{"id":15406,"date":"2014-07-30T12:38:07","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T17:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=15406"},"modified":"2014-07-30T12:38:07","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T17:38:07","slug":"wed-update-bom-vote-karaoke-sandlot-baseball-more-on-pop-up-fitness-park-riverside-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2014\/07\/30\/wed-update-bom-vote-karaoke-sandlot-baseball-more-on-pop-up-fitness-park-riverside-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Wed update: BOM vote, karaoke, sandlot baseball, more on pop-up fitness park, Riverside Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is the last day to vote in the Memphis Flyer’s Best of Memphis poll<\/a>. Don’t miss your chance to make your voice heard in Memphis’ most respected “best of” poll.<\/p>\n

There’s karaoke at the Mad Earl tonight at 9. Normally I wouldn’t encourage that kind of thing Downtown, but a friend of mine’s sister is running it. Maybe Robo and Katie Mac can do a duet of a Neil Diamond song. I’m sure it will sound like the noise a cat makes when someone steps on its tail.<\/p>\n

Sandlot Memphis is hosting a second sandlot game<\/a> between Downtown and Midtown on August 24. Midtown beat Downtown 6-5 in the first one and Downtown is looking for some revenge.<\/p>\n

Last night I blogged about the Grizzlies’ plan for a pop-up fitness park<\/a> at Tom Lee Park. Not only would there be exercise stations (to be designed with the help of Envision Fitness), but there would be a soccer field and beach volleyball court as well. Very cool!<\/p>\n

Grizzlies staff: You realize you have access to a resource who is an expert at moving equipment into Tom Lee Park, right? Feel free to call on the services of “Mr. Load-in” if you want. I would be happy to sit at the Flying Saucer drinking a Dos Equis Lager while I direct the unloading process remotely via iPhone or laptop. I would also be happy to run errands for you. For example, you could send me to Bardog to confirm that the PBR there is sufficiently cold. I’m here for you!<\/p>\n

From WREG: People sound off on changes to Riverside Drive<\/a><\/p>\n

From Mashable: Bull tramples, almost kills man trying to take selfie in France.<\/a> Dumbass.<\/p>\n

I’m just a few hours away from a long weekend. I plan to get a bit wild and take the filter completely off the next four days. Kind of like I did at BBQ Fest, but minus all the hard work I had to put in during the load-in process. Expect some interesting blog, Facebook, and Twitter updates. I’ll kick it off around 5:30 tonight at Jessica’s bar at the Silly Goose. Get the Fireball ready!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"