Friday, August 8, 2008

8-8-08: LET THE GAMES BEGIN!!!!

After years of planning and training, the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics finally began today. With 8-8-08 being the special starting date (the number "8" symbolizing "good fortune" in Chinese lore), the expectations are high for a good session of competition over the next few weeks. Team USA, as always, is expected to yield a large number of medals. The one thing that will take a bit of getting used to, however is the time-difference between here and China. If you want to catch any of the "live" sporting events, you'll have to set your clocks to 2am and stay up all night long. Reminds me of the World Cup a few years back when fans were banging down our doors to catch live matches at 5am!

In any case, Third and Long will commemorate the opening of the Beijing Olympics by kicking off 24-hours worth of drink specials (8+8+08= 24, get it?), beginning at 12 noon. So at any point during the next 24 hours, there will be a drink special of some type going on, from $3.00 pints, to $4.00 mixed drinks, to a few surprises in between. You can count on more than your fair share of giveaways as well, so come on in and help celebrate the launch of the Olympics!

KEEP IN MIND:

Saturday night will be the last night that we're open before shutting down for a few weeks worth of "cosmetic updates" (i.e. renovations). Swing by and have a few cold ones with me before we put on our construction gear. We should be open again by the end of August. Sorry for the inconvenience but at the end of the day, it will be worth it.


Last night was BLONDE CHATTERBOX'S going away party and it was one for the ages. Too long to mention in this post- you'll get the full report later this afternoon. One thing I can say: A good time was had by all!



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