{"id":29259,"date":"2025-11-07T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=29259"},"modified":"2025-11-07T12:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T18:00:29","slug":"frupdate-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2025\/11\/07\/frupdate-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Frupdate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Grizzlies host the Dallas Mavericks tonight at 7. It&#8217;s HBCU Night. Fans attending receive a Classic Edition Grizzlies hat. There&#8217;s a Buckets &amp; Brews specialty ticket. Tonight&#8217;s game counts as a West Group B game in the NBA in-season tournament nobody cares about. TV: FanDuel Sports<\/p>\n<p>Today is International Merlot Day.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN has a long piece on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/46849285\/why-was-ja-morant-suspended-next-faq-latest-grizzlies-drama\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ja Morant: his suspension, his future with the Grizzlies<\/a><\/p>\n<p>ESPN FPI has the football Memphis Tigers a 73% favorite to beat Tulane tonight. (8:00, ESPN)<\/p>\n<p>There will be a <a href=\"https:\/\/wiseacrebrew.com\/event-detail\/day-glow-goner-records-pop-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goner Records pop-up<\/a> at Wiseacre Downtown Sunday afternoon. Live music by local acts, Wiseacre beer, cocktails, wine, Little Bettie pizza.<\/p>\n<p>Itta Bena will be closed for a private event tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Has anyone witnessed the making of sugar packet lemonade at any Downtown restaurants this week? If you know, you know.<\/p>\n<p>The MemphisWeather.net blog says we can expect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.memphisweather.net\/blog\/2025\/11\/06\/weather-whiplash-expected-over-the-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weather whiplash<\/a> over the next week. Warm (for November), then storms, then a short-lived cold spell.<\/p>\n<p>NFL fans, your Sunday starts early this week. NFL Network will broadcast Atlanta vs. Indianapolis live from Berlin at 8:30 AM Central.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQuO5a6DjI7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fall cocktails<\/a> that just landed at Memphis Chess Club.<\/p>\n<p>Road trip: The free, 3-day <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalfolkfestival.com\/?ck_subscriber_id=3201412392&amp;utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=A%20long-lost%20diamond,%20found%20%20-%2019613662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Folk Fest<\/a> is just a few hours down I-55 South in Jackson, MS this weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.9news.com\/article\/news\/christmas\/coca-cola-creamy-vanilla-flavor\/507-f46b8069-0048-4348-9bb4-f521e8afe8f0?ck_subscriber_id=3201412392&amp;utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=A%20long-lost%20diamond,%20found%20%20-%2019613662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coca-Cola Holiday Creamy Vanilla<\/a> is about to be released.<\/p>\n<p>Thinking about trying to stay at <a href=\"https:\/\/ritimemphis.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Room in the Inn<\/a> Saturday and Sunday. Churches around the city host small groups (no more than 15) for dinner and a safe night&#8217;s sleep. RITI has two major advantages over the Union Mission:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>No six dollar cover charge &#8211; RITI is free; and<\/li>\n<li>Guests are not forced to attend a chapel service.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I tried to get into RITI a couple of times last season (it runs November 1-March 31) but space is limited and women &amp; children have priority. However, a buddy of mine who&#8217;s stayed at RITI this season tells me there&#8217;s a partner church that accepts men only on the weekends. So I&#8217;ll give it a try and see if my name gets drawn in the bed lottery.<\/p>\n<p>GO TIGERS beat Tulane and strengthen your grip on that CFP spot.<\/p>\n<p>Back tomorrow with more news.<\/p>\n<p><span data-tt=\"{&quot;paragraphStyle&quot;:{&quot;alignment&quot;:4,&quot;writingDirection&quot;:1}}\"><em><strong>I gratefully accept tips:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<\/span>Venmo:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/account.venmo.com\/u\/Paul-Ryburn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@Paul-Ryburn<\/a>\u00a0(8113 if it asks for digits)<br \/>\nCash App: $PaulRyburn1<br \/>\nZelle: paul@paulryburn.com<br \/>\nApple Pay: paul.ryburn@gmail.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Grizzlies host the Dallas Mavericks tonight at 7. It&#8217;s HBCU Night. Fans attending receive a Classic Edition Grizzlies hat. There&#8217;s a Buckets &amp; Brews specialty ticket. Tonight&#8217;s game counts as a West Group B game in the NBA in-season tournament nobody cares about. TV: FanDuel Sports Today is International Merlot Day. 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