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The South Main Association is gearing up for their annual Cinco de Mayo party – but, it’s actually a Cuatro de Mayo party, because it’s on Monday, May 4. The fiesta will be held at the Arcade and will begin at 5:30.

Also don’t forget about the monthly SMA meeting tomorrow night, April 14, at Beignet Cafe. William Evans, CEO of St. Jude, will speak. If you have old cell phones or printer cartridges, you can bring them to the meeting to recycle.

This weekend I heard high compliments for the Red Rooster’s weekly crawfish boil, which happens on Friday nights from 6 to 9. Someone who went there last Friday said the crawfish were the spiciest they’d ever eaten, and the spice soaked into the taters, corn, and sausages as well. I had a great time there the first week they did the boil… I need to go back now that the crawfish have gotten bigger.

I’ve been asked to blog about the two festivals coming up this weekend, so here’s the info:

On Saturday, April 18 we have the Southern Hot Wing Festival, which will be held on South Main south of G.E. Patterson. There will be 9 bands, with the first kicking off at 10 AM and the last taking the stage at 6 PM. Admission is free to the public. Last year was the first time it was held Downtown, and it was an immediate hit, one of the best festivals of the year.

The festival is a hot wing cooking competition. I’ve been e-mailed and asked, “Are attendees allowed to walk from booth to booth and sample each team’s wings?” Unfortunately the answer is no… it’s like BBQ Fest and Italian Fest, where you have to be a member of a team or an invited guest to enter their booth and partake of their food and beverages. This is a city health regulation, not a decision made by the festival organizers or the teams. There will be food and beverage vendors selling to the public, though.

My BBQ team The Ques Brothers will be competing in this year’s hot wing fest, with the support of our sponsor The Silly Goose. We’ll have booths adjacent to two South Main teams, so it should be a nice little Downtown party. No, I’m not involved in the preparation of the wings in any way… I just show up and eat and drink.

Then there’s the 17th annual Rajun Cajun Crawfish Fest in support of Porter-Leath on Sunday, April 19. This event is held along the river, on Wagner Street between Union and Beale. It starts at noon with a giveaway of 500 pounds of free crawfish, and then they will sell buckets of crawfish until 6 PM. If I remember correctly, the buckets were $15 and were quite large. Last year I was hungry when I got there and couldn’t make it all the way through one bucket. (The Nuh-Uh Girl was very mad at me for not finding her and offering her my leftovers.) The event lasts until 6 PM.

There will be two bands from Louisiana, the Bayou Boys from Lafayette and Roy Carrier and the Night Rockers from New Orleans. There will also be games, including a crawfish-eating contest and a crawfish bob. The crawfish bob is not to be missed, as participants tie their hands behind their back, stick their heads in a tub of water, and bob for LIVE crawfish with their teeth. The crawfish, of course, tend to be none too pleased about this, and express their dissatisfaction with their pinchers (although they’re certainly making out better than their brethren in the boiler). Contestants often end up with their faces bloodied.

All proceeds from sales benefit Porter-Leath. I’m not sure what beer prices will be, but if they charge $4 for a Bud Light like the Midtown crawfish fest did last weekend, I’ll have less of a problem paying it, knowing that the money will be used to help kids.

The lines tend to get quite long, so your best bet is to get there right at noon and go immediately to the crawfish line. By 1 PM the lines will reach 75-100 people, although they move pretty fast. Later in the afternoon the lines shorten again, although if you wait you risk them running out of crawfish. However, this event is better organized than the Midtown festival, and the past few years they’ve done a good job ordering enough.

Weather is not looking great right now… current forecast is for 40% chance of rain both days, 66/58 for Saturday and 70/55 for Sunday. Normal high/low for the 18th-19th are 73/53.

Skipping the Silly Goose’s dollar cocktail night (5 to 7 PM) tonight because I have to stay home and do my taxes. If I get done quickly, I may stop by the Saucer for a few Pint Nite beers later in the evening.

All right, so when I complained about today’s crappy weather in the last post, I was looking at a temperature of 54 with a predicted high of 62 and cloudy.  Clearly that didn’t happen.  It was beautiful outside!

About 11:10 AM my friend Mikey texted me the Fire Sale.  “Have they posted the sixth clue yet?” I texted back.  The Flying Saucer hid an Easter Keg somewhere in Memphis this morning.  From March through yesterday, they posted five clues, and from those I knew the keg was in Cooper-Young (three of the clues were Oliver, Nelson, and New York, all streets in that neighborhood).  The last clue was a four-parter, and Mikey called me and read it to me over the phone.  You had to piece together four sub-clues to come up with a word.  Tenth letter of Thomas Hardy’s beer was a D for the first clue.  First letter of the 36th tap at the Saucer was the third clue – Mikey counted them down and told me it was Sam Adams, and therefore S.  So I had D_S_.

Second clue was ___ of the Hawk.  I went through the letters and when I got to “I,” I realized that it spelled I of the Hawk – Eye of the Hawk – the name of a beer.  So I was the second letter.  Already knowing to look in Cooper-Young, that was enough.  I called my friends Frank and Stephanie – “the keg’s at Dish!”

We knocked on the door.  No answer, and the door was locked.  Dish doesn’t open until 5.  Then we spent the next 20 minutes going through the bushes, the garbage, everything in the area.  “Maybe it’s a mini-keg the size of an Easter egg,” I told them.  No luck.  We were about ready to give up, but decided to knock on the door one more time.  We saw someone moving around inside.  Frank called Dish, and found that David Nestler who runs the place was inside.  We finally got him to the door, and he handed us the keg pictured below:

We threw it in the trunk and hauled it back to the Saucer.  Our prize:  A party for 50 (it was a party for 100 but we downsized so people would get more beer).

I drank a few celebration beers, then hopped a cab to Midtown for the crawfish fest and immediately wished I hadn’t.  They moved it to the parking lot on the north side of Madison.  The lot was packed to the point of being cramped, and by the time I got there (3:05 PM) they were out of crawfish.  Plus Bud and Bud Light were $4.  WTF?  I’ll pay $4 for a beer if it’s a great festival otherwise, but this one was a disappointment.  I stayed 10 minutes then decided to head back Downtown.  I walked to Dragon China and ate, then walked toward Downtown, figuring someone who knew me would see me and offer me a ride.  That happened – thanks Rachel and Beth.

Changing clothes and heading back out… tentative plans are back to the Saucer, then Bardog, then Paula & Raiford’s.  Plans can change though.  Glad I don’t have to go to church tomorrow so I can make it a late night.  If I get up in time I’ll be at brunch at Majestic in the morning.

There’s a new bill in the Tennesse legislature that needs to be stopped.  It deals with the collection of sales tax from Internet sales.  Right now, companies are not required to collect sales tax when they do not have a physical presence in the state where the purchaser is located.  That’s why you can order from Amazon and not pay sales tax:  They don’t have facilities here.

However, a new bill in the legislature states that if a company has affiliate marketing partners within a state, that’s enough to qualify as a physical presence.  That presents a huge problem:  My sites, such as Tube Top Boutique and Mid-South Alcoholic Supply (and nearly 100 others), are Amazon affiliate sites.  Therefore, under the new law, TN could claim that Amazon has a physical presence here, so all TN residents now have to pay sales tax on Amazon orders.  (By the way, I’m one of thousands of Amazon affiliates in TN, so shutting down all my sites wouldn’t be enough to protect TN residents from the tax.)  It’s a completely stupid law.  Here’s a link to a video by marketing guru Shawn Collins discussing the proposed law in more detail.

This really, really sucks… if the law passes, Amazon could kick all of its TN affiliates, including me, out of the Amazon Associates program.  Sales from my online stores were a big reason I survived 5 months between jobs this winter, and they provide additional money to supplement my paycheck.  It would be a shame to lose that additional income stream after working so many hours for the past year to build all those storefronts.

In other news… I’ve been posting a lot about the new Paula & Raiford’s Disco on Second, but the disco in the old building (Hollywood Disco, on Vance, no longer affiliated with Raiford) is still alive and kicking.  They’re doing some cool new stuff, including live music on some nights from 8 to 10, a new deck out back, free access to the VIP room on Fridays, and a free (tips only) limo service.  I tend to spend more time at Paula & Raiford’s because it’s so much closer to where I live, but I like the folks at Hollywood Disco too and hope both places succeed in the long run.

Hmmm the Disco sent me an e-mail telling me about the new promotions, and bragging on their ’08 “Best of” awards, including Third Place for Best Cougar Bar… I don’t know if I’d brag on that one, but hey, their call.  With first-place Spindini a short walk away, maybe those blocks of Main/Mulberry between Vance and Huling will get a reputation as “Cougarville.”

Don’t forget about Circa’s late-night reverse happy hour tonight.  Good place to chill with a good cocktail.  On Fridays and Saturdays from 10 PM to 12:30 AM, they have $3 beer, $4 wells, and $5 wines and specialty cocktails.

Today’s the Midtown crawfish fest in Overton Square, and for the umpteenth consecutive year the weather is crappy.  Predicted high is only 62 today.  I’m debating on whether or not to go.  It’s odd how some festivals have consistently bad weather from year to year (Midtown crawfish fest, Music Fest) and some always have great weather (Rajun Cajun, Wine Race, RiverArtsFest).  May have to get in the car and drive anyway, for another reason… will tell you more about that one if it pans out.  Other stuff going on today:  Brunch and beauty bar at the Rumba Room ’til 2, opening day at Mud Island, Death Cab for Cutie at the Orpheum, fireworks after the 6:05 PM Redbirds game tonight.

The Peabody rooftop party that wasn’t on the rooftop was a blast last night. Lord T and Eloise were excellent, and they had Al Kapone up there with them as a bonus. Free Sol were great too… didn’t get there in time to catch Shinedown. They made the right call moving it to the ballroom. The place was jam-packed and there’s no way all those people would have fit on the roof.

They gotta work on those drink lines though. I waited in line 15-20 minutes for drinks… twice… and I was in the VIP section, supposedly the short line. I talked to quite a few people who would’ve had more to drink but they didn’t want to deal with the wait.

Snapped a few pics which I’ll post later, including a couple of pics of the Nuh-Uh Girl eating. 

Wild night at the Silly Goose and Bardog afterward… I’ll refrain from going into details, but when my former BFF of the Month Stephanie is the most normal-acting person at the table, you know things are getting pretty wacky.  Was there a full moon last night or something?

Had an Autozone employee explain why she’s a believer in Uniform Monday, when the corporate employees all wear the same uniforms as the people in the stores… and I gotta admit, she made a lot of sense.  For the first time I understand it.  Wow I just realized I had a meaningful conversation at a Peabody party.  That doesn’t happen often.  Now that she defended Uniform Monday so well, I don’t have anything to make fun of her about… oh, wait, she’s a member of Ptolemy, so yes I do.

I’ve had people ask me for Easter brunch recommendations. Here are my top picks:

– I’ll say it again – the Majestic Grille is the absolute gold standard for brunch. In addition to their regular menu, they’ll have lobster and shrimp bisque, surf and turf Benedict, and roasted leg of lamb. They open at 11. Drink specials include a $3 mimosa, $3 Bloody Mary, and a $12 Majestic Mimosa (bottle of champagne + orange juice).

– Circa serves up some amazing food in good-sized portions. In addition to their regular brunch menu, they’ll have roast leg of lamb and roast beef tenderloin. They open at 11 and serve brunch until 4. Chef John Bragg was voted “Best Chef” in last year’s Memphis Flyer poll.

– Automatic Slim’s has a great brunch as well. They open at 10 and have brunch until 4. Not sure if they’re doing any special items for Easter. Michael Patrick’s food is outstanding – I recommend the crawfish eggs benedict and the jerk omelet in particular. They have $2.50 mimosas and Bloody Marys.

– I haven’t been to Sauces’ brunch yet, but I have heard lots of praise from people who have been there. It runs from 12 to 5.

– Bardog Tavern starts their brunch this week. Since it’s their first week I can’t tell you what they’ll have, but their regular menu has been consistently good, so I expect good things from Bardog. They open at 12.

– If you’re a Bloody Mary fan, Silly Goose has a $3 mix-your-own Bloody Mary bar that is a lot of fun. They also have $3 mimosas. They have a $6 hangover breakfast which is not bad but I can’t claim it’s on par with the other places listed here. They open at 12.

– Then there are the Peabody and the Madison, both of which are doing brunch buffets.

The Flying Saucer has a sign up saying that they will open at 5 for Easter. That sux… what are we supposed to do all afternoon? Last year I ended up at Big Foot (now Kooky Canuck) drinking their $9.99 mixed drinks, which led to disastrous results later in the evening. Hopefully this year will be better… not sure what I’ll do but the Bloody Mary bar at the Goose looks like a good possibility.

Plans for tonight: No idea. After staying out past midnight last night, I’m not sure there’s enough gas in the tank for a return to Paula & Raiford’s Disco tonight, but you never know.

Back in December, I decided to keep count how often I visited Downtown Memphis bars and restaurants during the month, keeping score on a note board on the refrigerator.  The results for the month of December were

• Flying Saucer – 37 visits
• Bardog Tavern – 12 visits
• Voodoo Room – 7 visits
• Majestic Grille – 4 visits
• Calhoun’s – 2 visits
• Automatic Slim’s – 2 visits
• Lots of other places – 1 visit each

I never published those results because I was job hunting at the time, and I thought to myself, hmmm, that might not look too good to a potential employer.  Although, quite a few of those Saucer visits (I’d say 6 to 10) were work visits – I either had the laptop there and was using their Wi-Fi to work on Web projects, or I was holding business meetings.  The Silly Goose hadn’t opened yet, which is why it’s not on the list.

I’m keeping score again for the month of April.  Here’s my number of visits for the first 8 days (haven’t been out yet today, the 9th):

• Flying Saucer – 10 visits
• Silly Goose – 3 visits
• Bardog Tavern – 2 visits
• Paula & Raiford’s Disco – 2 visits
• Voodoo Room – 2 visits

The Saucer is about to pick up visit 11, as I’ll drink a couple of Happy Hour Dos Equis Lagers there before I continue on to the Peabody party.  Rain or not, it should be a fun night… I hope the rain stays away, though, for the benefit of those going to the Redbirds opener.

I just got an e-mail saying that the Sunset atop the Madison rooftop party will be canceled tonight, due to the threat of inclement weather.  They’ll kick off the party season next week with Joyce Cobb.  Chef Windsor will still be in Grill 83 for the release of this month’s $35 three-course menu.

The Peabody had already made the decision to move their party indoors to the Grand Ballroom, and will not be affected by the weather.

Tonight’s the opening night for rooftop parties Downtown, so I figured I’d publish sort of a “rooftop party orientation guide” for those new to Downtown or to Memphis, or who’ve never attended the rooftop parties before, and are considering it.

The Peabody Hotel will have weekly parties every Thursday from 6 to 10 PM.  Tonight they will have Lord T and Eloise as their headliner, with Free Sol performing earlier in the evening and Shinedown opening things up.  Admission to these parties is $5, with ladies getting in free before 8 PM.

(Note: Tonight’s Peabody party has been moved to their Grand Ballroom due to the fact that they expect a huge crowd.  Future parties will be on the roof.)

The Madison Hotel kicks off their rooftop party season tonight as well.  Elmo and the Shades will be tonight’s featured entertainment there.

For those new to Downtown, which should you choose, Peabody or Madison?  The Peabody is a larger rooftop, about 4 times the size of the Madison.  Average age is 20s and it’s a see-and-be-seen atmosphere with many of the ladies putting on their hottest outfits.  Bands tend to be party/cover bands.  The Madison is a more mature crowd, with average age probably 40s, although it attracts all ages from 21 to 70s.  Musical acts are selected to appeal to the older crowd, and to accommodate the smaller space.

Me personally?  When I go to either of the rooftop parties, I tend to go to the Peabody.  Younger, more fun.  I have to be in the mood to deal with the crowd, though, some of whom give off a “trying way too hard to impress” vibe.  The Madison usually books the Dempseys a couple of times per season, which is enough to draw me that direction.

By the way, the Peabody and Madison are only 2 1/2 blocks apart, so there’s no reason you can’t try both without having to park the car a second time.

What if you want to stay out after the rooftop parties, which are over by 10?  A lot of places have opened, closed, or changed ownership since last year’s rooftop season, so it’s hard to figure out what to do.  Here are my top recommendations:

If you want to go to a nightclub and dance, my top pick would be the Red Rooster, on Second just south of Beale.  Great place to hear live music, and the DJ spins good tunes when the bands are on break.  Big club, good food in huge portions, good drinks, lots of TVs, friendly staff.  They do Ladies’ Night on Thursdays, where ladies get in free and enjoy $2.50 Rooster Booster Punch Bowls in their Ladies’ Night cups.  There’s also a “You’ve Got the Look” contest, where the winner will receive a designer filled Coach purse.

If you want more of a lounge-type setting with good cocktails, I have two recommendations.  One is Automatic Slim’s, under new ownership since last year and now staying open until 3 AM.  Michael Patrick, the new chef, has created a spectacular late-night menu.  Mark Anderson is the DJ.  According to their website, they will have dollar martinis until 10 PM, so you may want to duck out of the rooftop party early to take advantage of that special.  Slim’s is on Second across from the Peabody.

Another good lounge-type place is the Silly Goose, on Peabody Place between Main and Second.  It’s in the location that used to be Swig, but it’s a lot less pretentious now.  Nearly 300 different liquors at the bar, lots of comfy couches to sit on, one of the best patios in Downtown Memphis.  This has quickly become one of my favorite bars.

If you want something more relaxed, try Bardog Tavern on Monroe between Front and Main.  It’s a dark little neighborhood bar that is less than a year old but feels like it’s been there at least 20.  Classic cocktails, 10 beers on tap, food that’s far better than typical bar food.  Like the Goose, this was one of my favorites almost from the day it opened.

If you just want a damn beer and like the idea of drinking it in a big, crowded bar, then of course there’s the Flying Saucer, at Second and Peabody Place.  70 beers on tap, another 120 in bottles; liquor and wine selection as well, but limited.  The Saucer has bands every Thursday starting at 9:30 PM.  Tonight it’s White Noise Theory; next Thursday they’ll have the Dempseys.  Tends to be very crowded between 10 PM and midnight on rooftop party nights.  Garage-door style windows offer great people-watching.  They sell cigars too, if that’s your thing.

If you went to Hoop’s Bar post-rooftop last year, check out the Voodoo Room in the downstairs of Orleans on Front, on Front Street just south of Union.  That’s where you’ll find Hoop now that EP’s/Hoop’s is closed.  The beer pong table, PBR cans and the Wii made the trip to the new place as well.

If you just want to grab a burger before you head home:  Huey’s (Second at Union) and Kooky Canuck (Second, just south of Union) are good choices and nearby.  If you’re wondering what Kooky Canuck is, it’s Big Foot Lodge under a new name.  No more “Big Foot” or “Sasquatch” or “Yeti” or “Meghan,” but otherwise the same exact concept.  $3.99 34 oz. Super Cold Coors Light is still there.

Parking recommendations: The Parking Can Be Fun garage on Union between Front and Main, or one of the three garages on Peabody Place.  These are open and attended 24 hours.  Or you can park on the street – metered spaces are free after 6 PM.  (If someone tries to charge you to park in a metered space, they’re not an attendant.  They’re a bum trying to scam you.  Don’t fall for it.)

There ya go – that should get you started exploring Downtown on spring and summer Thursday nights.  My plan is to hit the Flying Saucer for happy hour, then wander over to the Peabody.   Hope to see you out!

So I was going to stay home tonight.  I had a freelance project to wrap up, but due to a license issue I couldn’t.  Then I thought about doing my taxes, but I got a feeling there’s a fairly sizable write-off I’ve forgotten, so I decided to wait for the weekend.

So I had nothing to do.  “I could go to bed early and get a good night’s rest,” I thought as the clock struck 9.  “Or, I could go to the Saucer.”

Five beers later, I walked out of the Saucer right as Paula Raiford walked out of the Silly Goose.  “You know we’re going down to 10 [for cover] this weekend, right?” she told me.  “And valet parking at the garage across the street.”  There you have it, straight from the source.

Time to go get 6 hours sleep before I have to get up for work.  Rooftop party orientation post still to come in the morning.

It’s time for the weekly post where I flip through the Memphis Flyer and make note of stuff that’s of interest to Downtowners.  One note before I start though… I’ve had two people e-mail me today to tell me that Beignet Cafe is now open for business, and they tried it and liked it.  One reader commented that the coffee was good and reasonably priced compared to, say, Starbucks, and that the beignets were outstanding, crispy on the outside but like vanilla pudding on the inside.  The muffaletta is said to be very good as well.  They have free Wi-Fi, so bring your laptop.

The same reader also commented, “I hope you’re going to continue to promote South Main businesses.”  Absolutely I will.  It’s just that with the new job, and with a lot of great stuff happening in the Downtown core where I live, I have less time to get down to South Main than I did in the past.  So I’m counting on my South Main readers to keep me informed… e-mail me (paul@paulryburn.com) if there’s something you think I should mention.

Okay… let’s get started with this week’s Flyer.

p. 14:  The Downtown Alive lunch concert series kicks off next week.  Events happen from 11:45 AM to 1 PM, and are celebrations of Memphis’ creative spirit and fun Downtown locations.  Next week they’ll have Opera Memphis in Felicia Suzanne’s courtyard on Tuesday; line dancing with the Church Health Center on Wednesday in Court Square; a Ballet Memphis rehearsal for “Cinderella” in the lobby of the Lowenstein Building (Main at Jefferson) on Thursday; and a Corporate Karaoke Challenge in Court Square on Friday.  I hate it that I don’t work Downtown anymore, and won’t be able to attend these… if you’re Downtown at lunchtime, you should go.  Go to downtownmemphis.com for the complete schedule of events.

p. 16:  Flight, the restaurant going into the old Stella space at Main and Monroe, opens Monday, April 13.  The restaurant will offer wine flights, liquor flights, and food flights.

p. 19:  Great feature article by Bianca Phillips about what happens to crack houses after Blue Crush shuts them down.  The two that were shut down on Abel Street two years ago aren’t mentioned… wonder what their status is.  I see panhandlers heading toward Abel all the time after they collect enough money, so I don’t think the problem has been completely wiped out.

p. 26:  Bardog Tavern kicks off its noon brunch this weekend.  It will feature an omelette station, and they’ll do it both Saturday and Sunday from noon to 3.  Bet that will be good… now I have Sauces and Bardog to try.  Not sure where I’ll end up this Sunday.  The noon start time at both places (rather than 11) is a problem for some of the Sunday brunch crew, but if anything I’m happy to get the extra hour sleep.

p. 34:  More stuff to do Downtown during lunch.  This week’s lunchtime concerts (noon to 1) will be the Bluff City Backsliders Thursday, and Burning Down Doyle Friday.  You can brown bag your lunch or order food from the Center.

p. 39:  The weekly “food news” column talks about the new A&R Bar-B-Que at Third and Court, and praises their desserts and beef brisket in particular.  The brisket is next on my list to try at A&R.

Also p. 39:  Looks like Calhoun’s is getting ready to go through with their name change.  They have to change the bar’s name because of a dispute with a restaurant in East Tennessee named Calhoun’s.  The new name will be Max’s Sports Bar & Grill, which I think is about the best name they could have chosen.

Also p. 39:  Tug’s on Mud Island now has two for one margaritas and mojitos on Mondays.

p. 46:  The Majestic Grille is still looking to hire servers and hosts.  If you’re looking for a service industry job, might want to check that one out – I’ve heard the Majestic is a great place to work.  They really treat their employees like family there.

p. 50:  Central Station at Main and G.E. Patterson is offering a free 6-month trolley pass to new renters.  Friends who live there tell me it’s a great place to live if you want to be in South Main.

Back tomorrow morning with a sort of orientation guide to the Thursday rooftop parties:  Which one (Peabody, Madison) is right for you, after-party recommendations, where to park.

The trivia team lost last night, and this time it was entirely my fault… there was an 18-point question asking who was President when the stock market fully recovered to its pre-1929 highs. I thought the year was 1952 and guessed Truman. Turns out it was actually 1954, when Eisenhower was president. Sorry guys. Congratulations to the winning teams.

25 years… wow. What if the market takes until 2033 to regain its 2008 levels?

After trivia I stopped by the Silly Goose for a couple of two-buck Tuesday cocktails. I heard the two-buck tacos (you get two of them for $2) were the hit of the evening, but they ran out before I got there. Next week I’ll try to make a pre-trivia stop at the Goose and try their tacos.  They say they’re going to order more of them next week, so they won’t run out.

They have a new special starting tonight too. Wine Down Wednesdays at the Silly Goose will feature $3 house wines and $4 sangria all night.

The video that Michael Donahue shot at Paula & Raiford’s Disco is now on the Commercial Appeal’s home page.

I may take a night off tonight… need to catch up on a freelancing project that didn’t quite get finished before I started the new job. I also need to rest up for tomorrow night, which will be the season opener for the Peabody rooftop parties. I’m finally going to get to see Lord T & Eloise perform.

Outta here for now, time to grab some lunch.