Rider Strong drops by Max's
Or maybe I should have titled this blog "Boy Meets Max's." Hee hee.
Actor Rider Strong (of Boy Meets World fame) visited Max's Taphouse (737 S. Broadway) for three hours last Friday during the bar's first German Beer Fest.
Strong (pictured, as a child, to right) started with German beer and switched to Belgians, according to general manager Gail Furman.
"I was adamant about [people] leaving him alone," she said. "No one bothered him."
The festival was a hit, and will be back for a second round next year, Furman said.
(Stock photo)
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
Oh God i MUST go talk to the great teevee star.... outta my way Mrs. Furman....why does she think we care about Rider Strong?
Posted by: Don | September 16, 2008 3:36 PM
am i the only one who hasn't got a clue who that is??
Posted by: ellen | September 16, 2008 8:34 PM
'cause he's DREAMY. clearly. or at least he was when that show was on...
Posted by: Amy | September 16, 2008 11:45 PM
Another child actor driven to the bottle...
Posted by: K | September 17, 2008 11:34 AM
I'd be much more excited if Topanga had shown up. Or even Mr. Feeny (aka KITT from Knight Rider).
Posted by: Andrew | September 17, 2008 11:54 AM
No Ellen, I've never seen him before either.
Posted by: Carey | September 17, 2008 12:08 PM
I'm surprised no one has commented on his name.
Or dropped the question, "Who is Rider Strong?"
Posted by: Sam Sessa | September 17, 2008 12:30 PM
I would like to take this opportunity to salute my friend and McDonogh '96 alumn Ben Stanley, who was an extra on Boy Meets World for several years. His butt also made a cameo appearance in the locker room finale of Never Been Kissed.
Posted by: Patchen | September 17, 2008 2:13 PM
Rider Strong is a wild name. Sam, how about a thread on wild names like this one? Of course they should be real, like former Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Harry Pitts
Posted by: Trouble | September 17, 2008 6:37 PM
Sam and Trouble,
you're right..what's up with that name??? It sounds like a porn star name....a total porn star name..
Posted by: ellen | September 18, 2008 7:14 PM
On a sidenote, his middle name is King (according to Teen Beat or some other tabloid that I used to read when I was a tweeny and Boy Meets World was popular). Rider King Strong. Pretty sure his parents wanted him to grow up in showbiz.
Posted by: ero | September 19, 2008 12:07 PM
"Another child actor driven to the bottle..."
He's 28, and if I'm correct, you're old enough to drink. If that means 'driven to the bottle' than okay than, lol.
Posted by: Angela | March 15, 2009 4:11 AM