Good morning. My body is in a sense of shock. I'm glad I was able to sleep for about ten hours last night.

Friday after work, I went bar hopping to kill some time before the DJ Jubilee and Partners N Crime at Soutport Hall. I wanted to go to a few places I had not been to in a while. We first went to Monkey Hill Bar. I grabbed a strawberry smash and the lady got some type of martini. While the bartender was making the martini, I saw that she added a huge scoop of powdered sugar to the drink. I knew it would be terrible. My drink was good and the strawberries seemed fresh. We left without touching the martini.

From there, we ran to Madigans. The bar was quite full for 7, and the music was pretty good. I ordered a double Beam.

After my drink, we decided to go to Cowbell. It was pretty packed. We were seated at the bar within about fifteen minutes. I ordered another bourbon drink. I believe it was called a Grumpy Old Fashion, which was perfect for my mood because some dumb shite pissed me off by walking directly into my path on Carrollton. He then began chanting some grunts with his friend. I felt sorry his wife, who was with him.

Since this was my first time here, I decided to go with the burger since everyone raves about it on here. We also got the macaroni and cheese.

The macaroni was pretty good. I'm not a fan of elbow macaroni, but their cheese sauce with jalepeno is outstanding. After the noodles were missing from my plate, I made sure to scoop up the remaining sauce with my finger.

The burger was rich and cooked perfectly. I got mine with bleu cheese, and I thought that was good. However, I'm not a fan of the potato bun.

The fries and agogo sauce were on another level. Cowbell is now in my top 5, along with LPG, Company, SoBou, and Port of Call.

After dinner, we went to Southport to catch the show. We had a blast and the people watching was very good. I ordered a few Beams, and took it all in.

I believe Chuck Liddell was there. He's a lot smaller in person.

I also believe I counted at least four pregnant chicks.

concert footage

After the show, I got to meet Mr. Jubilee. He's very pleasant and humble.

After the show, we ran home and passed out. I awoke around 7 to go wash my car and run some errands. While running, I saw this taco stand by the Home Depot on Claiborne. I grabbed a pork and beef taco. I think this truck is operated by Taco Sanchez do to the similarity of the sauces. Either way, I was satisfied with the meat and fresh onion and cilantro.

From there, I showered and headed downtown. I was planning on having lunch at Mr. B's. A friend was meeting us, since she was at a medical convention in town. They were packed, and I opted to sit at the bar.

My bartender was wearing a name tag that said "Loyal." When I was sitting, I told him the hos I was with weren't loyal. He didn't laugh.

After my joke failure, I went with a double Beam.

We split the crab cake, which is one of my favorites in the city.

I ordered the oysters, duck spring rolls, and the soup of the day, which was white bean and pickled meat.

During the meal, I went with a 201. I don't recall what was in it, but the drink was very good. The lady got some fancy margarita.

My soup was good, but I was expecting more a thicker base. The pork was a nice addition to the beans. The oysters were delicious and crunchy due to the cornmeal batter.

This post was edited on 1/19/15 at 9:32 am