I came up with an awesome name for a Mongolian-American rapper yesterday.
P. Khan.
And his debut album should be called Pie.
Wednesday morning I encountered a man handing out Ziploc care packages to the homeless in Court Square, and he included an item that is VERY USEFUL and yet one I had never before seen in such a care package before.
Reading glasses.
I can’t tell you how many times a man sitting next to me at the Union Mission has asked me to read instructions on a pill bottle to him.
And the glasses are NOT so expensive that it would rule out their inclusion in care packs. Amazon has unisex reading glasses in bulk $42.99 for 50 pairs. That’s about 80 cents a pair.
Random fact I learned yesterday: We release about 400 ml of water into the atmosphere daily, just by breathing.
Tonight is the first-ever game night at North Main soul food restaurant Alcenia’s. 5:00-8:30. Spades, Bid Whiz, chess, dominoes – whatever you want to do.
Eagles tribute band Motel California plays Ghost River’s taproom tonight at 7.
Twin Fiction, formerly a duo called The Church Brothers, brings their newly expanded band to Hotel Pontotoc’s Garden Stage tonight for an album release show.
Track & field event the Ed Murphey Classic comes to Beale Street 3:30-8:30 Saturday.
Future-Everything will present Strooly b2b TEHKAL at Central Station Hotel Saturday night 9 to 1.
Brian Hamilton, Ohlosha, RAXX, and Rosamii play HEAT.WAV at Wiseacre Downtown 10 to 2 Sat. night. Bass, club, house.
I don’t have official word on this, but I strongly suspect Flying Saucer is hiring servers and bartenders. A number of key FOH employees moved on to the next phase of their lives this week.
Fantasy COLLEGE football is about to be a thing.
From WREG: Retired firefighter shifts focus to serve the unhoused community
She’s not holding out for a hero anymore: RIP Bonnie Tyler
LEO Events is hiring a senior producer.
Back tomorrow with more news.
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