{"id":15896,"date":"2015-01-24T09:31:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-24T15:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=15896"},"modified":"2015-01-24T09:31:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-24T15:31:00","slug":"screaming-deal-on-amazon-prime-and-more-saturday-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/24\/screaming-deal-on-amazon-prime-and-more-saturday-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Screaming deal on Amazon Prime and more Saturday news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a screaming deal going on today, Saturday, January 24, only: Get a year of Amazon Prime, normally $99, for only $72. Although I am not a Prime member myself, my &#8220;DAWG&#8221; John D is and he loves it, and this is widely being acclaimed as one of the best deals to come down the pike in quite some time. <a href=\"http:\/\/deals.kinja.com\/amazon-prime-will-be-72-tomorrow-heres-what-that-gets-1681164159\">As a Prime member you get:<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Free two-day shipping on almost all orders<\/li>\n<li>If you don&#8217;t need your stuff right away, a $1 digital credit when you choose a slower shipping method<\/li>\n<li>Amazon Pantry, where you can order 45 pounds\u00a0of groceries for a $6 shipping fee<\/li>\n<li>Instant Video including HBO<\/li>\n<li>One million free songs<\/li>\n<li>Unlimited photo storage that can be linked to any device<\/li>\n<li>Kindle Lending Library, where you can borrow one of 600,000 books at no additional charge<\/li>\n<li>Kindle First, where you can buy one of four &#8220;editors&#8217; pick&#8221; books a month before release for $2<\/li>\n<li>Exclusive deals on third-party products<\/li>\n<li>Share Prime&#8217;s shipping benefits with up to four people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The International Blues Challenge Finals are today at noon at the Orpheum. $42.50 ticket. Doors open at 11 and there will be a silent auction preceding the finals.<\/p>\n<p>After the finals, IBC week wraps up tonight with the VizzTone Blues Party on Beale, an all-star party at Rum Boogie Cafe hosted by Bob Margolin. Things kick off at 10:30 and special guests will include Little G Weevil, Gina Sicilia, Erin Harpe, and Brandon Santini.<\/p>\n<p>Folks from High Cotton Brewery will be guests on the Memphis Craft Beer show today on WREC AM 600 at noon. The brewery&#8217;s taproom on Monroe is open 4-9 Thursday through Saturday and you can have a beer at the bar or get your growler filled. There are often food trucks parked outside if you need a snack with your beverage.<\/p>\n<p>Last night I took my new iPhone 6, charged to 100%, out with me. I stayed out four and a half hours. Battery remaining when I got home: 92%. That&#8217;s impressive. And remember, I have the &#8220;little&#8221; iPhone 6: The 6 Plus has an even bigger battery. The real battery test will come tomorrow, when I&#8217;m out all day and in the evening I watch the 3-hour Royal Rumble on my WWE Network app.<\/p>\n<p>The Grizzlies host the Philadelphia 76ers this evening at the FedExForum. 7 PM tip-off. Meanwhile, the Tigers have an away game at Tulane, broadcast on ESPNU, also 7 PM start.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.memphisflyer.com\/NewsBlog\/archives\/2015\/01\/23\/pinch-could-lose-historic-register-listing\">The Pinch could lose its listing on the National Register of Historic Places.<\/a> Less than half of the historic buildings in the district at the time it was certified are still standing.<\/p>\n<p>This is sad: <a href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/2015\/01\/24\/chimps-gorillas-ebola-vaccine\/\">One-third of the world&#8217;s gorillas and chimpanzees have died of Ebola since the 1990s.<\/a>\u00a0Our nearest relatives could soon be facing extinction if the trend continues.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday morning and it&#8217;s business as usual. Panda Time at Bardog at 11, then over to the Blind Bear 1-2ish where my favorite pair of librarian glasses will be bartending. Rest of today to be figured out as I go. Time to get it started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a screaming deal going on today, Saturday, January 24, only: Get a year of Amazon Prime, normally $99, for only $72. 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