Month: December 2024

There will be a reunion party for legendary 1990s Downtown nightclub Six-1-Six on Saturday, December 21 at B-side, 1553 Madison. DJs will include

• David the Worm
• Mirrorboy (the party will also be a celebration of his 50th)
• Mary Jane
• Justin Hand
• Fase
• Graflin

9 PM-2 AM. $10 cover. I can’t promise it but I’m gonna try to be there. I BELONG there.

3-day passes and VIP tickets to RiverBeat Fest, May 2-4, 2025 in Tom Lee Park, go on sale tomorrow. Get in while tix are at their cheapest. Lineup has not been announced yet.

Bardog will open at 7:30 AM this Saturday for the St. Jude Marathon. Last chance to buy a drink or breakfast from Allie Cat before she moves to Nashville. St. Jude runners/walkers get 20% off food today through Saturday – just show your race bib or medal.

Automatic Slim’s seeks weekend brunch servers.

Still in a dark place mentally (see yesterday’s posts) but trying to fight my way through.

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In the 1980s there was a young professional wrestler named Mike Von Erich. On an overseas tour with his brothers, he developed toxic shock syndrome. After a long hospital stay, he was released, but he was never the same again physically or mentally.

On November 1, I was taken to the hospital for cellulitis. My body became septic trying to fight the condition. I remained at Regional One for 19 days. They released me, but like MVE I fear I may never be the same again.

I’ve already had to go back to the hospital for 3 additional days.

My swollen left foot hurts except when my shoes are off and lying in bed.

I’m constantly nervous and anxious.

And I’m staying in a homeless shelter, where I still have to follow the rules – sit still in chapel 1-2 hours a day, keep my shoes on, shower every day.

I promise I won’t do what Mike did. (He killed himself in 1987.)

But I worry I’ll never be the same physically or mentally and it scares me to death.

I need my friends. I need the people who love me.

paul.ryburn@gmail.com

 

I had to go back to the hospital on Friday – Methodist this time. I was treated and got better. Monday I was released. I’m back staying at the Union Mission.

Y’all, I am not well mentally. I have about 1001 things stressing me out. I feel so alone. I feel like the world is closing in on me. My anxiety level is to the moon and back.

This blog may disappear soon. My paulryburn.com domain expires next week. I have the money on a debit card to renew it, but the renewal form requires a phone number and I no longer have one.

I need to get out of the Mission but I don’t see a path to that.

I need help. More than anything I need a friend who will listen and not judge me or lecture me.

My apologies to those who have come here expecting the Downtown news. I have let you down the past couple of months.