{"id":2321,"date":"2008-07-14T09:06:49","date_gmt":"2008-07-14T14:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=2321"},"modified":"2008-07-14T09:06:49","modified_gmt":"2008-07-14T14:06:49","slug":"monday-update-where-to-hear-blues-in-memphis-and-bud-light-is-no-longer-americas-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/14\/monday-update-where-to-hear-blues-in-memphis-and-bud-light-is-no-longer-americas-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday update: Where to hear blues in Memphis, and Bud Light is no longer America’s beer"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the news:\u00a0 This morning I was checking out Dr. Booze’s blog<\/a> and discovered that Belgian brewer InBev has bought Anheuser-Busch, maker of Bud and Bud Light.\u00a0 So I guess Bud Light is now “Belgium’s beer” rather than “America’s beer.”\u00a0 John D: “Wha… wha happened?\u00a0 Paul, how do I book a plane ticket to Brussels?”<\/p>\n

Also in the past 24 hours, Dr. Booze reported on the best and worst alcoholic drinks to consume if you’re on a diet.\u00a0 He also had a report about Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood going on a 2-week vodka binge and hooking up with an 18-year-old waitress (Wood is 61).\u00a0 He’s so far out of it that Keith Richards is telling him he needs to sober up.<\/p>\n

I missed brunch for the second week in a row, doing website work until 3:30.\u00a0 Then I hung out at the Flying Saucer, where the Fire Sale was a new beer called American Lager made by Bud (or now, by InBev).\u00a0 It was not bad.\u00a0 It’s the tap with the American flag handle.\u00a0 Glad to see them putting some new and different stuff on the $2.75 Fire Sale.<\/p>\n

Then I had a great dinner. \u00a0Cafe 61 had seafood lasagna as one of their specials, and I couldn’t resist.\u00a0 It was actually more of a seafood manicotti, but whatever… it was outstanding.\u00a0 Their food has been superb every time I have gone in.\u00a0 Definitely going to keep my eye on their sandwich board for specials in the future.<\/p>\n

After that, I walked south to Calhoun’s and hung out at Max’s bar for a couple of hours, then hit the Saucer for round two, then the Rooster, then Hoop’s Bar.<\/p>\n

Apologies to the Majestic Grille for missing both weeks of their two-week rotation for Sunday brunch (we do two weeks Majestic, two weeks Downtown Monkey on a rotating basis).\u00a0 I just had stuff come up that distracted me.\u00a0 Next week I’m going to do a full Sunday Fun Day, 11 AM to 11 PM.<\/p>\n

Time to get ready for the long commute across the trolley tracks to work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"