{"id":1782,"date":"2008-03-31T06:59:29","date_gmt":"2008-03-31T12:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=1782"},"modified":"2008-03-31T06:59:29","modified_gmt":"2008-03-31T12:59:29","slug":"pics-final-four-watch-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/31\/pics-final-four-watch-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Pics:  Final Four watch party"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The gang convened at the Saucer yesterday to watch our Memphis Tigers defeat Tex-ass to make it to the Final Four for the first time in 23 years.\u00a0 Here are some pics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/livingroom.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"livingroom.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u00a0Allison, Mikey and Buddha converted the pool area of the Saucer into their own personal living room.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/nuhuhcheer.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"nuhuhcheer.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Whoa!\u00a0 I finally got a pic of the Nuh-Uh Girl where she isn&#8217;t eating!\u00a0 In this photo she displays her cheerleading skills to the amazement of Ken and Otto.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/p3300015.jpg\" title=\"p3300015.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/p3300015.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"p3300015.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The Saucer was a sea of blue for the Tiger game.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bumonabike.jpg\" title=\"bumonabike.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bumonabike.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"bumonabike.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Here&#8217;s a pic of the bum who stopped by the Saucer window several times to panhandle us.\u00a0 He was doing the &#8220;bum-on-a-bike&#8221; and &#8220;bum-brella&#8221; gimmicks.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/usaflight.jpg\" title=\"usaflight.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/usaflight.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"usaflight.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">God bless the USA!\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a pic of the USA Flight, one of my three plate beers.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/flipoff.jpg\" title=\"flipoff.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/flipoff.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"flipoff.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Possible bachelor party T-shirt?<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">After the Tiger game was over, and the Kansas-Davidson game after that, I decided I was hungry.\u00a0 My plan was to walk to Big Foot for Paul&#8217;s Drunkass Food, then move to Calhoun&#8217;s to see Best Pool Partner Ever Lauren.\u00a0 Unfortunately I got sidetracked and never got to Calhoun&#8217;s.\u00a0 My friend Tom saw me walk into Big Foot and said, &#8220;Paul!\u00a0 Come hang out with us!\u00a0 Look who&#8217;s sitting at the bar!&#8221;\u00a0 Here&#8217;s a pic of Tom at the bar with&#8230;<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/tomandbff.jpg\" title=\"tomandbff.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/tomandbff.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"tomandbff.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">&#8230;my BFF.\u00a0 See, I told you this blog wasn&#8217;t done with her.\u00a0 Note her purse &#8211; her mini-me has the exact same purse.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">So I went and sat with Tom, Meredith, Mendi and the bartender&#8217;s sister Michelle.\u00a0 Here are a few pics of Mendi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/mendi1.jpg\" title=\"mendi1.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/mendi1.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"mendi1.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/mendi2.jpg\" title=\"mendi2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/mendi2.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"mendi2.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/mendi3.jpg\" title=\"mendi3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/mendi3.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"mendi3.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">I sat at a table and played the FMK game for a couple of hours, then moved to the bar to hang out with my BFF.\u00a0 Here my BFF does her usual pose for a pic.\u00a0 Isn&#8217;t she sweet?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bff.jpg\" title=\"bff.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/bff.jpg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"bff.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My BFF suggested we arm-wrestle, loser buys shots.\u00a0 &#8220;Why don&#8217;t we skip the arm stuff and just wrestle?