{"id":25223,"date":"2021-10-23T08:41:57","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T13:41:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=25223"},"modified":"2021-10-23T08:41:57","modified_gmt":"2021-10-23T13:41:57","slug":"saturday-update-189","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/23\/saturday-update-189\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, last night sucked. Geoff Calkins of the DM accurately summarized what happened in <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/subscriber\/section\/sportsgeoff-calkins\/article\/24899\/calkins-tigers-ucf-fourth-quarterback\">a subscribers-only story<\/a>: The Tigers were forced to start what was effectively a fourth-string quarterback. They had no chance. They fell to UCF on the road, 24-7. Memphis falls to 4-4 and needs to win two of its remaining four games to become bowl-eligible. That&#8217;s not going to be easy with SMU and Houston on the slate.<\/p>\n<p>If there&#8217;s a bright side for Memphis, it&#8217;s that next week is a bye week. QB Seth Henigan has an extra week to heal from injury, and the rest of the Tigers have an extra week to watch film or trick-or-treat or whatever they do with their downtime.<\/p>\n<p>I watched the game at the Blind Bear, where there was a burlesque show going on. Meh. Those shows and the Thursday night drag shows are not my cup of tea. That said, I have to admit the crowd was way into the Albert King Jr. house band that was playing. I&#8217;ll be back up there for the Mario Monterosso Quartet tonight. They are fantastic.<\/p>\n<p>Porter-Leath is looking for an administrative assistant. Great place to work if you enjoy making a positive impact on children&#8217;s lives. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.porterleath.org\/opportunities\">Apply here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Moxy Memphis hotel will host a hydration station by Elite Total Wellness Sunday, October 31 from 10 AM to 2 PM. Hung over from Saturday night Halloween parties? Elite&#8217;s intravenous treatment will have you feeling as good as new in minutes. Treatments start at $75, and they&#8217;ll give you a complimentary mimosa to sip while they work their magic.<\/p>\n<p>Yelp recently named Earnestine &amp; Hazel&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localmemphis.com\/article\/travel\/ernestine-hazels-named-one-of-top-haunted-spots-us-yelp-america-memphis-bar\/522-cd549724-4c9f-4c01-bfea-70d1afd062e7\">one of the top haunted spots in America<\/a>. I almost went down there after discovering last-minute Charvey was playing there last night, but due to a certain bartender forcing a shot of Rumple Minze on me, I decided it was too far to walk. E&amp;H proprietors, you gotta let a brother know farther in advance what&#8217;s going on at your place!<\/p>\n<p>A Memphis police office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wreg.com\/news\/local\/mpd-officer-stops-stabbing\/\">thwarted a knife attack<\/a> Thursday at Second and Poplar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/riverartsmemphis.org\/\">RiverArtsFest kicks off today.<\/a> I plan on spending the majority of the day tomorrow there.<\/p>\n<p>Kane Brown&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/fedexforum.com\/events\/kane-brown-blessed-free-tour-211023\">Blessed &amp; Free Tour<\/a>, along with Jordan Davis and Restless Road, makes a stop at FedExForum tonight.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s an <a href=\"https:\/\/e.givesmart.com\/events\/mhj\/\">art auction<\/a> at the Metal Museum today. It&#8217;s part of their annual Repair Days event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/978892709342201\">Jerry Patton<\/a> plays Jerry Lee Lewis&#8217; cafe on Beale today at 5.<\/p>\n<p>Memphis 901 FC has an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphis901fc.com\/news_article\/show\/1190288\">away match<\/a> tonight at 6:30 vs. Louisville FC. The soccer club has already clinched a playoff berth and hopes to tighten its grip on the 3 seed in the Central Division with a win tonight.<\/p>\n<p>The Grizzlies are on the road as well, battling the L.A. Clippers tonight at 9:30. You can watch on Bally Sports Southeast (831 on Xfinity).<\/p>\n<p>South Main Sounds has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/628284801913434\">a show<\/a> tonight at 7. Debuting on the stage there will be Memphian Madaline Collins and Dallas native Justin White. St. Louis-based Andre Ryan will make his return tonight as well.<\/p>\n<p>Memphis Spine &amp; Sport is hosting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/904854357083309\">Hallo-Woof<\/a> Dog Costume Photo Event today from 2 to 4. Cost is $15 per dog and photos will be emailed to the owners. Proceeds benefit HappiDog Animal Rescue.<\/p>\n<p>An event called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/206205584894096\">Sapphire Soul Care<\/a> will take place at the urban garden at 580 N. Fourth St. today from 1 to 4. A session of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness will be led by Sapphire Yogi Jackie O. $15 to attend, free for children. Bring a yoga mat and a water bottle. YOGA!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/whatsthepasswordisthepassword\/\">Fat Charlie&#8217;s Speakeasy<\/a> hosts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/402917241483128\">Bourbon and Cigars for Beginners<\/a> at noon today at 107 Harbor Town Square. Learn the basics of how bourbon pairs with a fine cigar. Tickets are $60-$75.<\/p>\n<p>There will be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/267609468507879\">Pop N Pink Sip &amp; Shop<\/a> with 40 vendors at 325 Wagner Place this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Farmers Market and Bardog are first on my agenda today. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnjs.buymeacoffee.com\/1.0.0\/button.prod.min.js\" data-name=\"bmc-button\" data-slug=\"paulryburn\" data-color=\"#FF813F\" data-emoji=\"\" data-font=\"Arial\" data-text=\"Buy me a PBR\" data-outline-color=\"#000\" data-font-color=\"#fff\" data-coffee-color=\"#fd0\" ><\/script><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, last night sucked. Geoff Calkins of the DM accurately summarized what happened in a subscribers-only story: The Tigers were forced to start what was effectively a fourth-string quarterback. They had no chance. They fell to UCF on the road, 24-7. Memphis falls to 4-4 and needs to win two of its remaining four games &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/23\/saturday-update-189\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Saturday update&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25223"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25223"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25223\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25224,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25223\/revisions\/25224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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