{"id":13235,"date":"2012-12-24T09:25:55","date_gmt":"2012-12-24T15:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=13235"},"modified":"2012-12-24T13:54:28","modified_gmt":"2012-12-24T19:54:28","slug":"around-the-flying-saucer-in-180-daysopeningsclosings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/24\/around-the-flying-saucer-in-180-daysopeningsclosings\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the Flying Saucer in 180 days\/openings\/closings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today will be the end of an era. This afternoon I will go to the Flying Saucer for Pint Nite, check in on Foursquare<\/a>, and receive bonus points for 180 straight days at the Saucer. It’s my longest streak there ever.<\/p>\n

There won’t be a 181st day though. The Saucer is closed all day tomorrow for Christmas. Unlike a certain DeSoto County suburbanite, I don’t believe in fake check-ins. If I’m not there, in the business as a customer, I don’t check in. The only exceptions are landmarks like Statue of Elvis that are not businesses.<\/p>\n

The streak will live on in a sense, though. Because I will hit 180 days at the Saucer today, I will also hit 180 in the more generic Foursquare category of Bars. I will go out somewhere that’s open tomorrow night (we’ll get to that in a moment) and get my 181st consecutive day at Bars. That’s a streak that could easily reach 300 as long as I don’t get sick.<\/p>\n

All right, let’s get on to Christmas openings and closings. I have more info than I did yesterday, although this is far from a complete list. In general, most restaurants will be closed tomorrow, unless they’re serving a special Christmas dinner. Most but not all bars open around 5 on Christmas.<\/p>\n

Westy’s and Yao’s Mandarin House are two restaurants you can always count on being open for Christmas.<\/p>\n

Blind Bear will be open regular hours for Christmas.<\/p>\n

Bardog will open at 5 for Christmas.<\/p>\n

Silly Goose will open at 5 for Christmas.<\/p>\n

Brass Door will be open until 7 today (Christmas Eve) and will be closed for Christmas.<\/p>\n

Flying Saucer will be open regular hours today and it’s Pint Nite. They will be closed all day tomorrow.<\/p>\n

Huey’s will be closed all day for Christmas.<\/p>\n

Kooky Canuck will be closed all day Christmas Eve and Christmas.<\/p>\n

South of Beale will be closed today and will open at 5 for Christmas.<\/p>\n

Central BBQ will be closed for Christmas.<\/p>\n

Double J will be closed all day today and the loft bar will open at 5 tomorrow for Christmas.<\/p>\n

Max’s Sports Bar will be open until 11 tonight and will be closed all day for Christmas.<\/p>\n

That’s all I have. I’ll be out at Pint Nite at the Saucer mid-afternoon. There’s no poker at the Silly Goose tonight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"