{"id":27818,"date":"2024-04-14T11:45:39","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T16:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=27818"},"modified":"2024-04-14T11:45:39","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T16:45:39","slug":"sunday-update-198","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/14\/sunday-update-198\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>117 Prime posted this week that its 6-year run is coming to an end. Its last day will be next Saturday, April 20. They would love to see their regulars and fans one last time.<\/p>\n<p>The good news is that Belle Tavern, the bar in the back with the alleyway entrance, will NOT close. It will continue to be a destination for whiskey lovers and Downtowners with Harold, Brie, and Sara taking good care of you.<\/p>\n<p>Today is the final Memphis Grizzlies home game of the season. The Grizz host Denver at 2:30. It\u2019s Fan Appreciation Day and all fans attending get a free 12-piece nuggets via the Chick-Fil-A mobile app. They will also receive a Grizzlies poster. TV: Bally Sports<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Seeing a fair number of Denver fans out and about this morning\u2026 I did not realize they traveled so well.<\/p>\n<p>The Flying Saucer\u2019s list of Just Landed drafts looks like a fruit salad:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-fruit.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27819\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-fruit.jpeg?resize=500%2C480\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-fruit.jpeg?resize=500%2C480 500w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-fruit.jpeg?resize=300%2C288 300w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-fruit.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1151 1200w, http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-fruit.jpeg?w=1272 1272w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cherry, peach, banana, and mango. Wow. Bartender Buddy poured a couple of Perjorie T. Roll-sized samples:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-samples.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-27820\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-samples.jpeg?resize=443%2C500\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-samples.jpeg?resize=443%2C500 443w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-samples.jpeg?resize=266%2C300 266w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-samples.jpeg?resize=1362%2C1536 1362w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-samples.jpeg?resize=1816%2C2048 1816w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-samples.jpeg?resize=1200%2C1353 1200w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-samples.jpeg?w=2012 2012w, http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/saucer-justlanded-samples.jpeg?w=1680 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 85vw, 443px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s the peach on the left and the banana on the right. Maybe I\u2019ll come back for Pint Nite on Monday and have one of these in full size.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.checkiday.com\/1b47222837e03037cc32988f0d98ab10\/national-pecan-day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Pecan Day<\/a>. Bardog has pecan pie on special, or at least they did yesterday. I\u2019m not there today to check.<\/p>\n<p>Artist Larry Walker unveils his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/2024-visible-portraits-of-light-unveiling-ceremony-and-art-exhibit-tickets-743850987327#:~:text=About%20this%20event&amp;text=Renowned%20artist%20Larry%20Walker%20is,and%20change%20in%20our%20community.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visible Points of Light<\/a> exhibit today at the Renasant Convention Center.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Reminder: Downtown Huey\u2019s is closed this Tuesday, April 16, through Wednesday, April 24.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Fox 13 reports that 2 men were injured after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox13memphis.com\/news\/man-seriously-hurt-after-gunfire-erupted-at-downtown-memphis-lounge-police-say\/article_bb4558d8-f989-11ee-b3a4-f3023ccb2143.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shots were fired<\/a> on Vance Avenue about 11:30 Friday night.<\/p>\n<p>From the DM: <a href=\"https:\/\/dailymemphian.com\/article\/43162\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rock\u2019n Dough looks to create a rolling good time<\/a> at 704 Madison in The Edge<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Iran attacked Israel overnight Sunday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/04\/14\/middleeast\/why-iran-attack-israel-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN explains why and what\u2019s next.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/ibrbs.org\/isc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">International Santa Celebration<\/a> happens in Memphis April 25-28. The event is sponsored by the world\u2019s largest professional association of Santas and Mrs. Clauses.<\/p>\n<p>Yikes, my monthly payment to Medium.com for membership bounced. I guess figuring out how to load more money onto my Venmo debit card is my project of the day. Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>It\u2019s free to read this blog, but I gratefully accept tips!\u00a0<\/em><br \/>\n<\/strong>Venmo:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/account.venmo.com\/u\/Paul-Ryburn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@Paul-Ryburn<\/a><br \/>\nCash App: $Paulryburn1<br \/>\nApple Pay: paul.ryburn@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>117 Prime posted this week that its 6-year run is coming to an end. Its last day will be next Saturday, April 20. They would love to see their regulars and fans one last time. The good news is that Belle Tavern, the bar in the back with the alleyway entrance, will NOT close. It &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/14\/sunday-update-198\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Sunday 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\/27818"}],"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=27818"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27822,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27818\/revisions\/27822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<!-- WP Super Cache is installed but broken. 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