Monday, January 22, 2007

THE LONGEST DAY

Sunday was as the title suggests, the longest day I'd experienced in quite awhile. It started quite earlier that normal when I opened the doors at 11am for a HUGE English Premier League soccer (or "the beautiful game") match between rivals ARSENAL and MANCHESTER UNITED (probably the equivalent of the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox in England). There to enjoy the match were ARSENAL supporters REDSKINS GIRL and the MAYOR OF MURRAY HILL, while MANCHESTER UNITED was supported by the likes of MR. TANQUERAY (on a rare Sunday visit) and TERRY FROM DERRY; other early risers included STIFFLER, BABY GIRL, and MR. LOW-KEY.

The match itself lived up to the hype, with MANCHESTER UNITED controlling most of the match, only to lose it in the final 10 seconds of injury time. ARSENAL fans were ecstatic while MAN U. fans were, safe to say, stunned. A great finish.

From there, we had a few hours to kill before the "real" football games began, so the crew hunkered down for some casual drinking. Of course, casual drinking only leads to, well, more drinking. By the time the first game began, the rest of the BREW CREW members were already in place, ready for some hardcore action (all except MR. CHIPS, who was sidelined with the flu).

The pics pretty much sums up the rest of the day. It was great times, indicative of the season in general. T-BILL pointed out towards the night that this was the last "regular Sunday" of the football season; it hit me that he was right. This was pretty much it for the 2006-07 Sunday Brew Crew football season. *sigh* Yes, we still have the Super Bowl in two weeks, but as far as the regular season goes, this was it. So we capped it with a toast of Gentlemen's Drinks (well, everyone except me, since I was still in observance of No-Juice January). An appropriate way to end the regular season.

Enjoy the pics!

MANCHESTER UNITED FANS feeling lucky during the big match vs ARSENAL

Early risers THE MAYOR OF MURRAY HILL, BABY GIRL and MR. LOW-KEY

The MAYOR getting all "melancholy-like" while listening to "Sparks" by Coldplay. WTF?



The SILENT ONE and his lovely wife, no doubt putting in his dinner requests for the week...

T-BILL working on his weekly Sunday Times Puzzle

AFRIKA BAMBATTA trying for some bosom-lovin'....

Our resident "mighty-mite", NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, no doubt checking in with SMURFETTE...



Other highlights/things overheard include:

*Yours truly going 3-for-3 on "friendly wagers" throughout the afternoon. Woo-hoo!

*The Gas Face Award goes to STIFFLER whining like a bride left at the alter when he lost out on one of the wagers he thought he won.

*NAPOLEON DYNAMITE cheering wildly when he won a "friendly wager" and then falling off his stool and crashing to the floor, much to the delight of the crowd.

*One of the male Brew Crew members asking various women in the bar what the status of their "kitty" was (bald, Brazilian, etc.), and listening to the women actually answer the question!

*Speaking of women, being impressed by the sheer number of chicks in attendance overall (why weren't they here all season?)


T-BILL enlisting the aid of SILENT BOB and BABY GIRL with the Sunday Times Puzzle...

The "Svengali", SUSHI SAMBA working his magic



"Friendly-wager" winner!

Somebody's gotta win.... Somebody's gotta lose


ANGEL playing with a furry friend...

Ms. POSTER GIRL and her furry friend


All eyes on the big game...




NAPOLEON preparing for "The Gauntlet". Apparently the mighty-mite lost a bet with DIRTY SANCHEZ and as a result, had to "run the "Gauntlet", a practice used by football teams where one player has to run through a group of players, while getting hit by the group. The point of it all, hell if I know. But look at who we're dealing with here. So we have a drunken NAPOLEON, trying to re-live his youth by running through a group of equally drunk idiots to show everyone that he's tough. So he does just that and guess what happens? He ends up getting taken out with a shot to the knee... by all people, BABY GIRL. Moral of the story? Leave the past in the past, kids. Let it go. You aren't 19 anymore.

A winded NAPOLEON after entering "The Gauntlet"... Speaking of which, I just received an email from the little guy and well, it speaks for itself: "Never ever and I mean ever run a gauntlet in a bar or any where in life again…… My knee is the size of a softball and my shoulder is close to falling off"

Need I say more?


BABY GIRL and her lovely parents...

AFRIKA BAMBATTA facing the music for trying to leave early... a definite no-no.

tsk, tsk, tsk...


Gentlemen's Drinks....nectar of the gods.

So that pretty much sums up the day. It was a long day. It was a fun day. We now know who's playing in Super Bowl XLI (Indianapolis vs Chicago). Now we have two weeks to hype up the BIG GAME. In the meantime, there's no football scheduled next Sunday, however, we will still be open for an afternoon of games and fun. Board games such as Scattergories, Taboo, Trivial Pursuit, as well as some Nintendo Wii action on one of the TV's. Should be a fun time.

Speaking of upcoming events- NEXT WEEK (the final week of January) is "MUST SEE TV WEEK", as a few of us will make our presence felt on network TV. On Wednesday, January 31, our own MASTER THESPIAN will be on the new ABC comedy hit, "THE KNIGHTS OF PROSPERITY" (9pm), while MR. LOW-KEY and yes, THE SWANFATHER himself will be on the NBC hit comedy "30 ROCK" on the following night (Feb 1., 9:30pm). We'll be airing both shows at the bar, so if you are around and want a good laugh, stop by and check it out. It should be fun!

Thanks again for a great football season! It was a blast. We still have the Super Bowl upcoming, but I wanted to express my appreciation for the support that you continue to show to me and the bar.

More to come.


NUFF SAID