My point is, I don’t recommend driving Downtown today, especially before noon. If you have to, prepare to be frustrated and allow extra, extra time.<\/p>\n
I see the Tigers-Ole Miss game as a barometer game for Memphis, one that will offer a hint as to how the rest of this season will go. A win and we’re good. A loss and we’ll find ourselves fighting for an 11 seed in the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n
There has already been a college football result this weekend that will shake up the playoff picture: 11 Utah 47, 4 USC 24. Bye USC. That opens the door for 5 Ohio State (who doesn’t play today) to re-enter the conversation.<\/p>\n
The Grizzlies defeated Philadelphia 117-109 last night. At 13-9, they sit in 4th place in the West, trailing Phoenix, Denver, and New Orleans, 2 games out of first.<\/p>\n
The DM’s Drew Hill and Chris Herrington have a new podcast<\/a> up breaking down the Grizzlies’ first 20 games.<\/p>\n Today is National Green Bean Casserole Day<\/a>!!! My favorite!<\/p>\n It’s also National Apple Pie Day<\/a>. I recommend you celebrate with a shot of apple pie moonshine at Blind Bear, only $5 all weekend long for the anniversary of Prohibition’s repeal.<\/p>\n Music Fest passes are now on sale.<\/a> The event will be back in Tom Lee Park May 5-7. The lineup will not be announced until February, but right now you can buy a 3-day pass at a discounted price.<\/p>\n 30 years ago today, the first text message was sent.<\/p>\n With Blind Bear, my normal happy hour spot, closed for a private event, I happy houred at Bardog for the first time in several months… and I had a blast! Dani was slingin’ the PBR. I got to see my friend NightHawk, then later I had great conversations with my friends Jenn and Ian and Donald. And our friend Allison came in after she got off work. I hadn’t seen her all week, which is unusual to the point that I wondered if she was mad at me. (She wasn’t.) I had such a good time that I’m going to consider making Friday happy hours at Bardog a regular thing.<\/p>\n Since I have a very early start today, I called it an early night, departing Bardog at 9. Right as my head hit the pillow, I heard a text notification go off in the other room. It was Allison, sending me a photo of her receipt.<\/p>\n HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!<\/p>\n Off to the Blind Bear to watch soccer.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/butt-slut-1.jpeg?resize=375%2C500\")
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