Friday, June 17, 2005
New logo Jet for Southwest
Its been a long time since Southwest gave us a new logo jet. Now we have Maryland One to look out for. It seems that Southwest is sticking with the States for their special color schemes. I hope they save us from Illinois One as Chicago One would be a much better idea.
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Monday, June 06, 2005
Jackets Required at the 21 Club
We are off to the 21 Club in New York City this week. Pinkies Up, no jeans, no sneakers and jackets required.
What else could you expect from a former speakeasy that has been visited by every US President since FDR except one. His daddy was there but this boy dont drink.
I am interested to see their collection of aircraft models hanging from the ceiling. The first one was a B.O.A.C. Flying Boat. Supposedly Howard Hughes saw the flying boat one day and the next day he came in with a model of a new TWA Connie, and the collection started from there.
You can check out their menu at the 21 Club Website. A cheeseburger costs $27.00 bucks, who knows the cost of a Miller Lite.
This is another place immortalized by Leroy Neiman. There are at least three paintings by Neiman. I dont suppose he painted Smiths Bar on 9th.
Its too bad that you can no longer fly with your lighter and you can no longer smoke in bars in New York. I would have loved to sit in the 21 Club lounge and light up a nice 50 cent cigar with my Dunhill.
What else could you expect from a former speakeasy that has been visited by every US President since FDR except one. His daddy was there but this boy dont drink.
I am interested to see their collection of aircraft models hanging from the ceiling. The first one was a B.O.A.C. Flying Boat. Supposedly Howard Hughes saw the flying boat one day and the next day he came in with a model of a new TWA Connie, and the collection started from there.
You can check out their menu at the 21 Club Website. A cheeseburger costs $27.00 bucks, who knows the cost of a Miller Lite.
This is another place immortalized by Leroy Neiman. There are at least three paintings by Neiman. I dont suppose he painted Smiths Bar on 9th.
Its too bad that you can no longer fly with your lighter and you can no longer smoke in bars in New York. I would have loved to sit in the 21 Club lounge and light up a nice 50 cent cigar with my Dunhill.
Sunday, June 05, 2005
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
How's this for the one beer rule!
Yes I agree it's good to stay active when you retire.
A retired New Yorker known as "The Bar Man" is on a quest. He is going to visit 1,000 bars in a single year and he is dooing it on the one beer rule.
The Bar Man started out January 1st and five months later he stopped at 499 bars. He is halfway to completing his impossible dream. I checked out his blog for the following advice:
Following the common sense advice of checking with a doctor before embarking on any new "exercise" program, I checked in with mine concerning my One Thousand Bar trek. After pronouncing me fit and perfectly suited for such a program, we then discussed proper nutrition and my actual "exercise" program. As might be expected, he stressed the importance of a good breakfast. He thought a three day on, one day off pace might be optimal, but we both agreed that circumstances would have a large affect on that.
Today I decided to go to three bars that are listed in one of my favorite guides, “Jimmy’s Best New York Irish Pub Guide” This has a couple of nice maps of Manhattan. One shows the subway lines and the larger one, which only shows Manhattan below 83rd Street, has the locations of 80 Irish bars marked with red numbered circles. An invaluable, if somewhat incomplete, guide.
One Thousand Bars
A retired New Yorker known as "The Bar Man" is on a quest. He is going to visit 1,000 bars in a single year and he is dooing it on the one beer rule.
The Bar Man started out January 1st and five months later he stopped at 499 bars. He is halfway to completing his impossible dream. I checked out his blog for the following advice:
Following the common sense advice of checking with a doctor before embarking on any new "exercise" program, I checked in with mine concerning my One Thousand Bar trek. After pronouncing me fit and perfectly suited for such a program, we then discussed proper nutrition and my actual "exercise" program. As might be expected, he stressed the importance of a good breakfast. He thought a three day on, one day off pace might be optimal, but we both agreed that circumstances would have a large affect on that.
Today I decided to go to three bars that are listed in one of my favorite guides, “Jimmy’s Best New York Irish Pub Guide” This has a couple of nice maps of Manhattan. One shows the subway lines and the larger one, which only shows Manhattan below 83rd Street, has the locations of 80 Irish bars marked with red numbered circles. An invaluable, if somewhat incomplete, guide.
One Thousand Bars
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