Mark your calendars for TWO upcoming events this Thursday and NEXT Tuesday!

First, from the SCDP, comes an event this coming Thursday Night at Pearl's Oyster House on South Main:

Then, Drinking Liberally Memphis announces their Guest Speaker for next week's meeting, to be held on TUESDAY, JUNE 18 instead of Thursday, at Frida's on Madison (upstairs):

We are moving next weeks' DL to TUESDAY NIGHT, JUNE 18 at 7 PM as we have the new Director of Planned Parenthood's Greater Memphis Region, Ashley Coffield, coming to speak to Drinking Liberally Memphis!

This will be your chance to meet her and hear what is happening at PPGMR, our thanks to PPGMR's (and DL regular member) Joan Carr for making these arrangements. So come to DL on TUESDAY, JUNE 18 at Frida's at 7 PM!

Looks like a busy few days for us all!

Drinking Liberally moves to Frida's this week!

From our friends at DL: 

 After a year's run at Dublin House, we decided to find a smoke-free venue, and found Frida's Mexican Restaurante at 1718 Madison, where we will begin meeting this week at 7:30 P.M. in the upstairs area; ask the host or hostess to show you where the stairs are! We did not take this move lightly, and wish Dublin House well. However, it was important to our members to find a smoke-free venue. Please come and join us this Thursday evening at 7:30 P.M.!!!!

Hey! Where are you going for St. Patty's? Come to Drinking Liberally!

Erin go Bragh and all that, we are gathering this Wednesday night, St. Patrick's Day, for Drinking Liberally at RP Billiards, 525 South Highland.

I am sure Scotty will be prepared for our visit, as we talk about anything and everything, we're there beginning at 7, hope to see you there!

Um, he's REALLY good.

AC Wharton addressed tonight's gathering of Drinking Liberally at RP Billiards, and spent well over an hour with us, being very candid and talking at length about his plans for the city.

I wanted substance, I got substance. He talked for half that time about education, and he was very clear that he is will to do what it takes to make education a focus. I had never spent that much time with him in a setting, and he is mesmerizing.

He knocked it out of the park, and showed why he is leading.

From the Drinking Liberally email - AC WHARTON comes to DL this Wednesday!

In our continuing series of mayoral candidate visits, AC Wharton will appear at Drinking Liberally this coming Wednesday night, arriving in the 7:45-8Pm time, and staying to talk to us and answer your questions.

Come on out to RP Billiards at 525 South Highland THIS Wednesday night; we start at 7 PM and go until we're tired!

Heads up! Carol Chumney to visit Drinking Liberally this week

From the DL email list:

Mayoral Candidate Carol Chumney will visit Drinking Liberally this Wednesday night between 7 and 9 PM at RP Billiards, 525 South Highland in our Mayoral Candidate series. Come on out to meet Carol and ask her questions about her vision for the City.

ATTENTION: MAYORAL CANDIDATES

In addition to being Memphis' most delightful yet irritating blogger, I am also a co-host of Drinking Liberally Memphis, found every Wednesday evening from 7-9 PM at RP Billiards, at 525 South Highland on the Strip.

We are inviting all filed and confirmed candidates to come to DL and make a presentation during the next few Wednesdays. We will have 30-minute slots available for you to speak and answer questions, and we are extending the time to 10 PM for these next few weeks so that we may accommodate as many of you as we are able. The dates are September 16, 23, 30, October 7 and 14. The slots are 7:30-8, 8-8:30, 8:30-9, 9-9:30 and 9:30-10 PM.

These slots will be given on A FIRST COME FIRST SERVE BASIS, so please respond to sjs1959 at gmail dot com in order to insure your slot; ties will be determined by the time stamp on the email response.

We will absolutely promote this, and you may bring supporters with you, so come on out.

REMINDER - Jim Kyle to come to DL TONIGHT!!!!

From the Drinking Liberally website:

In the continuing series of Gubernatorial candidates visiting Drinking Liberally, State Senator Jim Kyle will be appearing THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT, August 26. As he will be arriving between 7:45 and 8 PM, we will EXTEND our hours to 10 PM so that you will have time to hear him speak and ask him questions about his vision for Tennessee!

As always, we are at RP Billiards at 525 South Highland on the Strip, come on out!

Save the date of August 26: Jim Kyle comes to Drinking Liberally!

This is your less-than-two-week notice: State Senator and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Kyle will visit Drinking Liberally on August 26 between 7 and 9 PM!

