<br>2/17/06 (7)
<br>1. ADAM
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. JAN
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. BOBBY
<br>6. STEVE PASCHALL
<br>7. MARY PASCHALL
<br> After's: JIMMY'S
<br> After After's: SCRATCHER'S
<br>
<br>2/10/06 (6)
<br>1. ADAM
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. JAN
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. BOBBY
<br>6. STEVE PASCHALL
<br> After's: JIMMY'S
<br> After After's: NOODLETOWN
<br>
<br>2/3/06 (7)
<br>1. ADAM
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. JAN
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. BOBBY
<br>6. STEVE PASCHALL
<br>7. MARY PASCHALL
<br> After's: JIMMY'S
<br> After After's: NOODLETOWN
<br>
<br>1/27/06 (9)
<br>1. ADAM
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. JAN
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. BOBBY, back from Africa
<br>6. SUSAN SUCHMAN STRIDER
<br>7. KATHY FRANK
<br>8. LOWELL FINE
<br>9. JIM WOLIN
<br> After's: JIMMY'S
<br> After After's: NOODLETOWN
<br> After After After's: VFW
<br>
<br>1/20/06 (6)
<br>1. ADAM
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. JAN
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. ADRIANNE SPOTA
<br>6. LYNN ROTHSCHILD
<br> After's: JIMMY'S
<br>
<br>1/13/06 (7)
<br>1. ADAM
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. WARREN
<br>4. JESSICA STEIN
<br>5. DAN PATRICK
<br>6. STEVE PASCHALL
<br>7. LOUIS SOLISH
<br> After's: JIMMY'S
<br>
<br>1/6/06 (7)
<br>1. ADAM
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. JAN
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. SUSAN SUCHMAN STRIDER
<br>6. KATHY FRANK
<br>7. JIM WOLIN
<br> After's: JIMMY'S
<br>
<br>12/30/05 (5)
<br>1. ADAM
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. JAN
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. ROBBY RUNDBAKEN
<br> After's: JIMMY'S
<br> After After's: SCRATCHER'S
<br>
<br>12/23/05 (6)
<br>1. ADAM
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. JAN
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. PAULA NEWMAN
<br>6. JIM WOLIN
<br> After's: JIMMY'S
<br> After After's: SCRATCHER'S
<br>
<br>12/16/05 (11)
<br>1. ADAM
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. JAN
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. JON FIUR
<br>6. YAEL LEWIN
<br>7. JIM WOLIN
<br>8. DEBBIE PRIOR
<br>9. LAURA
<br>10. ERIC
<br>11. JOE
<br> After's: JIMMY'S
<br> After After's: VELELKA
<br>
<br>
12/9/05 (10)
<br>"Pipe Dream Reunion"
<br>1. JAN
<br>2. KENNY FUNK, former Paste-Up artist of Pipe Dream (SUNY Binghamton's twice weekly
newspaper), now proprietor of Coffee Cup Design Studio, a small graphic design firm in New York.
<br>3. ADAM
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. BOBBY
<br>6. STEVE PASCHALL, stole 5,000 copies of a Pipe Dream issue in 1979 to protest an editorial he strongly disagreed with. (The editorial told students to ignore a student boycott, for those that are interested.) After attempting to hide the newspapers in the bathroom of the Broome Hall dorm basement, his defense was that he did not steal the Pipe Dreams, but was actually reading all 5,000 copies in the Broome Basement crapper.
<br>7. CHRISTINA, Steve and Mary's friend, in from Denver.
<br>8. LYNN ROTHSCHILD
<br>9. ADRIANNE SPOTA, former Design Consultant of Pipe Dream (1980-84), now Art Teacher and
Stay-At-Home Mom. Ya know Age, one of the nice things about having a website,
is being able to post any ridiculous thing that comes into your mind. Like the lyrics to the
tune "My Age Spota" (sung to the tune of "My Sharona" by The Knack) "Da-da da-da
da da da-da-da da da-da da-da da-da-daÍmy Age Spota!". Or, here's another one
we used to sing in the Pipe Dream officeÍ "A-dri-anne Sp-ota, likes cherry soda,
bats like Ron SwobodaÍ"
<br>10. RONNY KLEMPNER, former Sports Editor of Pipe Dream, now Associate Counsel
of the National Bastketball Players Association. That's right boys, that guy who was sitting at our table represents the NBA Players! That means, that if Mrs. O'Neill sues her husband,
Shaquil, Ronny is right there by Shaq's side. If Lew Alcindor gets into a little
scuffle over a parking ticket, Ronny is there, as well. Whether sharing
a hot tub with Clyde Frazier and some of his lady friends, or playing 5-3-1 in Pistol Pete Maravich's
drivewayÍ that Ronny K. has certainly seen it all! Age and Klemp- great to see you Pipe Dreamers!!!
<br>After's: JIMMY'S
<br>After After's: ?
<br>
<br>
12/2/05 (12)
<br>"Kathy Frank Night"
<br>1. JAN
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. ADAM
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. BOBBY
<br>6. KATHY FRANK, birthday girl
<br>7. KAREN LAZAN
<br>8. KAREN FEUER,
<br>Kathy & Karen's friend from Amagansett. Works in Marketing at Standard and
Poor's. Lemme tell ya, she didn't seem too standard. And by the $20 bills she
was dropping, she didn't seem too poor eitherÍ
<br>9. GREG KANTOR and
<br>10. SHERI ROSENBERG, Mr. and Mrs. McSorley's
<br>11. MARC McCLEMENS, drummer of Born To Go
<br>12. REKU, drummer of Superthrive
<br>After's: JIMMY'S
<br>After After's: ?
<br>
(*Ken Diamond, Mark Pressman, Larry Secunda, Andy Graber, Larry Gershwer and Enzo
(aka Deborah Wenning, from Italy!) attempted to join us this evening, but due
to Wayne Seroka's outlandish drunken behavior, were unable to enter the bar. Therefore,
unfortunately, they do not get the appearance.)
<br>
<br>
11/25/05 (1)
<br>"Thanksgiving Friday"
<br>1. RONNI FUNK-SIEGEL,
<br>who for some reason, thought we'd be in McSorley's Ale House on Friday Night.
She should have looked for us at KATHY FRANK'S PARTY AT ADAM & SUSAN's (Before's,
After's)
<br>There, she would have run into brother Ken, husband Jan, Dan Alper, Warren, Cheryl,
Bobby, Chris, Arnie, Heather Wasserman, boyfriend Marc.
<br>After After's: ?
<br>
<br>
11/23/05 (6)
<br>"Thanksgiving Wednesday"
<br>1. JAN
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. ADAM
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. BOBBY
<br>6. CHRIS
<br>After's: BURP CASTLE
<br>After After's: JIMMY'S, 43 East 7th Street, next door and underneath Burp Castle.
NY's Best Kept secretÍ friendly, warm, "Rathskeller Chic"Í subterranean bistro
serving Ukranian fare with ingredients fresh from the Union Square MarketÍ all
new refrigerated lines, continously cooled with glycol pumps and new insulation
serving an amazing beer selectionÍ Jimmy, did I leave anything out?
