Looking for the Best Burger Joints in the USA? Just Go To Your Local Dive Bar Burgers and beer go together like a frosted mug and draft. So it's only natural that in celebration of National Burger Month, which is May, PubClub.com highlights the Best Dive Burger Joints in the USA. Before diving into the dive bars, however, a certain criteria should be established. … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2011
Redondo Beach Bars Nightlife Reviews Best Fun Singles Places
A Look at the Best Places to Drink and Party in This South Bay City Near Manhattan and Hermosa Beach About two miles south of Hermosa is neighboring community of Redondo Beach. It has the biggest pier in the area, almost like that of Santa Monica in that it's part amusement park. It also has a small shopping area with a few restaurants and bars called Riviera … [Read more...]
Los Gatos CA Nightlife Top Bars For Singles
Carrie Nations, Mount Charley's & More Fun Party Spots For Single People Not far from San Francisco are some fun towns that have a thriving bar scene all their own. The Peninsula refers to an area south of San Francisco that encompasses Stanford University, the hippie and surf community of Santa Cruz, techy San Jose, beautiful Capitola Beach, exclusive Los … [Read more...]
Mumford & Sons Railroad Revival Tour Concert Review
People Pack A Parking Lot in Pedro For A Real Music Festival Atmosphere (And Lots of Beer) Not even PubClub can know about every great party in the world. So when we find a new one, it's like an archaeologist discovering an ancient lost city or a football coach unearthing a Hall of Fame receiver from Mississippi Valley State. Such was the … [Read more...]
The Best Place to Watch the Royal Wedding on TV
With an Early-Morning Broadcast in the USA, It's Going to Be Breakfast at Westminster Abbey Here's a thought sports and party-going fans: Treat the Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29 like a sporting event. Breakfast at Wimbledon? How about Breakfast at Westminster Abbey!? Blow off work; after all why get left standing at the water cooler when … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Beerfest Review John Elway Toytoa Event
More Than 300 Manhattan Beach Young Professionals Mix and Mingle At This Successful Party Generally speaking, cars and beer don't go together. They are best kept separate. But the creative folks with the Manhattan Beach Young Professionals (MBYP) paired the two together on an April evening. They hosted a beer festival at a car dealership, John Elway Toyota in Manhattan … [Read more...]
Is It Proper Equitette To Drink on Easter Sunday?
Gatherings of Friends, Sunday Brunch or a BBQ Is One Fun Way to Spend This Sacred Day It is a day of going to church, Easter Egg hunts and family gatherings. But is Easter Sunday also a day to party? It is okay to drink, say, mimosas in the morning and even (gasp!) go to bars in the afternoon and evening? In other words, treat it like any normal Sunday for a Pubclubber? The … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Dive Bars Reviews Shellback & Ercoles
With Progress Developing Around Them, These Two Legends of the Beach Keep Pouring It On For Loyal Locals They are the institutions that refuse to give into time or progress (or developers), as much a part of the landscape as the pier, the Strand and even the sand and the ocean. They are the downtown dive bars of Manhattan Beach, CA, the upscale beach community in … [Read more...]
Seeing Jimmy Buffett at New Orleans Jazz Fest: Tips & Photos
Tips From A Jazz Fest Veteran On How to Prepare For This Parrothead Heaven Of A Show Where in the heck is Parrothead heaven? Much like Jimmy Buffett's explanation for where is Margaritaville, it's wherever you want it to be. But from personal experience, I can honestly tell you it does not get much better than when JB is at JazzFest in New Orleans. This is everything … [Read more...]
Heli-Yoga Travel Trip Packages To The Canadian Rockies
Yoga In the Sky Uses a Helicopter To Take Guests On A Unique Travel Adventure and Experience At first, I was rocky. Then I was on the Rockies. The rocky part was my first yoga class, and the Rockies part was that it took place in the Canadian Rockies. Well, sort of, anyway. Tourism Alberta put on an event in Southern California to promote its Heli-Yoga tours – yes, … [Read more...]
2011 NFL Draft A Party For Fans of Favorite Teams
With the Draft in Prime Time, Local Sports Bars Will Be Busy Like Fall Sundays Bring on the 2011 NFL Draft! When last seen, NFL fans were at Super Bowl parties, paying at least as much attention to the chips and dip and keg as the game, and now it's time for them to emerge from their winter caves and again let themselves be seen and heard. The NFL draft is their playing … [Read more...]
