{"id":13150,"date":"2012-11-30T13:16:43","date_gmt":"2012-11-30T19:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=13150"},"modified":"2012-11-30T13:16:43","modified_gmt":"2012-11-30T19:16:43","slug":"fri-update-music-fest-3-day-passes-memphis-name-one-of-20-must-see-places-monday-lunch-club-tries-bleu-chisca-hotel-pics-lots-of-stumbling-santa-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2012\/11\/30\/fri-update-music-fest-3-day-passes-memphis-name-one-of-20-must-see-places-monday-lunch-club-tries-bleu-chisca-hotel-pics-lots-of-stumbling-santa-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Fri update: Music Fest 3-day passes, Memphis name one of 20 must-see places, Monday Lunch Club tries Bleu, Chisca Hotel pics, lots of Stumbling Santa news"},"content":{"rendered":"

$65 three-day passes to Music Fest 2013 are now on sale. Get them here.<\/a> The $65 passes will run out very quickly, so don’t delay if you want to purchase.<\/p>\n

National Geographic has named Memphis one of 20 must-see places.<\/a> Only four of the twenty places are in the United States.<\/p>\n

This week the Monday Lunch Club visited Bleu and tried their BYO sandwich and pasta menus. Here is their review.<\/a><\/p>\n

The MBJ posted a look inside the Chisca Hotel<\/a>, a photo gallery of 15 images. The hotel is in pretty bad shape, but it least it’s still standing.<\/p>\n

Lots of stuff about Stumbling Santa, the Santa-themed pub crawl starting at the Flying Saucer tomorrow night at 7. Info they want to pass along:<\/p>\n

1) Make sure you have your ID in a place where you can get to it easily. If everyone has their ID out and ready, the lines at the bars’ doors will move quickly.<\/p>\n

2) Try to bring cash to pay for your drinks. Imagine 700 Santas all trying to tab out with a credit card at once.<\/p>\n

3) Don’t forget to bring a toy for Porter-Leath (no stuffed animals).<\/p>\n

If any Santas want to pre-game for the pub crawl, the Green Beetle is offering happy hour specials from 5 to 7 tomorrow for those in costume.<\/p>\n

If you want to pre-game SUPER early, a number of Santas will gather outside the Pyramid at 8 AM tomorrow. They will be cheering the marathon runners and handing out high-fives. You’re welcome to put on your costume and come join.<\/p>\n

Every year I say to myself, “That’s it, I’m done with Stumbling Santa, I don’t want to deal with the crowds and the 74 bazillion people who want to take a picture anymore.” And then by the next year I realize the event is a lot of fun and supports a good cause, and I put on the costume again. I’ll be at the Saucer dressed in whatever of my Santa costume has survived at 7 tomorrow night.<\/p>\n

Tonight is South Main Trolley Tour from 6 to 9. Weather is unusually nice for the end of November, so I’ll probably head south about 7:30 after a few warm-up beers at the Saucer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"