{"id":27147,"date":"2023-10-19T00:34:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T05:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=27147"},"modified":"2023-10-19T00:34:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T05:34:26","slug":"thursday-update-285","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/19\/thursday-update-285\/","title":{"rendered":"Thursday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Those of you going to FedExForum for <a href=\"https:\/\/fedexforum.com\/events\/aew-collision-231021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">All Elite Wrestling&#8217;s live broadcast of their Collision TV show<\/a> this Saturday, you have a bonus coming. After Collision wraps, a special &#8211; AEW&#8217;s Battle of the Belts VIII &#8211; will be broadcast live from Memphis. The belts to be battled for will be the AEW Trios (six-man tag team) championships and the match will be<\/p>\n<p>Daddy Ass (Billy Gunn) &amp; The Acclaimed (champions) vs. Daniel Garcia, Daddy Magic &amp; Cool Hand Ang<\/p>\n<p>So, Memphis, I must ask you this&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>WHO&#8217;S&#8230;.. YOUR&#8230;.. DADDY?????<\/p>\n<p>Cocozza will be open 12 to 4 this Sunday for Harbor Town&#8217;s Fall Fest with sausage &amp; pepper subs, meatball subs, and chicken parm subs as specials. They&#8217;ll also have spritzes, their full menu, and candy for the kids.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone got more info on this Fall Fest? Send info\/links to paul.ryburn@gmail.com or hit me up on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Today is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/d4807a42e1fe08ed968be9702d1ac83e\/international-gin-and-tonic-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Gin and Tonic Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/a5b4c5fb91bb39dd1aaee685d8dd0104\/national-seafood-bisque-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Seafood Bisque Day<\/a>. I recommend celebrating with a cup of the lobster bisque at Slider Inn Downtown. Or you could do the red pepper &amp; blue crab bisque at Fancy&#8217;s Fish House (pro tip: If you go to Fancy&#8217;s, ask for Maddie as your server).<\/p>\n<p>Attention Westy&#8217;s: Please fix your menu on your website! I shouldn&#8217;t have to pick up my MacBook and tilt the screen sideways to be able to read it. Open it in a PDF editor, select &#8220;Rotate 90 degrees counterclockwise,&#8221; and save. If you&#8217;re not tech-savvy enough to do this, I can do it for dinner and a piece of hot fudge pie.<\/p>\n<p>The Memphis Flyer has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphisflyer.com\/sweet-treats-from-carringtons-catering\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a look at the treats offered by Carrington&#8217;s Catering<\/a>, one of the vendors at the Memphis Farmers Market. I&#8217;ve had their tarts before. Really good.<\/p>\n<p>By the way &#8211; only 2 markets left in Memphis Farmers Market&#8217;s regular season. The markets run every Saturday through the end of October under the pavilion at Front and G.E. Patterson, behind the Power House movie theater. 8 AM to 1 PM. Get there early (as the local chefs do) to have your pick of the best stuff.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fblilndbear%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02rudhM9WE361PQ117TiiRFN4YpAEpf74yYVNibEd35ApK5RcZ9Nx7CRPbboKGTn91l&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"485\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Amber Rae Dunn Trio plays <a href=\"https:\/\/centralstationmemphis.com\/happenings\/latt-amber-rae-dunn-trio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Live at the Tracks<\/a> at Central Station tonight from 6:30 to 9:30.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight in the Filmmaker&#8217;s Workshop series at the Cossitt Library: <a href=\"https:\/\/memphislibrary.evanced.info\/signup\/EventDetails?EventId=68191&amp;df=calendar&amp;backTo=Calendar&amp;startDate=2023\/10\/19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Acting 101<\/a> with Raven Martin. &#8220;Develop acting skills, explore character development, and practice on-camera performances.&#8221; 5-7 PM.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orpheum-memphis.com\/event\/rupauls-drag-race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race &#8211; Night of the Living Drag<\/a> comes to the Orpheum Wednesday at 8 PM. Tickets are $41-$121.<\/p>\n<p>Something called Balkan Night is happening Saturday night at Silly Goose starting at 9 PM. I have no idea what that is but the owners are from that part of the world &#8211; Serbia (Boba) and Bosnia (Anja). Edible Memphis, by the way, recently had a nice post about the Goose and Boba &amp; Anja on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ediblememphis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">their Facebook page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Cabigao Duo plays Momma&#8217;s tonight from 7 to 10. It&#8217;s Ladies Night with ladies receiving 20% off their tab during those hours.