1.03.2011

GOODBYE 2010... HELLO 2011!

New Year's Eve came in like a lamb and well, it sort of went out the same way.  This was our first year where we were actually open to the public for New Year's Eve; the last few years we hosted a private party for the same fun group of regulars but due to other commitments within the group, they were unable to throw their party this year.  I personally was disappointed to hear that because they were a fun bunch and made New Year's Eve fun to work.  But it happens so you deal with it and move on.

That being said, we went into New Year's Eve with no expectations other than to expect to deal with the unexpected. New Year's Eve and St. Patrick's Day are the two days of the year when you are guaranteed to have problems with amateur drinkers.  It's a given in this business. So while we were expecting a busy night, we were also prepared to deal with anything out of the ordinary.  As it turns out, we didn't get the crazy chaos that one would predict for New Year's Eve.  Instead, it turned out to be a rather laid back affair.













New Year's Day turned out to be busier than expected as the balmy afternoon (temps hit around 50 degrees) brought out loads of people.  There were a lot of folks stopping by for the "Hair of the Dog" pick-me-up while doing that proverbial "Walk of Shame" home.  The bowl games proved to be a nice respite from the hangovers gained from the prior evening's parties.

Things really got going later in the evening as a lot of people got their second wind and began to party like it was New Year's Eve again.  All of the craziness/debauchery that I expected for New Year's Eve ended up taking place on New Year's Day.  There were a lot of dancing, singing and snogging in the corners.  Of course, with the fun stuff comes the idiots.  We even had to throw out a group of idiots because they thought it was okay to use the fruit trays as their own self-serving buffet table.  When asked to stop, they began bitching about how it was no big deal and "What happened to the customer always being right?".  When told how what they were doing was unsanitary, they continued to be difficult about it.  So they had to go.  It became one of those nights.  A very long night at that.

Of course, there was no rest for the weary as we had to turn right around and gear up for the last regular season edition of Brew Crew Sunday.  There were a lot of pivotal games on tap yesterday, which made the afternoon interesting.  The few hardcore Miami Dolphins fans had little to cheer about, however, as their beloved team got CRUSHED in their season finale on the road vs NEW ENGLAND 38-7.  It was an ugly end to what was a fun season at the bar.  The DOLFANS NYC club saw their numbers grow dramatically over the course of the season and helped make Third and Long a destination spot for all fans of the Miami Dolphins fan to visit while in NYC.

The members of the Sunday Brew Crew (or at least those who were still in town) enjoyed the day as they do every Sunday there's a football game:  with pints of beer, Gentleman's  (Maker's Mark gimlets) and generally low-doses of debauchery.  Check out the pics from the day on our FACEBOOK page!

It was a fine way to end a fun regular season of Brew Crew Sunday.  Now that the regular season is over and we know who's in the playoffs, it's now time to step it up a notch and get the ball rolling towards the Super Bowl!  Will there be a NY team in the "Big Game" in February?  Stay tuned....

TODAY:  Hockey and college football take center stage again as the World Jr Hockey Championships reach the semi-final stage (Russia vs Sweden, 3:30pm; USA vs Canada, 7:30pm).  The Orange Bowl takes place tonight with Stanford facing off against Va Tech (8pm).  It's also MUG NIGHT MONDAYS ($1 Bud/Bud Light mugs and $2 all other domestic drafts ALL NIGHT)!  So stop by and enjoy the start of the New Year with us!

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