aw
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 16 June 2015 00:11 (eight years ago) link
Lol iirc we mostly ate cake!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 16 June 2015 03:47 (eight years ago) link
should i visit Rehoboth Beach to see the Mekons play on July 18, stay over?
http://www.dogfish.com/community/events/live-music/931386/the-mekons.htm
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 16 June 2015 15:31 (eight years ago) link
whoaaa
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 16 June 2015 16:48 (eight years ago) link
i was actually thinking about going with some friends that weekend
just by coincidence
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 16 June 2015 16:52 (eight years ago) link
well thatd be a plus!
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 16 June 2015 17:23 (eight years ago) link
I wanna see that gig too (but have a conflict)
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 17 June 2015 13:43 (eight years ago) link
and how does one get a room there on a summer weekend for less than $220-400/night?
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 17 June 2015 16:21 (eight years ago) link
Oh yeah. I wonder if priceline or kayak or whatever would list anything? I guess you could stay for cheaper nearby in Ocean City, MD, but that would involve driving there (not sure you can get a cab or uber to go at that time or distance after gig).
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 17 June 2015 16:42 (eight years ago) link
Dewey Beach, De might be an option too.
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 17 June 2015 17:13 (eight years ago) link
nahhhh, don't drive, don't uber, rent-poor, not goin.
― the increasing costive borborygmi (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 17 June 2015 17:20 (eight years ago) link
Washingtonian's top 100 "Cheap" Eats list is out. Cheap defined as $25 or less. Here's their top 25 from that 100. They have that Laurel, MD Cuban place on their list every year--Cuba de Ayer; it's ok but not great. I think 3 of these are in DC itself
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/bestbites/cheap-eats/best-cheap-restaurants-in-washington-dc.php
Amoo’s Restaurant - PersianBayou Bakery - SouthernBob’s Shanghai 66 - Chinese/TaiwaneseChina Bistro - ChineseCosmopolitan Grill - Bosnian/GermanCuba de Ayer - CubanCurry Leaf - IndianDaikaya Ramen - JapaneseDCity Smokehouse - BarbecueEamonn’s - Irish Enat - EthiopianG by Mike Isabella - Italian-AmericanHaute Dogs & Fries - American Huong Viet Restaurant - Vietnamese Jewel of India - IndianKogiya - KoreanLa Caraquena - Venezuelan Ravi Kabob House I and II - PakistaniRice Paper - Vietnamese Ruan Thai - ThaiRus Uz - Russian/UzbekSaba - Yemeni Taqueria el Mexicano - MexicanThai Taste by Kob - Thai Thip Khao - Laotian
― curmudgeon, Friday, 19 June 2015 15:26 (eight years ago) link
Bayou Bakery's Arlington location never wowed me either(they have a DC location now too)
Thip Khao rules tho
― curmudgeon, Friday, 19 June 2015 15:28 (eight years ago) link
http://www.eater.com/2015/6/19/8788487/washington-dc-southeastern-asian-dining-scene
Agree with much of this but was underwhelmed by Purple Patch.
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 20 June 2015 22:32 (eight years ago) link
Not SE Asia but if anyone happens to find themselves in Ashburn, 1) I'm sorry and 2) really good Taiwanese food at Yen's Cafe, where I have been a handful of times, including today!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 21 June 2015 00:14 (eight years ago) link
Sounds good. First Merrifield, now Ashburn...You keep going farther out into the state
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 21 June 2015 13:58 (eight years ago) link
Changing gears...
DC history, recent and older, here, neighborhood by neighborhood:
http://prologuedc.com/blog/mapping-segregation
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 21 June 2015 16:21 (eight years ago) link
The Smithsonian Folklife Fest starts today. They have Peruvian places from Gaithersburg and elsewhere selling food. Around 11 to 5 in the day. Concerts from 7 to 9 at night. Through Sunday and then July 1st through 5th
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 24 June 2015 14:22 (eight years ago) link
talking Fort Reno and music stuff over on Capital Swamp on ilm btw
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 25 June 2015 14:11 (eight years ago) link
http://wamu.org/news/15/06/19/amid_claims_of_financial_irregularities_adams_morgan_day_canceled
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 1 July 2015 13:10 (eight years ago) link
A modified version of Adams Morgan Day is apparently back on.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 9 July 2015 19:15 (eight years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/47323/art-art-art-at-anacostia-arts-center-friday-july-10/
Friday night-- some art exhibit openings; free music from DC's Eddie Drennon and Charanga Soul and a pop-up food truck. All free except maybe for the food
Violinist Drennon played with Bo Diddley; Ike & Tina Turner and on a Latin hustle dance hit
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 9 July 2015 19:17 (eight years ago) link
pop-up restaurant
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 9 July 2015 19:21 (eight years ago) link
It was a fun time.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 17 July 2015 16:42 (eight years ago) link
http://dc.eater.com/2015/7/10/8928539/zenebech-ijera-staying-open-in-shaw-at-least-for-now
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/after-decades-in-dc-the-islander-closes-its-doors/2015/07/19/059832da-2675-11e5-b77f-eb13a215f593_story.html
But in recent years, newer residents surrounding the Islander complained about the restaurant’s late-night noisiness. The tension reached a critical stage in 2013, when a group of residents protested the restaurant’s efforts for a liquor license renewal.