<br>After After After's: ?
<br>
<br>
11/18/05 (12)
<br>1. JAN
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. ADAM
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. BOBBY
<br>6. KATHY FRANK,
<br>and I guess now's as good a time as any to tell everyone about "Kathy Frank Night"
on December 2nd! McSorley's Ale House will certainly be the place to 'see and
be seen', when all the hipsters and flipsters will be sharin' in the Weekapaugh
groove, diggin' the back room scene with it's positive Irie Kathy Frank cool rasta
vibrations. Ya, mon! And maybe even Karen Lazan will be there (for the first time
since 6/17/05) to tell us about her party that we weren't invited to.
<br>7. JESSICA STEIN, looking pretty spiffy in her new Cynthia Rawley glasses. And
just think JessicaÍ the next time someone Googles you and Cynthia Rawley, they'll
wind up on the 12Darks website!
<br>8. DAN PATRICK
<br>9. BARBARA ANN WAKIE
<br>10. DAVE DAMIECKI, aka "Surfer Dave", first appearance since 1/21/05
<br>11. KATE, Dave's friend. And just think, KateÍ the next time someone Googles
"Kate" and "Dave's friend", they'll wind up on the 12Darks website!
<br>12. SUSAN ABRAHAMS!!!, who showed up promptly at 11pm, waited patiently until
11:35 only to leave alone and dissappointed. It's clear to me Susan, that you
absolutely deserve the Guest Appearance, although my Brother-in-Law (non-blood),
aka Spreadsheet Sam, might beg to differ. Really sorry we missed you, Susan. One
of these nights you'll have to take that disco nap and join us. (I'll must change
the time on that bannerÍ)
<br>After's: BURP CASTLE, and surprisingly, the "1st Ever Burp Castle After's", considering
it's right down the streetÍ
<br>After After's: SCRATCHER'S. Oy.
<br>After After After's: NOODLETOWN?
<br>
<br>11/11/05 (10)
<br>1. JAN
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. ADAM
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. BOBBY
<br>6. ARNIE WOLSKY, 1st time since ?/?/??
<br>7. JESSICA STEIN
<br>8. DAN PATRICK
<br>9. CHRIS WEISS
<br>10. CHRISTIE AIKEN, Chris' new girlfriend. Christie's a student at the University
of Delaware, studying Leadership and Economics. She also waits tables at Valle's
Cuchina Italiano, conveniently located in the heart of downtown Wilmington. Though
the restaurant is known state-wide for it's fine Italian cuisine, Christie says
the best deal is the Surf 'N Turf, a tender Filet Mignon served with 2 delicious
Crab Cakes. And don't let that $37 price tag scare you, Valle's is famous for
its oversized portions. OhÍ Christie will also become Miss Delaware at the end
of the month and then go on to become Miss America.
<br>After's: 35 COOPER (1 order of free Edimame, split amongst 6 people, no drinks)
<br>After After's: SCRATCHER'S
<br>After After After's: VFW?? (Adam, Warren >7:30am?)
Well, well, well, it's 7:30 and we're at VFW. Do you know anyone who we could
call? Oh, Hi Diane, is Ken up? Can we talk to him? We really miss him since we
haven't seen him for 4 hours. We miss his funny jokes. I'm sure he would love
to talk to us and make us both laugh right nowÍ
<br>
<br>11/4/05 (5)
<br>"5 Horsemen Night"
<br>1. JAN
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. ADAM
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. BOBBY
<br>After's: 35 COOPER
<br>After After's: BFW (B,K) and WINNIE'S/NOODLETOWN (A,W)
<br>
<br>10/28/05 (8)
<br>1. JAN
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. ADAM
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. JESSICA STEIN
<br>6. LYNN ROTHSCHILD
<br>7. BARBARA ANN WAKIE
<br>8. MARLA KESTEN, works for Arbitron, radio ratings and consumer media information.
She knows what you are listening to right now. She is Big Brother.
<br>After's: BIG BAR
<br>After After's: WINNIE'S. Years before "Tapestry", Carole King wrote and recorded
a minor solo hit called "It Might As Well Rain Until September". Already well
known for writing dozens of pop hits for other artists inc. "Will You Still Love
Me Tomorrow", "Up On The Roof" and "The Locomotion", this 1962 gem was originally
intended to be recorded by Bobby Vee. The song reached #22 on the charts, but
was rarely heard on WCBS-FM. I first heard it around 1975 when I was 15 (thanks
Uncle Steve in Brooklyn) and it remains to this day one of the greatest songs
of all time. I was so shocked to see this tune on the Winnie's Karaoke Playlist,
that I sang the song solo. Then I took a leak. Then Jan, Adam, Warren and I sang
the immortal Sam The Sham and the Pharoahs classic "Wooly Booly".
<br>After After After's: 69 RESTAURANT. Fortune: "If food was good, tell others.
If food was not good, don't tell others."
<br>
<br>10/21/05 (4)
<br>1. JAN
<br>2. BOBBY
<br>3. WARREN
<br>4. CHERYL
<br>
(Note: The following was recap was written by Spreadsheet Sam (Jan).
<br>
"With K-Dawg and Adam absent, the Horsemen knew that this week was the night to
meet new friends. So, let's meet Staten Island's favorite sonsÍ Ray, Steve, Ralph,
Rajay and Julian! These articulate young professionals displayed all the finest
qualities that we aging hipsters enjoy most. Abundant awe and respect for us,
eagerness to pay for our beers and a promise to bring chicks next time.
<br>Afters: Grass Roots*
<br>After After's:
(*Last After's at Roots:
<br>?/?/??)
<br>
<br>10/14/05 (8)
<br>1. KENNY
<br>2. JAN
<br>3. ADAM
<br>4. WARREN
<br>5. BOBBY
<br>6. DAN PATRICK
<br>7. JESSICA STEIN
<br>8. BARBARA ANN WAKIE
<br>After's: SCRATCHER'S
<br>After After's: WINNIE'S (Adam and Warren sang "I Fought The Law", Ken took pictures)
<br>After After After's: NOODLETOWN (Won Ton Noodle Soup for KF, Mixed Chinese Vegetables,
2 orders of Salt Baked Shrimp, Chicken with XO Sauce. Am I missing anything? Oh,
Adam had 2 TsingTao's)
<br>
<br>10/7/05 (4)
<br>1. KENNY
<br>2. JAN
<br>3. ADAM
<br>4. BOBBY
<br>After's: BIG BAR
<br>After After's: VESELKA (Adam: Beef Goulash. Ken: Chicken Salad on chalah. Jan:
9 Lives. Bobby: Friskie's.)
<br>
<br>9/30/05 (20)
<br>"Season Opener"
<br>1. KENNY FUNK
<br>2. JAN SIEGEL
<br>3. ADAM STRIDER
<br>4. WARREN BOGRAD
<br>5. BOBBY WEISS
<br>6. SUSAN SUCHMAN-STRIDER
<br>7. CHERYL WISTREICH
<br>8. RONNI FUNK-SIEGEL
<br>9. FRANK GREENBERG
<br>10. STEVE PASCHALL
<br>11. MARY PASCHALL
<br>12. KATHY FRANK
<br>13. PAULA NEWMAN
<br>14. LINDA IKEFUGI
<br>15. JEFF KOHLER
<br>16. JIM WOLIN
<br>17. ADAM RADBELL
<br>18. ROBBY
<br>19. ANDY BROWN*
<br>20. HUGH*
<br>After's: 35 COOPER
<br>After After's: NOODLETOWN
<br>* First Appearance
<br>
<br>9/23/05 (3)
<br>1. KEN
<br>2. BOBBY
<br>3. STEVE PASCHALL
<br>After's: EAST 4th STREET, where we watched "The Thrilla in Manilla"? You know,
the fight where Ali used the rope-a-dope to lure Foreman in, round after round,
only to erupt in the 8th, to prove indeed, that he was truly, "The Greatest"?
