Friday, July 18, 2008

W.B. MASON REUNION

Last night's festivities was dominated by an impromptu reunion of current and former employees of W. B. MASON. A few years ago, a tight knit crew from this company used to come in every Thursday and have one hell of a good time. There were nights where this crew would roll thirty-deep easily. However, as with everything else, things change and folks began drifting away from the company, onto greener pastures. Now I'd be surprised if the W. B. MASON crew had more than five original members left.

In any case, a majority of the old crew got together tonight and it was like old times again. With THE ITALIAN STALLION behind the stick and leading the group in drinking chants, the vibe was a positive one, as if you were entering a frat house back in college.

Around 10pm the bar really picked up and we finally got a much-needed influx of female bodies to help balance things out a bit. Some interesting tidbits I picked up along the way:

I've found my new female fashion pet peeve: Women who wear leggings/stretchy pants under a long dress. When I say long dress, we're talking at least knee length dress. First of all, anyone who knows me will know that I DETEST long stretchy leggings to begin with. It's bad enough to wear them in the winter/fall season, but to:

a) Wear them in the summertime, where the temps have been soaring lately;

b) Wear them under a dress or long shirt...

Is simply ridiculous. I mean, come on. It does NOTHING to enhance whatever it is you're trying to enhance. If anything, it brings out the flaws that you would have normally tried to hide.

And wearing them in the crazy heat we've had the last few days- I gotta believe that it does nothing for your "big mama parts" but to make it sweaty and "tart".And who wants to sit around that?

On the flipside, I am totally loving the chicks who rock the white mini shorts. Those things will make Oprah Winfrey sexy!


MISSED CAMERA MOMENT: My favorite new patron, GEEK SQUAD, bouncing into the place, wearing a baseball cap, his trademark IPOD ear buds, and get this.... MIRRORED SUNGLASSES!! I shit you not. Home boy rolled into the spot, surveyed the situation, made the all-important fly-by through the bar so that all of the ladies could check out his new look, then bounced out the door and on his way to his next destination. I'm really starting to think that there's some genuine coolness going on there.

OVERHEARD CONVERSATION THAT MADE ME CRINGE: Two guys talking about the constipation issues that one of them were having. We're talking FIVE DAYS here. This guy went on to describe what he'd eaten during this time and how he was ready to blow. Five whole days without going.... I'd hate to be his neighbor at this point... because when he's ready to erupt, it's going to be ugly.

OBSERVATION OF THE NIGHT: What's the deal with folks using their passport to get into bars? I just got my passport recently and I'm afraid to leave the apartment with it, let alone outside of the country; meanwhile, folks are walking around town with their beat-up passports as if they were old paperback books. WTF?

EUROTRASH BEER MUSCLES: Had to throw out an aggressively annoying male from Germany (I think), because he was trying very hard to pick up a girl. He actually got so intense that he scared the poor girl. When he was asked to leave the girl alone, he wouldn't- next thing you know, he's outside ready to fight me and a few other guys who'd helped me to get him out of the bar. He tried to make his way back into the bar, but was rebuffed my myself and my team of merry men. Thankfully, his friends convinced him to walk away- It wasn't worth the beating he would have gotten from some irate male patrons who didn't appreciate the guy's advances. Can we say idiot?

Overall, another fun night!


FRIDAY: Weekend Kick-Off (5pm -10pm), with $4.00 Draft Beers and Mixed Well Drinks! Start your weekend right!


Hope to see everyone at some point this weekend.



Nuff Said