Do you want to know what the past 24 hours of my life have been like? I wrote a song about it. Wanna hear it, here it go:
(blues piano)
I got the pink chicken blues
Just a few steps from downtown
I had the pink chicken blues
And now I’ve got the pink chicken browns!
99 and 2
That makes 101
But even that ain’t hot enough
To get yo chicken done
Pink chicken blues
Cook that chicken til it hurts!
I had the pink chicken blues
Now I have the pink chicken squirts!
Tuna can be cooked rare
Steak can be too
But cook your chicken well done
If you don’t want the blues
Talkin’ ’bout pink chicken blues
Blues that just ain’t much fun
Like a baseball-playin’ mascot
I’m pilin’ up those pink chicken runs!
No, I was not at BBQ Fest yesterday. I’ll not mention where I was, in order to keep certain powers that be off my back.
Hey BBQ teams, if any of you want to license this song for Ms. Piggie Idol, hit me up and we’ll talk royalties.
Mark P – does this qualify me to perform at your South Main songwriter night?
On to the news…
The Orpheum seeks a patron services associate.
Love Food Hate Waste is a free event happening at Downtown Wiseacre tonight. Panel discussion, food waste trivia, live music, culinary demo.
The city looks to hire a digital content coordinator.
AutoZone seeks a senior SEO specialist.
Memphis Chess Club now has French onion soup gin.
Nominations are now open for the Memphis Flyer’s Best Of Memphis 2026 poll.
Back tomorrow with a Frupdate.
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