Reminder: THE PLACE TO BE tonight is the Blind Bear for a ’70s party from 10 to 2:30. It’s a birthday/going-away party for our Tuesday happy hour bartender Ry. The theme will be ’70s (dress up if you’ve got the clothes) and Tree and Taz will be playing the tunes.
Now, there is one problem… as most of you know, I don’t wait until 10 PM on a Saturday to start drinking. (Hell, I didn’t wait until I hit WordPress’ “New blog post” button to start drinking this morning.) I absolutely cannot overdo it and crash in my bed by 7 PM today. But it’s Bardog Saturday this morning and there are always plenty of rounds of shots. The problem could be exacerbated today since it’s the Saturday closest to my birthday.
So, this week, I took my Saturday Bardog bartender aside for a conference. “You can’t let me get hammered doing rounds of shots,” I explained. “I have a late-night party I cannot miss.”
“Okay,” she ssid. “We’ll limit you to one shot on Saturday.”
“Whoa… whoa… whoa…” I replied. “No need to be THAT strict. How about three?”
“Three,” she said. So if I turn down a shot from you this afternoon, please don’t be offended. It’s gotta be a long day. A marathon, not a sprint.
It’s National Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day. I recommend a Mountain Dew.
The Grizzlies won last night but Ja was injured. Dammit. The team is in third place in the Western Conference, 0.5 games out of first place. Next up: A road trip to Brooklyn tomorrow. There’s speculation that Kyrie Irving might return for Sunday’s game.
The Risky Whiskey Boys will musically celebrate the life of Jerry Lee Lewis today at 5 at his cafe on Beale.
Logan Hogue and the Blank Checks play Tin Roof tonight at 6:30.
Grape. plays the Clover Club tonight at 7.
Strip club The Pony is having a Wild Wild West & Breast Thanksgiving party this weekend. They’ll be raffling dances at midnight.
“Ucey in the Sky with Diamonds.” OMG.
Time for a little hair of the dog at Bardog. I may not have time to post tomorrow morning but we will see.