Month: June 2009

New York pub crawls: Because your regular drinking dens are like following the spin-dry cycle

USA Defends strong against Spain in upset 2-0 in FIFA Semi’s

Huge!!!! USA Soccer is on a high right now after taking out Spain in the Confederations cup in South Africa, with a 2-0 shut out of the worlds #1 ranked team, Spain. Jozy Altidore is impressive at 19 and if he stays strong with the US team, he could help push us to be a …

How’s ya Fatha?

The next day after a pubcrawl you have two options, Sunday afternoon 80’s movies suffering on the couch, or get out and forget the hangover. I usually recommend either a greasy brunch or what I did today, get down to some pho and soda xi muoi. The crawl was as successful we could hope for …

Slight change to the route

Make sure you check back here for the latest. Mc Gee Bar & Grill : 2 PM @ 240 W 55th St Rumours Bar Lounge & Grill : 3 PM @ 933 8th Ave Barcelona Bar : 4 PM @ 923 8th Ave Val Halla : 5 PM @ 815 9th Ave 123 Burger Shot …

Toast to the Queen

As more of our regular pub crawlers tend to be English than of any other mix of ethnic group, we’re raising a glass for the Queen’s Birthday this weekend. In addition we have a few other June births in the group so a roof top party is on hand. If you’d rather celebrate a more …

Danny DeVito: Beer-Drinking And Flirting At 8 AM

From HuffPo: Danny DeVito and his ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ cast received a visit from local Philadelphia Fox reporter Jenn Frederick on Wednesday morning, and were live on the air as DeVito sipped a beer and joked about Frederick’s childbirth and short skirt. Speaking of her new baby girl, DeVito said, “Was she cute …

Next PubCrawl: Hell’s Kitchen June 20th, 2009

Some of the details are available now. Mark your calendars! UPDATE: Summer Kick off Pub Crawl up here! Here’s the latest route. Click through to print this post and go to the map page to print the map. Mc Gee Bar & Grill : 2 PM @ 240 W 55th St Barcelona Bar : 3 …

Nothing makes you thirsty like a beer you cannot drink

VANG VIENG, Laos (story from NY Times) — In this tourist town on the Nam Song River, Beer Lao is as ubiquitous as sneakers and sunburns. Bottles of Beer Lao at the Lao Brewery factory in Vientiane, Laos. Part of the rice-based lager’s appeal may be that it cannot be found just anywhere. Backpackers stroll …