{"id":26920,"date":"2023-08-15T08:33:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=26920"},"modified":"2023-08-15T08:33:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T13:33:45","slug":"tuesday-update-263","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/15\/tuesday-update-263\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pictured above is a strawberry milkshake from the old-fashioned soda fountain in A. Schwab at 163 Beale, one of the hidden gems of Downtown Memphis. The soda fountain has been there for about a decade. I hate to admit that this was my first visit. One thing I learned from my after-work exploration of Beale yesterday is that there is a lot of unique stuff on the street that Downtowners miss out on because of the perception that “locals don’t go to Beale Street.”<\/p>\n

The shake was $5.98 and any shake can be made into a malt for 30 cents more. From The Kitchn: What’s the difference between a malt and a milkshake?<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m going to start a new feature on this blog highlighting some of the unique items you can find on Beale. Here’s one I found yesterday: Public Toilet Survival Kit<\/a>. It’s a novelty item that is actually quite useful in a place like Memphis. The kit includes<\/p>\n

1 toilet seat cover<\/li>\n

2 antiseptic wipes<\/li>\n

1 pair of latex-free disposable gloves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Also – I know some of my readers are big Wing Guru fans – you can get their sauces at A. Schwab. In fact, if you’re a fan of sauces in general, they have an extensive collection.<\/p>\n
I also stopped at the candy store next to Club 152 and discovered they have Dr. Pepper-flavored cotton candy.<\/p>\n
Self-evaluation of my first day at work:<\/p>\n
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Overall I think I did well, considering how much information there is to process. I got the booking system pulled up and got everyone checked in and boarded for our bus tours that departed during my work hours.<\/li>\n
I need to work on individual sales pitches for all our tours, but especially the Memphis Mojo Tour<\/a> and the Beale Street Walking Tour<\/a>, both of which depart while I am working. Our tours are awesome and I need to reflect that with enthusiasm.<\/li>\n
I met 3 more of my co-workers: a tour guide, a bus driver, and a musician. Our tour staff is as awesome as the tours themselves. And I have 100% confidence that I will rise to their level of awesomeness once I get familiar with the job.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Alfred’s had karaoke going at 1:30 on a Monday. Never seen daytime karaoke in Memphis before. Not sure if that’s an all-the-time thing or just an Elvis Week thing.<\/p>\n
Alfred’s has an Elvis tribute artist performing tonight snd tomorrow night.<\/p>\n
The CA’s Jennifer Chandler has a “here’s what we know”<\/a> about Memphis in May’s potential plan to move BBQ Fest out of Tom Lee Park.<\/p>\n
The Cossitt Library is now on Instagram at @cossittlibrary<\/a>. Don’t forget that the library’s Dos Hermanos Kitchen has its grand opening today.<\/p>\n
I want to remind everyone that Downtown’s Local on Main is not affiliated with Midtown’s Local on the Square in any way – different ownership, different staff, different menus. I mention this because a video taken at the Midtown location went viral, and not in a good way<\/a>, over the weekend.<\/p>\n
Don’t forget that the Daily Memphian and WKNO host a Memphis mayoral debate<\/a> tonight at 7.<\/p>\n
The Memphis Redbirds host the Norfolk Tides tonight at 6:45 at AutoZone Park.<\/p>\n
Mayor Jimbo from Mempho wants to implement a 4-point plan<\/a> to make Downtown safer. He’s calling for Beale Street bars to close at midnight. That’ll never happen.<\/p>\n
A police report has revealed new information<\/a> about the shooting that occurred one block north of Beale, injuring 8, Sunday morning.<\/p>\n
The Elvis candlelight vigil<\/a> is tonight at Graceland.<\/p>\n
The Trumpster and his allies face RICO charges<\/a> related to alleged attempts to manipulate the Georgia results in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. Prosecutors have previously used RICO to bring down top Mafia bosses including John Gotti.<\/p>\n
That’s all for today. Looking forward to a fantastic second day at work. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Pictured above is a strawberry milkshake from the old-fashioned soda fountain in A. Schwab at 163 Beale, one of the hidden gems of Downtown Memphis. The soda fountain has been there for about a decade. I hate to admit that this was my first visit. One thing I learned from my after-work exploration of Beale … Continue reading “Tuesday update”<\/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\/26920"}],"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=26920"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26922,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26920\/revisions\/26922"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}