Long Beach Grand Prix Images Miss GP Girls 2011
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Excitement and Fun at the World's Fastest Beach Party Including the 2011 Grand Prix Girls For the 37th time, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach delivered all it promised: Fun, excitement, energy, entertainment fast cars and beautiful women. The 2011 event was held April 15-17 through the scenic streets of downtown Long Beach, CA. With nearly … [Read more...]
Sharkeez Manhattan Beach El Porto Location Review & Images
A Look At the Relocated Popular Bar From A Long-Time Sharkeez Customer The party has started! The new Sharkeez – relocated from its original location to the former Harry O's and Upper Manhattan Lounge – is open. And it's as grand and spectacular as one would expect. It's cool, it's classy, it's tasteful and it's trendy. And best of all, it's still … [Read more...]
LA Beer Festival Event Review Images Party Scene
Fun Annual Event Brings Brews And Good Times to Brew Fans at Sony Studios From the moment I walked into the LA Beer Festival, I knew it would be a fun day. The first beer station I spotted was right at the entrance, Kona Brewing Company. That meant Longboard Lager and Firerock, two of my favorite beers (it's what I consume when am partying in Waikiki Beach). On one side … [Read more...]
Beverly Hills Film Festival Event Review
The Films Are Good, The People Are Friendly and There's a Bar Serving Stella Beers By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger When it comes to film festivals, I am hardly as savvy as I am when it comes to, say, beer festivals. In fact, about the only reason I found myself at the Beverly Hills Film Festival on a Friday night was that they were serving … [Read more...]
Long Beach Grand Prix Party Bus From Hermosa Beach
Annual South Bay to Long Beach GP Is Saturday, April 16 The PubClub.com Party Bus is THE way to see the annual Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach for 50+ people from the South Bay Beach Cities. This is first-come, first serve and it will SELL OUT, as it does each and every year. – Party Bus 2011 Information – • Saturday, April 16 • Hermosa Beach to the Grand Prix • Departs from … [Read more...]
New Orleans Nightlife Is A Party Down South
The Big Easy and Bourbon Street Party Scene Starts Early For People From the South Because it's in Their Blood When a baby is born in the South – and I know this to be true because I was one of them – before it is given over to the mother and the near passed-out father, the doctor and nurse do something very sneaky. But very good for the kid later in life. They … [Read more...]
College Towns: International Festival Claremont, CA
Annual International Music and Food Set for April 9, 2011 When one thinks of a college town, a place like Tuscaloosa, Athens or Bloomington may first come to mind. But in Southern California, right in the heart of Los Angeles, there are several college towns. One of them is Claremont, and it holds an annual music and food festival that is the talk of the town. It's the … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett Concert Memories: A Super Show In Santa Barbara, CA
A Long-Time Parrothead Recalls His Single Greatest Moment at A Buffett Show Of all the Jimmy Buffett concerts I've ever attended – I've about caught up to Buffett's age in the number of shows I've seen – one that really stands out was when he played the Santa Barbara Bowl in the early 90s. The Santa Barbara Bowl is an intimate venue. Its capacity is a mere 4.562 … [Read more...]
All-Time Favorite Jimmy Buffett Songs
As Any Parrothead Knows, Picking One Best Buffett Tune is Not Easy Because It All Depends On One's State of Margaritaville Mind I suppose, were I pressed to name my favorite Jimmy Buffett song to, say, enter a contest to win free concerts tickets for life (and wouldn't that really be something!), that I would come up with an answer. And it would probably be "Banana … [Read more...]
The Original Sharkeez Manhattan Beach Relocation Party Images Pictures Review
The Legendary South Bay Bar Goes Out Of It's Original Building in Style There's something special about that familiar yellow building, nearly two decades of memories and fun times held within its walls. And while Sharkeez Manhattan Beach has relocated a couple blocks away in the former Harry O's and Upper Manhattan spot it had to go out in typical Sharkeez style. … [Read more...]
The Changing Manhattan Beach Bars & Nightlife Scene
At Least Local Legends Shellback Tavern and Ercoles Remain Unchanged If one were to suddenly reappear in Manhattan Beach after a long absence – say, about 10 years – there's a lot about the bar and nightlife scene that her or she would instantly recognize. There's Shellback Tavern, basically unchanged over the years, except for more AVP memorabilla on the walls, a … [Read more...]
The Babes of Switzerland From The Cities To The Swiss Alps
They Kept Appearing Like Angels Falling From The Sky, Each New One As Beautiful As The Previous Starlet By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger They kept appearing like angels falling from the sky, each new one as beautiful as the previous starlet. Except one. The street parade is in August but this was a parade all right – a parade of beautiful … [Read more...]