Get Ready to See Red - Its SantaCon NYC

Every December there is one day when all the the crazy Santa dressed people get drunk and jolly. Tomorrow is NYC's SantaCon and be ready to see red and white all over the city. Here is the run down, Santa's meet and go out to drink the day away and then split up into subgroups. This goes on long into the evening. In there own words "Santacon is a non-denominational, non-commercial, non-political and non-seniecal Santa Claus convention that occurs once a year for absolutely no reason." So get a suit find a hat and get a ho ho ho'in.

The Stone Street Oyster festival

Now this Saturday was a strange day. It was windy, looked like rain all day but it did not rain till well after night fall. Everything seems a little strange when you are eating oysters, and drinking beer. (don't forget the beer) It just so happened that this last Saturday was the The Stone Street Oyster festival. This yearly event is put on by the downtown bar Ulysses. If you don't mind the frat boys then you should get down there next year and slurp down some oysters and guzzle some Guinness. There is music to if you are sober enough to here it. Yes the Ulysses Folk House knows how to show us a grand old time. Nothing better then drinking in the streets. They have other events including the Stone Street Sessions. This means weekly music and drink specials, what a great pair.
95 Pearl Street / 58 Stone Street - New York, NY 10004 * 212.482.0400
http://www.ulyssesfolkhouse.com/

Tool At All Points West August 1st, 09

Tool was the the best reason to brave the rain this weekend at All Points West. It was a long train ride out to Jersey, so if you can next year take the ferry. Many things about the this festival made you scratch your head? Why not put wood chips, or hay down over night after all the rain on Friday. All other festivals put down hay so it doesn't get to be a crazy, sticky, muddy mess. This slipped the mind of the All Points West promoters. Next there is the beer garden problems, and there where many. How much you can drink, how far they are from the show, and they stopped giving out wrist bands 45 minutes before the main act starts. Tool on the other hand never disappoints. They put up a great light and video display. Their brand of thrash metal is kind of bohemian. Playing a little from every album the dancing kids seemed pleased. Hard to imagination that Tool was concerted alternative rock in the 90's. This was so much fun, one of the best days of last week.