My Life is a Weekend

So the weather may have been pristine, but Lucky Bar provided an old familiar look and feel for this Wednesday's Gang Out: an indoor, beer-scented environment with more access to liquor than windows or water. And while the 'Outers may have spoken about art, the Banda Sea sea, and the benefits of more formal dresswear in the classroom, one thing couldn't escape this group: the weekend.

Who really has time for much in a M-F kind of world? We're considered not to "have a life" if we don't do stuff outside of work, and yet we work and are often bums during the week because of it. I think all signs point north here folks, our life is a weekend. Let me explain.

So even if Friday's party was one heck of a success, surely the team would've gotten over the weekend and on to talking about bigger, better, and more important things had it not been for Saturday morning's pole-dancing, followed by saturday afternoon's oxygen high, or the mid-afternoon #18-winning contest. But still, the weekend permeated all, even after reminiscing about the deliciousness of the triple-meatwich, and a winning ticket here and there after there were finally zero MTP for the Preakness, and yes, even after Round 5 of the day that included a stopover in downtown Baltimore followed by the craziest and most dangerous ride you've ever known.

And if not then, then surely conversation would have shifted after having recounted a weekend-long need for BBQ/foot massage, a bout with some home-grown karaoke, a derby-style game of boat races, and yes, you heard right, the baby-faced neighbors were severely shamed.

And so with little sleep and a whole lot to say, Team Gang Out moved on from one crazy weekend, skipping the mundane, and launching right into the next: next weekend! Jazz is back, Month of Bess is coming to a raucus close, Pierre is turning 30, Artomatic is in high gear, and Monday's a holiday, making it an extra-long weekend. And so without really even thinking about it, and in only a blink of an eye... we're at it all over again.

See you Wednesday...

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Sun Worship Happy Hour 5/20/09

Hey people,

Here are the outdoor choices of the week. Apparently we had great weather last week but I missed it so I'm stoked for some outdoor drinking/eating.

The Reef
2446 18th St NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 518-3800
www.thereefdc.com
They've got a ton on tap and real good food.

Lucky Bar
1221 Connecticut Ave NW # 1
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 331-3733
www.luckybardc.com
Good food, great deals.

CommonWealth GastroPub
1400 Irving ST. NW
Washington, DC 20010
202.265.1400
www.commonwealthgastropub.com
Super cool, all local, fun experience, a little pricey.

The choice is yours...

The Caps Lost, Nelly's Won, and Adem Broke Even

Team Gang Out (TGO) ventured out to Nelly's to join their team on the final night of the Caps/Penguins Stanley Cup series. The beer was remarkably light, the weather was great, and if you like sweet tea and you like Vodka, and for some reason you like to mix both of them with water at the same time, then Firefly is the drink for you.

Nelly's outed some new gang outers, and did its darndest to starve a couple others. An hour and ten minute wait for food may sound like torture to some, but not to those who had experienced far greater an atrocity the night before. The odds were 196 to 1, and one wise soul was in the market for a damn good payout of four shiny quarters if the Caps pulled through. Too bad they got klobbered.

So distraught was TGO about the defeat of the home-town-team (not to mention the discontentment surrounding a not-quite-fit-for-Fashion-Avenue display of Caps pride with heather red on Granny Smith red) that the obvious next step was to quit this peculiar bar that sells beer to kids with high school library IDs and take over the back room of Ben's Chili Bowl - a must-eat DC icon for the recently-transplanted.

And though it may have taken a good four attempts and one Michael Jackson tune to get its order in order, TGO set its chess clock to zero to count the seconds for the much-anticipated arrival of chilidogs, chili fries, chili burgers and half-smoked chili wieners. Before the sand had completely left the hourglass (and well before any overdramatic displays of how to drink icewater and listen to a friend on your left hand side ever took place) in walked the Knights from New York, who spiced things up being as XXX rated, and well-dressed as they were.

And even after such a disappointment from the Caps and a general stomach-turning about paying for food that was over an hour late, Ben's provided so much so quickly, even the opportunity to discover that Adem (sp?) had gone above and beyond (or should we say down and inside) by providing even more, and at the near-zero cost of a taxi cab reciept.

See you next week. Wear a helmet. Get on Nelly's' mailing list. Dress Romanian. Pack mace.

Tonight - HH at Nellie's!

Hey all,

Nellie's is the winner for tonight! Again, they're at 900 U Street, NW - get off at the 10th Street exit to the U Street Metro.

Nellie's has a "Beat the Clock" happy hour: $1 Miller Lite, bottled beers and rail vodka drinks from 5 to 6, with prices increasing $1 per hour until 8. See you there, and Go Caps! (Gametime at 7)

Happy Hour - Sports Bar for Caps Game 7!!!

Hey all,

In celebration of the Caps Game 7 against the Penguins, we're going to check out a sports bar to watch the game at. The game starts at 7.

Here are the options, vote for your top choice:

Momo's Sports Bar
http://www.momosdc.com/
1334 U Street, NW
Metro: U Street (13th Street Exit)
3 floors, 25 TVs, and pretty good wings too! After 9 pm, to celebrate the Caps win, there will be $3 Coors Lights and $4 Rails.

Penn Quarter Sports Tavern
http://www.dcsportstavern.com/ordereze/default.aspx
639 Indiana Ave., NW
Metro: Archives or Gallery Place
This one might be on the crowded side before the game starts since it's near the Verizon Center. It has a nice outdoor patio, and they have happy hour specials until 7.

Nellie's Sports Bar
http://nelliessportsbar.com/index.php
900 U Street, NW
Metro: U Street (10th Street Exit)
The game will be on with sound upstairs, and the spacious roof deck will be open. Downstairs, there is trivia that will be going on at 8 and 9 pm.

Irish Channel Pub!

Damn, you're gonna love this place... and yes, it's in the Red Roof Inn.

5/6 Gang Out

You choose, fools...

Gallery Place / Chinatown: Irish Channel Pub (was a runner-up several weeks back)
Barracks Row / Eastern Market: The Ugly Mug (another runner-up a few weeks back)
Union Station / Capitol Hill: Union Pub