The next meeting of our nascent Drinking Liberally chapter (am I using “nascent” correctly? My dictionary says “yes”, but barely, so I leave it to my resident etymologists to decide) will meet at the Ice House Pub at the Bulkeley House at 111 Bank Street in New London on February 7 at 6:30 PM. We are going to try the Bulkeley House because:
1. It’s situated in New London, and so it’s mutually inconvenient for the bulk of the people who’ve attended, most of whom were from Waterford or Groton; and
2. It has a room we can use that is separate from, but close to, the bar area. It also has more room than the Harp and Hound, where we had reached the upper limits of capacity.
We have reason to think (or hope) that we may have more participants the next time around. If we do, and if we went to the Harp and Hound, we couldn’t be accommodated.
The Bulkeley House has parking close by, in a rear parking lot a short walk from the entrance.
We expect that we’ll take a sense of the group after the next meeting and make a decision about a permanent location.
Anyone who cares to come, so long as you are liberal (or conservative and will keep your views to yourself) is invited, particularly a certain regular reader who lives in Waterford, and who I haven’t seen in too long a time. To get everyone in the mood, here’s a few songs with alcoholic themes.
The Doors, singing Whiskey Bar/Alabama Song:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbzvSYLCSo0&feature=related[/youtube]
Next, something only 60s folks will remember. I’m lifting the ban on obviously lip synched videos for this one. I was rather proud to be able to dredge it up out of memory. Mary Hopkin, discovered and initially produced by Paul McCartney, singing Those Were the Days. A bit maudlin, perhaps, but that’s often what happens when you drink too much:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KODZtjOIPg[/youtube]
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