{"id":22042,"date":"2019-02-08T11:51:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T17:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=22042"},"modified":"2019-02-08T11:51:39","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T17:51:39","slug":"friday-update-thank-you-marc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/08\/friday-update-thank-you-marc\/","title":{"rendered":"Friday update: Thank you Marc"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and this year the Grizzlies made moves. The biggest move is that Marc Gasol is off to Toronto where he will chase a ring with Kawhi. Thank you Marc for all you have done for Memphis. I have never had a team in the Eastern Conference to root for. Now I do.<\/p>\n

JaMychal Green and Garrett Temple are off to the L.A. Clippers.<\/p>\n

Shelvin Mack is off to Atlanta.<\/p>\n

Omri Casspi was cut to make room for the players we got back: Jonas Valanciunus, C.J. Miles, and Delon Wright from Toronto; Avery Bradley from the Clippers; and Tyler Dorsey from the Hawks. The Grizzlies also got a 2024 second-rounder from the Clippers.<\/p>\n

Meh. I don’t have a strong opinion on whether the trades were good or bad. I think we have to wait and see what happens this summer. I am glad we kept Mike Conley, and that the team is good enough where we’re probably going to convey our first-round draft pick (top 8 protected) to Boston this year.<\/p>\n

On to the news… the Memphis Flyer’s annual Beer Bracket Challenge is coming up, and this Monday will be Match-up Monday<\/a> at the Downtown Aldo’s Pizza Pies. The brackets, featuring 24 beers from 6 local breweries, will be revealed. This is your chance to pick up some swag from the breweries and talk to their representatives about the beers. 4:30 to 6 PM is the time. I plan on being there! I look forward to talking to the brewery representatives as I decide which beers to vote for in the bracket. Note: I can be bribed.<\/p>\n

The Memphis Tigers have released their 2019 football schedule<\/a>. Notable are the season opener vs. Ole Miss, a nationally televised home game vs. Navy, and a Black Friday season finale against Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

The MBJ reports that a new fitness service, ClassPass<\/a>, is now here in Memphis. You join ClassPass for one monthly fee, and then you pick classes from a number of gyms and fitness services. Downtown gym Envision Memphis is available with the pass, as is SpinCult out in The Edge.<\/p>\n

Saturday is once again Wrestling Night at the Grizzlies, with the first 5000 in attendance receiving a scarf that doubles as a wrestling championship belt.<\/p>\n

Hooters is giving away free wings on Valentine’s Day.<\/a> Order 10 boneless wings, tear up a picture of your ex, and receive 10 more boneless wings free.<\/p>\n

Smurfey’s Smokehouse will be parked outside the 409 S. Main food hall this evening from 5 to 9 PM. Their stuff is seriously good and I recommend them if you’re thinking about BBQ for dinner. Here’s a photo of their pulled pork baked potato I had a couple of months ago at the Court Square food truck rodeo:<\/p>\n

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Speaking of food trucks, Holly from the I Love Memphis Blog tried a Cornish hen<\/a> from the Flying Sobies truck recently. You can find the truck at the Court Square rodeo every Thursday and at Ghost River every Sunday. I agree with her, the Memphis Gold Sauce is the best.<\/p>\n

Bluff City Coffee has released its Valentine’s Day pastry menu<\/a>. Stop in and order early.<\/p>\n

UCF faculty member Mike Redick was murdered recently<\/a> and his wife is a suspect. Redick was an executive with the Grizzlies 2001-09 and had a lot to do with introducing the team to Memphis, building key partnerships, and planning FedExForum.<\/p>\n

There’s going to be a new project for musicians at the Tin Roof on Beale Tuesday nights starting February 26, from 8 to 11 PM. There will be four acts per night, and they can be bands, songwriters, duos. It will be a mix of local and regional talent as well as bands just passing through. They want to build a fan base and a base of musical acts so that industry reps will make a point of stopping by. Email markmusic@att.net if you would be interested in participating. Include Backline Memphis in the subject field.<\/p>\n

The 5th annual Cookies on Tap<\/a>, pairing craft beer with Girl Scour cookies, will take place at Crosstown Brewing on April 4.<\/p>\n

Bass Pro at the Pyramid has Crappie Madness<\/a> going on right now. There will be speakers, fried fish samples, and kids’ activities. First 100 kids to punch their activity card each day get a free tin fishing box. Seminar attendees can enter to win one of 14 prizes, including a $15,000 fishing boat and a fishing trip for two to Grenada, Mississippi.<\/p>\n

I made it a late night at the Blind Bear last night, but there wasn’t any TV to watch because Xfinity had the network down for planned maintenance at 12:30. Seriously? Bars close at 3 here in Memphis.<\/p>\n

That’s it for now. The cold weather is back but I’m not going to let that stop me. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n

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