Last night the Rapscallion trivia team had a big party at the Flying Saucer to spend some of the $245 in gift certificates we had won over the past seven months. Before we handed them over we took a team pic with all the certificates:
Congratulations to team member Chad, who was able to knock out his 200th beer last night and complete the quest for his plate. Of course, that means we have another party to attend in a few weeks – his plate party! He selected the Rogue Imperial Pilsner as his final beer:
And, once Chad was done with the Imperial Pilsner, Saucer management updated the leader board to reflect his accomplishment:
ATTN CHAD: Believe it or not, we didn’t make it through the entire 245 last night. As our tab approached the upper 100s it was obvious that everyone was getting very tipsy. So the group made the decision to cut it off at 195, with the other 50 to be added to your plate party tab.
People who have had conversations with me over the past 12 or so months have noticed that one topic seems to come up over and over again: Romania, Romania, Romania. And I know a lot of you have been asking each other, “What’s gotten into Paul? Why does he keep going on about Romania like it’s the greatest place on Earth?” Well, hopefully this pic of my guest at the party last night will help answer that question:
*drool*… Look at those BEAUTIFUL brown eyes. I’ve taken pics of her before (she’s the Romanian who was here last year), but this is the first one that really does her eyes justice.
After the party ended, we decided to go eat at Dawgie Style, the new hot dog restaurant on Madison between Second and Third, next door to the cigar store. They were in the process of closing but when they saw us, they opened back up. Great people, great menu. In this pic one of the owners displays a Dawgie Style T-shirt:
Dawgie Style has specialty hot dogs including Chicago style, New York style, Memphis style, chili cheddar dog, and more, as well as traditional dogs like slaw dogs and cheddar dogs. They also have sub sandwiches and wraps including turkey club, turkey wrap, Italian roast beef, trio club, and veggie wrap. Their combos are all under $5. I’m really happy to see this restaurant open, because even at an inexpensive place downtown it’s hard to get out for less than $10. And they’re open evenings and Sundays! Welcome to the neighborhood, glad you’re here.
Oh – funny thing – as we were ordering they asked, “Is one of you the guy with the blog?”
Here’s a pic of team member Ish, who singlehandedly drained a third of the tab at the Saucer with his expensive Duvels and Chimay Grand Reserves.
Ish made quite a first impression on the people at Dawgie Style by screaming “MOTHER FUCKER!” over and over again at the top of his lungs, as well as lines from random Metallica songs. He also exclaimed “I am slightly drunk!” several times.
ATTN CHAD: At your plate party you might want to consider restricting Ish’s drinking options to O’Doul’s and Abita Root Beer.
These are only a sampling of the 33 pics I took – the full photo album is available here. The festivities continued later in the evening… a visit to Raiford’s was planned for around 1 in the morning, but by that point the assortment of beer I drank and the chili dog had gotten the better of me. For me, Raiford’s will have to wait for a future week.
Great party everyone!