We'll see you on Saturday, July 10th, 2010



Here’s our final update on this summer’s 2010 Indy Pub Crawl!

I apologize for the late notice if you are JUST now hearing about the Summer Pub Crawl!!  We’ve really been leaning heavily on the Facebook page that was created for it to send out info and updates, and I think we just forgot that not everyone is using FB yet!!   So, here’s the skinny on the Crawl, and yes, it IS tomorrow, Saturday, July 10!!   For those of you who are on FB, find the page and “friend up”!  If you’re not, let me know a good contact email address for you in the future, and we’ll try and do a better job of communicating to EVERYONE next time around!!   This is the info we have on the FB page presently.  This year’s theme is LUAU, so pull out those leis and grass skirts!!  And please forward this on to anyone who typically would be attending!!  

Thanks, and hope to see you there! 

 

This is a fairly compact pub crawl (no walk over two blocks) and since we have some $$ left over, we've designated it a recession-buster (no charge for bling or other). Not that you shouldn't buy your pubmeisters a round or two if you happen to be around them. :) As always, PLEASE be on your best behavior, for both your fellow crawlers and the patrons at the places we visit. Boorishness kills crawls! If you see a fellow crawler behaving badly, let one of your pubmeisters know about it. One last request, if you could PLEASE post on the page: 1. What you will be drinking at Tastings, the first stop (wine, beer, mixed drink)
2. When you plan on joining the crawl and how long you're staying. Thanks again, stay tuned for possible updates and SEE YOU THIS SATURDAY! From your Pubmeisters Jill, Cindy, Lisa & Tom

 


The Schedule:

 

#

Time

Bar

Address

Walk

1

11:30

Tastings - Conrad Hotel

50 W Washington

START

 

 

$10 Tasting Card

 

 

2

12:20

Coaches

20 S Pennsylvania

2 BLK

 

 

Applesauce Shots, domestic bottles $2.75, stoli $4

 

 

3

1:10

O'Reilly's

36 S Pennsylvania

1 BLK

 

 

Coors Lite/Miller Lite Pitchers $7.50

 

 

4

2:00

The Pub

30 E Georgia

2 BLK

 

 

$2.50 bottles,  $3 well

 

 

5

2:50

Jillians

141 S Meridian

1 BLK

6

3:40

Killroys

201 S Meridian

1 BLK

 

 

Blue Moon $4, Jack drinks $5

 

 

7

4:30

Cadallic Ranch

39 W Jackson

2 BLK

8

5:20

Whistle Stop

375 S Illinois

1 BLK

9

6:10

Spice

373 S Illinois

> 1 BLK

 

 

$1.50 wells, $3 Bud Lite, $3 vodka, half price martinis

 

 

10

7:00

Mystery Stop

247 S Meridian

> 1 BLK

 

 

$2.75 Miller, $3.75 Sam Adams&Lenenkugel, $3 VV bombs

 

 

 

 

$5 yoo-hoo blasts, 50 cent beers on tap

 

 

11

7:50

Subterra

250 S Meridian

> 1 BLK

12

8:40

Blu

240 S Meridian

> 1 BLK


   

 

EIGHT SIMPLE RULES FOR PUB CRAWLING

 

  1. One bar, one beer.  More than just a motto, its very good common sense.  A lot of the places we stop will have the “larger than your average Beer” 12 oz. suds flowing, and/or the mixed drinks will be a little “stiffer” than usual.  It’s tempting to kick back a couple, but remember, you’re already looking at the equivalent of half a case over the route.  So if you plan on making the whole crawl, STICK TO THE PLAN.
  2. Eat, Santa, Eat!  A good base in the bread basket will help dilute the alcohol and slow the absorption process, as well as slowing the alcohol intake.
  3. Spiked heels look really hot, but they are NOT what you want to wear when hoofing it to 12-14 bars.  Wear sensible shoes.  This advice applies to women as well.
  4. Tip Well.  Then when we go back in six months and ask if we can use them as a stop, they fawn all over us.
  5. DON’T BE A JERK.  While getting kicked out of a swanky bar en masse makes for good story telling, it does nothing for a pub crawl in terms of long term.  We want to leave a good impression so when we ask about coming back, they JUMP at the opportunity.  Be sure to thank the staff for having us.
  6. Bring cameras!  Oddly enough, many people have a hard time remembering just how much they enjoyed a pub crawl.  Pictures allow you to relive the experience, and are also good as hard, physical evidence.
  7. Cash works better.  Yes, this is the age of plastic, but on a crawl speed is of the essence, and it’s easier for the bartenders.
  8. DON’T DRINK AND DRIVE.  This should be tattooed on most people’s foreheads and should go without saying.  But just as a reminder.  Statistics show that an inebriated driver gets pulled over about once for every 115 times they’ve done it.  Noting the age and habits of some of our crawlers, a LOT of folks are overdue.  Get a room, call a cab, shack up with friends and loved ones, camp out under an overpass and share some Night Train with your new buddies, but DON’T drive drunk.

 

From your Pubmiesters,

Lisa, Cindy, Jill & Tom

 

Webmiester,

Jacob Blalock