I've been watching soccer games at a pub. It's on 4th St and is named The Pub. Named as if the proprietor consciously chose not to mythologize it. Most local spots in America want to be remembered. They sit around a table and come up with similar-sounding names, with a dash of local flavor and a sprinkle of familiarity - Backlot, Lonesome Rose, Barflys, etc. They hang up local art and hold objects that tie them to a place and time. Not The Pub. I remember reading somewhere that there is a Chinese company that manufactures components for Irish Pubs and ships them to America. Everything at The Pub probably comes from there. No one has bothered to fiddle with the factory settings either. The premier league games happen at 9 in the morning on weekends, yet The Pub has not bothered to buy a few coffee mugs. They serve me coffee in a long-stem glass with a handle, the ones used to serve Irish coffee I suppose. The coffee is terrible, so they always offer me whiskey to add to it. I'm always perturbed when they ask. They are always surprised I don't say yes.
#75 Saving the World and All That
#75 Saving the World and All That
#75 Saving the World and All That
I've been watching soccer games at a pub. It's on 4th St and is named The Pub. Named as if the proprietor consciously chose not to mythologize it. Most local spots in America want to be remembered. They sit around a table and come up with similar-sounding names, with a dash of local flavor and a sprinkle of familiarity - Backlot, Lonesome Rose, Barflys, etc. They hang up local art and hold objects that tie them to a place and time. Not The Pub. I remember reading somewhere that there is a Chinese company that manufactures components for Irish Pubs and ships them to America. Everything at The Pub probably comes from there. No one has bothered to fiddle with the factory settings either. The premier league games happen at 9 in the morning on weekends, yet The Pub has not bothered to buy a few coffee mugs. They serve me coffee in a long-stem glass with a handle, the ones used to serve Irish coffee I suppose. The coffee is terrible, so they always offer me whiskey to add to it. I'm always perturbed when they ask. They are always surprised I don't say yes.