Friday, January 01, 2010

Another One Bites the Dust

It is Friday night. Once again we find ourselves with nowhere in particular to go. After our little version of Cheers closed in 2008, it took a while, but we finally settled in to another Friday night haunt. Quite a few of the regulars from the old pub started showing up there, and one of the bartenders as well. The old familiar pattern was back.

It didn't last long.

The new place changed ownership a few months ago and by late fall the handwriting was on the wall. The last few Friday nights we were there, the place was nearly empty and they had nothing but Bud on tap. Our bartender friend showed up for her shift last week and found the doors locked.

Not really sure what we'll do in 2010. Some friends opened a pub recently, but it is not the easy drive we prefer and it's a smoking bar. Plus, we'd hate for our bad mojo to kill their pub and ruin their investment. The New Year is the traditional time for making resolutions and changes. Looks like we'll be making at least one change, ready or not.

9 comments:

Jeni said...

Sorry to hear your "replacement" watering hole went down the tubes on ya. Hope you're able to find another place that offers the atmosphere -and camaraderie too -that you enjoy.

And although I appreciated your thoughtful comments about the Penn State/LSU game, by the time I read your comments, those lovely and very lucky LIONS had done turned things around and pulled off a great win for us!

I don't usually blog that much about football itself -maybe just a word or two, now and then, but I was so happy, so excited that we had managed to win this game, I had to do a post about it! And, that after I got a phone call too from Blogger Buddy, Skittles, up in Michigan, who'd been watching the entire game and she called to see if I was celebrating this victory. Which, by the way I was, but hadn't broken out the beer yet cause we still have to get supper out of the way first! (Can't drink on an empty stomach and after the close call in this game, I really need the pork and sauerkraut for good luck for the rest of the New Year to follow me (and my Lions) don't 'cha know!
YAY, YAY, PENN STATE! WE ARE!!! PENN STATE!!!

fermicat said...

Just left a comment for ya at your place. PDM ended up going over to the friends' new pub to howdy everyone. I still have a bit of a headache from my NYE drinking, so I stayed home to watch more football. I don't really give a damn who wins the Rose Bowl (yawn), but I am rooting for Cincinnati tonight against Florida. I'm sick of hearing about "SEC speed", Tim Tebow, and Urban Meyer. Plus I feel sorry for Cinci's team since their coach ditched them for Notre Dame. So I have probably doomed them to lose. Although I hope not.

Dave said...

What closed?

Try Bench Warmers at Clairmont and Briarcliff. It has all the trivia and other nights. The price is right. Some of the guys I hang out with have been going there. A drawback - it's a smoking bar. And a last plus, the food isn't too bad. Another minor drawback, until later at night, it skews old and male.

LL said...

I say collect names and start your own. That new porch would look great with a kegerator in the corner. ;)

fermicat said...

Dave - Benchwarmers is OK, just farther than we need to be driving after happy hour. We've got a few other places we like, but same deal - hard to get to in rush hour traffic and a little bit farther than we need for going home. As for "old and male" -- the usual crowd on Fridays fit that description fairly well. We're a good ten years younger than most of the guys who show up. And the bartenders are a good ten years younger than us.

LL - we already have a small "beer fridge" out there for parties. But even in the deep south it is pretty cold to be having porch parties in January. Thin blood and all that...

BC said...

You need to build a "garage" hint hint wink wink.

fermicat said...

BC - but... we've got a perfectly good house. Besides, all parties end up in the kitchen.

Jenn said...

yea and most Georgia homes don't have basements, a concept I never really understood! Basement bars rock!

fermicat said...

Jenn - I dunno, maybe that is a south Georgia thing, because the houses around here usually have basements.