As I was blogging yesterday about Easter being on 4/20 this year, I got a Facebook notification announcing Beale Street Wine Race for the following Sunday, April 27.
Wine Race is a giant day of debauchery centered around a competition among metro Memphis restaurants. It consists of
- An opening parade with floats
- A Queen of the Vine beauty pageant
- A grape stomping competition
- A wine relay race, 4 people per team
The event is held in Handy Park, right across from Wet Willie’s, and many Call-a-Cab daiquiris (containing 190 proof grain alcohol) are consumed over the course of the day.
So, anyway, I returned to my blog post about Easter being 4/20 – the third Sunday of the month. And I thought, “Houston, we have a problem.” Well, not Houston, but Downtown Memphis.
You see, there is another day of debauchery, Rajun Cajun Crawfish Fest, that typically happens the third Sunday in April on Riverside Drive.
Except, that is, when Easter falls on the third Sunday of April. Then they move Rajun Cajun to the fourth Sunday. I did a little research and confirmed, yes, that is what will happen this year.
Rajun Cajun and Wine Race are going to happen concurrently in 2025.
I’ll make the same comment I made last time this happened – OMG this is going to be a SHITSHOW. Riverside Drive and Beale Street are going to be lined with red lumpy vomit, the result of mixing crawfish and Call-a-Cabs.
On to the rest of the news…
I hate to say “I told you so” about Colorado State, but… I told you so.
10 Arkansas vs. 2 St. John’s, 1:40 today, CBS. Pitino meets Calipari once more.
7 UCLA vs. 2 Tennessee, 8:40 today, TBS, truTV.
The Memphis Redbirds host the St. Louis Cardinals at AutoZone Park Monday in the first Battle of the Birds in 6 years. The Redbirds have their AAA opener Friday in Louisville and their home opener on April 1.
RIP George Foreman. I owned one of his grills.
The I-55 bridge will be closed this weekend.
St. Jude seeks a supervisor, food service.
The Juice Mane Health & Wellness Festival will happen in Tom Lee Park Saturday, April 5.
Crawfish boils today at Max’s Sports Bar (noon), Momma’s (all day until they run out), and Ghost River’s South Main location (1 PM).
That’s it for now. Back tomorrow.
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