&#8221; I counter-proposed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Paul, you know if we wrestle, it&#8217;ll lead to sex,&#8221; she replied.\u00a0 &#8220;Come on, let&#8217;s arm-wrestle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>(DISCLAIMER:\u00a0 Elements of the conversation above may be figments of my imagination and not what she actually said)<\/p>\n<p>So we arm-wrestled.\u00a0 She demolished me several matches in a row &#8211; the girl is FREAKISHLY strong &#8211; and proceeded to put about $25 worth of drinks on my tab.<\/p>\n<p>I want to zoom in on the previous pic for a minute.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/silverpimple.jpg\" title=\"silverpimple.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/silverpimple.jpg?resize=500%2C381\" alt=\"silverpimple.jpg\" border=\"0\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>See that thing on her face?\u00a0 Looks like a sterling silver pimple doesn&#8217;t it?\u00a0 She should get some Clearasil and take care of that thing.\u00a0 No, that&#8217;s actually a face piercing.\u00a0 She PAID to have that thing done.\u00a0 Can you believe that?\u00a0 Wherever I would&#8217;ve rated her looks on a scale of 1 to 10, she lost an entire point when she got that piercing put in.\u00a0 She used to have a nose piercing that was totally hot, but apparently nose piercings are boring because &#8220;everyone has them.&#8221;\u00a0 So she went and said &#8220;Please give me a piercing that makes me look as stupid as possible.&#8221;\u00a0 She told me she had to leave work for a while earlier in the day because the thing started bleeding.\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 That&#8217;s really sexy.<\/p>\n<p>My BFF told me that she and Meredith had a long discussion about tube tops and the proper way to wear them.\u00a0 Sorry I missed out on that discussion, as it sounds like it would have been intellectually stimulating.\u00a0 Well, maybe not so much intellectually, but it would have been stimulating.\u00a0 Tube Top Month is only two months and a day away!<\/p>\n<p>I tried to get her roommate Megan (who does not have an &#8220;h&#8221; or a mini-me or a bad attitude) to buy me a drink, but was unsuccessful.\u00a0 Then I stole my BFF&#8217;s phone and was about to start texting random people in her address book, but she caught me.\u00a0 I told her I would be showing a new friend around Downtown this coming weekend, a friend who is moving to Memphis next month and wants me to show her around her new neighborhood.\u00a0 I asked my BFF for recommendations, and she proceeded to list some of the dumbest suggestions ever.\u00a0 She thought the one place that is pretty much mandatory to take a new Memphian &#8211; Raiford&#8217;s &#8211; was a bad idea.\u00a0 &#8220;I&#8217;d be pissed off if someone took me to Raiford&#8217;s,&#8221; said my BFF.\u00a0 What an idiot.\u00a0 The new owners of Raiford&#8217;s read this blog and I hope they ban her for life for saying that.<\/p>\n<p>About 10:30 I finished my Big Foot Beer and tabbed out.\u00a0 My BFF hinted around that she&#8217;d like to come home with me, but she was on her 12th vodka drink of the day.\u00a0 I felt like I&#8217;d be taking advantage of her.\u00a0 So I hugged her goodbye and made the lonely walk home by myself.<\/p>\n<p>(DISCLAIMER:\u00a0 Elements of the conversation above may be figments of my imagination and not what she actually said)<\/p>\n<p>Time for the beer report.\u00a0 The Saucer lost ANOTHER one of my beers!\u00a0 I&#8217;m going to get it put back on tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Previous total:\u00a0 $935.00<\/p>\n<p>Beers 161, 162, and 163 (but 155, 156, and 157 according to the Saucer):<br \/>\nLiefman&#8217;s Goudenband $13.00<br \/>\nUSA Flight $8.50<br \/>\nNorth Coast PranQster $5.50<br \/>\nTip:\u00a0 $27.00 x ~30% = $8.00<br \/>\nTotal:\u00a0 $35.00<\/p>\n<p>Grand total:\u00a0 $970.00<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve never tasted Liefman&#8217;s Goudenband, go outside and mow the grass, then put the clippings in a blender and drink it.\u00a0 Pretty close approximation.\u00a0 The PranQster, on the other hand, is one I would rank among the top beers of the 200.<\/p>\n<p>Time to get a busy week at work started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The gang convened at the Saucer yesterday to watch our Memphis Tigers defeat Tex-ass to make it to the Final Four for the first time in 23 years.\u00a0 Here are some pics. &nbsp; \u00a0Allison, Mikey and Buddha converted the pool area of the Saucer into their own personal living room. &nbsp; Whoa!\u00a0 I finally got &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2008\/03\/31\/pics-final-four-watch-party\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Pics:  Final Four watch party&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1782\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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