The Grizzlies host the Dallas Mavericks tonight at 7. It’s HBCU Night. Fans attending receive a Classic Edition Grizzlies hat. There’s a Buckets & Brews specialty ticket. Tonight’s game counts as a West Group B game in the NBA in-season tournament nobody cares about. TV: FanDuel Sports
Today is International Merlot Day.
ESPN has a long piece on Ja Morant: his suspension, his future with the Grizzlies
ESPN FPI has the football Memphis Tigers a 73% favorite to beat Tulane tonight. (8:00, ESPN)
There will be a Goner Records pop-up at Wiseacre Downtown Sunday afternoon. Live music by local acts, Wiseacre beer, cocktails, wine, Little Bettie pizza.
Itta Bena will be closed for a private event tonight.
Has anyone witnessed the making of sugar packet lemonade at any Downtown restaurants this week? If you know, you know.
The MemphisWeather.net blog says we can expect weather whiplash over the next week. Warm (for November), then storms, then a short-lived cold spell.
NFL fans, your Sunday starts early this week. NFL Network will broadcast Atlanta vs. Indianapolis live from Berlin at 8:30 AM Central.
Check out the fall cocktails that just landed at Memphis Chess Club.
Road trip: The free, 3-day National Folk Fest is just a few hours down I-55 South in Jackson, MS this weekend.
Coca-Cola Holiday Creamy Vanilla is about to be released.
Thinking about trying to stay at Room in the Inn Saturday and Sunday. Churches around the city host small groups (no more than 15) for dinner and a safe night’s sleep. RITI has two major advantages over the Union Mission:
- No six dollar cover charge – RITI is free; and
- Guests are not forced to attend a chapel service.
I tried to get into RITI a couple of times last season (it runs November 1-March 31) but space is limited and women & children have priority. However, a buddy of mine who’s stayed at RITI this season tells me there’s a partner church that accepts men only on the weekends. So I’ll give it a try and see if my name gets drawn in the bed lottery.
GO TIGERS beat Tulane and strengthen your grip on that CFP spot.
Back tomorrow with more news.
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