Who knew?? Who knew that karaoke was such a big deal? Now maybe it's not a big deal everywhere, but at the 7440 club, it sure was. J.T. and I were desperately trying to find a bar with a band worth watching. We passed up a blues band, and struck out at the other three places in the area. Then there was the 7440 and I said, hey let's go check it out. We'd always seen lots of cars and a line to get in. Holy cow. The place is huge. Actually the building isn't big, but they have a huge backyard with tons of built in tables and stools, sand volleyball, two bars and a DJ playing house music. Huh. Definitely the 30-something scene. We headed back in to the indoors bar where all the karaoke action was. It was obvious who the regulars were. A surprisingly cool place. And no, I didn't sing. I have my own outlet for that. :)
posted by hbt at 5:17 PM
It's that time of year to celebrate - apparently our 227th birthday as a nation. Pretty young compared to many. Why is this holiday always celebrated with fireworks? The "rocket's red glare" perhaps? We did our part to watch the neighborhood fireworks. I've lived here 3 years now and never saw them before. We scrambled after dinner to walk to the park and managed to catch the finale up close. They're pretty wimpy from any distance, but closer, with all the noise (boom!), much more impressive. Made me remember all those years spent growing up watching fireworks shows. I helped my mom work the city's rodeo for many many years, and all five nights there were fireworks. That was our cue to close up the gate. So why don't I work it any more? Well, there was a sort of changing of the guard. I'd rather do my own thing now instead of having drunk cowboys hit on me as they came through the gate. Lucky for the football team was always standing close by selling their programs. :) But many memories workin' the gate with Mom!
The latest tradition is to go to a friend's for a *big* BBQ at a totally gorgeous house, big pool, horseshoes, volleyball - but alas, they had it early and I was in Chicago. :( First one I've missed...
posted by hbt at 6:43 PM
