I spent my weekend in accordance with the prophecy—playing bluegrass and folk music with friends, DJing, and seeing the quite good (if occasionally oddly paced) The Matchmaker at Center Stage. I also caught Burn After Reading, which was reasonably fun. (But the critics are right: it is largely paint-by-numbers Coen brothers.) Got to Mustang Alley's too late to bowl but did have a drink.

And Sam served me beer at Fell's Point!

This weekend I also made two important discoveries.

#1: I am so jaded from having a roofdeck that I couldn't be bothered to go up and see what all the noise was about over at Ft. McHenry. I heard bangs, thought "Probably fireworks," and went back to reading.

2#: If I am watching football with Sam, and I leave while our team is winning, they will then go on to lose. Since it happened once last Sunday and twice yesterday, I am pretty sure this is Sam's fault.

I've been to Fado in Annapolis. I thought it was so-so. I wonder if there is a difference between the Washington and Annapolis locations? I did go on a weeknight (it was a few months ago...but, I think it was a Tuesday night), so that might be the difference. Have you made it down to Park Place in Annapolis yet - Morton's, Fado, Carpaccio, etc.?

So, what were you doing in DC? It didn't have anything to do with the NKOTB being in town, did it?

Sam, I've been to Fado in Philly and it was great.

I've been to Fado's in Chinatown many times. Can't say i'm a big fan. Your description is pretty good -- a cookie cutter Irish pub with overpriced drinks. The service is ok, but like everywhere else, pretty slow when it gets crowded.

I'm puzzled as to why you would drive all the way to DC to go to Fado's.

I'm a big fan of Fado's and that entire Penn Quarter area in general. There is a bar nearby called Proof that has wine on tap - see age old disappointment re: Taps with no wine on tap - and Proof is what made me believe in wine on tap at Taps. Can I call myself a Wine Whore on this blog? I'm not sure if you have to bleep it out, like Wine Wh*re.

It's been a long day. I miss Metropolitan, when will they reopen?

I spent the weekend following the whole Angles Rock Bar vs. Joel Madden vs. 98 Rock vs. Sam Sessa story. Oh and I worked. Fun.

Patchen, you missed a really good show with Cory Branan. He was slated to play inside the bar, but there was a game going on, so I think they kicked him outside. It ended up being about 30 or so people who pulled the outside tables into a horseshoe pattern, and made it kinda like a VH1 storytellers deal. Anyway, he ended up playing for almost 3 hours, but had to give up because it was getting too cold for his fingers to actually feel the strings on his guitar.

wait a minute... did i read right? YOU were running a BEER WAGON? isn't that akin to a rabbit running a lettuce market?