Bacon: Take thrice daily.

My friend G-Money pointed out that I have:
a.    A webpage
b.    An iPhone
c.    An insatiable thirst
d.    A sixth sense about finding great bars

Therefore I’ve decided every time I visit a new bar it will be documented – as well as I can remember it anyways.

Doc Holliday’s – NYC – East Village

I had just arrived in the city after working a full day in Boston and driving down straight form the office.  Hungry and thirsty we put our name in at Shabu-Tatsu a few blocks away and drifted down to Ave A to spend the 45 min wait for a table.  The bar is dark, and not terribly busy for about 9:00 on a Friday night.  After ignoring the sign about knowing what you want before approaching the bar I ask for a PBR…no PBR.  “Ok, what do you have?”, she runs down the list and as I’m about to stop her at “Natty Ice tall boy” she says “Genesee Cream Ale”.  Sold.  My girlfriend opts for the classier Stella, $8 for the round (You can probably guess how much of that $8 is for the can of Genny).

Clientele:

We only interacted with one other patron there – mostly because it wasn’t that busy.  This was a blue collar gentleman who had apparently been at the bar, went home, realized he lost his keys somewhere, and decided the only logical thing to do was to go back to the bar.  To look for his keys?  Nooooo  of course not!  For more beer!  Man I love NYC.

Rating: 4/7 – Small sample set but seemingly douchebag free.

Ambiance:

This is a dive.  Its dark, dirty, a little sketchy, and the beer is fairly inexpensive by Manhattan standards.  I have a feeling it might be some kind of country-ish bar as there were cowboy boots on the ceiling and the overall décor felt like a western saloon meets college bar.  Thankfully they were playing the Reverend Horton Heat and not Garth Brooks.  I think there was a pool table there too.

Rating: 5/7 – “You need to tip at least 60% for bartenders to consider sleeping with you”

Staff:

Bartenders were really cool and I didn’t have to wait much for any of my three cream ales.  We apologized for not following the clearly posted directions about having your order ready but were informed that was more for the big group of dudes who gets to the bar then decides to ask everyone what they want.  The tatted-punk-bartender-chick then tried to steal my girlfriend.  Awesome!

Rating: 6/7: I suspect my partner in crime would rate her a 7…

This place is a solid 5/7 I would absolutely drink here again although I’ll probably skip the Genny Cream Ale…

Where my iPhone’s GPS thought I was

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They are selling certain seats from Fenway park this offseason!  I know I’ll have some authentic Fenway seats in my living room!  Here are the details:

The Boston Red Sox are selling all Red Dugout, Field Box, Loge Box and Roof Box seats between sections 14-27.  We can not guarantee season ticket holders their exact seats due to the removal process which includes the destruction of every third seat.

Seats are sold in pairs (two seats, three armrests)

You can purchase seats for $795.  Taxes and shipping costs are included in price point.

First come first serve basis until sold out.

Please call 617-226-6800 to speak to a sales representative or email seatsale@redsox.com with your day and night time phone information and someone will get back to you if your order can be processed.  If chairs are still available we will contact you over the week of September 22^nd.

Seats are going quick, act soon!!!

Now I just need to figure out what they are doing with those sections…ponder.

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http://www.reddit.com/r/Bacon/

“Nuff’ Said”

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