<br>
<br>9/16/05 (7)
<br>1. JAN
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. BOBBY
<br>4. WARREN, Birthday Boy
<br>5. CHERYL
<br>6. STEVE PASCHALL
<br>7. DAVE BLOOM, 1st appearance since ?/?/??. As a student at Cooper Union (1979-83),
Dave would visit McSorley's 3-4 times a week, spending much more time at THE GRASS
ROOTS. Dave's favorite Cooper memory: Collapsing after a night of heavy drinking
and waking up, only to find that his frat bros had replaced his mattress with
the one used by local prostitutes.
<br>After's: CHEZ PASCHALL, R.I.P. (2003-2005)
<br>"A better place for After's there will never be."
<br>
<br>9/9/05 (5)
<br>1. JAN
<br>2. KEN
<br>3. WARREN
<br>4. BOBBY
<br>5. LOWELL
8/5/05 (4)
1. JAN
2. ADAM
3. KEN
4. BOBBY WEISS, who showered his fellow horsemen with gifts from abroad… T-Shirts from Estonia, beer steins from Lithuania, shot glasses from Latvia… nothing was too lavish, nor too expensive, for his bestest drinking buddies at home. Thanks for all the tchotchkas (or objet d'art, depending on how you look at it), and welcome back to McSorley's, Bobby Boy!
After's: BIG BAR, where a certain Eastern European bartendress (who shall remain nameless) seemed to be flirting "big time" with a certain Horseman (who shall also remain nameless) who just happened to have been partying it up in her former Communist bloc stomping ground over the last 2 weeks.
After After's: BEREKET. Adam, Thanks for the Shwarma/Doner Kebab/Slab of Sheep, or whatever that was, in Pita Bread. Sure was good, and well-worth that case of the Squirty Dukes the next morning. Cheers!
7/29/05 (3)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. STEVE
After's: CHEZ PASCHALL
7/22/05 (6)
1. ADAM
2. WARREN
3. KEN
4. JAN
5. ROBBY, not Jan's cousin Robby
6. DIANE LEE WEINER, former Financial Manager of Arista Records, now about to embark on a new career in a trendy Soho Art Gallery. Diane's other interests include rock climbing, heart breaking and dream making.
After's: BIG BAR. And Bobby Weiss, if you're reading this…Veronika told us to send you a big wet tongue kiss, and that you should enjoy your trip to Eastern Europe where she said she was from.
After' After's: NOODLETOWN???
Adam, Warren- Is this where you guys went after I left? Did you order the Salt Baked Shrimp? How was it? Did you go with the Flowering Chives or the XO Chicken? Please let me know about this so I can start my day.
7/15/05 (10)
1. JAN
2. ADAM
3. WARREN
4. KEN
5. BOBBY
6. CHRIS, Bobby's bro
7. COURTNEY FRY, Chris' girlfriend, also a police officer in Wilmington, DE. Never killed anyone (we asked).
8. LYNN ROTHSCHILD
9. ROB ALPER
10. DAN ALPER
After's: BIG BAR, Veronica is the bartender's name, and whatever you do, DO NOT ask her where in Eastern Europe she is from, as we mistakenly did a few weeks ago. She's actually from Hungary, hence the fiery insane personality.
After After's: NOODLETOWN Shrimp Dumpling Noodle Soup, Mixed Chinese Vegetables with some kinda sauce (Adam, help me out, you ordered it), XO Chicken (I think. C'mon its been 3 days, who remembers this stuff) and Two, count em', TWO ORDERS of SALT BAKED SHRIMP… for three people! That's alot of Salt Baked Shrimp, not that we left any over, but I think we can all agree that if Ed Silver was there, he would have taken half of them home.
7/8/05 (6)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. JAN
4. BOBBY, tied with Warren in appearances, not that anyone is counting.
5. DR. NICHOLAS TIFFIN, from Sheffield, England, grew up with Bobby's half-brothers in the UK.
6. TIM SHAW, RN, from Peterborough, England, friend of Nick's. Nick and Tim, 2 nice blokes from the UK, hope you mates had a good time! Cheers.
After's: BIG BAR
After After's: NOODLETOWN
Wonton Noodle Soup (next time you fellas might wanna think about ordering your own), XO Chicken, Sea Bass w/Flowering Chives, Bok Choy something or other, and… SALT BAKED SHRIMP (mmmm!!!)
7/1/05 (6)
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. JAN
4. BOBBY
5. STEVE PASCHALL
6. ALAN BROWN, Jan's buddy from Active International.
After's: CHEZ PASCHALL
After After's: BEREKET
Ken: Gyro
Adam: Gyro
6/24/05 (6)
1. KEN
2. WARREN
3. BOBBY
4. ROBBY, not Jan's cousin, but worked with Jan in the mid-80's. Jan has another cousin Robby, but this was not him.
5. BARBARA ANN WAKIE. Here's another one… The Four Tops Motown classic, "Shakie Me, Wakie Me (When It's Over, When It's Over)".
6. NICOLE HORSFORD, Barbara's niece. Her "much older brother's" kid. Works in Marketing Department at HIP. Does not know Karen Lazan (Guest #11, 6/17/05), who works in Marketing at Pfizer, but I'm sure they would have alot in common, both being single, attractive women, working in Marketing Departments of major corporations, and all.
After's: BIG BAR, where "The Worst Bartender Ever in the History of the World" (see After's, 6/3/05) turns out she ain't really that bad after all.
After After's: ODESSA.
Ken: Chicken Souvlaki. Warren: Hot Open Turkey. Bobby Weiss: French Toast.
6/17/05 (13)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. BOBBY
5. ADAM
6. SUSAN SUCHMAN STRIDER, not getting older, getting better.
7. MARK McCLEMENS, Adam's friend from Strange Days, the Space Rock Festival in Ohio. Also former drummer of "Born To Go", which is either a Springsteen cover band or a bunch of guys sitting around with stomach cramps.
8. ADAM SHAPIRO
9. LYNN ROTHSCHILD, just back from Istanbul (not Constantinople).
10. KATHY FRANK
11. KAREN LAZAN, Kathy's friend from Amagansett, works in Marketing Department at Pfizer. Last time in McSorley's: sometime around 1985. Karen, that spacious new place on Bedford Street sounds like it would make a wonderful place for After's. Hope you had fun!
