{"id":19898,"date":"2017-07-30T10:03:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T15:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=19898"},"modified":"2017-07-30T10:03:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-30T15:03:51","slug":"saturday-recap-big-baller-board-tour-of-jerry-lawlers-on-beale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/30\/saturday-recap-big-baller-board-tour-of-jerry-lawlers-on-beale\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday recap: Big Baller Board, tour of Jerry Lawler’s on Beale"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s that time of year. Yesterday I pulled up a seat at the bar at Bardog at 11 AM and slapped a Benjamin on the bar.<\/p>\n

“I hope you don’t think you’re getting change for that,” said Bloom.<\/p>\n

“No, it’s for the kids,” I said. Three weeks from today, the Breakaway Bardog 5K and Monroe Avenue Fest will raise money for St. Jude. They are taking donations in advance. Anyone who donates $100 or more gets their name on the Big Baller Board at Bardog. My donation got my name on the board.<\/p>\n

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If you can’t make it to Bardog to donate, you can donate online<\/a>. Do me a favor… there are teams competing to see who can raise the most donations. If you don’t already have a team when you donate online, I would appreciate it if you would select “Send Bob to the Dunk Tank” from the “Are you donating toward a team?” dropdown list.<\/p>\n

After Bardog I got lunch at Havana’s Pilon<\/a>, the Cuban place at Madison and Second. I got the Picadillo, the ground beef, over Congri black beans and rice with a side of boiled yucca. Huge portion for $8. Great value.<\/p>\n

After lunch I headed to the Blind Bear, where I was joined by my friends Jeremy and Jeana. Jeremy and Jeana were recruited to join the Moody Ques back in March by our Deputy Director of Public Relations. “We just went by Bardog,” Jeremy told me. They showed me a photo.<\/p>\n

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Not surprised at all to see a BBQ teammate join me on the Big Baller Board. The Moody Ques are the most giving, caring BBQ team in Memphis.<\/p>\n

After we finished our beers, Jeremy and Jeana asked, “Do you want to walk around Beale Street with us?” I hadn’t been to Beale in a while and it was a beautiful day out, so I came along. On the way there I noticed that the Silly Goose, now able to serve drinks on its area of Peabody Place, had added umbrellas to the tables out there, providing much-needed shade.<\/p>\n

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We walked down Beale looking for a place to go. “King Lawler’s?” Jeremy suggested. Believe it or not, as big a wrestling fan as I am, I had actually never been in Jerry Lawler’s bar. Beale Street just is not on my radar very much. Happy for a chance to check the place out, I agreed.<\/p>\n

“You’ve never been here? I’m going to see if Randy will give you a tour,” Jeremy said. I knew immediately who Randy was.<\/p>\n