As always, this is held at RP Billiards at 525 South Highland on the Strip, come on out!

Ward Cammack NOT COMING to DRINKING LIBERALLY this week as scheduled.

UPDATE: Mark Brown of the Cammack campaign has just informed me that their trip to Memphis for Wednesday had to be canceled, we will reschedule for a later date. Sorry for any confusion.

We meet every Wednesday night at RP Billiards, 525 South Highland.

Again, it is our plan to have all the Democratic candidates (and possibly one local Republican) to come to DL over the next few months.

Of course, the links to all Democratic Candidates are at the top of THE ENDLESS BLOGROLL.

Reminders and Announcements

Crossposted at Drinking Liberally- Memphis

First, of course, this is a reminder to come out TONIGHT from 7-9 PM at RP Billiards at 525 South Highland for fun, food and the occasional drink.

Next, we want to announce that we will work with all the candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial campaign to bring all of them to Drinking Liberally over the course of the next few months. As you remember, Kim McMillan came and spent time with us earlier this year, and we are working to bring in Ward Cammack within the next month or so, and we will be in contact with EVERY campaign to give YOU the chance to sound out each one of them.
Stay tuned to your local DL e-mail for more information, and come and see us TONIGHT!

BIG DL NEWS! Gubernatorial Candidate to visit Wednesday night!

Our friend Kerry Hayes has informed us that Gubernatorial candidate Kim McMillan will be coming by to speak with Drinking Liberally's Memphis group THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

Our gathering is from 7-9 PM at RP Billiards at 525 South Highland; Ms. McMillan is expected in the later part of the evening, so come on by and meet her!

We look forward to seeing you there!

Hey Democrats! Come to DL tonight and meet Chip Forrester!

I have learned that TNDP Chair candidate Chip Forrester will be coming to Drinking Liberally TONIGHT.   Come out and meet him and ask him about his plans for dragging the TNDP out of the depths in which it now finds itself, and how we can work with them (and THEM WITH US) to achieve this.

As always, we are at RP Billiards at 525 South Highland from 7-9 PM, come on out!

After a hiatus, we have RETURNED.

To remind you...

Ladies & Gentlemen, after a short absence, we are proud to announce the Memphis return of

DRINKING LIBERALLY!!!!!

We will begin again on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 at 7 PM with a DEBATE WATCH PARTY at our new home, the recently-renovated RP Billiards at 525 South Highland, on the Strip!

We will have a room with couches and a large TV, along with tables, food and Happy Hour prices from 7-10 PM this week, in following weeks we will run EVERY Wednesday from 7-9 PM. Please tell your friends and come join us this coming Wednesday, and EVERY Wednesday thereafter for the foreseeable future.

In addition to the renovated building, the menu is being upgraded; in addition to the great burgers you've come to know there and at the original RP Tracks around the corner, they have terrific pizzas and newer items, like blackened tuna. You will have a GREAT time!

Many thanks to David Holt for spearheading this project, as well as Rebecca Jackson, Rick Maynard, and Meg Seigenthaler for assisting in the reformation of DL.

Remember:

DRINKING LIBERALLY DEBATE WATCH PARTY

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15
7-10 PM
RP BILLIARDS
525 South Highland (between Midland and Walker on the Strip)

Be there as DL returns!!!!!

Everything, nothing and something all at once

I am not at all sure how coherent this will be, but here goes.

I have had a Michael Vick/dogfighting post in my head for a few days now, but I just can't put it together right now. Maybe by the weekend, I hope.

Don't faint, but Wendi Thomas has written what may be her best column ever on the subject of healthcare and the myth of merit and the self-made man. Even better, Auto has followed it up with a terrific complementary (and complimentary, too) piece that you should read as well.

I wound up the night at DL, where we were graced by our groovy and sexy dear friends from the Northwest of Tennessee, Newscoma and Squirrel Queen. They need to come back and stay longer, they can't come so close to Central BBQ and NOT go there. (note to Craig, Roger and Steve - where the hell did your website for Central BBQ go???)

Oh, and Liz? Welcome home babe, you were missed.

More later on this non-NBC station!

CHUMNEY at Drinking Liberally TONIGHT!

Come to Drinking Liberally TONIGHT at 6:30 to hear Carol answer questions from the wild and woolly DL crowd, of which you could be a part! Herman came close to filling the house, we need to completely fill it!

It is at DISH at the corner of Cooper and Young...