12. JESSICA STEIN
13. BARBARA ANN WAKIE
After's: SCRATCHER'S
After After's: NOODLETOWN
6/10/05 (17)
TABLE 1 (or "The Old Person's Table"):
1. JAN
2. BOBBY
3. ADAM
4. SUSAN
5. STEVE PASCHALL
6. DINOZ, Steve's wife Mary's old boss
7. ALAN, who works with Jan
8. JEFF STERN, in from LA, grew up with Alan
TABLE 2, "The TAU Reunion Table" (also known as "The Young Person's Table"), members of Binghamton University's oldest and finest fraternity cemented their bonds of brotherhood:
9. KENNY FUNK, Spring '83
10. PIERCE SCHILLER, Spring '03
11. TIM HO, Spring '03
12. STEPHEN CONROY, Spring '03
13. CHRIS CIANO, Spring '03
Also on hand at TABLE 2 were:
14. DOMINIC CHECHILE, Chris' cousin
15. JUSTIN ? (Timberlake?, Help me out here, fellas), friend of Dominic's
16. JAY ORTIZ, friend of Dominic's
17. ???, (name's, must have names), Jay's girlfriend
After's: SCRATCHERS
After After's: VESELKA
Yo Pierce, Tim, Steven and Chris- Great to hang with you, bros! Sorry we missed you at Scratcher's. Anytime you're down in NYC on a Friday Night, you know where we are. Quis!
6/3/05 (6)
1. JAN
2. ADAM
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. JESSICA
6. DAN
After's: BIG BAR, employer of The Worst Bartender Ever in the History of the World
After After's: VESELKA
5/27/05 (5)
"Tommy Nolan Welcome Back Party"
1. KEN
2. WARREN
3. BOBBY
4. JAN
5. RONNI
After's: NOODLETOWN
5/20/05 (6)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. ADAM
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. LOWELL FINE
After's: SCRATCHER'S, where McSorley's "Barkeep of the Year" Brenden joined us for a few rounds. What a class act you are, Brenden, and thanks once again for treating us like royalty back there these last few weeks while Tommy's been away.
EVENING HIGHLIGHT: Watching Bobby Boy smooching with someone he met literally 5 minutes before, while her new boyfriend (whom she just left a message with) walks right by in front of us. I tell you, it just doesn't get better than this.
5/13/05 (10)
"Warren's 1st Fire Island Weekend, Only 20 More Weeks Until '05-'06 Season Opener"
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. JAN
4. ROBBY, Jan's Cousin
5. BOBBY
6. RICH GROEN… hey, all you girls on the deck of the Mermaid this summer, there's some new blood in town… and his name is Rich Groen! And maybe, just maybe he'll invite you to McSorley's with him on the Season Opener, 10/7/05!
7. STEVE PASCHALL
8. JESSICA STEIN
9. DAN PATRICK
10. PASCAL GRIEKO, Dan's Friend
After's: Chez Paschall
5/6/05 (9)
"Boy's Night Out"
1. WARREN
2. KEN
3. JAN
4. ADAM
5. BOBBY
6. FRANKIE G.
7. ADAM RADBELL
8. STEVE PASCHALL
9. DAN ALPER
*Gerry, the Night Watchman, sat down with us again before starting his shift at 1am. He seemed unphased when I told him that I had put his autograph up for sale on Ebay. Apparantly so were alot of other people, as it did not get the 1 cent minimum during the 3 days it was listed.
**A Special Hats Off to Brendan, who (once again) made us feel like true McSorley's Gold. The endless X-mas rounds, letting us hang out and drink til 1:30, then making the mustard for us from scratch because he felt the old ones were starting to turn. Are we royal back there or what!
After's: Chez Paschall
4/29/05 (3)
1. JAN (moves into #1 in Appearances, not that anyone is counting)
2. ADAM
3. BOBBY
*Gerry, the Night Watchman of McSorley's Ale House, also sat down at this table.
After's: Crime Scene?
4/22/05 (13)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. ADAM
5. SUSAN
6. BOBBY
7. JESSICA
8. DAN
9. FRANKIE G.
10. ARNIE WOLSKY, and his Craig's List internet possé:
11. SHARON PRICE, who came up for from Washington, DC for a Passover Seder with her friend,
12. LEAH M*RK*W*TZ!!!! Great meeting you guys, hope you had fun!
13. GREG KANTER
After's: SCRATCHER'S
After After's: VESELKA (J,D)
4/15/05 (7)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. PAULA NEWMAN
7. FRANK GREENBERG, who didn't show up last week because of the Eagles Concert in New Jersey
SET 1
The Long Run
New Kid in Town
Wasted Time
Peaceful Easy Feeling
I Can’t Tell You Why
One of These Nights
Lyin’ Eyes
In the City
Boys of Summer
Already Gone
SET 2
Tequila Sunrise
Love Will Keep Us Alive
Hole in the World
Take It to the Limit
You Belong to the City
Seems to Me
Dirty Laundry
Life’s Been Good
Sunset Grill
Funk #49
Heartache Tonight
Life in the Fast Lane
SET 3
Hotel California
Rocky Mountain Way
All She Wants to Do Is Dance
Take It Easy
Desperado
After's: SCRATCHER'S
After-After's: NOODLETOWN (A,W)
4/8/05 (11)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. JESSICA STEIN!
7. DAN PATRICK
8. LOUIS SOLISH
9. PAT DALIA
10. GREG KANTER
11. SHERI ROSENBERG
Afters: SCRATCHER'S
After-After's: NOODLETOWN
After-After-After's: VFW
4/1/05 (10)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. CHERYL
6. BOBBY
7. FRANK GREENBERG
8. JEFF KOHLER
9. PAULA NEWMAN
10. PHYLLIS ROSENSTEIN
Afters: SCRATCHER'S
After-Afters: NOODLETOWN
After-After-Afters: WINNIE'S, where Adam, Ken, Jan and Warren sang a rousing version of "Everybody's Talking" at 4am.
After-After-After-Afters: VFW
3/25/05 (14)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. ADAM
5. SUSAN
6. LOWELL FINE
7. FRANK GREENBERG
8. JEFF KOHLER
9. ABBY SINREICH
10. MARY LENNON
11. MAGGIE RYDER
12. RUTH BERNSTEIN
13. STEVE PASCHALL
14. MARY PASCHALL
Afters: CHEZ PASCHALL
After-Afters: NOODLETOWN
3/18/05 (10)
"Riva White Night"
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. FRANK GREENBERG
7. LYNN ROTHSCHILD
8. PHYLLIS ROSENSTEIN
9. JON BATTLE
10. PAT DALIA!!!
Afters: FISH BAR
After After's: NOODLETOWN (A,W)
3/11/05 (13)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. FRANK GREENBERG
7. LYNN ROTHSCHILD
8. STEVE PASCHALL
9. MARY PASCHALL
10. DELORES KINSMAN, Mary's Sister
11. DAVE KINSMAN, Delores' husband
12. DAN ALPER, works with Jan at Active International
13. ROB ALPER, works with Jan at Active International
Afters: BIG BAR
After After's: NOODLETOWN
3/4/05 (10)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. PAULA NEWMAN. "Alright fellas, bottoms up", is Tommy Nolan's subtle way of letting us know that he wants us to leave. So when I said "Paula, maybe you could work your magic and get Tommy to bring us another round", I was kinda halfway kidding. But before you could say "Erin Go Bragh", there were 12 More Darks on that table? Paula, I think Tommy likes you. I mean REALLY likes you. In fact, I'll bet that if you needed a roommate this summer in Tax Shelter, he'd probably be interested.
