Cocktails
So I forgot to mail in my rent check yesterday like the D-bag that I am. So this morning when I realized it, I hauled ass down to Allston and dropped the check off in person like my land lord likes. By the time I got out of there it was a little after noon and I started to think where I could go grab some lunch. Down Brighton Ave about a block away from Blanchard's Liquors (of Big D fame) I walked past this pretty big bar called the White Tavern Room that was advertising a $4 Burger and Fries Lunch Special . Since my choice was between that and Subway (eat fresh!), I scampered into the alien and foreign territory that was an Allston bar around noon.

The place was pretty cool. It looked a little like Cheers (yeah, I watch TV) and seemed to have a pretty good selection on tap. But when I walked in, it felt kinda like a cheesy old western where the guy from out of town walks into the dive bar and all the grizzled old-timers put down their whiskey and cards to stare at him. I could really feel the handful of locals, clearly trying to make the most out of their lunch break with a pitcher or two, staring at my scraggly excuse for a college student. I slinked up to the bar and after the bar-tender was done staring me down he said with as quizzical of a tone as he could muster

"Can I... get you anything?"

I looked to the barflies on my left, the barflies on my right and I mustered up from the depths of my soul "Uhh... Could I have a cheeseburger and fries?"

"Yeah, sure" he responded. "Oh, but to get the lunch special, you'll have to get a cocktail... is that okay...?" And I swear he gave me one of those raised eyebrows

which I took to mean that I was "in like Flint." So I figured now was as good of a time as any to sack up.

"Uhh, yeah a cocktail would be fine?" I half-said / half-asked him. As he grabbed a glass I gathered my courage as best I could and boldly declared "I'll have a Sam Winter."

And I don't even know how this happened, maybe I'm just crazy. But without skipping a beat he said "Well, I'd have to see some ID for that. But you can get a Coke and still get the lunch special."

"Okay, I'll have a Coke..." And yeah, I know that's the end to that joke too. But he gave me my burger and it was all right and still a deal after the $1.50 he charged me for a soda. But I'll definitely go back there in March because it was on the same block as like 3 other bars and seemed to have a pretty good selection and a certain je ne sais quoi that I can't really put my finger on. Anyways, I hope everyone has a fun time getting ready for finals and as always, I fully support everyone's (except fucking Tim and Bo's) underage drinking! And now, your Moment of Zen: