{"id":11441,"date":"2012-02-07T17:34:17","date_gmt":"2012-02-07T23:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=11441"},"modified":"2012-02-07T17:34:17","modified_gmt":"2012-02-07T23:34:17","slug":"second-tue-update-blind-bear-valentines-party-sunday-deals-at-mesquite-chop-house-mim-bbq-ruffles-i55-crump-interchange-big-east-goose-poker-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/07\/second-tue-update-blind-bear-valentines-party-sunday-deals-at-mesquite-chop-house-mim-bbq-ruffles-i55-crump-interchange-big-east-goose-poker-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Tue update: Blind Bear Valentine&#8217;s party, Sunday deals at Mesquite Chop House, MIM BBQ Ruffles, I55-Crump interchange, Big East, Goose poker update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just got home from work. If whomever operates Blues City Tours is reading this, you need to service your vehicles! Twice in the past two weeks I&#8217;ve been behind a tour bus on Second that has blown nasty smutty smoke everywhere.<\/p>\n<p>The Blind Bear has posted details of their St. Valentine&#8217;s Day Massacre party next Tuesday at 9 PM. Here&#8217;s what they&#8217;ll have going on.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>DJs BCON and MLW<\/li>\n<li>No cover if you dress in 1920s gangster or flapper attire. $5 cover otherwise.<\/li>\n<li>There&#8217;s one more way to can beat the cover. Dine at Majestic Grille down the street (reservation required) and receive a password to get in for free.<\/li>\n<li>Drink specials for those in costume<\/li>\n<li>11 PM costume contest for Best Gangster, Best Flapper, and Best 1920s Couple. Winners get $50 in Bear Bucks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mesquite Chop House has posted a new $12.95 &#8220;Sunday Funday&#8221; menu. For that price you get<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Choice of steak: Gaucho Flat-iron, Peppercorn Flat-iron, Parmesan Encrusted Flat-iron, 8 oz. Tenderloin Medallions, 6 oz. Crab Topped Tenderloin Medallions<\/li>\n<li>Choice of side: Garlic Mashed Potatoes, Green Beans, Santa Fe Corn, Sauteed Mushrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Not a bad deal. The new menu starts this coming Sunday, February 12. They suggest you phone ahead for reservations: 901-527-5337.<\/p>\n<p>The newest Ruffles flavor: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.memphisflyer.com\/HungryMemphis\/archives\/2012\/02\/07\/memphis-in-may-bbq-potato-chips\">Memphis in May BBQ potato chips<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The MBJ reports that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/memphis\/blog\/memphis-in-motion\/2012\/02\/i-55crump-interchange-design-approved.html\">a preliminary design for the I55-Crump Boulevard interchange has been approved<\/a>. The interchange will decrease congestion, increase capacity, and won&#8217;t displace area residents.<\/p>\n<p>It looks like Memphis to the Big East is the real deal. This is good news for the city and the school, due to the increased visibility and money that a major conference will send our way. This is wonderful news for the U of M football program, which managed to get in a BCS conference despite being the absolute drizzling shits the past couple of years. It&#8217;s good news for basketball fans, because we&#8217;ll get to play Louisville and Cincinnati every year. It&#8217;s fantastic news for TV viewers, because we won&#8217;t be on CSS anymore. As some people pointed out, Pastner&#8217;s job will be tougher, but overall this is probably the biggest WIN for Memphis sports since we got the Grizzlies.<\/p>\n<p>Update on last night&#8217;s poker game: Daniel who owns the Silly Goose texted me this afternoon. Poker Jon was ineligible to win his own game; therefore, I won the $50 prize at the 7:30 game. Thanks Daniel and I&#8217;ll probably see you tonight for Star &amp; Micey.<\/p>\n<p>Newsy day. Time to hit Publish and then hit happy hour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just got home from work. If whomever operates Blues City Tours is reading this, you need to service your vehicles! Twice in the past two weeks I&#8217;ve been behind a tour bus on Second that has blown nasty smutty smoke everywhere. The Blind Bear has posted details of their St. Valentine&#8217;s Day Massacre party next &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/07\/second-tue-update-blind-bear-valentines-party-sunday-deals-at-mesquite-chop-house-mim-bbq-ruffles-i55-crump-interchange-big-east-goose-poker-update\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Second Tue update: Blind Bear Valentine&#8217;s party, Sunday deals at Mesquite Chop House, MIM BBQ Ruffles, I55-Crump interchange, Big East, Goose poker update&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11441"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11441"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11442,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11441\/revisions\/11442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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