Monday, March 20, 2006

WHAT A WEEKEND....

By the time Sunday rolled around, it was fairly obvious that there had been a lot of partying taking place on the Hill. As you walked around 3rd Avenue, the streets looked as if it was New Year's Eve all weekend long. Remnants of garbage strewn on the streets and sidewalks; empty plastic cups lined the various flower boxes adjacent to the brownstones. It was like a war zone. St. Patrick's Day came and went and definitely left its mark in Murray Hill.

As I set up shop for the day, I paused to look at the passerbys and noticed that many of the people strolling along 3rd Avenue had that "hung-over" look, complete with sweats, sunglasses and bottled water. I could tell already that there wouldn't be much drinking taking place today.

I got a visit from some of the regulars: MR. LOW-KEY stopped by first, as usual, equipped with a newspaper. We spoke about his take on the recent holiday and how we both survived it. Soon after that, AFRIKA BAMBATTA arrived and within a few minutes, he began to complain about the lack of heat in the bar (every week he has something to complain about); but the obvious was true, it was chilly. Hopefully the chilly atmosphere will only be temporary as Spring finally arrives (as a matter of fact, it is officially Spring today) and brings with it warm temperatures. T-BILL came in soon after and within minutes, they both had the place in stitches with funny jokes and observations. MR. PLUMBER stopped in to catch up with things since he hadn't been in for awhile. We are planning for a day long trip to Atlantic City this weekend. Should be fun.

ANGRY BLACK stopped by with his girlfriend for some quick lunch and conversation; We were going to take in our usual NASCAR race, but the race was rained out. So we sat around and talked about the events that took place over St. Patrick's Day. ANGEL, HASHBROWNIE and CRIMSON CAMEL-TOE arrived after a bit and all looked as if they had been through the ringer. Non-stop partying from Thursday to today would do that to a person. HASHBROWNIE was feeling so bad from all of her partying, that she had to cancel her flight home for fear of getting sick on the plane. What a trooper! AMERICAN PSYCHO was the last to arrive and then the stories began to fly. It seems that there was all kinds of funny stuff taking place on St. Paddy's Day. Listening to everyone recount their stories was hilarious! Even though the girls were too hung over to drink, they were entertaining nevertheless. The only real disappointment of the day was the missing GOLDIE, who had promised an appearance at some point this weekend. Everyone was really looking forward to seeing him. We hope all is okay.

While the day in itself was a slow one, it was still by all accounts, very entertaining. It was nice to have everyone stop by and hang out for a bit, and it was really great to see HASHBROWNIE again.

DOLLAR DRAFT MADNESS is back on tonight with $1 mugs of Bud/Bud Light ALL NIGHT LONG.

CORRECTION: Don't forget the ELEPHANT PARADE tonight (not Tuesday)! RINGLING BROS. will be leading the elephants through the Midtown Tunnel on their annual parade to Madison Square Garden.. It's been a crowd favorite for years and this year will be no exception. Arrive at the bar for pre-game beers at around 9pm, and at around 11:30pm, make your way down to the Midtown Tunnel for the big parade. Bring your camera~ it's sure to be a good time!

Now if you'll excuse me, it's laundry time.....

NUFF SAID