October 1, 2004
Whither Thursday happy hour?
On my way home from C.S.'s birthday shindig last night, I walked the length of the 18th Street strip in Adams Morgan at around 8 p.m. Under normal circumstances, the area should be packed with people moving from their happy hour spots to venues for regular nighttime drinking, but instead the streets and bars were sparsely populated.
Yes, everyone was at home watching the debates. Except at Millie & Al's, where they advertised a debate-watching night. I think this counts as an "only in DC" moment.
But it gets better. Farther down, closer to Dupont Circle, some intrepid residents whose expensive lawn furniture and fancy grill had always impressed me and left me puzzled as to how nobody ever ran off with it set up a giant television on their well-appointed postage-stamp lawn. Screen on the Green it's not, but you have to admire anyone who would haul several hundred pounds of expensive electronics into their yard to watch two old white men argue about foreign policy.
Posted by rj3 at October 1, 2004 9:52 AM
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The better only-in-dc event last night was, I think, the one I was at. Cobalt, mostly known as the ridiculously overpriced and over-attituded gay bar just-off 17th street, had a debate watching party. Instead of the usual crowd, last night was debate watchers. Heh.
Posted by: Michael at October 1, 2004 11:20 AM