Last night we had a rare instance where not one, but TWO championship series aired at the same time: Game 5 of the Stanley Cup (Chicago vs Philadelphia) and Game 2 of the NBA Championship Series (L.A. Lakers vs Boston Celtics). I'm not sure who was in charge of scheduling to allow this to happen, especially since there was absolutely NOTHING on TV on Saturday night (I'd be interested to see the ratings for both games to see how this head-to-head experiment went).
This presented a bit of a quandary for me as we tend to get good crowds for both series. Who do I give the audio preference to? How do I split up the TV's? They may seem like little things to worry about but these are the type of things that I stress out over all day long. As it turned out, everything worked out fine as I was able to alternate sound between the games (Hockey, then basketball). The bar had a steady crowd there for both games and it ended up being a decent night (for a Sunday). Tuesday night, however, should prove to be interesting as we have yet another head-to-head matchup between the two games, along with Yankees and Mets playing all at the same time. Add to that mix the usual Dollar Draft special and it should be a crazy night.
The rest of the night went pretty well. I had a bit of a late night crowd for a Sunday, which was fine with me; many of them leftover from the games. Also had a lot of tourists in from England and Ireland, looking for something to do. Had some drunk flight attendants doing the bar crawl after landing here for a 24 hour layover. Line of the night goes to one of the female attendants who was overheard on her cell phone:
"Hello? This is a drunk dial taking place. Let's make this a memorable night! Are you home now? Hello? Hello? Fuck!"
Priceless.
Over the weekend, the Belmont Stakes took place here in NYC. Every year a couple of our regulars (SILENT BOB and DIRTY SANCHEZ) make the trek out to Belmont decked out in different costumes. One year they were dressed as Texas Oilmen; another year they were dressed (along with NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and THE MAYOR OF MURRAY HILL) as the cast of "The Wizard of Oz".
This year, SILENT BOB and DIRTY SANCHEZ went dressed as Super Mario Brothers. And they were so "convincing" in their get up, they actually made the NY Daily News. We'll never hear the end of this now. Click on the link to see their photo.
TONIGHT: Join us for MUG NIGHT MAYHEM with $1 Bud/Bud Light mugs and all other domestic mugs going for $2, ALL NIGHT LONG! It's also "Beer Bingo" with JUNIOR hosting the festivities! It's also JUNIOR's birthday so swing by to wish him a happy birthday!
WORLD CUP FEVER is kicking into full gear this week with the kickoff game taking place this Friday! Don't forget, we'll be carrying EVERY MATCH of the Cup, even the 7:30am matches!
That's It. That's All I Got!
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