March 9th, 2010
In 7 Words: Waratahs, Bombardier, Steins, Dark, Scuffed, Bountiful, Pub
After a night teeming with crowds, cookers and everything endearing and annoying about Texas – the World Championship Barbeque Contest – my batteries were in need of recharging. The idea of some good, old fashioned pub therapy sounded like the perfect jolt. So, Paul and I decide to head for a pint or four at the cozy confines of the Stag’s Head Pub. We quickly pull into our parking space after turning into the lot off Portsmouth Street. The slight chill in the air that was comforting among the deep crowds of the rodeo is keeping the bar’s patrons from using of the large patio making the pub seem misleadingly desolate.
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— Richard
November 12th, 2009
In 6 Words: Red, Dark, ELVIS, Objects, Circus, Uncomplicated
With Friday night tossed upon me again as a welcome ball to balance and my hunger quelled, (thanks to Barnaby’s) the time comes for a decision on the evening’s fun. The Big Top, has been presented to me before, but I, for one reason or another, have shaken it of like a persistent cotton candy vendor’s spiel. Perhaps it’s an aversion to the circus theme? Whatever the case, I conclude that tonight will be spent at the carnival. I pull up directions and inform my wife and friends of our destination without any further elaboration. It’s been my experience that the best “dive bar”, much like a great live show, never requires any fancy advertisement or cleverly written commercials. The appeal transcends those mediums and can only be captured by a first-hand account of a satisfied patron.
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— Richard
November 9th, 2009
In 6 Words: designed, melt, peaceful, canvas, dark, tolerant
For those of you who need a place to purge your sins, ask some questions, or perhaps just hide from that girl you made out with on Halloween night, you know… the one you thought was really hot until she took off her mask; I have found the place for you: The Rothko Chapel. I realize the word chapel conjures up certain stereotypical images that tend to scare the sinner in most of us away, but this is no ordinary chapel. It is a
work of art.
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— Afrodet
