Day 8 will be at Slocum's Bowl-A-Rama.
Please bring your shoes and a ball with holes in it. We won't be bowling, but they do require shoes there and they're short on cups so you'll need something to drink out of.
Slocum's Bar & Grille
1677 Pennington Road, Ewing, NJ 08618
(609) 771-0026 * Fax: (609) 771-0063
Day 7, Legends of Princeton Pub Crawl
JOHNSON, TABLE OF 5, JOHNSON TABLE OF 5! screams the loudspeaker at Winberries, directly over your head, which is a good thing, because it momentarily distracts you from the air conditioning blasting on your head. The air conditioning blasting on your head isn't half bad because it keeps your mind off the constant shoving and bumping from people passing by you through the crowd. Well, it doesn't take everyone's mind off of that. Mosso has this look on his face like his head is going to explode. Apparently he has just been shoved by a very old lady as she worked her way towards another Vodka Gimlet at the bar and wasn't too happy. While Russ plans his revenge, the loudspeaker rings out again about singing Happy Birthday to Bob, who is apparently a regular customer. The guy on the loudspeaker mentions that Bob is actually deaf, but that everyone should sing loud because he can feel the vibrations. Hmmmm....Bob is a regular at Winberries and is deaf.....any theories on that one?
CSI Stu strolls in and goes to the back area to chat with some of his real friends. Then, another CSI Stu rolls in as well. Does CSI Stu have an identical twin brother? He claims no knowledge. Big Lou is strutting his Eagles t-shirt in hopes that it will stir his team on to victory. Little does he know that it will not help as his beloved Eagles will find themselves hopelessly down 24-3 at the half*.
*Please no further discussion on this.
Mertz and Cory M hold down premium positions at the window, allowing easy viewing access up the skirts of all female passersby. OK, no one was wearing a skirt because it was way too effin cold, but if a woman was, and she was really tall, maybe? Kimchick and Cheryl show up, and it is obvious that Frank hasn't slept in days, tossing and turning about giving up his points lead over Trent. He vows to focus on not missing any more days and grumbles some reference to Tonya Harding.
The move to the Tap Room unleashes a bevy of new revelers; Scugi, Mrs. Scugi and about 1,000 Princetonians. The scugis have snagged lucrative seats near the fireplace so we can gather and discuss overthrow of the government like they did in the good old days when Washington used to score with loose Princeton chicks during the revolution. Cory M is observed straying away from thoughts of government overthrow into thoughts of scoring with loose Princeton women, but then remembers that that species went extinct over 150 years ago. Crack Pipe Larry strolls in, finally garnishing his first point of 2010**.
**Editor's note: Crack Pipe Larry was not present
As always, service at the Tap Room was delightfully speedy. OK, it wasn't, but I got less dirty looks from the woman bartender than usual (she's worked there since the good old days when Washington......). An unexpected famous ex-Princetonian then strolls in. General Marcus Trenton? Admiral Shamus Princeton? A Hessian? Brooke Shields? No, even better, Billy Bob. Billy Bob has rented a room for the night, and vows to paint the town red. He declares that the night won't be complete until he heaves up deli meats from a hoagie at Hoagie Haven onto the sidewalks of Princeton at 3AM, just like Washington used to do.
People are getting itchy for the next place, so it is time to do a little reconnaissance. Tamp and Mertz set off into the night on horseback, searching every pub and tavern from New Brunswick to Camden searching for an available space for a party of 35. Several hours later, they come back, shrug their shoulders, and suggest the sports bar that miraculously changes name/style every year. I don't even remember what it's called now....who cares, they have space and alcohol. The group designs an informal coat rack on a table, which quickly becomes a picture frame for the jukebox. Reese implores the bartender for a singapore sling. He says he can make one, but it won't taste right because he doesn't have all the ingredients. Upon further pressing, he shares that his next-best effort was a Bahama Mama. That guy needs to check his geography. Reese vows to keep a flask of cherry brandy in her purse for Day 8 and beyond. Eman orders a Malibu Bay Breeze for Lisa Eman, only to be told that he'll need to wait for pineapple juice. Huh? Will someone be running over to the 7-11 for a can of it? At one point I look over and hear a distraught drinkless Gerry at the bar saying "It's impossible to get a drink in this place!" with the volume raising 10dB with every successive syllable.
