It is a bit late in the season so on a lovely Thursday afternoon there really wasn't much going on.
I headed towards the beach from the subway and was presented with this teaser.
Of course the answer was yes but, sadly, the place I wanted to stop into was closed.
I think the Freak Bar is still open on the weekends though so I may try again one of these days.
I headed to an old reliable though to find solace.
How much longer Rudy's will be here is questionable. All the land that it sits on has been sold and more than likely any new development will not take into consideration the historical significance of Rudy's. If it was up to me it would be declared a historical landmark.
I wanted to buy a tee-shirt in case the place wouldn't survive into next year. The manager Sam assured me that it would have at least one more year to go though. He was out of tee-shirts for sale but had an old one with some kind of a stain, mustard, probably, that he couldn't quite remove. He said I could have that tee-shirt for free.
Hey, this was better than just buying a souvenir, this had an authentic stain.
As I headed toward Peggy O'Neill's I passed by Cha Cha's and the Shoot The Freak game.
Cha Cha's is another favorite of mine but it too, is probably doomed. As I have said before, I love the concept of sitting in a dark dive bar having a beer and looking out on a beautiful beach.
After another quick beer I did head down to Peggy O'Neill's which is built into the Keyspan Stadium complex, so it is handy.
I got there a bit early so I stopped inside for a beer before the festivities begand to have a beer which was cheerfully served up by Paul, the bartender.
Soon enough though the free beer began to flow as well as the hotdogs and hamburgers. I had one of everything.
They even had live entertainment.
We headed into the game and it was a beautiful evening. You can see the old parachute jump that has been repainted and relit, but not reopened, in the background.
We stayed until the moon rose high before heading home.
The Cyclones were losing when we left but managed to pull out a win in extra innings and clinched a playoff berth. Maybe we should have stuck around.
On the way back to the subway Nathan's was tempting, but the temptation was resisted.
I didn't even stop in to pick up some hotdogs to go.
The subway terminal here has been totally remodeled and it looks more like you are entering an opera house than a subway station.
The subway home was almost empty, but very clean. The Mysterious Chinese Woman decided to ride with me instead of poofing tonight.
All in all it was a very fun night and I want to thank Sean Murphy for putting this together. Check out his website, a link is on my blog here, and try to attend some of the events he puts together. They are always a good time and usually a good deal as well.
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