{"id":3391,"date":"2009-03-17T11:09:24","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T16:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=3391"},"modified":"2009-03-17T11:09:24","modified_gmt":"2009-03-17T16:09:24","slug":"musicians-on-call-benefits-at-hard-rock-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2009\/03\/17\/musicians-on-call-benefits-at-hard-rock-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Musicians on Call benefits at Hard Rock, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hard Rock Cafe on Beale has two shows coming up in support of a great charity, Musicians on Call<\/a>.\u00a0 Musicians on Call brings live and recorded music to health care patients.\u00a0 It uses music to support and promote the healing process.\u00a0 Programs include bedside performances by musicians, donations of CD libraries to hospitals, and giving patients the chance to record their own live music.<\/p>\n

The first show to benefit MoC is this Saturday, March 21.\u00a0 National country artist Lee Brice will appear, along with local country acts Brad Kessler, The Dirt Brothers, and Bethilea.\u00a0 $3 per guest, $5 per couple, and 100% of the door goes to Musicians on Call.<\/p>\n

Then, two Fridays from now, on April 3, Art Alexakis, the lead singer of Everclear, will perform onstage at the Hard Rock, along with Memphis’ own Second Chances as the opener.\u00a0 Alexakis is making his way through a tour of 17 Hard Rocks, and his final stop is Memphis.\u00a0 $2 cover, FREE when you bring a friend.\u00a0 Again, 100% of the door goes to Musicians on Call.<\/p>\n

Of course, I’m sure if you wanted to donate more than the cover price to Musicians on Call at the door, they’d accept it.\u00a0 Those are some of the lowest cover charges on Beale.\u00a0 I met with the management of Hard Rock last month and was really impressed with their dedication to charity.\u00a0 They truly want to give back to the Memphis community, not just take from it as some of the other property owners on Beale Street do.\u00a0 Downtowners, if you’ve overlooked Hard Rock until this point (and I admit I have), it’s worth giving it a chance.<\/p>\n

It’s St. Patrick’s Day!\u00a0 Ladies, here’s a fashion suggestion for this evening:<\/p>\n

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A green tube top is always a good choice for St. Patrick’s Day.\u00a0 It’s going to get into the 70s this afternoon, so it will be warm enough to wear them.\u00a0 Tube Top Month is only 2 1\/2 months away!<\/p>\n

Of course, I know many people are skipping St. Pat’s parties to throw watch parties for the Alabama State vs. Morehead State play-in game for the NCAA tournament.\u00a0 It’s on ESPN tonight at 6:30, and some experts are predicting that this will be the game of the season.\u00a0 If you’ve never experienced the level of basketball played at the local Boys and Girls Club, turn on ESPN tonight, it’ll be about the same thing.\u00a0 Can also be recorded to DVR and used later in the evening as a sleep aid.\u00a0 Winner gets the honor of being decimated by Louisville in round one.<\/p>\n

Captain Keith, the beer expert for the Flying Saucer chain, now has a blog<\/a>.\u00a0 After I take my “what’s the Fire Sale” walk I’ll update what the Irish food and beer specials are tonight at the Saucer.<\/p>\n

Speaking of which, it’s time to take that walk now.\u00a0 Outta here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"