7. MARK PRESSMAN, aka "P-Man", in from Connecticut to attend Andy Graber's Birthday Party at Telephone Bar. Last appearance 3/26/04.
8. KENNY DIAMOND, aka "K-Man", down from Upper West Side to attend Andy Graber's Birthday Party at Telephone Bar. Last appearance 3/26/04.
9. WAYNE SEROKA, aka "Claude", in from Long Island to attend Andy Graber's Birthday Party at Telephone Bar.
10. DEBORAH WENNING, aka "Enzo", in from Vincenzo, Italy to attend Andy Graber's Birthday Party at Telephone Bar.
After's: ENZO'S (KF, MP, KD, DW), Deb's Upper East Side pad that she uses whenever she's in town to check out the latest fashion trends. Enz? the Coffee Martini's? the Pesto Cheese Platter? P-Man passed out on your bathroom floor? you really know how to throw together a hip little soiree! And congrats on your new dual citizenship! Great catching up with you and K-Man?
After's: SCRATCHER'S (AS, BW, PN, WB, JS)
After After's: FISH BAR (AS, BW, PN, WB, JS)
After After After's: NOODLETOWN (AS, PN, WB)
2/25/05 (15)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. JESSICA STEIN
7. DAN PATRICK
8. RICH BONNABEAU, Dan's friend, segment producer of the Today Show.
9. DOUGLAS DAHL, another of Dan's hi-tech NBC friends, who left after a couple of beers because (fill in reason here).
10. MARLEEN STEIN
11. GARY ROBINSON
12. MIKE DEUTSCH, 1st appearance since 10/3/03. Good to see ya, Mike!
13. KATHY FRANK
14. GREG KANTER
15. RICH GROEN
After's: BIG BAR
After After's: SCRATCHER'S (A,W,KFRANK)
After After After's: GREAT N.Y. NOODLETOWN (A,W,KFRANK)
2/18/05 (5)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
After's: BIG BAR (A,J,K,W,B)
After After's: VFW (A,K,W,B)
After After After's: WO-HOP (A,W) Wo-Hop? Huh? Next thing you're gonna say is that Warren had the Red Meat Platter and Adam ordered the Flowering Chives. What the?? Was Noodletown closed? Was 69 Restaurant out of peppers? What could possibly force the 2 of you to go to Wo-Hop? Ah, let me guess, the nerve endings in your taste buds finally decided to synapse and you finally came to your senses about what good food is all about, realizing that Wo-Hop, established in 1938, is the finest restaurant in all of Chinatown. There. It has been said.
2/11/05 (10)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY
6. LYNN ROTHSCHILD
7. JOANN
8. JULES GOTAY, Insurance Salesman or Beatnik Artist? You decide.
9. JENNIFER KOLB, Promotion Director of Acqua Pazza Restaurant and Ken's new client. Also, the 1st of Ken's many clients to actually show up at McSorley's over the last 4 years. Kudos Jennifer, hope you had fun? Ya know, Jen, one of the nice things about running this site is being able to throw your favorite clients a shameless promotional plug. So here it goes? Acqua Pazza Restaurant, conveniently located at 36 West 52nd Street (just outside the theatre district), is like a Taste of the Mediterranean in the Big Apple. Fine Italian cuisine, at it's best. Whether it's seafood or pasta? these guys are Italian, and Italians know how to cook. They make a scungili with tomato sauce like it's nobody's business. That's Acqua Pazza, for the Italian Mediterranean Seafood Pasta Experience of a lifetime. Want to book Acqua Pazza for a party? Call the lovely Jennifer Kolb at (212) 582-6900. She "runs things" there and will be happy to answer any questions. And look for their 2" display ad, expertly designed by Ken at Coffee Cup Design Studio, in the new issue of New York Magazine, on the stands now!
10. ERIN PEYTON, Jen's friend. So, let's get this straight Erin? you were a hoola dancer in Hawaii, then you sang in a blues band in New Orleans, then you were a cheerleader for the New England Patriots, then you became a corporate attorney in New York? Wild!
After's: SCRATCHER'S (and sorry fellas, but I can never go there again, and Diane, if you are reading this, please excuse the horrible stench on the L. L. Bean jacket. The people down at the end of the bar must have come from a tour of the Phillip Morris plant or something.)
ADDENDUM
(written 2/21/05)
After After's: It's been 10 days since we went to VESELKA. Not only can I still taste the BBQ Roast Pork Sandwich (piled on way too high for 4am), but I can also still hear the stereophonic kvetching from Warren and Adam about going there in the first place.
2/4/05 (9)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. BOBBY
5. WARREN
6. CHERYL
7. GREGG KANTOR
8. ADAM CHARNOFF,
Bronx DA
9. SHERI ROSENBERG, victim of Cold War Hysteria, executed in 1953. Also, friend of Gregg Kantor.
After's: FISH BAR
After After's: VFW
1/28/05 (6)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. FRANKIE G.,
the new 6th Horseman
6. RICH, 1st appearance since 2/13/04
(Week #1 of 12Darks.com)
After's: FISH BAR.
After After's: B3
After After After's: NOODLETOWN
1/21/05 (15)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY, just back from South Africa. Ya know, Bobby, I once had dinner in West Africa. Togo? No, we ate it there!
6. LOUIS SOLISH,
Patron Saint of All Hipsters
7. JESSICA
8. DAN
9. BARBARA ANN WAKIE*, Jessica's friend from Fordham
10. BRENDEN MARSHAL*, another of Dan's electrical friends from NBC
11. MARLEEN STEIN
12. GARY ROBINSON
13. LYNN ROTHSCHILD
14. FRANK GREENBERG
15. DAVE DAMIECKI, aka "Surfer Dave", in at buzzer.
After's: BIG BAR (A-Man, K-Dog, WJB, Marleen, Gary, Lynn, Surfer Dave)
After's: FISH BAR (Spreadsheet Sam, Louis)
After After's: TILE BAR (Adam, WJB, Ken, Dave)
After After's: VESELKA (Marleen, Gary. Pastrami?)
*denotes 1st time McSorley's appearance.
1/14/05 (8)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. JESSICA
6. DAN
7. SETH and
8. DENISE KRASSNER
After's: SCRATCHER'S
1/7/05 (8)
"1st Official Friday of 2005"
1. KEN
2. WARREN
3. JAN, and his band of G-Street regulars, including homeboy
4. LOWELL FINE and
5. PAUL D, accountant to the stars, whose wife went to high school with?
6. MARLEEN STEIN! How bizarre. How strange. How true!!!
7. GARY ROBINSON, Marleen's BF
8. LYNN ROTHSCHILD, which reminds me, "Hey, Warren, what did you have for lunch today?"
After's: FISH BAR
After After's: VESELKA (unhappy with the service, Jan walks out before ordering)
Notably missing this evening was Adam Strider (yes, that Adam Strider, from StriderNews, the most informative Space Rock Fanzine of the 90's) who was feeling a bit under the weather. Hope you're feeling better and can make it next week, pal!
