{"id":26698,"date":"2023-06-03T07:32:03","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T12:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=26698"},"modified":"2023-06-03T07:32:03","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T12:32:03","slug":"saturday-update-249","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/03\/saturday-update-249\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There will be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcollaborative.org\/mmdc-event-calendar\/2023\/6\/10\/morris-park-community-cookout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Community Cookout<\/a> and festival, free for the public to enjoy, in the newly-renovated Morris Park next Saturday, June 10 from noon to 4 PM. Morris Park is on the south side of Poplar between Orleans and Manassas. Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll find there:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Music by DJ Space Age and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coreylou.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corey Lou and Da Village<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Food trucks <a href=\"https:\/\/stickemfoodtruck.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stickem<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mossbesmoke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Moss Be Smoke<\/a> will be onsite<\/li>\n<li>B&amp;B&#8217;s New Orleans Style Shaved Ice will also be there<\/li>\n<li>Memphis Grizzlies Entertainment will be there as well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The preceding item came from Memphis Medical District Collaborative&#8217;s monthly e-newsletter, The Vitals. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdcollaborative.org\/hire-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up to receive The Vitals<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/d777cdd14149fed1774584cb77cfe86c\/national-pineapple-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Pineapple Day<\/a>. My suggestion would be to try the Blue Razz shot at the Blind Bear. It features an <a href=\"https:\/\/olesmoky.com\/collections\/moonshine\/products\/moonshine-pineapples-with-pina-colada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ole Smoky moonshine pineapple slice<\/a> in a glass of Ole Smoky raspberry moonshine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/razzle.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-26181\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/razzle.jpeg?resize=375%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/razzle.jpeg?resize=375%2C500 375w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/razzle.jpeg?resize=225%2C300 225w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/razzle.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1600 1200w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/razzle.jpeg?w=1680 1680w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/razzle.jpeg?w=2520 2520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 85vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Blue Razz shot<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ben-Yay&#8217;s has a happy hour now. It runs from 3-6 PM Monday-Friday. $1 off all domestics and well liquors.<\/p>\n<p>My friends Pam &amp; Terry play at the Ghost River taproom on Beale Street today from 4:30 to 7:30 PM. Pam says it&#8217;ll be a big pre-party for tonight&#8217;s\u00a0 Memphis 901 FC home match vs. Miami FC. They&#8217;ll be throwing T-shirts to the crowd and a limited number of match tickets will be given away. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphis901fc.com\/news\/2023\/06\/02\/memphis-set-to-put-unbeaten-streak-on-the-line-in-saturday-matchup-vs-miami-fc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">More on tonight&#8217;s match<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The I-55 bridge (&#8220;the old bridge&#8221;) will close Friday, June 9-Monday, June 12 for work to be done on the I-55\/Crump\/Riverside interchange. The CA has the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialappeal.com\/story\/news\/traffic\/2023\/06\/02\/i-55-bridge-memphis-closure-detours-traffic-changes\/70277521007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">details<\/a>: what roads will be closed and when, new traffic patterns.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A Code Orange Air Quality Advisory has been issued by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShelbyTNHealth?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ShelbyTNHealth<\/a> for Saturday, June 3. Fare will be reduced to 25 cents onboard all modes of travel. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CuigBs2yjG\">pic.twitter.com\/CuigBs2yjG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Memphis Area Transit Authority (@RideMATA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RideMATA\/status\/1664737950997905408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 2, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the 1968-era cars on display in the National Civil Rights Museum lot <a href=\"https:\/\/wreg.com\/news\/local\/civil-rights-museum-display-car-left-damaged\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was damaged<\/a> after somebody stood on its roof yesterday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>The Memphis Pride Parade happens on Beale Street from 1:00 to 2:30 this afternoon. Pride Fest is 10-6 today at Robert Church Park, and there will be an after-party at the New Daisy starting at 8. Tomorrow the celebration will wrap up with the Grand Marshal&#8217;s Drag Brunch at Jerry Lee Lewis&#8217; Cafe on Beale.<\/p>\n<p>They say there are going to be protestors due to the controversial new anti-drag law that a restraining order is holding at bay until a ruling next week. There were reports of groups of people refusing to enter businesses Downtown that had hung the rainbow Pride flag on their door or patio.<\/p>\n<p>Just let me say this in response: If you pre-game for the Pride parade this morning, I&#8217;d be proud to have you sitting next to me at the bar, whether you&#8217;re gay, straight, bi, trans, or whatever. There&#8217;s a place for you at my table.<\/p>\n<p>The Morning Brew newsletter contained <a href=\"https:\/\/lithub.com\/25-nonfiction-books-you-need-to-read-this-summer\/?category=what_else_were_reading&amp;position=5&amp;scheduled_corpus_item_id=0596ff2f-bd05-4855-ba45-aa13ac40de00&amp;sponsored=0&amp;utm_campaign=NewPocketHits&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=pocket_hits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a list of 25 nonfiction books to read this summer<\/a>. The very first book on the list might be of interest to some readers of this blog. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Last-Call-Coogans-Death-Neighborhood\/dp\/1250221781\/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&amp;qid=1685792274&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Last Call at Coogan&#8217;s: The Life and Death of a Neighborhood Bar<\/a>, hitting the shelves this coming Tuesday, is about a much-loved bar in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan. When the building&#8217;s owner jacked the rent to the moon, Coogan&#8217;s regulars came together to try to save their bar. The author spent years interviewing regulars to put together an accurate feel for New York City bar life.<\/p>\n<p>From ABC 24: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.localmemphis.com\/article\/news\/local\/memphis-all-star-game-nba-grizzlies-fedexforum\/522-d3344903-0de6-4821-bee8-4b3ece3e4128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What are the chances that Memphis will ever host an NBA All-Star Game?<\/a> Memphis Tourism director Kevin Kane thinks the number of hotel rooms would be the biggest obstacle.<\/p>\n<p>New online game &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/timeguessr.com\/?utm_campaign=mb&amp;utm_medium=newsletter&amp;utm_source=morning_brew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Timeguessr<\/a> &#8211; guess the time and location of old photos.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. As usual, meeting my friends Randy and Theresa and Butt Slut #1 for brunch at Bardog. Back tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/storage.ko-fi.com\/cdn\/widget\/Widget_2.js'><\/script><script type='text\/javascript'>kofiwidget2.init('Tip Jar', '#29abe0', 'B0B57GDFG');kofiwidget2.draw();<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There will be a Community Cookout and festival, free for the public to enjoy, in the newly-renovated Morris Park next Saturday, June 10 from noon to 4 PM. Morris Park is on the south side of Poplar between Orleans and Manassas. Here&#8217;s what you&#8217;ll find there: Music by DJ Space Age and Corey Lou and &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/03\/saturday-update-249\/\" 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\/26698"}],"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=26698"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26702,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26698\/revisions\/26702"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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