Wednesday, September 20, 2006

DID THAT JUST HAPPEN?

Last night was one of those rare Tuesday nights where the "MADNESS" of dollar drafts was kept to a minimum. The early part of the night was eerily quiet, both in the bar as well as the street, as the only thing you could hear was the constant blaring of car horns. The frenetic scene caused by the U.N. General Assembly no doubt scared a lot of people off as no one wanted to deal with the chaos that came with the traffic.

We actually didn't pick up steam until much later in the evening, towards the end of the baseball games. All of a sudden, people started trickling in, a couple here, a small group there, until next thing you know, the bar was nearly full of patrons. We also got a visit from a cluster of Secret Service agents (sshhhhh-it's a secret), looking to unwind after a very long day protecting our fair city.

The night itself provided very little as far as highlights go, up until the very end of the night. There was this guy standing on the East 35th Street side of the bar, lighting up what looked like a joint. He hadn't been in our bar, but I went outside anyway to ask him to take his activities elsewhere. There were a group of cops just down the street, so I told him that he shouldn't be doing that sort of thing with the cops so close by. The guy gives me an annoyed look and responds with the highly intelligent "Really?" So what does he do? Instead of going as far away as possible to finish his toke of the wacky tobacky, Mr. Intelligent decides to walk TOWARDS the cops. A couple of steps at a time. As if he was going to get one over on them.

THE RUNNING MAN and I stood there dumbfounded as this idiot continued to walk towards the area where the cops were, feebly hiding his joint behind his back. This went on for a few minutes until the idiot stood practically in front of the cops. I wasn't sure what was on this guy's mind, but he clearly didn't have all of his marbles as sure enough, the cops finally took notice of his strange behavior. He tried to toss his contraband aside but was caught by the boys in blue. They eventually issued the poor sap a summons and sent him on his way, lucky for him. Strange stuff.


We also got a surprise visit from SNY broadcaster and former NY MET pitching ace RON DARLING, who happened to stop by after working the METS/MARLINS game. Friendly as always, he spent some time chatting it up with H.B.E. and myself before meeting up with a friend. A great guy.

That was pretty much it in a nutshell.

NUFF SAID