I wonder if they tried to work things out with the club before going to the liquor board? The Islander had been there since 1994, so the new folks should have been aware that U Street can be loud at late hours
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 25 July 2015 14:12 (eight years ago) link
I saw D.C.'s Eddie Jones & the Young Bucks perform there a long time ago
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 25 July 2015 14:13 (eight years ago) link
I am at the Dead Milkmen show because I am still 14 years old.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 26 July 2015 02:20 (eight years ago) link
where the hell was that i wanted to go
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 26 July 2015 04:26 (eight years ago) link
9:30
Mosh pit had etiquette? LOL i so old.
But not as old as the band, hah
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 26 July 2015 04:29 (eight years ago) link
lol
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 26 July 2015 21:42 (eight years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/housingcomplex/2015/07/28/fish-market-tenants-say-d-c-waterfront-developer-are-trying-to-destroy-their-businesses/
A lawsuit filed by the seafood sellers against the developers. Most of the comments on the posting though appear to be from newbie locals critical of the longtime market. I like shopping at the Maine Ave wharf even though I have heard some say the seafood available is no different from that which you get in your local Giant, Safeway, etc. The incoming development there is undoubtably making it harder to park there if one drives. Naturally, a commenter on the posting just blames those who are parking without suggesting that maybe the developers should try to make parking available. Also, I wonder what the parking plans are for the new IMP Arena that is going to be built there (or will folks just be expected to metro).
― curmudgeon, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 17:15 (eight years ago) link
"Harder to park" on SE waterfront is akin to "harder to breathe" on the moon. It's always been terrible, now it's worse. I used to work and eat near there (when the Coast Guard was at Buzzard Point).
It is also a dreadful walk from the subway (and it would be pretty conspicuous and inefficient to try bring a couple dozen steamed crabs home via Metro).
I think for my last crustaceanfest we had a driver circling the block while others nabbed the seafood.
― Ye Mad Puffin, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 18:06 (eight years ago) link
Yep. I bet the commenters have never bought any seafood from there.
When I used to see latenight music at h2O on the Waterfront and Zanzibar there used to be an underground parking garage there on the SW waterfront, but I never used that for when I was going to buy seafood at the Wharf.
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 30 July 2015 15:58 (eight years ago) link
Has anyone here tried Bridj (the "Uber for buses") yet? In October my office is moving from Farragut North to L'Enfant Plaza/Federal Center SW, and Metrorail has been conspicuously unreliable recently.
― Charlie Chaplin Challenge (j.lu), Friday, 7 August 2015 14:36 (eight years ago) link
Nope.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:35 (eight years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/pages/workhere/
Become the Arts Editor
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 14:36 (eight years ago) link
christina rules, sad to see her go off that beat
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 19:41 (eight years ago) link
She'll likely be happier at Slate writing just about women and gender issues
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 25 August 2015 20:16 (eight years ago) link
guys what happens
― BRAAAAAAMETHEUS (El Tomboto), Friday, 11 September 2015 20:20 (eight years ago) link
Bot bot bot waht up
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Friday, 11 September 2015 22:05 (eight years ago) link
So driving into DC from VA I get on a little side access road off of 14th on the right opposite the Holocaust Museum to head over to L'Enfant at 10 pm. I do a quick stop at the stop sign before turning right and the next thing I know I am pulled over by a Bureau of Engraving and Printing "cop" who tells me I have made an illegal right turn. As he asks for my license and registration and insurance card, a cop colleague of his stands straight behind my car glaring while another such cop I see standing by my right rear car passenger door. Looking in my side view mirror I see her nervously moving her fingers around on her gun. Yikes. Thankfully, the first cop returns to my car with my info and just says, "Boss, make your right turn on the next street from now on, not from that access road. Ok boss."
Thank you Bureau of Engraving cops for uh somehow protecting one and all, and for my white male privilege. They probably couldn't give me a traffic ticket anyway...
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 12 September 2015 13:56 (eight years ago) link
the tomboto appears
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Sunday, 13 September 2015 16:06 (eight years ago) link
and then. . . disappears again
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 13 September 2015 19:14 (eight years ago) link
like the wind
through our trees
― mookieproof, Sunday, 13 September 2015 19:42 (eight years ago) link
Back to his E games
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 17 September 2015 17:21 (eight years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2015/09/11/logan-circles-iconic-barrel-house-liquor-is-relocating/
I guess the Barrel entrance can't be designated a historic landmark?
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 17 September 2015 17:22 (eight years ago) link
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/47495/new-hirshhorn-chief-melissa-chiu-explains-why-new-york-matters/
Hmmmm, let me think about this
― curmudgeon, Friday, 18 September 2015 15:06 (eight years ago) link
New York writer having fun schooling everyone on how DC works or doesn't. Who edits this stuff?So how did I not know the rules for women wearing big hats at polo matches in DC?
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/09/fear-and-clothing/405919/
Washington’s permaclass of wealthy Georgetown-establishment socialites has always ruled the roost on D.C.’s domestic front. The older rich ladies are the keepers of the social rulebooks—and the keepers of all the best HUMINT (human intelligence) and RUMINT (rumor-based intelligence) in town. These are the Mean Girls who make or break political aspirations, who get to wear big hats at polo matches, make disparaging comments about social climbers, and police the actions and/or styles of younger, more fertile women.
― curmudgeon, Monday, 21 September 2015 17:26 (eight years ago) link