I'm baaaaack!
What's cookin' kids? Miss me?
I missed you too.
And before we get back to business, I just want to say thanks for keeping Midnight Sun alive when I was away.
Even though there were less posts per day, you guys kept some pretty hilarious discussions going.
Maybe I should go on vacation more often.
I brought y'all back this here picture of a six pack of Corona beer. Enjoy!
Also there's something I forgot to post about ...
I meant to link to last week's nightlife column.
Normally, I write straight-up reviews of bars. I rarely inject much of myself into my nightlife column.
A lot of nightlife critics around the country write about themselves and their friends, and I've always tried to avoid doing that.
But every once in a while I do a column like this one. What do you think of it? Wanna see more columns like it?
I've been The Baltimore Sun's nightlife and local entertainment reporter for a couple years, and it's surprising how much the scene has grown in that time. Most of Baltimore's bars and clubs are unpretentious places with fairly cheap drinks and plenty of character. I like dancing and think this city needs more clubs, but nothing beats having a cold, locally brewed beer with friends in a comfortably full corner bar.
Comments
Dundalk Bar Crawl 2008!
Sam, you should have stopped it at the Poncabird on your way back into the city.
Posted by: Drew from Greektown | July 2, 2008 9:13 AM
Welcome back, Sam.
Posted by: neal s | July 2, 2008 9:48 AM
Good stuff. It's like we were bar hopping with you guys.
$3 Johnny Walker Blue Label shots??? Something's definitely wrong there...and yet..so right. What a steal.
Posted by: Jade Fox | July 2, 2008 9:56 AM
Please tell me you didn't do "shots" of Johnnie Walker Blue. That stuff is waaaay too good to slam. Though I suspect - at $3 each - that it wasn't actually JW Blue, which can easily sell for $180 for a 750 ml bottle at retail.
Posted by: BA | July 2, 2008 10:02 AM
BA, it was most certainly JW Blue. Jmgiordano, who is my sidekick Joe in the story, inspected the bottle. And heck no we didn't shoot them. We sipped them.
And a label on the back of the bottle said $3. So it wasn't like they gave us a discount -- they had no idea we were reviewing the place at the time.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | July 2, 2008 10:06 AM
glad to see you're back, so we can get some good topics going again.
are you going to tell us where you vay-cayed at? i was actually in vegas myself last week. the only time i've ever seen more old people, was when i went to a cemetary.
Posted by: Allan | July 2, 2008 10:08 AM
Sam - I'm sorry, i only meant to suggest that something fishy was going on. Like that they were filling an old bottle of JW Blue with something cheaper. Otherwise, i can't see how they could make money -- let alone break even -- by selling $3 shots. Still, I hope my suspicions are unfounded.
Posted by: BA | July 2, 2008 10:30 AM
BA -- No worries. Hop's Inn is a beer bar first and foremost, so I have a hard time believing they'd actually fill up an empty bottle of JWB with Dewar's. Maybe the bottle was accidentally included in a larger shipment and they held onto it. Who knows? I wasn't about to question it.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | July 2, 2008 10:39 AM
Hey Sam,
Good to have you back. I ran into Biff last night and he is doing well at Junior's. Charlottes closed down while you were gone. Heard a great rumor on who might go there but it's still unconfirmed. What's this Fab Five Friday?
Posted by: jason | July 2, 2008 11:08 AM
Allan,
You should go on some cemetary safaris if you are into curious, and some cases truly bizarre, art.
The following are mostly NJ locations, but I'm sure Maryland has a long and varied enough history to rival this selection.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Weird_but_True_Strange_Unusual_Tombstones
Sam,
I trust you enjoyed your vacation , maybe even came back refreshed.
It's been awhile, but has anyone imbibed in Anchor Steam Beer from San Francisco?
Posted by: GDA | July 2, 2008 11:13 AM
Sam,
Hope you had a relaxing trip. I missed you and posting last week. It amazed me how much your blog has worked its way into my daily routine.
Posted by: Courtney B. | July 2, 2008 12:43 PM
"Electricity Problems"
Posted by: Evan | July 2, 2008 3:29 PM
I want to hear more about the Mazda!!!
Posted by: K | July 6, 2008 9:08 AM