Posted on 07/30/2006 1:56:33 PM PDT by Coleus
Funny how different groups adopt different places in the same locale. I passed by Gray's Papayas a thousand times but have never gone in!
You can drink on NJ Transit trains but it's best to do so discretely (ie, keep your beer can in a paper bag).
On the Long Island Railroad and Metro North they actually sell alcohol on the platform!
And of course there is absolutely no smoking!
That's where my friends and I spent most of our post-college years hanging out. Loved the Peculiar Pub.
Hung around Mondo Cane, Kenny's Castaways, and The Red Lion the most though. Also used to go to Paddy Reilly's late at night, because Irish reggae/rock/punk/party band would play there until about a quarter to four.
McSorley's was fun in high school. We used to cut school and drag a cooler of beer around Central Park, listening to buskers all afternoon. Then hop in a cab to McSorley's. It got kinda old after high school though. Too many tourists! Best thing about leaving McSorley's though was the dope who hung up a sign that read "No Unnecessary Noise!" outside his building, which caused every single car that drove by to blare it's horn the whole way.
Misguided youth was a lot of fun. Got everybody through it alive, luckily.
"It's no shame to want to go out and have a good time with friends. Alcohol, for better or worse, is part of that for most adults."
I agree. However, looking at my peers, I very rarely see any modicum of common sense on their part. Indeed it is a rarity on the party scene.
I'm not against having a good time--I'm against people using their head and doing it safely and legally. If they can do it while keeping themselves out of trouble, I have no beef with it...8^)
OTOH, I've never seen the point in clubbing, but that's just IMO...
I still say if 18 year olds can fight and die for this country they should be allowed to smoke a joint.
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