The Party Blogger Returns To His Alma Mater For Tailgate Parties, The Bars & The Game Awesome! Were I to describe the experience of an Alabama football game in a single word, that would be it. Awesome. In a "back to school" experience for me, I spent the weekend of the Alabama-Ole Miss game in Tuscaloosa, AL. It was a return to the place where I went to college, … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2013
Back On Campus: The Dreamy Dreamland Ribs In Tuscaloosa
The Blogger Enjoys The Word's Best Ribs At Alabama's Legendary Restaurant One of the classic aspects about college campuses are not just the fun (and cheap) bars, but also classic food joints that help define the town and, in some cases, the entire university. They are the iconic symbols of the small towns, the equivalent of San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge or the … [Read more...]
College Football Party: Alabama-Ole Miss Weekend Off To Good Start
Back To School Blog From Tuscaloosa, AL I knew this would be a good trip when I became smitten with an Alabama girl hours before I even arrived in the state. She was on the first leg of my flight from Los Angeles, an absolute DOLL from the tiny dot of Opp, AL, who was in LA shopping for her family's boutique store. She was bubby, chatty, had a wide-eyed look about her and … [Read more...]
It’s A Roll Tide Weekend For The Nightlife Party Blogger
It's Back To School For cDllege Football Tailgating And Tuscaloosa Bars For Alabama-Ole Miss Game It's Roll Tide and, yes, even a Hottie Toddie or two as I spend the last weekend of September in Tuscaloosa for the Al-a-BAM-a and Ole Miss college football game. It's back to school for me, for I am a Bama graduate – and putting that degree in journalism to good use with … [Read more...]
Goose Island Craft Beers Pairing A Winner At Rock & Brews Redondo Beach
Special Five-Course Dinner Highlights Good Beer With Good Food At LA Restaurant Chicago's craft beer Goose Island has come West and - like many transplants from the Windy City - has landed in the fun Los Angeles Beach Cities of Hermosa, Manhattan and Redondo Beach. And on a weather-perfect Tuesday evening, the kind of gentle night where you want to have a few … [Read more...]
Having A Beer At One Of The Top Hidden Los Angeles Beach Bars
Redondo Beach's Rocky Point Fuel Dock Fuels Up The Blogger Not every time I go out am I looking for a party. Sometimes, I just want to have a beer to soak in the scene. And so I found myself on a super sunny Monday afternoon in the Los Angeles South Bay Beach Cities. I had just finished recording my weekly radio show for Static Beach Radio in Hermosa Beach, when I … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach Booze-N-Clues Bars Scavenger Hunt Charity Party
A Pub Crawl And Games For Teams In Costume To Raise Money For Lyme Disease Victim There's a beach party happening in Hermosa Beach, CA, and it's part pub crawl, part team contest and all fun. It's the inaugural Booze-N-Clues Bar & Beach Scavenger Hunt. It takes place on Saturday, Sept 28. As the name implies, it involves a scavenger hunt. Teams of up to six people … [Read more...]
Craft Beers Enhance Redondo Beach Lobster Festival Scene
Goose Island And Shock Top Specialty Brews Blend Perfectly With Bands And Bugs In 2013 Always a fun event, the Redondo Beach Lobster Festival elevated itself in 2013 with the addition of a craft beer garden. In an enhancement to the usual selection of beers, there were also several selections from Chicago craft brewer Goose Island and and also a wild variety of flavors … [Read more...]
Venice Music Crawl Returns To L.A With 70 Bands And Artists
Indie Rock and Experimental Electronic Featured Along Lincoln Blvd. It's World Peace Day on Saturday, Sept. 21, but Venice, CA, will be rockin' loud with the second installment of the Venice Music Crawl. This event, which attracted more than 4,000 people to its inaugural event in June, features more than 70 artists on stages at nine venues. It occurs along Lincoln Blvd., … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Lobster Festival 2013 To Feature Craft Beer Festival
Shock Top, Goose Island Among Taps At Sept. 20-22 Event Lobsters and beer go together like water and waves, yet this takes it to a new beer-lovers level. The 2013 Redondo Beach Lobster Festival – Sept. 20-22 at Seaside Lagoon in Redondo Beach, CA – includes a craft beer festival. It features more than a dozen selections. Some of the beers are: • Shock Top Lemon Shandy • … [Read more...]
Rock & Brews Redondo Beach Hosts Goose Island Craft Beer Pairing
Five-Course Dinner Features Top Menu Items With Chicago's Quality Beers Craft beer and good food – along with a good bit of rock 'n roll – is the mantra of the popular Rock & Brews in Redondo Beach, CA. The mostly-beer bar and restaurant has had locals lining up for dinner since its opening at the end of June. And now, it's pairing with Chicago-based craft brewery … [Read more...]
America’s Cup Provides A San Francisco Travel Treat
Sailing Race Spectacular Event For Spectators In An Eventful City When I got wind of the America's Cup taking place in San Francisco, I knew I had to be there for it. It's an international sporting event, one that gets worldwide media coverage and involves an interesting and fun (and also somewhat puzzling) sport, sailing. Plus, taking place in a city as dynamic as San … [Read more...]
America’s Cup Sailing Race A Fun Party In San Francisco
Viewing Guide, The Pavilion And Cheap(er) Beer Bars Tips Bring on the boats. And the beer. And the Kiwis! The America's Cup sailboat race is taking place in San Francisco and as a first-had observer I can tell you it's a great party! There are international people which gives it a bit of an Olympics atmosphere, along with a kind of PGA Tour element of sponsor tents … [Read more...]
Sharkeez Newport Beach Closing For 10-Week Rennovation
More Modern Mexican Lounge Decor Coming But Same Laid-Back Bar Attitude Sharkeez in Newport Beach is closing but hold on folks, it's only temporary. It's getting a 10-week makeover and will re-open in November. It's final day in its existing state is Sunday, Sept. 7. And it's going out in style, with a closing party featuring DJs and $3 u-call-its. All weekend there are … [Read more...]
Chelsea Pub Is Hermosa Beach’s Top College Football Sports Bar
Alumni Of Arizona, Nebraska, Notre Dame, Oregon And Virginia Tech Watch Games Here And Underground Pub College football season is upon us and it's one of my favorite times of the year. And not just because I love college football – I'm from the South, where the colleges outrank the NFL in terms of passion and importance – but because I love watching it in sports bars in … [Read more...]
College Football Games Make For Long Labor Day Weekend at Sports Bars
Sports Bars Provide A Fun Time, Along With The Fiesta Hermosa Beer Garden It was a long day of partying – and drinking lots of beer – and I have college football to blame/thank. Opening weekend of the 2013 season took place on Labor Day Weekend, with the big day being Saturday. And where I live, in the Los Angeles Beach Cities, Labor Day Weekend also means Fiesta Hermosa … [Read more...]