{"id":2770,"date":"2008-11-13T08:38:30","date_gmt":"2008-11-13T14:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2008-11-13T11:22:28","modified_gmt":"2008-11-13T17:22:28","slug":"thur-update-mpact-ov-wright-soul-event-firefly-sweet-tea-vodka-question-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/13\/thur-update-mpact-ov-wright-soul-event-firefly-sweet-tea-vodka-question-beer\/","title":{"rendered":"Thur update: MPACT, O.V. Wright soul event, Firefly sweet tea vodka question, beer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I went to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpactmemphis.org\/\">MPACT Memphis<\/a> happy hour at Mollie Fontaine Lounge last night, and had a really good time.\u00a0 MPACT seems to be getting back to being a fun, social organization, much like the MPACT I remember from 2002-2004 when I was most active.\u00a0 I&#8217;m going to have to start attending more events.\u00a0 I can&#8217;t make the wine tasting at Memphis Heritage tonight, but I&#8217;ll check their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpactmemphis.org\/events\">calendar<\/a> and see what&#8217;s coming up&#8230; hmmm, there&#8217;s a Lunch Bunch at the Rendezvous on Friday, December 5.\u00a0 Maybe I&#8217;ll attend that one.<\/p>\n<p>Ground Zero is hosting a tribute Saturday night in honor of the late soul musician O.V. Wright.\u00a0 See below for details:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ovwright.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2771\" title=\"ovwright\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ovwright.jpg?resize=400%2C618\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/home\/content\/p\/a\/u\/paulrybu\/html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ovwright.jpg?w=400 400w, http:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/home\/content\/p\/a\/u\/paulrybu\/html\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/11\/ovwright.jpg?resize=194%2C300 194w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 85vw, 400px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ovwright.org\/\">ovwright.org<\/a> for more.\u00a0 The event will launch a new non-profit called The Soul of Memphis, which will undertake projects like this one.<\/p>\n<p>Question from a reader:\u00a0 Is there a bar in Memphis that serves Firefly Sweet Tea vodka?\u00a0 He can&#8217;t find it anywhere.\u00a0 My guess would be that there is a bar somewhere in Memphis that serves it, and it probably isn&#8217;t Downtown.\u00a0 Can anyone help?\u00a0 E-mail me at paul@paulryburn.com if you can help.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m pleased to announce that Bardog Tavern has Pabst Blue Ribbon on tap.\u00a0 It was definitely missed for several days this weekend.\u00a0 Also, if you&#8217;re a fan of the Ghost River beers sold at the Saucer (Hefeweizen, Pale Ale, Brown Ale), there&#8217;s a fourth Ghost River offering on tap at Bardog, Ghost River Golden Ale.\u00a0 I believe they&#8217;re selling it for $4.<\/p>\n<p>All right.\u00a0 Time to get started.\u00a0 I&#8217;ve been invited to a Downtown Safety Task Force meeting this afternoon, so I guess I better wash my &#8220;NO BUMS&#8221; T-shirt so I have something to wear.\u00a0 I&#8217;m about 50-50 on whether I&#8217;ll attend trivia with Pete the Trivia Guy and Mikey tonight at Jillian&#8217;s (7 PM, $2 Bud and Bud Light, $3 cherry, grape, Jager bombs).\u00a0 I&#8217;ll definitely be at the Saucer by 9 for The Dempseys.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s all for now&#8230; possibly back later with answers to more questions from yesterday&#8217;s PR meeting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I went to the MPACT Memphis happy hour at Mollie Fontaine Lounge last night, and had a really good time.\u00a0 MPACT seems to be getting back to being a fun, social organization, much like the MPACT I remember from 2002-2004 when I was most active.\u00a0 I&#8217;m going to have to start attending more events.\u00a0 I &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2008\/11\/13\/thur-update-mpact-ov-wright-soul-event-firefly-sweet-tea-vodka-question-beer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Thur update: MPACT, O.V. 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