Monday night. Slightly tired from the events of the weekend (update coming later) however still awake enough to see some good friends on the first day of the year.
First, a call came from Kimmy asking if I had a special gift for the holidays to deliver, which I did. One half of The Compound™ residents and I ate delicious Fatburgers and watched Rushmore. Directly afterwards as I was leaving I received a phone call from Eric, he was going to check out The Redwood Bar and wanted to know if I was up for the adventure as well. Now I must admit that I haven't been all that inspired to check the place out since it's re-opening a few months ago…something about the pirate theme that made me think "eh." However, let me say that I was pleasantly surprised with the place.
When I got there Eric was enjoying a Shrimp Po'boy, fries & a pint. I didn't eat but was informed there's a nice selection of "comfort food" on the menu. We sat in a large semi-circle booth which at first looked like white vinyl until further inspection revealed it was actually lined with a sail…as in ships. Inventive. After he finished eating we transitioned to the bar area to get a different perspective on the joint. Unfortunately the bartender was manning the entire place by himself and wasn't able to chat with us as we would have liked. There was a jukebox filled with a range of music from bands of today to the swinging sounds of yesterday, which gave me a slight flashback to the weekend I just spent in San Diego. I felt like getting up and cuttin' a rug, but refrained. 2 large flat screened TV's at either end of the bar provided us with fantastical BSU/OU Bowl Game coverage. I love football in HD. "It's the mirrors." But I digress…
Afterwards we thought briefly about checking out other drinking establishments in the neighborhood but the holiday, combined with my recent weekend activities and work in the morning made the decision an easy one. I dropped him off at his fabulous building and made my way home to unpack.
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