September 20, 2004
Useless Retrospective Weekend Guide -- Indulgent edition
Friday: When the weather sucks, it's got to be Brickskeller. There's nothing like drinking obscure beer in what amounts to a warm cave to help you forget all the nastiness outside. I tried the Froach Heather Ale, a Scottish brew made with heather, and a Ruddles County Cream Ale, which I like for the taste almost as much as I like the fact that it comes in what looks like a Snapple bottle.
An exchange from that evening worth mentioning:
Waitress: "Here's your Pinkus pilsner. It's a really good beer, but I'm afraid to reccomend it because it's so expensive."
Will, who hadn't looked it up in the menu: "Whaaaa?"
Ok, it doesn't look that funny in print, but the lesson still stands: before you order, make sure you're not buying a $10 beer unless you really want to, because once the cap is off the bottle, you can't return it.
Saturday: Spend the afternoon walking around Dupont/Adams Morgan/U Street/Meridian Hill with a digital camera, getting blogging inspiration for the rest of the week. Enjoy the beautiful weather.
Take an early dinner at Thai Regent. Lament the lack of a date to take next time.
Rush home to change from nice restaurant clothes to sneakers and a hoodie and run across town to catch the Methadones and the Dents at DC9. Pound can after can of Schlitz waiting for the bands to go on. An hour and a half later, watch the Methadones play their sorta-boring brand of poppy punk. Think to yourself that you liked it better the first time around when it was called Green Day. Wait for the second act. Finally leave, noting the sign put up on the front door while you were there advising that the Dents would not be playing.
Arrive at Velvet Lounge, since the Schlitz costs 75 cents less than at DC9. It's all-Ramones night on the stereo. Sweeet.
Sunday: Yeah baby, every Sunday morning (read: 12:30 p.m.) should be about the LOX. Capers, red onions and bagels, too. Swagger down to the Java House on 17th and Q for a nice relaxing brunch with the neighbors, some of whom drank more than you. It's a good feeling, not being the worst alkie in the room, isn't it?
Posted by rj3 at September 20, 2004 7:16 AM
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