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After publishing yesterday’s post, I walked over to Court Square for the weekly Thursday food truck rodeo. Having visited nearly all the trucks by now, my mind was on a return to Flying Sobies for another one of their deep-fried Cornish hens. I found the truck and went up to the window.<\/p>\n

“Could I get a hen with Spicy Memphis Gold sauce and beans and slaw, please?” I said. Spicy Memphis Gold is a blend of their Buffalo sauce and their mustard BBQ sauce. I like the traditional sides of beans and slaw, but the hens can also be ordered with fries or with waffles.<\/p>\n

“You sure can, do you want your hen deep-fried or smoked?” said the lady in the window. A smoked Cornish hen – never had one of those from Flying Sobies before! I rold her I wanted a smoked hen, and five minutes later I had my food and walked back to my apartment.<\/p>\n

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The smoky flavor of this bird was perfect. I would put this hen up against any piece of chicken I have ever had at BBQ Fest. The Spicy Memphis Gold sauce hit the spot too and complemented the smoky flavor well. I picked every last piece of meat off my hen. The sides were delicious too.<\/p>\n

We’re only a month away, for the first time in more than a decade, from having a movie theater in Downtown Memphis. Malco’s Powerhouse Cinema, next door to Central Station, will open in March<\/a>. Job applications for the cinema including kitchen staff, usher, bartender, concessions, and box office. The theater will have 7 screens, a full bar, and a pizza oven.<\/p>\n

The Round of 16<\/a> in the Memphis Flyer’s beer bracket is now open for voting.<\/p>\n

Clayborn Temple kicks off its In This Place<\/a> speaker series Monday night. Speaker topics will cover restoration of the temple, as well as social, racial, and economic injustice in Memphis.<\/p>\n

Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris delivers the State of the County<\/a> speech at the Halloran Centre this afternoon at 3.<\/p>\n

Zeke Johnson continues his Blues Birthday series<\/a> tonight at the Center for Southern Folklore. Tonight he will be celebrating Fats Domino and Will Shade. Show starts at 7:00.<\/p>\n

More live music options this evening: Drew Parker plays Tin Roof at 7:30. FreeWorld plays The Dirty Crow Inn at 9.<\/p>\n

Don’t forget that today is 50% off Valentine candy day at Walgreens. February 15, you da real MVP!<\/p>\n

MyRecipes reports that there’s a new form of yoga called rage yoga<\/a> in which participants swear and drink beer. Now that’s making yoga accessible to the masses. YOGA!<\/p>\n

Local fishing pros will offer tips and seminars at Bass Pro at the Pyramid today at 6:30, Saturday at 1:30 and 3:30, and Sunday 1:30 and 3:30. There’s a rod and reel trade-in going on today through March 3.<\/p>\n

Random thing I learned yesterday: There’s an app called Tudder<\/a> which was inspired by Tinder. Tinder is an app for finding your mate. Tudder is an app for farmers to find mates for their livestock.<\/p>\n

@PimpBillClinton won Valentine’s Day with this tweet:<\/p>\n

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Shout out to all the homies that are getting some tonight because you bought a Whitman’s Sampler and a greeting card that plays music from a Dollar General first thing this morning.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bill So Hard (@PimpBillClinton) February 14, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n