Friday, September 15, 2006

DRIZZLE, DRIZZLE, FIZZLE, FIZZLE...

Thursday night was one of the ho-hum dreary nights, brought on by the torrential downpour we received throughout the day. The rain ended up killing any buzz that would normally have taken place on a typical Thursday night on 3rd Avenue. Nevertheless, there were a few "moments" here and there that made the night bearable.

-We got another visit from the chick who claims to be a Victoria Secret model; You know, the tall, leggy brunette who just moved into the neighborhood. I'm starting to question the validity of her status as a true Vicky Secret girl and will have to employ some background investigating to get the real scoop. Or I could simply ask MASTER THESPIAN, who apparently had a date set up with her for sometime this week. If anyone can get the scoop, it's him. He's almost as good as me. That guy can squeeze water from charcoal just on charm alone. I'll get back to you once I get the dirt on her.....

-The guys from OTTAWA, CANADA were in the bar again last night and they pretty much parked themselves at the end of the bar and remained for most of the night, pounding drinks like it was Poland Spring. They really like the vibe of our place, and most notably, our staff. According to them, we're the best thing that's happened to them on their trip so far. Flattering, I guess. I think they were smitten with the bartender too, but hey? She a cutie, what can I say?

-THE GAS FACE goes to the group of tourist from IRELAND who bought round after round of drinks, left piles of glasses in the Champagne Room and farted up the back area for most of the night and left without so much as a single Euro, Pound, Pence, Shilling, or whatever they use for currency as a tip. And it wasn't as if they weren't being arseholes or anything (on the contrary, they were actually polite); just clueless, I guess. MEMO TO SELF: Contact all U.S. Embassies in Europe and have them create a pamphlet on how to do things (such as tip for good service) when visiting the States.... Tsk, tsk, tsk.

-VICKY SECRET's guardian, a much-older woman who apparently still lives in her youth; making a play for a fellow (or three) throughout the evening. Whether it be for the ITALIAN STALLION or some cheeseball wearing a god-awful pastel blue polo shirt; she was going to get her a man that night. Hey, you know what they say- "What happens here, stays here". At one point, I could have sworn she even went after the guy that was going after VICKY SECRET! Strange stuff...

-The crew of girls who were doing a lap dance session in the Champagne Room. There was some soulful tunes playing on the IPOD and JOEY CRACK and I look up and there's this girl, doing some type of gyrating thing up against the wall in the Champagne Room. As we looked on, it became obvious that this girl was doing some kind of suggestive lap dance....for another girl! A third girl was taking pictures of the two and the girl that was doing all the sexy moving was suggestively showing various bits of herself to the photographer as well to the other girl. This went on for about three or four songs until they realized that the whole bar was checking them out. I damn near wanted to give them a standing ovation.

-One of my favorite pastimes is reading the Sunday NEW YORK POST. What I like the most about reading the Post is the MEET MARKET section of the paper, where the POST attempts to set up a guy/girl on a blind date. It's usually a guy and his choice of three girls, or vice-versa. The paper then sets them up on a date, usually at some trendy, swanky dinner spot. The paper then observes and records the date to see if a connection is made.

I bring this up because a recent "contestant" of the MEET MARKET, one of my Tuesday night regulars, came in with a girlfriend of hers. I remembered seeing her picture in the paper and laughed about it. So I asked her about her experience and she said that it was pretty much staged. She met the guy that the paper set her up with and they both pretty much knew right away that they weren't a fit. But they played it up anyways because they got a great meal out of it. Sadly for her, no one has recognized her from the date, so she's still single and available. And she's a southern belle (from Alabama)!

That's about it for the highlights of the night (that I can remember); I am looking forward to the weekend. The weather is supposed to be nice; there's some great football to watch both Saturday and Sunday; and I just realized something: This Sunday is September 17th. Know what that means?

HALFWAY TO SAINT PATRICK'S DAY!!!!!!


I think we may have to do a GUINNESS Toast to commemorate the event, don't you think? So here's what we do: We meet up on Sunday, and in between the Giants/Eagles game and the Jets/Pat's game, we all get ourselves a GUINNESS and raise a glass to the 6-month mark/halfway point to the big day, March 17! Should be cool, no? As the Swanfather, better known as the POPE of MURRAY HILL, I declare this Sunday, HALFWAY TO SAINT PATRICK'S DAY! I have spoken and it is now Man Law! I expect everyone to be there, Brew Crew members and non-members alike, ready to toast, pinkies down!

WEEKEND EVENTS: There's a lot of stuff going on this weekend, with YANKEES/RED SOX at the Stadium, mucho amounts of key college football games on Saturday, and a slate of great NFL games on Sunday. The bar should be buzzing and I expect a good time all weekend long!

SATURDAY: "KICK the KEG SATURDAYS" (12-8pm). $2.00 mugs, ALL beers on tap (until the keg kicks)! ESPN GAME PLAN available for all college football action!

SUNDAY: "FANTASY FOOTBALL SUNDAYS, sponsored by COORS LIGHT" $3.00 Coors Light, $4.00 All other domestic drafts all afternoon! NFL SUNDAY TICKET available for NFL Games. Tentative TV schedule includes the following:

1pm: NY GIANTS vs PHILADELPHIA, BUFFALO vs MIAMI, CLEVELAND vs CINCINNATI, T.B. vs ATLANTA, MINNESOTA vs CAROLINA & N.O. vs GREEN BAY.

4:15pm: DEN vs K.C., ARIZ vs SEA, STL. vs SAN FRAN, & TENN vs S.D.

8:15pm: WASH vs DALLAS

*games subject to change

As always, if you ever have any questions about any of our events/activities or are interested in planning something at Third and Long, don't hesitate to call: (212).447.5711.


NUFF SAID