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It's been a long time since the last soiree (which was incredibly awesome).
It's been ... too long.
How does everyone feel about doing another one on a Friday in early February? What date works best? What bar works best?
I'm planning on awarding Midnight Sun's Best of the Best of the Best awards.
And since our last soiree was in Federal Hill, the next one should be in Fells Point, Canton or Hampden.
(AP photo)
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "simulated sex with a potted palm tree." Before The Sun, he was a reporter at the Miami New Times. He's also written for Miami magazine, the Orlando Sentinel, the Sarasota Herald Tribune and the Gainesville Sun. Got tips? Gripes? Pitches? He's reachable at erik.maza@baltsun.com. Click here to keep up with the dumb music he's listening to.
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Comments
I am down.
Posted by: bryanintimonium | December 18, 2008 8:59 AM
I vote fells point. how bout pazo? maybe they'll lower their specials to $4 for us...
Posted by: washedup | December 18, 2008 9:20 AM
WHAT...Mt. Vernon isn't good enough for you?
Posted by: ryan97ou | December 18, 2008 9:21 AM
I am def down this time. Voting for Canton.
Posted by: duffster | December 18, 2008 9:29 AM
Soirees are very 2008. How about a hootnanny or a shindig? Both are more economically friendly.
Posted by: JD | December 18, 2008 9:29 AM
I'd consider Mount Vernon. But honestly, now that Liam's is closed, I don't know where I'd hold it. Dionysus, maybe? Hmmm ...
Also, JD, that's a great point. Last year was indeed a year for Soirees. Let's make this year a year for Shindigs.
The Midnight Sun Shindig. I dig it. Zink!
Posted by: Sam Sessa | December 18, 2008 9:56 AM
i'm voting for hampden, so i can walk home.
Posted by: Allan | December 18, 2008 10:03 AM
I second ryan97ou's inquiry. Mount Vernon is central! Mount Vernon is the birthplace of Resurrection! And now that many of the students have gone away for break, it's much easier to park.
Posted by: Liz Kay | December 18, 2008 10:04 AM
Yes, but Liz, they'll be back by Feb.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | December 18, 2008 10:05 AM
How about Brewer's Art or Max's on Broadway? Both, nice places, however Brewer's Art has food, not sure about Max's.
Posted by: Jason | December 18, 2008 10:09 AM
I second Brewer's Art for great beer & food. I'll bring the camera! It'll be nice to go out and have fun again after many months of dealing with parental health problems.
Posted by: Courtney B. | December 18, 2008 10:36 AM
I'll put some feelers out and see what kind of a response I get from places like Brewer's Art.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | December 18, 2008 10:44 AM
JD is right, I vote for a box social.
Also, if no other places will have us, FüL might be able to lower it's standards for an evening.
Posted by: bryanintimonium | December 18, 2008 11:00 AM
How about LuX?
Sike.
("Sike" is how we spelled it in Randallstown in the early 90s)
How about Gin Mill?
Posted by: AC-M | December 18, 2008 11:32 AM
how about fed hill again? there's nothing wrong with a monopoly. the abbey would be a perfect place.
Posted by: bill | December 18, 2008 1:16 PM
Don't get greedy now, Bill. And as I recall, you couldn't make it to the first one ...
Posted by: Sam Sessa | December 18, 2008 1:18 PM
Sam - why don't you coordinate a live performance by Chris Sligh? We should also print up some over-the-top, inappropriate t-shirts.
Posted by: BA | December 18, 2008 1:40 PM
Sounds great, BA. You gonna pay for it?
And I hate to see what's on his rider. Twenty cheesburgers, at least.
Posted by: Sam Sessa | December 18, 2008 1:42 PM
Looks like it's time for some more bacon vodka!
sike
gonna make something though.
Posted by: Evan | December 18, 2008 1:50 PM
What does Evan have up his sleeve?
Sausage rum? Ribeye tequila? Pork loin gin?
Anyway you cut it, everybody wins when you mix meat and liquor.
Posted by: BA | December 18, 2008 2:36 PM
As always - mainly because i live two blocks away - i vote for Brewer's art.
plus they have the festivus beer on tap right now (prob won't in feb, but they'll have cerebrus still)
Posted by: ryan97ou | December 18, 2008 2:45 PM
Brewer's!!!
Posted by: Elizabeth | December 18, 2008 3:10 PM
plus they have the festivus beer on tap right now (prob won't in feb, but they'll have cerebrus still)
that mean's there'll be none left for the restofus. but Brewer's Art is a good choice. Maybe Mick O'Sheas?
Posted by: Allan | December 18, 2008 3:12 PM
I love Brewer's Art - definitely one of my favorite bars. But I'm not sure it would be ideal for the shindig because it's usually pretty crowded on Friday nights.
Sam - Chris Sligh should play a free concert for us. Especially with all the free publicity we've given him. My main man GDA can probably hook it up - if he can tear himself away from wikipedia for a minute or two.
Posted by: BA | December 18, 2008 3:22 PM
BA & Allan,
Even worst than Wikipedia, read this:
http://www.gocomics.com/stonesoup/2008/12/07
GDA
Posted by: GDA | December 18, 2008 6:37 PM
ok sessa, i may have missed the first one, but i was sitting right next to you on the momentous occasion when you chugged capt. larry's bacon vodka for the first time.
speaking of winter beer, a friend and i drove to trader joe's in alexandria last weekend, bought 5 cases of $3.29 chuck, and half a case of trader joe's dark belgian style vintage ale. corked 750ml bottle, 9% alcohol, and $5 a piece. actually if you're around this weekend, i have a few bottles kicking around, we can have a tasting.
Posted by: bill | December 18, 2008 9:01 PM
Lagers to see if they learned anything from that book or not. Or Mahaffeys, perhaps? Tasty beers, including Resurrection.
Posted by: rpb | December 19, 2008 5:28 AM
Sam, I would be down for anywhere.
Posted by: Drew from Greektown | December 19, 2008 3:04 PM