Time to move! Why? Ask yourself, what would Washington do? Answer: road trip to the Witherspoon Grill. Why? Tons more hot Princeton chicks! Well, at least, that's why he went. Then, Reese has issues. As told by Reese: Everyone was leaving the Annex/Sotto/Whateveritscalledthis week, I went to get my card back and close my tab. The first bartender nodded at me twice and never went to the computer screen and pressed the difficult combination of 3 buttons to close it out, the second one said "sure," then walked away and took more drink orders. Andy got involved and then the guy said "two minutes, there are people in front of you." ugh. So Celeste came over and offered me a boost to climb over the bar and just take my card back. We were moving empty glasses out of the way to lessen injury when they came back with my card - they said it was because they couldn't run credit cards behind the bar, it had to be done at the front clearly we missed that we had walked into a technological time warp back to 1987 when we walked down those stairs.
The Witherspoon Grill is a little quiet but we quickly make lots of noise and annoy everyone. Ah, the spreading of Christmas cheer! Thoughts of pub crawls in years past, with Gman getting charged $20 for a double shot of Grey Goose warm everyone's soul. After a short stay, Lisa Eman had to take Eman home for a liver transplant. Reese continues with the story: Everyone got over to A&B, commandeered 2 booths and two 4 tops, and immediately began to harass the staff for food, amid blatant threats to Tamp's safety if he lied about the kitchen being open until 12. A table with Alba & Sister, Chris, Rose, & Reese order enough food for the entire bar. Ska is loudly cursing about something, while Mrs. Yo keeps scooting her chair closer to the booths. One table keeps passing around glasses of wine and every one takes a taste - Rat's may have irrevocably changed some TDDoC-ers, or maybe it was a re-enactment of the last supper, except with mozzarella sticks. After many mediocre wings, decent nachos, and amazing sweet potato fries are consumed, people start to grab their coats and trek out to find where they parked their car. Tamp and Randy are talking about Slocums for Monday, but when asked whether they will bowl, there is a resounding no, apparently bowling is to TDDoC as crying is to baseball***.
***Editor's note: Crying at the TDDOC is perfectly fine.
Day 7
Princeton Pub Crawl
Adrienne (Mrs. Yo)
1
Al Janeck
1
Alba
5
Alba sister
1
Andrew (Gman)
5
Art Neufeld
2
Benny
1
Big Lou
3
Billy Bob
1
Bobo
1
Bode
1
Celeste
6
Celeste Friend
1
Chaty
4
Cheryl K
1
Cole
7
Colleen C
1
Cory W
1
Cory Mertz
3
CPL
0
Danielle
1
Dave (Felicia Husband) 2
Dave U
1
Diane Polo
1
D Mile (Denise)
4
Dorian
2
Ed Rodgers
1
Eman
7
Erin Rodgers
4
Felicia
2
Gena A (Pa)
1
Gerry N (Mertz Friend)
2
Gina M (Pa)
2
Goettle
1
Gman
6
Greg (Celeste Friend)
1
Howard Jones
3
Jason (Pa)
1
Jeff C (B&N)
1
Julian
3
Julie Nuefeld
1
Kaden
1
Katherine
3
Kimchick
1
Laura
2
Larry (NCP)
1
Lisa Eman
7
Lou DeAngelo (Pa)
1
Mertz
6
Michele D
1
Milot
5
Mosso
7
Mrs Neil H
1
Mrs Scugi
3
Neil H (Pa)
2
Pat Worth
3
Pods
1
Randy
5
Rebecca
5
Reese
7
Riccardo (Alba Friend0
1
Rose
7
Sandor
3
Scugi
7
Sean (Chaty Friend)
2
Shannon (Reese friend)
1
Sharon A (Pa)
1
Sharon (Felicia Friend)
1
Sharon's Husband
1
Ska
7
Stacy (Rose Friend)
1
Steve (Chaty Friend)
1
Stewart (CSI Stu)
2
Su
6
Tamp
7
The Mechanic
1
Trent Eman
6
Yo
4
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