{"id":14991,"date":"2014-04-15T13:08:55","date_gmt":"2014-04-15T18:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=14991"},"modified":"2014-04-15T13:08:55","modified_gmt":"2014-04-15T18:08:55","slug":"tax-day-update-free-stuff-nba-playoff-tickets-beer-garden-with-benefits-win-a-hockey-stick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2014\/04\/15\/tax-day-update-free-stuff-nba-playoff-tickets-beer-garden-with-benefits-win-a-hockey-stick\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Day update: Free stuff, NBA playoff tickets, beer garden with benefits, win a hockey stick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many people don&#8217;t look forward to April 15, Tax Day, but there is one good thing about today: Many businesses help ease the pain of writing Uncle Sam a check by offering free stuff. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wmctv.com\/story\/25244825\/dont-forget-the-tax-deadline-and-these-awesome-tax-day-freebies\">Action News 5 has a list.<\/a> There&#8217;s everything from curly fries to cookies to sandwiches to bloomin&#8217; onions and more for free today. Since many of the restaurants on the list are chains and operate in the Bay Area, I can say this: Free food? Wonder if the Nuh-Uh Girl will show up.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nba.com\/grizzlies\/news\/13-14-playoff-tickets-on-sale-april-19-140415\">Tickets for games 3 and 4<\/a> of the NBA first-round playoffs go on sale at FedExForum Saturday at 10 AM. Dates and times of the games, and the Grizzlies&#8217; opponent, have yet to be determined. There is no way the team will have home court advantage, so we know we&#8217;re getting games 3 and 4 rather than 1 and 2. The Grizzlies clinched a playoff berth last night with a win over Phoenix. Although currently in 8th place, Memphis could move up to 7th with a win over Dallas tomorrow night. A 7 seed would be a big improvement because it would mean the team we would face in the first round would not be the San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n<p>On Sundays, the Tennessee Brewery Untapped project will have a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/memphis\/blog\/2014\/04\/beer-garden-tennessee-brewery-untapped-memphis.html\">beer garden with benefits<\/a>. Locally-brewed beer will be available for purchase, and beer drinkers will be refunded a $1 token, which they can donate to any of several participating nonprofits. The Untapped project will match donations. The beer garden will run from April 27 to June 1 on Sundays. Haven&#8217;t heard about the Untapped project? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.memphisdailynews.com\/news\/2014\/apr\/15\/brewery-project-looks-for-answers\/\">Check out this Daily News article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Win a hockey stick: From tomorrow through Sunday, Kooky Canuck will celebrate the NHL playoffs with $5 High Voltage Canadian bottles. Enter to win a hockey stick by Fischer Hockey.<\/p>\n<p>Vol basketball fans: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/collegebasketball\/eye-on-college-basketball\/24527720\/tennessees-cuonzo-martin-will-be-californias-next-head-coach\">Cuonzo is gone.<\/a> He&#8217;s the new head coach at Cal.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll be at Blind Bear for their Tuesday poker game tonight (free to play, 8 PM). Prior to that I&#8217;ll pre-game with a few beers at the Flying Saucer. Back at work today and ready for my next 3-day weekend, which I&#8217;m taking the weekend of wing fest and Rajun Cajun crawfish fest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many people don&#8217;t look forward to April 15, Tax Day, but there is one good thing about today: Many businesses help ease the pain of writing Uncle Sam a check by offering free stuff. Action News 5 has a list. 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