Saturday, December 9, 2006

ALCOHOL + DRAMA = BAD COMBINATION

What is it about a bar setting that induces drama? Is it the music? Or is it the lighting? Surely it couldn't be caused by the flow of alcohol, could it? NAAAAWWWW!

During various points of the evening I saw various states of drama take place, with alcohol playing a large part in the chain of events. For example:

The Old Guy who obviously had too much to drink, deciding he would light up a cigar outside and take a seat in the doorway of Jackson Hole. Problem was, he misjudged his step and ended up sitting on the glass of the door, producing a rather LARGE crack in their expensive glass in the process. Then to make matters worse, he tries to run away from the situation. A drunken 50-something year old guy trying to outrun a restaurant manager is not a pretty sight. Getting belligerent with the cops is even an uglier sight. No doubt he's spending the weekend in "The Tombs", rethinking his options.

The couple hanging out with his friends; He spends most of his time with his friends, basically ignoring her. She gets pissed, lets him have it. He dispatches one of his boys to go out and get flowers and he does a patchwork job of making things right with his girl. I give him a "B" for effort at least.

BONEY choosing this night of all nights, to go up and hit on anything with breasts, and going down in flames on all counts. "A" for effort, "D" in stupidity, especially when he tried to challenge a rather large guy in a baseball cap to a duel outside the bar. Also wanted to fight some fat girl who asked why he had a "comb over" for a hairstyle.

Speaking of the Bonester, there was much debate over who he looked like- I said he looked like David Gest (the ex-husband of Liza Minelli;) someone else said he looked like Steve Rubell, the ex-Studio 54 club promoter. I thinks someone else said something about Pee Wee Herman, but I thought that was pushing it a bit. However, when yet another person said he was the spitting image of the Travelocity Gnome..... It caused me to pause and ponder.





STIFFLER, keeping his weekly streak of being THAT GUY going for the 132nd week in a row (okay, maybe i'm exaggerating a tad bit, but you know what i'm sayin'). You know it's been a rough night when your wingman has to walk you home and help you get your key into your apartment. Bless his heart. At least the wingman was being a good friend and looking out for him.

Add to that the usual bickering that you find couples doing at a bar over stuff that they will realize in the morning was petty crap and there you have a typical drama filled night at Third and Long. For what it's worth, our "drama" was a pittance compared to some of the other places on the block; When we were in the middle of Last Call, I looked outside and there were the Boys in Blue, forming a "blue wall" around a group of guys (maybe about 10 of 'em) who had been involved in what looked to be a rather feisty tussle. They had these guys lined up and sitting on the ground, while sorting out the situation. Ugly stuff.

It's a beautiful, yet brisk Saturday afternoon; I've got some errands to run. Get out of the house and enjoy the day! And don't forget to check out the THIRD and LONG page on MySpace (click on the link to your right)! Feedback is always welcomed!


NUFF SAID