 70% of adults having had at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccination by July 4. The payoff will come as a virtual debit card that can be used to purchase one Anheuser-Busch product up to $5 in value.
The DM’s Drew Hill has an interesting column about the Grizzlies’ 2021 offseason. A question that has been on my mind has been on Drew’s mind too. An NBA player is eligible for a contract extension 3 seasons after being drafted. That means Ja will be eligible in 2022 and there’s no doubt he will get a max extension. But what about Jaren, who’s eligible this year? Maxing him due to unproven superstar potential/unproven ability to stay injury-free is a dangerous move; also, letting him walk is dangerous. (The Knicks are known to have interest; JJSr. works in their farm league.)
In other basketball news, Duke’s legendary Coach K is stepping down after this coming season.
Bar Hustle in the Arrive Hotel (S. Main at Butler) has extended its hours and happy hours.
- Open Sunday-Thursday 4-10 PM
- Open Friday 4 PM-midnight
- Open Saturday 2 PM-midnight
- Happy hour 4-6 PM Monday-Friday and 2-6 PM Saturday
Anyone else getting a lot of home and auto insurance spam in their Gmail this morning?
From the CA: “People are in Downtown”: Increased parking revenue points to economic recovery
Inspiration of the Day: Lakota Code of Ethics
To celebrate nationally observed days today, start off by either hugging your cat or hugging an atheist. Then dine on cheese and donuts and wash them down with a glass of cognac.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigeg was in town yesterday. Action News 5 has a report.
Wyly Bigger performs at the Memphis Chess Club for their weekly Music Knight tonight at 6.
Get a free hot dog, chips, and soda with your ticket tonight as the Redbirds host Toledo. First pitch is 7:10.
Worth noting in world news: Israel’s opposition parties are close to uniting to unseat Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu. We’ll see what happens, but it’d be hard to find any leadership that’d be worse than Bibi.
That’s it for today. I’ll be out today and tomorrow, then I’m taking three days off from going out Sunday-Tuesday to refocus on my professional writing career. I’ll still be blogging during that time span though. Back tomorrow with more news.