Friday, July 2, 2010

FINALLY! THE WEEKEND'S HERE!

It's Friday of the long 4th of July Weekend and I'm at the bar already, taking in the BRAZIL/NETHERLANDS quarter-final match. It's a little over ten minutes in and already, BRAZIL's up 1-0 (crap- I have the NETHERLANDS advancing in my pool). I'm still half-asleep from working the night before and trying to wrap my head around highlights from last night and what to expect for the long holiday weekend.

The mass exodus out of town started early as droves of cars snaked up 3rd Avenue, leading into the Midtown Tunnel- a sure sign that folks are getting out of Dodge. That left me wondering whether or not the bar would be busy later in the evening. Usually the Thursday before a long weekend is a busy night as friends and co-workers party hard before departing for parts unknown (I've always liked that term).

This time around, however, the mass exodus must have taken a lot of the revelers with them because 3rd Avenue turned out to be much tamer than normal for a typical Thursday night. While we had our share of hits, it wasn't nearly as busy as one would have liked going into a long weekend. There were some highlights, however, that made the night interesting. For example:

A young lady wearing a somewhat short but loose-fitting skirt was walking down the street. Little did she know, the purse that she was carrying to her side had accidentally hiked up her skirt to the point where you could see her butt-cheek hanging out from under it in full view. Now that presented me with a dilemma: Do I say something to her about it? I didn't want her to think I was a creep or something by pointing out the obvious. Was she purposely showing off the goodies or did she genuinely not notice that her ass was in full view of the public eye?

Before I got a chance to play hero/creep, she dipped into the woman's clothing boutique across the street and moments later, she came out with her skirt properly adjusted. Catastrophe averted.

Then there were the two TALL, leggy young models from Ireland who walked in later in the evening. For starters, they were pretty TALL and hot, not the traits that I normally see from females of the Emerald Isle. No offense to the ladies of Ireland. While you have your share of beautiful women, it's rare that I see 'em TALL and HOT at the same time.

In any case, when they walked in, the whole place got quiet; I think all of the guys were just as stunned as I was at how hot these chicks were. They casually walked up to the bar, ordered a drink and sat to themselves at a table, seemingly aware that the whole room was focused on them. I think the awkward stares eventually got to them as they polished off their drinks and quickly left. I swear, you'd think by now my bartenders would have seen a hot chick or two before by now.

Then you had the countless number of folks who came by our place looking for Canada Day festivities, only to find that we didn't have anything scheduled (I'm still trying to recover from our Quebec Day Bash). Note to self: Put Canada Day on my planning calendar for next year.

WEEKEND HAPPENINGS: The long weekend presents us with a few options. The WORLD CUP resumes today with BRAZIL vs NETHERLANDS (currently airing), followed by URUGUAY vs GHANA (2pm).

The NY YANKEES play a rare Friday day game vs the Toronto Blue Jays (1pm).

The "Weekend Kickoff" officially begins at 5pm with $4 Domestic Drafts/Mixed Well Drinks (5-9pm)!

SATURDAY: World Cup action continues with a HUGE matchup featuring ARGENTINA vs GERMANY (10am), followed by SPAIN vs PARAGUAY (2pm)! $2 mugs, all beers on tap (except premium brands) highlights our famous "Kick the Keg" Saturdays (12-7pm).

UFC 116: LESNAR vs CARWIN is the main event of the night as we'll be airing the PPV event live, beginning at 9pm! NO COVER CHARGE for the event; NO RESERVATIONS taken, it's first-come, first serve, so get here early!

We will be CLOSED on July 4th and re-open on Monday, July 5th at 4pm! Have a safe and fun holiday weekend!

A special thanks to THE DON on the beautiful sunrise photo I'm currently using. As always, if you ever want to submit a photo related to Third and Long, feel free to do so and I'll post 'em!


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