12/30/04 (8)
"Thursday Night Pre-New Year's Party"
1. KEN
2. WARREN
3. JAN
4. ADAM
5. SUSAN
6. KATHY FRANK
7. JESSICA STEIN
8. RUTH BERNSTEIN
After's: SCRATCHER'S
After After's: Winnie's, where it is rumored that Sue Suchman Strider sang "Wild Thing" in front of a large gathering of people, but as they say "If a tree sings "Wild Thing" in the forest and noone but a bunch of drunk people coming from Scratcher's actually heard it, did it really happen?"
After After After's: 69 RESTAURANT
12/23/04 (7)
"Thursday Night Pre-Xmas Event"
1. ADAM
2. KEN
3. JAN
4. WARREN
5. CHERYL
6. KATHY FRANK
7. JIM WOLIN
After's: Puffy's
12/17/04 (6)
"Boys Night Out II"
1. ADAM
2. WARREN
3. JAN
4. KEN
5. JIM WOLIN, Mensa member or not, anyone who can listen to hours of our inane dribble, without the need to be under the slightest influence of alcohol, just don't sound so smart to me.
6. GREGG KANTOR, waiting patiently, in vain, for his friend Kathy Frank, who didn't show up, as planned, after her company's X-mas party.
After's: BIG BAR
After After's: VERKOVYNA
After After After's: NOODLETOWN
12/10/04 (7)
"Boys Night Out"
1. ADAM
2. WARREN
3. JAN
4. KEN
5. BOBBY WEISS
6. CHRIS WEISS
7. ED McGINNIS
After's: Scratcher's
After After's: Verkovyna
After After After's: Noodletown
12/3/04 (10)
1. ADAM
2. WARREN
3. JAN
4. KEN
5. LYNN ROTHSCHILD
6. PAULA NEWMAN*
7. KEITH MACKENZIE*
8. JOANN from Fire Island
9. MIKE, Joann's friend from Sophie's and I say he looked like a sharper looking Steve Buscemi. Others say no.
10. OLAAF, Mike's friend, who is finally leaving NYC's Hell's Kitchen and moving to Sunny California. Good luck to ya, big guy!
After's: The VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) is a charming little bistro conveniently located off the corner of East Broadway and Clinton Street, and certainly one of NY's best kept secrets. Your excellent host Randy Harris, (yes, THAT Randy Harris from 1974's "Law and Disorder" with Carol O'Connor and 1955 Academy Award winner Ernest Borgnine) treats everyone like royalty and although the $2.50 beers may seem a bit pricey, the exquisite service, fine clientele and lush surroundings will make your stay at the VFW a memorable one.
* denotes 1st time VFW appearances
11/26/04 (3)
"1st Non-Ken-Jan-Warren-Adam Friday in 52 Weeks"
1. BOBBY WEISS, thanks for holding up the fort
2. RUTH BERNSTEIN
3. ED McGINNIS
11/24/04 (5)
"Wednesday Night Pre-Thanksgiving Event"
1. KEN
2. WARREN
3. ADAM
4. JAN
5. BOBBY
After's: Scratcher's
11/19/04 (7)
1. ADAM
2. WARREN
3. JAN
4. KEN
5. BOBBY
6. ALAN GREENBERG, Fire Island Legend
7. IVY GREENBERG, Mrs. Fire Island Legend
After's: Big Bar
After After's: Noodletown
11/12/04 (13)
1. JAN (hey Jan, I know you like to see your name in print, so here you go: Jan, Jan, Jan?JAN!)
2. WARREN, sdj pijepr dp vlek kdo ejie, ha! ha!
3. ADAM, you said so many funny things last Friday, and now I can't think of one of them!
4. KENNY FUNK, plus the other member of the KF initial club:
5. KATHY FRANK!
6. BOBBY WEISS, Johnny-on-the-Go Back Room Ace Photographer, who will soon have an online opening of his photographic works, "McSorley's: A Look Back" at 12Darks.com?soon come, ya mon!
7. LYNN ROTHSCHILD, and you can't spell "Rothschild" without the "I" and the "T".
8. HEATHER WASSERMAN, left early. That's Heather, always pounding 'em down like they were water, and then leaving right before the check comes?just kidding.
9. JESSICA STEIN and her poss? of Media Network Execs including:
10. DAN PATRICK, feeder of the NBC peacock, with his poss? including:
11. SETH, Dan's co-worker at NBC,
12. DENISE KRASSNER, Seth's wife, and Senior Production Manager at World News Tonight on ABC, who kept thinking she met us all somewhere before. Like I always say, "It's Denise Krassner's world, and we're just living in it!"
13. DOUGLAS DAHL, one of the head wire guys at ABC, and chances are, if you watch
ABC like I do (every Sunday night when I tune into "Boston Legal", the hot new spinoff of "The Practice" with Emmy-award winner James Spader), you'll be witness to some of Doug's technical wizardry. Doug is directly responsible for all of the electrons that pass through those wires and go right into your TV set. Kudos, Doug! (Doug, if I screwed up and you work for NBC, please change the ABC reference to "The Today Show" with Matt Lauer and Katie Couric. That's my favorite show on NBC.)
1:00-1:15am McSorley's Front Room (after hours, shhhh). You know, the place where Abe Lincoln had the sasparilla, and Woody Guthrie sang "This Land is Your Land", or "Goin Down the Road and Feelin Bad". That place.
After's: Scratcher's
After After's: Noodletown
11/5/04 (23, count em, 23!)
1. ADAM
2. WARREN
3. KEN
4. JAN
5. BOBBY
6. PAUL D.
7. LOWELL
8. LOUIS
9. SURFER DAVE
10. STEVE PASCHALL
11. MARY, Mrs. Steve Paschall
12. CHRISTINA, Mary's friend from California, in town to run the Marathon, Go Christina!
13. MIKE, her husband, also running
14. RUTH BERNSTEIN
15. RISA
16. DIANE
17. ANDREW
18. PAULA NEWMAN
19. KATHY FRANK
20. KAREN
21. ED SILVER
22.DON
23. KEITH MACKENZIE
10/29/04 (12)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. ADAM
4. BOBBY
5. ARNIE
6. WARREN
7. CHERYL
8. WENDY CLARK
9. GREGG CLARK, Wendy's brother, in from Elmira
10. BRUCE CLARK, Wendy's other brother, an artist
11. JANET, Wendy's friend
12. CHRIS, Wendy's bf
After's: Scratcher's
10/22/04 (7)
"Keith Mackenzie Night"
1. KEITH MACKENZIE!
Keith? the $80,000 messy divorce? the child custody battles? the priceless coin your grandmother gave you that your kid lost in school? we wanna party again with you!!!
