Photos from the end of 2009

It’s going to be a new decade, and here’s hoping that 2010 will be a lot better. Not that 2009 was all that bad, but let’s admit it, it could have been better. As the economy has had a year to recover from the global banking meltdown as they’ve called it, we can only assume we’ve got reason to be optimistic…

Here’s how Reviewer Rob spent this late afternoon/early evening on the 29th of December, 2009:

At left: Started out with a beer at The Wits End on 5th Avenue where they do a Tuesday night Open Mike night… Left before Sam showed up when she was to start the show, but made some calls as I finished my day’s business.

Then I went to OB to drop off some cash and settle up with my assistant because I owed him for some hours from working for me earlier in the week. Bought 4 slices of pizza and a pitcher of kraft beer at The Newport Ale House, for $28 total plus the tip…

After we finished I felt like staying out and local so I went to Winstons and caught the tail end of Trivia Night and had a beer with host Jose Sinatra, who also got busy doing an impromptu photoshoot, taking photos with a couple of clip-on flourescent desk lamps of the cute bartender who said she was leaving to go be in Maui…

In the Winston’s bathroom I noticed a Reviewer Magazine sticker circa 1999 still affixed over the urinal beer shelf. Looked like at one time there had been another sticker covering it but someone had pulled it off, so i thought that was pretty cool…

After trivia night was over I stuck around for a bit then headed back to my pad. SDPD is busy enforcing DUI patrol for the NYE holidays and I didn’t want to risk being out and get caught in any checkpoint action or whatever…

So, stay safe everyone and enjoy the holidays. Here’s to an excellent 2010. 🙂


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