Believe it or not, there is bigger news than the retirement of Saban yesterday, although his throwing in of the towel after an unmerciful beating by the Michigan Wolverines did send shock waves around the world. I believe all colleges in Alabama are closed today while everyone ponders and frets over the biggest question facing college football in over a decade: who will replace him, or can he even be replaced?...
No, the bigger news was the line-up announcements of the various summer music festivals around America. Hangout Fest released their line-up yesterday and on the beaches of Gulfshores, Alabama from May 17-19th will be Zach Bryan, Lana Del Ray, Odesa, The Chainsmokers and Cage The Elephant will play this event as well, along with Dominic Fike, Renee Rapp, Jessie Murph and a few dozen other soon-to-be major headliners themselves such as A Day to Remember, All Time Low, Koe Wetzel, and Megan Moroney. Hangout has a variety of cool beach and concert packages including VIP and Super VIP, which always sell out pretty early...and they also have a payment plan...they often make other surprise guest announcements so tune in here for any updates...and on X @gulfshores...
The Bonnaroo folks in idyllic Manchester, Tennessee announced their four day event on Tuesday, with headliners Pretty Lights, Fisher, Post Malone, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Fred Again... yes Fred, again...with Pretty Lights closing the Sunday evening party...this event will feature dozens of other established and up and coming bands, including the stellar Cage The Elephant who I caught at the Gulfshores Hangout Festival a few years back...
Shaky Knees Music Festival in Central Park Atlanta, GA blasted their May 3-5 line-up to include headliner Noah Kahn, with names like Young the Giant, Weezer, Queens of the Stone Age, The Offspring, Foo Fighters, Billy Idol and Portugal the Man...
As you can see I will be spending the month of May in a musical paradise set in the deep of the South, and if you follow or like me, or if you even maybe love me you will catch a few exclusive chats with some of these bands, insider info that I will not charge you for and which you can utilize at various gatherings by throwing out your own breaking news tidbits such as did you know Matt Shultz of Cage the Elephant has perfected the art of flying off a stage and also flying back onto the stage and still remain in one solid piece? (Seen it with my own eyes at Hangout...) No, I promise to give you better, so keep listening...and be aware all three venues offer lodging plans and packages which usually sell out long before the event, or you can just pretend you are a regular dude and buy general admission tickets. Who cares as long as you can be there at the happening, right?
I have been to the Hangout event several times and there's nothing that says summer days on the beach like being at this event surrounded by cool music, great food and folks...and just because you may be older than 18 doesn't mean you can't reignite your youth another time and show how cool you are for swinging and swaying in front of the stage G Flip is playing on, or The Taylor Party....just please don't wear Bermuda shorts and a throwback Hawaiian shirt..
I finally made it to Pizzeria Delphia yesterday... It's located inside a little co-op of eateries called the Insider, 518 Dauphin Street, and I found their pizza to be among the best I have tasted in a long time...I kept reading they have great pizza so of course I needed to find out for myself...call 251-458-1100 to order ahead ( or confirm their hours ) if you like, but they do serve individual slices as well if you want to eat in the dining area and do as I plan and check out some of the other restaurants in that little hopping collective (teeming with people yesterday...) Some of the downtown restaurants roll with their own special opening/closing hours so best to call and confirm if you are driving downtown...
Another place I checked out yesterday is Red and White, also on Dauphin but further down in the 1100 block. This place looks cool and has a floor cellar of wine I am sure I have not seen at this level of choice anywhere else in Mobile...their menu includes a number of "exotic" cheeses to have with your wine, and they have a snack and entrée menu which they bring into force beginning at 3:00 PM. I was a bit early so a go-back is in order. The staff told me reservations not required...
For those in the Mobile area, we could get some more rough, rainy/windy weather tomorrow...and then by Monday night the temps could drop below freezing, with a projected low of 29 Monday night and a burr-worthy 19 degrees Tuesday night...pets and plants folks. The ground plants I can't bring in I cover with straw and leaves, and the taller ones cover with something to keep the frost bite off...
I'm always on the hunt for those off the beaten track restaurants and venues anywhere in the Mobile area, feel free to share via email to gulfshores@gmail.com...
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