June 8, 2011
Okay, the other day a challenge was proposed here at MAD, actually it was a dare! MAD reader and once in a while commenter, Brooksy dared me to go to an Australian bar called, Eight Mile Creek. Due to massive alcohol consumption, I guess Brooksy doesn’t remember that I went to that bar when I was doing my bar crawl blog last year. I went back and looked at the post. I went there on Thursday, August 5th, 2010. Close to a year ago, but it seems like a decade ago! That whole year just kind of seems like a blur and not just because I was drinking every night! It’s funny looking back at the posts and the people I met, it would be funny if some of them were there tonight...because I accept your dare Brooksy! And since it’s Tuesday, it’s swizzle stick night, so I’ll not only have a Cooper’s Green for Brooksy, I’ll have a double gin and tonic and see what kind of swizzles are offered there. Let’s go to the bar down under...under the Eight Mile Creek restaurant, that is!
Here we are at the 28th and Broadway station waiting for the R train to take us to Prince Street.
And here it is...all aboard!
Okay, we're are on Mulberry Street. Through the magic of the internet you missed a subway ride where a gorgeous Asian woman told me she loved my Gumby bag and I kidded around and flirted with her the whole ride and her boyfriend looked liked he wanted to strangle me. You gotta love Gumby!
And here we are, Eight Mile Creek.
Of course, we're going to the bar down under. Where beer does flow and men chunder...whatever that means.
Down the stairs...
And here we are in Manhattan's own little slice of Oz. There's a decent crowd here for a Tuesday night.
I ordered up the double gin and tonic from Trevor the bartender who's a really nice guy and a great bartender.
But unfortunately there are no swizzle sticks to be had at this bar down under. Where women glow and men plunder. Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder? Me either, it's a perfectly clear night out.
To make up for the lack of swizzle sticks, there is live music tonight!
This is Tracy who hosts a friendly, open mic jam session here every Tuesday. He also bartends at the Spring Lounge down the street.
He's joined onstage by his friend Nate.
Some of the fans of the duo listen on.
And here's Nate offstage with his friend, Abbey.
And I had to get a shot of Abbey's lovely feet and her cool foot tattoo! Nice!
And the show goes on, great playing and singing Tracy!
And a Cooper's Green is drunk is Brooksy's honor! And I had one after that to cheer Clacky! Cheers and beers to my Australian mates!
Okay, up the stairs and its out we go into the night.
Ha, a Van Wagner shot for Kari! Goodnight everybody and see you tomorrow after dark.
Further reading: Jeremaih’s Vanishing New York, New York Magazine, New York Citysearch and NY Times.
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Four Songs About Australia
Living in Oz—Rick Springfield
Australia—The Kinks
Land Down Under—Men At Work
Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil
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