Monday, November 21, 2005

SUNDAY FUNDAY... WHOO-HOO!

It was a raucous Sunday afternoon as the hijinx and laughter returned to Third and Long after a brief hiatus. The combination of exciting games, good food and plenty of drinks proved to be the perfect combination for a good day. Some highlights:

SHAFT made a rare appearance on Sunday with his buddy, GIANTS FAN. They took their position at the bar and hung out watching the GIANTS game and reminiscing over their last visit to the bar; which ironically, was the going-away party for HASHBROWNIE. GIANTS FAN was especially sentimental in the fact that he was privileged to see her 32DD's before she left. SHAFT made himself "Customer of the Day" when he bought buffalo wings for everyone in the bar to share during the first half of the game. Needless to say, the customers were pretty appreciative by buying him drinks the rest of the day. At one point, he was backed up by at least six drinks, courtesy of his new friends. I hope he wakes up in time to make it for his Thanksgiving trip down South...

We also got a rare appearance from MR. GOOD SAMARITAN, who blessed us with his presence. He looked to be in good spirits, until his PITTSBURGH STEELERS suffered a rare defeat. Until then, he was back in the mix, engaging with everyone, joking and having a good time.

Then there's AFRIKA BAMBATTA, stirring shit as usual. He loves to push buttons within the group (not in a malicious way, mind you), and it usually makes for some pretty funny situations. Yesterday was no exception as he got into verbal jousts with pretty much everyone, from the PEANUT GALLERY, to ANGEL and of course, with me. He holds no prisoners, even going after my poor, non-English speaking porter. I think I may get him a muzzle for FESTIVUS.

NURSE BETTY, the sexy Southern Belle and a couple of her nurse colleagues came in towards the end of the afternoon and sat down near AFRIKA, T-BILL and a couple of others. Now for anyone who doesn't know NURSE BETTY, she's very outgoing, sexy and not afraid to speak her mind. Now most people can handle her style; unfortunately, there are some others who aren't used to her feistiness and take her the wrong way. That apparently happened yesterday. From what I could gather (in betwixt my serving up Bloody Marys, closing out credit card tabs, serving food and scrubbing glasses), she had been having a playful joust with T-BILL and AFRIKA BAMBATTA. At this point, MR. YOU KNOW THE DRILL arrives and makes his way to the bar and eventually hangs out with the nurses. Now I'm not sure what was said to whom, but eventually there's a bit of frost in the air as someone said something that someone else took the wrong way and next thing you know, NURSE BETTY and her crew are leaving in a bit of a huff, MR. YOU KNOW THE DRILL is leaving with his sidekick, almost in a similar fashion, and when the dust clears, there's just myself and T-BILL (who always seem to be the last one to leave)... You can't say our Sundays are boring, that's for sure!

THE DON and MR. TRIATHLETE made a rare behind-the-scene appearance, providing a pretty substantial food spread for the bar. The menu included, buffalo wings, pizza, stuffed shells, sausage and peppers, baked ziti, chicken parm, garlic bread and the works. The customers thought they hit the food lottery and they seemed pretty appreciative. Kudos to the boys on a pretty good spread.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE:
Monday: DOLLAR DRAFT MADNESS/MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL. $1 Bud/Bud Light/Dos Equis Mugs.
Halftime Buffet.

Tuesday: DOLLAR DRAFT MADNESS, PART DEUX. $1 Bud/Bud Light/Dos Equis Mugs.

Wed: ANNUAL PRE-THANKSGIVING DAY BASH. Great drinks specials all night long, including $4 Wild Turkey/Cranberry Shots.

Thurs: THANKSGIVING DAY- CLOSED FOR BUSINESS (gobble, gobble)

Friday: AFTER-WORK, AFTER-SHOPPING HAPPY HOUR. $3 Dometic Drafts/ $5 Margaritas, Appletinis and Cosmos!

NUFF SAID