Aldo’s Pizza Pies Downtown has added paninis to the menu:
Both the Grizzlies and the basketball Tigers lost last night. The Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane is out 2-3 weeks with a toe injury. In the meantime, it looks like they’re sliding Dillon Brooks over to the 2 spot and starting John Konchar at small forward.
Blues City Cafe is featured in Action News 5’s latest 5 star story. There was a Robert Plant sighting there recently. He’s said to be in town working on an album.
In other Beale Street news, Silky’s has new owners. And the owners have a familiar name: David Hooper and his wife Anna. Hooper operated Hoop’s Bar at Second and Beale from 2007-2008.
The Woodruff-Fontaine House will hold a Yuletide Open House Friday evening, December 9.
Wiseacre Downtown (and Broad Ave.) will show all the World Cup games and you get 10% off your tab if you’re in Team USA gear.
Yup that exists: A Coors Light nail polish that changes color when your beer is cold
The Grizzlies will celebrate Small Business Saturday on November 26 with a Shop Local event from noon to 3 in the FedExForum grand lobby. Food trucks will be there and the first 500 attendees get a Let’s Shop Local bag. If you’re an MVP season ticket holder, you get a members-only preview hour from 11 to noon.
You can tour Old Dominick tonight and talk to Tennessee’s first female head distiller, Alex Castle.
Tonight is trivia night at Cordelia’s Market. 6:30 start time.
Giant wooden otters children can play in have been delivered to Tom Lee Park as part of the ongoing renovations.
Today is Have a Party with Your Bear Day. I’ll be celebrating the holiday at the Blind Bear this afternoon and evening. Happy Hour with Cinnamon runs from 3 to 7, and there’s karaoke with DJ SuperBrad at 9. Check it out just to have the experience of hearing Michael, Big Andrew, and Coyote sing a song together. (Hey Coyote, you got mentioned again!)
The return of Disco Man (somewhat): You may have heard that I used to wear full ’70s disco attire to Sunday disco nights at Six-1-Six in the Nineties and to Raiford’s in the early ’00s. Well, I’m bringing elements of that persona back Saturday night at my friend Ry’s birthday/going-away ’70s party with DJs Tree and Taz at Blind Bear.
From the waist up I’ll be Disco Man. I have a groovy two-tone denim cap, complete with a hidden pouch to hide a stash. Also I have a wild polyester checker pattern shirt that still fits. I’m going to dig through my dresser. drawers and see if I can find my gold medallion.
From the waist down, not so much. I was a 32 waist back in the day, and thanks to our good friend alcohol I’m about a 36 now. Also, I was a size 8 shoe back then, but my feets have since grown and I’m a size 10 now. No chance I’ll be sporting a pair of platform shoes.
Anyway, that’s it for now. I should be back tomorrow.