Genko, or whatever ain't really my bag, but ,y boy Trey has "an interest" there, and when in my later years, he was a pal.

You got busted at Barcode? was the doorman Bobby?!?! Jesus, he prolly just smoked it. That's my homeboy too.

Lunch Paper was to indie rock for me.. kinda like obner but I spent many a night there.

Apparently, Roadhouse has become fratastic..which is shame. That is MY bar. I went there almost everyday from 18-23. And, when I walk in, they usually put on The Stones.

Darrin, you are to be commended on having written one of the top five funniest posts in the combined histories of Obner and the CMJ BB! Not sure whether I laughed harder at the seagull attack line or the number of ears line, but the whole thing was OPENLY QUAL!

Gee, thanks. I guess I should be laid up in bed with the flu and a notepad more often.

I've actually written several 'chapters' but I'll spring them on you an other time. I think they can be improved so I'll keep them in the vault for now.

Yup, got busted. I don't know who the doorguy was, but he didn't take it away, just bitched me out. Roadhouse has gotten EXTREMELY fratastic, especially on Ladies' Night, when there are mostly guys there anyway. I have always gone to Lunch Paper because it was indie-rock; that way I didn't have to deal with the annoying students. Haha! That's probably the only place you'll ever see a bunch of punks singing along to Prince or Abba. I stay away from the frat bars (Firehouse, etc.) because I don't want to end up getting arrested...

The fact that Roadhouse has a ladies night is disheartening. I alwats loved it for the music, and the fact that it was just where we always went. I mean, it was like we owned the place, but them again, we act like that everywhere.

funny story: We used to call townies "Joe Papers" because my buddy E always said that's where they hangout: Jittery Joe's and Lunch Paper

I had a foot in many crowds, not especially enamored of the folks who paid for their friends, not too keen on the indie crowd, but definitely had freinds in both.

So fucking funny... more please

Like virtually everything I wrote this was actually a real life experience.

About 2 years ago I was coming home from a Neko Case concert with a bag of chips and I heard this almighty bang behind me. It was a couple of 'neds' (as we call them) trying to break into a mobile phone shop. Now I'm not one who has much time for the glamourising of criminality but I was actually quite impressed by the sheer audacity of it. I mean it wasn't that late at night, it's a main street, there are people about and the alarms going like billy-o.

Anyway mobile shop windows must be pretty tough because it took a full 5 minutes of sustained bashing with what appeared to be a concrete bollard to smash a whole big enough to get there arm through. They then nabbed all the latest Nokia's (or whatever) from the window display.

By that time a small crowd had gathered round and we all cheered them to a man as they legged it up Argyle Street with their booty. It was kinda like a modern day Robin Hood, taking from the rich to sell at a knock down price in a pub.

If I were to be on premises, those grits would very much terminate their pre-digestive existence betwixt the bounteous ta-tas of the lady sitting afore them.

"Jumping Jack Flash", like DeNiro walking into the bar in Mean Streets?