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. ADAM
5. BOBBY
6. STEVE PASCHALL
7. LYNN ROTHSCHILD
After's: Chez Paschall
10/15/04 (11)
1. DAVE BLOOM. Gotta hand it to Dave? comes in from Jersey ("YOU"RE GOING WHERE?" "Daddy, we're hungry!"?), hangs out by himself for 20 minutes ('cause you know how on-time we are), THEN finds himself sandwiched between Jan Siegel on the right, going on and on about this year's award prizes, and Kenny Funk on the left, rambling incoherently about animated GIFs? here's to you DB, and congrats on the new business venture, btw, was that the "CitiGroup" account you just nailed, or was that "City Group", that bunch of guys from Matuchen, who come into the city every month to go bowling?
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. ADAM
5. SUSAN
6. WARREN
7. CHERYL
8. JESSICA
9. DAN
10. KATHY FRANK
11. PHYLLIS
10/8/04 (6)
1. ADAM
2. SUSAN
3. BOBBY
4. JAN
5. KEN
6. Special 12:15 Appearance? Mr. STEVE PASCHALL!
Afters: 1:00-1:20am
SPECIAL INVITATION-ONLY PRIVATE PARTY,
McSORLEY'S BACK ROOM
There are no words that could describe how cool it is to hang out in the back room of McSorley's after all the crazies go home. Maybe because it's the first time you can REALLY hear the clinking of the glasses, after Brendan lays down another heartfelt X-mas round. So here's to you Brendan, McSorley's employee of the year, and a class act if ever there was one, for giving us such special VIP Treatment in our favorite bar!
10/1/04 (29)
"Season Opener"
1. KENNY FUNK
2. WARREN BOGRAD
3. ADAM STRIDER
4. JAN SIEGEL
5. RONNI FUNK-SIEGEL
6. BOBBY WEISS, New Horseman
7. CHRIS WEISS, Bobby Boy's Brother
8. JESSICA STEIN, New Horseman
9. DAN PATRICK, Rookie of the Year
10. ARNIE WOLSKY, Raffle Winner
11. JOANN
12. DEBBIE COHLAN
13. LAURA CARTER
14. LYNN ROTHSCHILD, McSorley's "It Girl" and her posse, including
15. DANA MESH
16. NANCY SAMOTIN
17. BRUCE SOLOMON
18. LISA SOLOMON
19. JEANNIE PASTERNAK
20. CHERYL WISTREICH and her posse, including
21. STACIE LEITNER
22. HEATHER WASSERMAN
23. BRIAN
24. STACEY DAWN
25. FRANK GREENBERG
26. ABBE SINREICH
27. GEORGETTE
28. ELLEN SCHWARTZ
29. PHYLLIS ROSENSTEIN
After's: 3 of Hearts
After After's: Puffy's
What a turnout! A BIG shout out to everyone who attended, and a HUGE shout out to everyone's favorite brother-in-law, JAN SIEGEL, for shelling out the big dineros at Kinko's to buy all the shamelessly self-promotional McSorley's tchotchkas. Jan, it's the little creative things you do? the snowglobes, the coffee containers, the dry erase marker boards with our pictures on them, the picture frames, the T-shirts (not even including the rip-roaringly funny spreadsheets you hand out each week), that make our evenings at McSorley's so special. Keep up the good work.
P.S. See everyone again next week!
9/26/04 (6)
"Special Early Saturday Night Event"
1. PAT DALIA
2. DR. MARTINA DALIA, 8 months pregnant. Drank more than Jan.
3. BOBBY "Birthday Boy" WEISS
4. JAN
5. KEN
6. ARNIE
9/17/04 (5):
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. BOBBY WEISS, and I guess it's safe to say at this time, that poor JESSICA STEIN is now falling way behind in the race for the coveted position of 5th Horse? yadda, yadda, yadda?
Afters: Scratcher's.
9/10/04 (9):
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. STEVE P.
5. BOBBY BOY
6. JESSICA
7. DAN
8. DALE WAGNER, Ist appearance since 2/28/03! (Thanks, Spreadsheet Sam.)
9. TONY, Dale's fiance and new member of the tribe, who swears he didn't convert for the jokes.
Afters: Steve's Place
P.S. 1st Post-McSorley's Celebrity Sighting:
After leaving Steve's, we ran into Hardcore Video Jock MATT PINFIELD (MTV's 120 Minutes). I recognized him from an old Loser's Lounge show, and when he noticed Adam's hip Motorhead shirt, the conversation really started to fly. Lemmy this, Hawkwind that. This guy was right out of a Jack Black movie. REAL rock and roll! "So what do you think of Phish and the Dead?" "Man, are you kidding? They're fuckin' awesome! Hey, man, if the music's got passion and the music's got soul, it's just good music. And good music is good music! I love you guys!" Rock on brother!
9/3/04 (5):
1. JAN
2. DAN, Jan's friend and Jan's 100th guest, left early, meow
3. BOBBY WEISS, now tied with Jessica Stein in the coveted 5th Horseman spot.
4. STU GOLDSTEIN, 1st apppearance since "Stu Goldstein Night" (3/12/04).
5. KEN
After's: If there's one thing my brother in law knows, it's ices. And that little pizza joint across from Tompkins Square Park is certainly one of NY's best kept secrets, serving the finest chocolate ices this side of Corona (home of the world renowned Lemon Ice King). I got the next one, pal!
8/27/04 (7):
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. WARREN
5. ARNIE
6. BOBBY
7. ADAM SHAPIRO, 1st appearance since 12/03
After's: BOBBY'S PLACE aka "The Playboy Mansion" aka "BFW" and here's a new McSorley's Catchphrase: "ICDA?BMFAWLTWTYSD" ("I Can't Drink Anymore?But My Friend Adam Would Like To Walk Through Your Screen Door")
8/20/04 (11):
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. WARREN
4. ADAM
5. SUSAN
6. STEVE PASCHALL, thanks for the Yankee game buddy, too bad they got their asses kicked.
7. JESSICA
8. DAN
9. BOBBY WEISS, new official digital photographer for 12darks.com and inspiration for possible future photo page.
10. ALAN, Jan's friend
11. ARNIE WOLSKY, and I guess now's as good a time as any to tell you about the great time Arnie and I had in Coventry, Vermont last weekend attending the final 2 Phish Shows. Let me tell ya?For 3 days? Arnie was Neal Cassidy and I was Jack Kerouac! The 10 hour trip up there, passing 15 miles of parked Phishheads waiting in line for 12 hours to get into the show? hooking up with the supremely clutch hotel reservation?hearing the amazing Phish version of "Scarlet>Fire" from '83 on the Coventry radio station? the unbelievably clutch bus connection to the venue, who could still only get us 3 miles from the place since there were so many people? the walking? the mud? the walking through the mud?the pancakes in the Jews for Jesus tent? the Beer Garden? Stonehenge!? Lunch in Canada? Why? Why not?? And the cows. Millions of 'em! Arnie? Didja ever??What a trip this last tour has been for me and I will be forever grateful for the amazing experiences this Grateful Dead>Phish thing has given me.
KEN'S 25-YEAR TOURING RECAP:
GRATEFUL DEAD
170 Shows
(4/12/79 Binghamton - 7/15/95 Albany)
PHISH
109 shows
(12/28/90 The Marquee, NYC - 8/15/04 Coventry)
LIVE MUSIC R.I.P.