<\/p>\n<p>A must-read (but not a pleasant read) for Grizzlies fans from ESPN: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/38674600\/then-alligators-got-memphis-grizzlies-star-ja-morant-18-month-downfall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Then the alligators got him&#8221;: Inside Ja Morant&#8217;s 18-month downfall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another long but interesting read: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphis.edu\/psi\/research\/pdfs\/psi-downtown-safety-plan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Downtown Safety Plan<\/a> developed for the Downtown Memphis Commission by consultants<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to Downtown business owner Cristina McCarter (Feast &amp; Graze) on being named to Mayor-elect Paul Young&#8217;s transition team. Cristina will be one of three co-chairs of economic development. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialappeal.com\/story\/news\/local\/2023\/10\/18\/paul-young-memphis-mayor-elect-names-transition-team-leaders-including-top-officials\/71228857007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">View the entire transition team list<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.actionnews5.com\/2023\/10\/18\/rally-save-beale-street-music-fest-take-place-outside-city-hall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">There&#8217;s going to be a &#8220;Save Beale Street Music Fest&#8221; rally<\/a> outside City Hall on Tuesday. Jerred Price is organizing it. The rally will last from 3:30 to 5:00 PM. Let me say it once again&#8230; living Downtown is like watching a soap opera, except that YOU are a character in the soap opera.<\/p>\n<p>The company that runs Central Station seeks a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineerjobs.com\/posting\/ykPZ60DgcCj3DLzZcT63p3SKvsPaGeDOGXMrZvTyh8LMwMj-t4aG6WyFrkfsDF0s?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shift engineer<\/a> for the hotel.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Wednesday night as I type this and I&#8217;m at the Blind Bear. A large group came in and had a reception, complete with food buffet. I eavesdropped and heard several of them introduce themselves to each other. &#8220;I bet they came from all over to attend a conference here,&#8221; I thought. Possibly the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.renasantconventioncenter.com\/events\/renasant-convention-center\/global-industrial-national-trade-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Industrial National Trade Show<\/a> happening at the Renasant Convention Center.<\/p>\n<p>About 8:30 they tabbed out, and I noticed half their food still remained. &#8220;If they&#8217;re staying in hotels, they&#8217;re not going to have anywhere to put their leftovers,&#8221; I thought. &#8220;I wonder if they&#8217;re going to leave them?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A minute later, as the last of the big group walked out the door, Chico, the bartender, said, &#8220;Hey, Paul,&#8221; and gestured in the direction of the buffet.<\/p>\n<p>OH HELL YEAH!!! Not only had I not eaten all day Wednesday, I hadn&#8217;t eaten the day before either! I got a chicken taco and two chicken egg rolls. Thank you, trade show people! Or whoever you are!<\/p>\n<p>Then it was karaoke time. First up, we had a guy who did &#8220;Monster Mash&#8221; PERFECTLY. I actually applauded, and I almost never do that.<\/p>\n<p>Next was a quartet&#8230; Hershell, Phoenix, Michael, and Chance singing&#8230; <em>something<\/em>. They reminded me of the way I sounded when I was fifteen. Except, back then I wasn&#8217;t singing. I was crying out in pain because I had kidney stones.<\/p>\n<p>And now the butt sluts are here&#8230; #2 singing in my left ear and #1 in my right ear.<\/p>\n<p>And now the clock has struck 12. Thursday morning is here. Possibly back later today with a second post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those of you going to FedExForum for All Elite Wrestling&#8217;s live broadcast of their Collision TV show this Saturday, you have a bonus coming. After Collision wraps, a special &#8211; AEW&#8217;s Battle of the Belts VIII &#8211; will be broadcast live from Memphis. The belts to be battled for will be the AEW Trios (six-man &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/19\/thursday-update-285\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Thursday 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\/27147"}],"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=27147"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27147\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27150,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27147\/revisions\/27150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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