Saturday, September 16, 2006

NICE BOUNCEBACK!



It looks like Mother Nature gave us a reprieve today, bringing us beautiful sunshine and very comfortable temps to enjoy the weekend with. With all of the rain we got the last couple of days, it's a nice change. No doubt there will be many people out and about today, taking advantage of the last few "official" days of summer. As for me? I'm catching up on some sleep and maybe, just maybe venture out for a movie or something quiet. It's been a long week.

Last night was a very good night; it felt like people really wanted to be out, regardless of the rains. We had one of those "weird" nights where the crowd was a hodge-poge of characters. It was also one of those nights where I wished I had the trusty camera as there were quite a few interesting looking people.

One person in particular that really stood out for me was this young lady who came in on a tail end of a small group. I'm not sure if she was with the group or not, but with the outfit (and I use that term loosely) she was wearing, she definitely stood out from the crowd. Let me try to paint a picture for you:

Think, dirty blond, Beatles-type of mop haircut; eyeglasses straight from 1972 (the old school joints you'd see in a high school yearbook from that era); thick grey grandma sweater, black tee-shirt, a burgundy wool skirt with a god-awful design print that came to the knees; argyle socks (YES, ARGYLE), and old school Pro Keds sneakers. A real winner. She reminded me of Jerry Lewis in the original movie, THE NUTTY PROFESSOR. She had a hard time getting to the bar, since there were so many guys congregating by the bar and she was so tiny. Eventually she got the attention of the bartender and ordered one of those fruity drinks that girls seem to like so much. Ironically enough, she ended up hooking up with some drunken guy and had a bit of a make out session that was, well, interesting and we'll leave it at that.

While all this is going on, there were these two girls sitting next to them, sort of off in their own world. Not quite sure if they were tourists or not; definitely not from around here. They somehow secured seats at the bar and began taking pictures of each other in between drinks. No big deal- a lot of people were taking pictures. However, a few minutes later, I get a nudge from AMERICAN PSYCHO (who happened to be hanging out with CUSACK and AFFLECK) and he points towards the bar. The two girls, who moments earlier were taking photos of each other, were now making out hot and heavy at the bar. Funny part of it all? No one noticed a thing. Everyone around them were that loaded, it was one of those nights.

We also got another visit from VICKY SECRET, the new "model" who moved into the neighborhood last week. Now the more I meet and talk to this person, the more I realize that this chick is a bit of a FRAUD. When I first met her, she gushed on about how she's a model and that she was working for FASHION WEEK, modeling for Victoria Secret. Each day since then, her story has changed. Early part of the week she mentioned that she has gigs in Madrid and Milan for their Fashion Week shows over the next couple of weeks; now she says that she's got nothing lined up for the next two months. One day she's a Victoria Secret model, next time around, she's working for Calvin Klein. She has one agency, now she has three. WTF? So I am going to assume that she's just your typical girl who came to NYC to be an aspiring model with the hopes of being discovered.... You can't pull the wool over the eyes of the Swanfather.

All things considered, with the crappy weather and the large influx of "sausage" (i.e. guys), the bar had a good night, and sans a few broken glasses here and there, no problems to report.

Don't forget about "KICK the KEG" Saturdays, taking place today with $2.00 mugs, ALL BEERS ON TAP (12-8pm).

Now if you'll excuse me, my bed is calling.....


NUFF SAID