Clean Slate
Well the bar is gone.
Knocked down, pushed in, and cleared away.
A landmark of my youth has now fallen to ruins...
I decided to list a bunch of memories. They mostly won't make any sense to you, but that's ok. I know what they mean...
We met good friends, lost good friends, pee'd on a toilet seat (now that's a good story) I won a pool tournament there once. Listened to a lot of Hank and Benny, CandleBox, and Melissa Ethridge's I'm the only one. I watched a very pregnant woman stand in the kitchen with the cooler doors open, eating poppers while she chugged Half and Half straight from the carton. We played hours of the new touch screen games situated around the bar. I hated the foosball crowd...it didn't matter who they were, but if they were gathered in that corner, they annoyed me. I stood guard outside the ladies room while random men used it...(apparently their side of the bathroom was no good for number Twos!) and did I say Hank...after all, it's a family tradition. I witnessed bad line dancing, had snowball fights, and grabbed my beer to run around the outside of the bar during Shes a Little Runaway...(just watch out for the Rottwiller.) Saw a car windshield smashed in. Spent hours on the porch. Saw my first ever real life police officers on bicycles...and watched them pull someone over! Walked over to Sleazy for chocolate fixes, pizza, and more money for more beer. Saw one to many reunions, alumni, and drank with my former teachers. Tailgated in the parking lot, parked two deep, and stepped in more then my share of giant puddles. Believe it or not, I think it's the only place I haven't hit another car while parking! (although I did pump Tuttle's once, but who didn't) I hid under the tables during some insane game Brett and I were playing. Watched Brett slide down the center wall when he missed the bar stool that was never even there! (I still laugh uncontrollably over that one) Listened to Kevin Brown sing Better Man over and over again in the kitchen. I remember Eric and his Slim Jim saved many a-locked keys inside cars. Rang Gene's doorbell...repeatedly until she called downstairs bitching. Watched hours of Beavis and Butthead with no sound. Was locked in the cooler (more then once) Remember the incarnation of the "What Ever Wing," and the F***ing Concord. I actually threw a beer bottle at someone. Took many orders, and delivered just as many..."who had the Wings?!" Aces, Golden Tee, and Pin Ball Wizard. Spent hours reading the Jack Handy's on the Dart board. Hated the air conditioner.
Brett puked on the bar, and in the corner by the pool cues...other places I'm sure. I always made it to the ladies room. It's where we had our first fight. I met a girl who's smile looked like a frown (never understood that phrase until I met Sabrina) We all walked through way too many drunk, wing fart Clouds and fed the Juke box entire pay checks. 40-04.
Brett puked on the bar, and in the corner by the pool cues...other places I'm sure. I always made it to the ladies room. It's where we had our first fight. I met a girl who's smile looked like a frown (never understood that phrase until I met Sabrina) We all walked through way too many drunk, wing fart Clouds and fed the Juke box entire pay checks. 40-04.
Great story. I love reading this stuff and reminsicing...you can't take memories from anyone, that is for sure.
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