{"id":1966,"date":"2008-05-01T08:16:41","date_gmt":"2008-05-01T13:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=1966"},"modified":"2008-05-01T08:56:49","modified_gmt":"2008-05-01T13:56:49","slug":"a-new-month-a-new-beginning-bff-kicked-to-curb-also-bloody-marys-rooster-grizzlies-foundation-kentucky-derby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2008\/05\/01\/a-new-month-a-new-beginning-bff-kicked-to-curb-also-bloody-marys-rooster-grizzlies-foundation-kentucky-derby\/","title":{"rendered":"A new month, a new beginning: BFF kicked to curb. Also: Bloody Marys @ Rooster, Grizzlies Foundation, Kentucky Derby"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve decided it’s time to listen to the collective voice of my readers.\u00a0 This BS has gone on long enough.\u00a0 As of this moment, my BFF is officially kicked to the curb.<\/strong> She’s dumped, she’s finished, she is no longer my Best Friend Forever.\u00a0 I will appoint a new BFF on Monday and I think I’ll do the “BFF of the Month” thing that AL suggested.\u00a0 If you have suggestions on who my new BFF should be e-mail me at paul@paulryburn.com.<\/p>\n

Had a great time at Downtown Night at Itta Bena last night.\u00a0 They had shrimp cocktails as the free appetizer and I had several of the $5 well drinks served by Sam.\u00a0 I’ve been told they will have a miniature version of Downtown Night next Wednesday, as the entire building (BB’s and Itta Bena) has been bought out from 6:30 on.<\/p>\n

From there I went on to the Saucer, where the featured “Buy the Beer, Keep the Glass” glass was a DOS EQUIS glass!\u00a0 So I had a Dos Equis Lager and picked one up… very cool glass, hand-blown with a green tint.\u00a0 From there it was on to Big Foot, where I had my last beer served by my BFF while still my BFF.\u00a0 Big Foot is now off my Wednesday night schedule, so I’ll be going back to my old habit of closing the Saucer and possibly hitting McGuinness afterward.<\/p>\n

The Red Rooster’s latest ad mentions “The biggest Bloody Mary party in town!” on Sundays.\u00a0 Hmmmmmmm.\u00a0 I’ll have to talk to the people there and get more details.\u00a0 I won’t be there this Sunday (I’ll be at McGuinness – Amy needs the support – and then Music Fest) but definitely soon.<\/p>\n

Mpact Memphis is hosting a special After Hours with former Tiger basketball star Elliot Perry and the Grizzlies Foundation Tuesday, May 13 from 6 to 8 PM in the FedExForum’s Blue Note Lounge.\u00a0 Perry will talk about his work with the Grizzlies’ charitable arm and how you can get involved with the foundation.\u00a0 Complimentary food, wine, and beer for Mpact members.<\/p>\n

Yesterday I asked on behalf of a reader where the Kentucky Derby will be shown Downtown on Saturday… not surprisingly, Calhoun’s responded and said they’d have the Derby on.<\/p>\n

That’s all for this morning… got to get to work.\u00a0 Later today I’ll do a “what’s happening on Thursday night” post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"