You may be gone but you will not be forgotten.
After's: BOBBY's place.
8/13/04 (3):
(by Special Guest Writer Spreadsheet Sam)
1. JAN
2. The fabulous return of Bon Vivant & G Street Legend (not to mention close personal friend of Paul D aka "The Mayor of Grand Street") LOWELL F. Hey Lowell, thanks for making the drive up from Jersey and patiently waiting an hour at the Holland Tunnel. (You know the GW Bridge moves better that time of night....though that really does not explain why FI legend Dave B hasn't returned yet) And thanks for bringing....
3. Lower East Side & Kings Highway veteran LENNY P. This was Lenny's first visit to McSorley's and "Tommy-Style". Lenny claims he'll be back soon, but he's "Meowed" that before!
TABLE: 5 (Middle left side as you enter Back Room)
# "CHRISTMAS" ROUNDS: 1 (Tommy was feeling generous with Adam absent)
AT DOOR: Brenden (He's looking forward to his Birthday/'04-'05 Season Opener....COMING SOON!)
# "BLACK" FRIDAYS* THIS SEASON: 0 (*No one shows)
NOTABLE ABSENTEES: K-dog, Chairman, Adam, Susan, Jess (& Dan)
APPR BY JERRY (AS GUEST): No
AFTERS: Gramercy Diner (Excellent toasted corn muffin)
8/6/04 (6):
1. SUSAN
2. ADAM
3. KEN
4. RUTH, ex-Tax Shelter, now Rick & Iris, good to see ya, Ruth!
5. SAM, Adam's old friend, studying architecture in Texas.
6. ANDREA, Sam's friend, pronounced "Ondrea"
Highlight: While Adam begs Tommy to remember his name, Ken offers helpful reminding tips. "Tommy, think Adam, like?first man?Adam."
After's: Scratchers (-Ruth, -Ken)
After After's: ?
8/3/04 (7):
Special Wednesday Night Event
"BROOME BASEMENT '78 REUNION PARTY"
1. LARRY SECUNDA, MBA
2. BLAKE GERARD, Phd
3. KENNY FUNK, BA
4. DR. KEN ALTMAN
5. CAROL ROSEN GERARD
6. LORRAINE SECUNDA
7. ROY ALTMAN
Always great to see 'em, my pals from freshman year in SUNY-Binghamton, whom I share so many special memories with. Like Larry, remember the time we ran into the stripper at the supermarket? Can't forget those marathon parcheesi games, eh Blake? With Ken Jones holding up Luigi, waiting for his courtesy hit? Or Ken, remember when you pissed in the snow to get that girl's attention? Man, you guy's were cool. Loved seeing all of you and let's do it again sooner. And next time we'll invite Dave Meltzer, Richie Wirth, Dave Goueta, Brian Blum, Scot Machlus, along with Jones, Gerschwer, Schaber, Bryson, Roper, Beck, and of course Kevin Hughes. (Remember those beers he gave out the first day of Orientation Week? Oh, sorry Secunda, didn't mean to leave you out of the conversation) And Donnie B. And Mark Katz. And we may as well invite Larry Cohen, Wayne Schiff and of course, Jon Firziger (not Firzinger, as Blake says). I mean, if those guys didn't move to Hinman, there wouldn't have been the space on the floor to make way for Baron's arrival. Right? Ya hear where I'm comin from?
7/30/04 (5)
1. JAN
2. Jan's friend from California and mother of 2 fine boys, MARION?great to see ya!
3. ADAM
4. KEN
5. LYNN ROTHSCHILD
7/23/04 (11)
1. DAVE BLOOM, Seaclusion staple and lover of dogs, especially Elwood, that friendly big old black pooch. Come here, boy... I'll take care of you while mommy goes to happy hour... Great to see you Dave!!!
2. JAN
3. ARNIE, who will be attending the last 2 Phish shows in Vermont in a couple of weeks with Ken, because he will not have a trial that weekend, right Arnie?
4. JESSICA: "Dinner was wonderful tonight, darling"
5. DAN: "Yes, it certainly was. Why don't we join your crazy friends at that kooky bar they go to? Maybe it's the witty banter or clever repartee, but lately I've grown quite a likin' to those mugs."
6. KEN
7. WARREN
8. ADAM
9. SUSAN
10. KATHY FRANK
11. SURFER DAVE
Afters: Scratcher's.
7/16/04 (4)
1. JAN
2. KEN
3. JON FIUR, Ken's old pal from SUNY-Binghamton. Also the funniest man in and around the Oakland Metropolitan Area.
4. MARTY KEENE, Pipe Dream alumnus and all-around good guy. Great to see you boys in the Greatest Bar in The World. Binghamton Rocks! TAU! TAU! TAU!
Afters: New guests Jon and Marty went to Scratcher's AND Clancey's, while horsemen Jan and Ken meowed their way home.
7/9/04 (4*)
1. ADAM
2. JAN
3. KEN
4. JO ANN
*. Special asterisk for "SURFER DAVE" DAMIECKI, who pulled up to Macs in the coolest 4-seat bicycle I've ever seen, to say hello to his drinkin' buddies. Check out Dave's completely over-the-top bike on his website,
http://www.Davesite???.com
After's: MARS BAR, part dive bar, part insane asylum. "Adam, you might remember this guy's band? The Stooges?"
After Afters: Line for Noodletown, way too long, 69 Restaurant too far, so we settled on HOP KEE. I mean?why go to a place like Wo Hop, where you get 5, count em, 5 wontons for $1.50, when you can just as easily go next door to Hop Kee and get only 3?? Why go to a place like Wo Hop, for the best Boneless Chicken in Black Bean Sauce on this side of the Atlantic, when you can go right next door to Hop Kee, where a cat once disappeared in the kitchen and never came back? Why go to a place like Wo Hop, in business since 1938, when so many others have failed (and, without any advertising mind you, except for a certain black and red shirt sold by the cash register)?when you can just as easily go next door to Hop Kee, where they tie you up and let a rubber pipe drip water on you very, very slowly, 24 hours a day!?Wo Hop, my kinda place. And Water Torture Free!
7/2/04 (5)
1. SUSAN
2. ADAM
3. JAN
4. ALAN, Jan's co-worker for 20 years. Also the father of 2 major phish phans who are considering taking their dad up to Coventry, Vermont to see the final 2 shows of the greatest rock and roll band of all time.
5. KEN
6/25/04 (7)
"Marc Goldstein Night"
1. MARC GOLDSTEIN, moving down to Florida. He will be (Mc)Sorley Missed!!!
2. KEN
3. JAN
4. WARREN
5. ARNIE
6. JESSICA STEIN
7. DAN
After's: WoHop's. No jellyfish. No flowering chives. Just the best Asian American cuisine this country has to offer. Since 1938. (Plus, seeing House savour his last meal at WoHop's will be forever etched in this reviewer's memory. -Ed.)
6/18/04 (5):
1. JAN
2. RONNI, sorry I missed ya, sis!
3. BOBBY BOY WEISS, whom by now is probably thinking about st |
