{"id":26199,"date":"2022-11-16T07:29:25","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T13:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=26199"},"modified":"2022-11-16T07:29:25","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T13:29:25","slug":"wednesday-update-220","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/16\/wednesday-update-220\/","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aldo’s Pizza Pies Downtown has added paninis to the menu:<\/p>\n

Both the Grizzlies and the basketball Tigers lost last night. The Grizzlies’ Desmond Bane is out 2-3 weeks with a toe injury. In the meantime, it looks like they’re sliding Dillon Brooks over to the 2 spot and starting John Konchar at small forward.<\/p>\n

Blues City Cafe is featured in Action News 5’s latest 5 star story<\/a>. There was a Robert Plant sighting there recently. He’s said to be in town working on an album.<\/p>\n

In other Beale Street news, Silky’s has new owners<\/a>. And the owners have a familiar name: David Hooper and his wife Anna. Hooper operated Hoop’s Bar at Second and Beale from 2007-2008.<\/p>\n

The Woodruff-Fontaine House will hold a Yuletide Open House<\/a> Friday evening, December 9.<\/p>\n

Wiseacre Downtown (and Broad Ave.) will show all the World Cup games and you get 10% off your tab if you’re in Team USA gear.<\/p>\n

Yup that exists: A Coors Light nail polish that changes color when your beer is cold<\/a><\/p>\n

The Grizzlies will celebrate Small Business Saturday on November 26 with a Shop Local event<\/a> from noon to 3 in the FedExForum grand lobby. Food trucks will be there and the first 500 attendees get a Let’s Shop Local bag. If you’re an MVP season ticket holder, you get a members-only preview hour from 11 to noon.<\/p>\n

You can tour Old Dominick tonight<\/a> and talk to Tennessee’s first female head distiller, Alex Castle.<\/p>\n

Tonight is trivia night at Cordelia’s Market. 6:30 start time.<\/p>\n

Giant wooden otters<\/a> children can play in have been delivered to Tom Lee Park as part of the ongoing renovations.<\/p>\n

Today is Have a Party with Your Bear Day<\/a>. I’ll be celebrating the holiday at the Blind Bear this afternoon and evening. Happy Hour with Cinnamon runs from 3 to 7, and there’s karaoke with DJ SuperBrad at 9. Check it out just to have the experience of hearing Michael, Big Andrew, and Coyote sing a song together. (Hey Coyote, you got mentioned again!)<\/p>\n

The return of Disco Man (somewhat): You may have heard that I used to wear full ’70s disco attire to Sunday disco nights at Six-1-Six in the Nineties and to Raiford’s in the early ’00s. Well, I’m bringing elements of that persona back Saturday night at my friend Ry’s birthday\/going-away ’70s party with DJs Tree and Taz at Blind Bear.<\/p>\n

From the waist up I’ll be Disco Man. I have a groovy two-tone denim cap, complete with a hidden pouch to hide a stash. Also I have a wild polyester checker pattern shirt that still fits. I’m going to dig through my dresser. drawers and see if I can find my gold medallion.<\/p>\n

From the waist down, not so much. I was a 32 waist back in the day, and thanks to our good friend alcohol I’m about a 36 now. Also, I was a size 8 shoe back then, but my feets have since grown and I’m a size 10 now. No chance I’ll be sporting a pair of platform shoes.<\/p>\n

Anyway, that’s it for now. I should be back tomorrow.<\/p>\n