Paul Ryburn's Journal

Tues. update

paulryburn — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:41:18 +0000

i need a place to stay tonight

not the union mission

help

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monday

paulryburn — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:14:19 +0000

i’ve fallen 2 more times

none of the falls was alcohol relatted

screen on chromebook is going ou

i wonder if i’ve got much longer left here

i love all my wondeerrful friends, you have made the past 3 years bearable

Frupdate

paulryburn — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:24:02 +0000

Sat’s portion of memphis jazz fest has been moved inside the new daisy due to weather.

Sorry post is short. Fell Fri morning. Possibly fractured tailbone.

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Thursday update

paulryburn — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:29:49 +0000

It looks like Memphis will see some rain and 30-35 mph wind from the remnants of Hurricane Isaias. Saturday night is the most likely arrival time.

Before Isaias gets here, it’ll hit Tuscaloosa, possibly still a hurricane. Preparations are happening for 2 Georgia vs. 6 Bama

You’re old school if you remember legendary Marshall Ave. nightclub Six-1-Six. There’s going to be a reunion of the club’s regulars and employees at Lafayette’s Saturday, October 17.

I feel like I should be there. Can anyone give your favorite blogger/disco godfather a ride to the reunion and back Downtown, and let me store my backpack in your trunk during the event? paul.ryburn@gmail.com or HMU on Facebook.

South Main is closed indefinitely from Carolina to Crump due to falling concrete from a brIdge.

The Dame, the bar inside Hotel Pontotoc, seeks a cocktail server.

Mystery vacations, where you don’t know the destination until after it’s booked, are a hot new trend.

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Wednesday update

paulryburn — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:51:10 +0000

I read something that caught my attention yesterday… OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and other creators of AI agents are trying to train those agents to act in alignment with their creators’ values. For example, don’t go rogue and hack government websites.

What’s interesting is the word alignment. It has great meaning within the spiritual community. As a spiritual being, I try to live in alignment with the Purpose my Higher Self sent me here to achieve. It fascinates me to see techie people adopting the term and using it in such a similar fashion.

Maybe AI is part of the Great Awakening. The full embrace of our Creator selves. The dawning of the Age of Aquarius.

On to the news…

The Grizz are in the Grindhouse tonight for preseason action vs. Orlando at 7. All fans in attendance get a schedule magnet. TV: DAZN

According to Siri, DAZN isn’t a traditional TV channel with a number. You access it through the Xfinity apps menu or by saying DAZN into your voice remote.

Memphis Art Museum’s new website is live. The museum’s physical opening is still set for December 6.

Downtown Huey’s celebrates its 30th year on Sunday, October 25.

Comedian Matt Rife comes to FedExForum January 9.

Memphis Medical District Collaborative seeks a finance manager.

The Pet Hospitals Jefferson Ave. location seeks a vet.

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Tuesday update

paulryburn — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:58:51 +0000

Interactive Halloween horror story/game: The Last House on Hollow Street

Congrats to Felicia Suzanne’s and the Central BBQ catering kitchen, recipients of recent 100s on health inspections.

The civil rights museum will host a conversation with Colin Kaepernick Thursday.

The Renasant Convention Center will have a public happy hour 4-7 this Thursday. Live music by Gene Micofsky. Burrito bowls, $5 beers, $7 cocktails.

College football of interest this weekend:

Thursday

South Alabama at Arkansas St., 6:30 PM, ESPN2

Saturday

Texas A&M at 14 Missouri, 11:00 A&M, ABC
1 Texas vs. Oklahoma, in Dallas, Red River Rivalry, 2:30 PM, ABC
9 Ole Miss at Vanderbilt, 2:30 PM, ESPN
21 UCLA at 13 Oregon, 2:30 PM, CBS
15 Tennessee at Arkansas, 3:15 PM, SEC Network
10 LSU at Kentucky, 6:00 PM, ESPN
UAB at Memphis, 6:00 PM, ESPN2
2 Georgia at 6 Alabama, 6:30 PM, ABC

If one-week-a-year TV station ESPN8 is “The Ocho,” can we start calling ESPN2 “The Duece”?

Back soon with more news. Deuces, Uces!

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Monday update

paulryburn — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:03:50 +0000

It’s Grizzlies game day! They’re on the road at Atlanta for preseason action at 6. Put the TV on DAZN and get a first look at the Booz.

Big Edey is medically cleared and READY TO (pick &) ROLL!!!

Open-air dining event Meal on Main returns Thursday, October 22. Chef Jimmy Gentry of The Lobbyist will prepare the communal meal over an open flame on the street.

Sandra’s Sundries convenience store on Adams in the Claridge has Freedom Packs of 25-ounce PBR cans.

Today is National Get Funky Day.

A big bag of useful utilities

The trolleys will be back December 15, says Mayor Young.

The Orpheum seeks a security guard.

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Frupdate

paulryburn — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:47:20 +0000

Do you want to taste the flavors of fall, but aren’t a coffee drinker? Downtown Nutrition has a pumpkin spice shake with vanilla and cinnamon. They’re on Madison just east of Second.

The Majestic Grille is hiring a server. Good benefits, awesome people.

Not Downtown news, but I hear that Memphis Whistle in CY is fully back slinging liquor again.

Reggae in the Park After Dark returns 7-11 PM Fridays in Court Square for the month of October.

FreeWorld plays Slider Inn Downtown tonight. 8 PM.

Cool free app: Plan family meal recipes based on local grocery store weekly deals

There’s a community clean-up starting at MLK and Walnut 8-10 AM Saturday. The first 10 volunteers get a free ticket to Taste of the District next week.

The Tom Lee lantern parade is Saturday at 5.

Grizz open practice, Sunday 11 AM, FedExForum. The first 500 there get an autographed player photo.

Say no to domestic violence: Walk a Mile in Her Shoes departs from Handy Park Sat. morning.

The Soul & Spirits taproom will host a Halloween Market Sat. 1-7.

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Thursday update

paulryburn — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:06:28 +0000

Michael Donahue of the Memphis Flyer recently sat down with Tony and Miles, the management team of Earnestine & Hazel’s, who provided an update on happenings at the haunted dive bar. There’s going to be an increased emphasis on live music, and Mondays are about to get weird (in a good way).

If any AutoZoners are still in town for this week’s national sales convention, I recommend making karaoke at E&H your plan for tonight. Starts around 9.

Bryson Tiller’s October 6 show at FedExForum has been canceled.

It’s International Music Day. Celebrate by playing the jukebox at Bardog.

I tried a pineapple Sunkist for the first time yesterday thanks to the Urban Bicycle Food Ministry. It tasted surprisingly like Mountain Dew.

Back soon with more news. Still very short on money and will appreciate tips.

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Wednesday update

paulryburn — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:56:11 +0000

Random fact I learned on Wikipedia this morning: Van Halen nearly had a female singer. When the band parted ways with David Lee Roth in the mid-1980s, Eddie Van Halen called Patty Smyth of the band Scandal and offered her the gig. Smyth didn’t want to move to L.A. and turned Eddie down.

Alcenia’s owner/founder B.J. Chester-Tamayo will be honored at a food symposium at the Halloran Centre next month.

Uptown Chick-fil-A seeks a catering coordinator.

Protein Cheez-its are a thing now.

Shelby County Observer: Dolly trolley night draws crowds

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