Best bar to read a book...

cml43

WOW - I like the idea of doing one's taxes in a bar! I think I might try that.

You're welcome! Another tip: make copies of all your documents. And black out the sensitive stuff.

I've never been so happy doing my taxes. The big refund helped!

caaahyoko

cml43 wrote: Thanks for the tip about Buttermilk. Perch sorta does the trick when it turns into a hybrid coffeeshop/restaurant/bar in the evenings. If you hit it on open mic night, though, the poets and comedians get a little depressing. Distracting, too.

You're welcome!

And thanks for the Perch open mic warning. I would have run screaming from the building in that situation.

hamilton

Subject: EVERY FOURTH BOOK ON THE HOUSE

I'm looking for a good Library where I can drink .

raw

Subject: Re: EVERY FOURTH BOOK ON THE HOUSE

Hamilton wrote: I'm looking for a good Library where I can drink .

I understand...I'm searching for that too and a gym that serves scotch and a day care center with vodka -- or just a place with someone to watch my kid while I run around, drink and throw up on myself and my books.

hamilton

Subject: Re: EVERY FOURTH BOOK ON THE HOUSE

raw wrote: [quote=Hamilton] I'm looking for a good Library where I can drink .

I understand...I'm searching for that too and a gym that serves scotch and a day care center with vodka -- or just a place with someone to watch my kid while I run around, drink and throw up on myself and my books.
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How about a church with a good house wine.

filmlover44

alafairnadia wrote:
I gotta say, my popularity as a single reader has spiked since I got the sony e-book reader. people are constantly asking me about it, which is vaguely embarrassing since I'm often reading fan fiction and/or porn on it (yes, I'm a weird, pervy dork). but yeah. reading with a gadget is apparently an open invite for convo starters.

I would think that reading porn in a bar on an e-book reader would be a great way to pick up guys. I think that you have hit on something.

filmlover44

flygirl wrote: I just moved to England from NYC but still check this board every now and then for nostalgia value and to see what is changing in the hood.

Although I really miss the Slope one thing I love about England is the pubs. You can read in the pubs without feeling like a dork. Actually, in my town most of the pubs come with a selection of books you can borrow. And the music isn't so loud you can't chat with friends. And the tv is only on if there is a crucial game on (not all the fcking time like in most NY pubs).

Anyway, short answer is: move to England if you like reading while out drinking.

You left out the fact that nobody gets upset when you have kids in a pub!

Yeah, I loved the pubs there! The pubs and the Indian food. That's about it.

raw

filmlover44 wrote: [quote=flygirl]I just moved to England from NYC but still check this board every now and then for nostalgia value and to see what is changing in the hood.

Although I really miss the Slope one thing I love about England is the pubs. You can read in the pubs without feeling like a dork. Actually, in my town most of the pubs come with a selection of books you can borrow. And the music isn't so loud you can't chat with friends. And the tv is only on if there is a crucial game on (not all the fcking time like in most NY pubs).

Anyway, short answer is: move to England if you like reading while out drinking.

You left out the fact that nobody gets upset when you have kids in a pub!

Cool -- a place to pick up 10-year-olds!

gringcorp

I used to read a lot in Freddie's. At the end of the bar near the window. By day, the light comes in, and at night, the neon signs in the window throw off a decent amount of light. I had an annoying roommate-with-girlfriend period and basically camped out there for a few months a couple of years back. Of course, it may not be there for ever, and gets very busy later on, but it's pretty good, and even has a few paperbacks for you to read.

raw

Subject: Porno Bars in Park Slope Vote Yeass!

filmlover44 wrote: [quote=alafairnadia]
I gotta say, my popularity as a single reader has spiked since I got the sony e-book reader. people are constantly asking me about it, which is vaguely embarrassing since I'm often reading fan fiction and/or porn on it (yes, I'm a weird, pervy dork). but yeah. reading with a gadget is apparently an open invite for convo starters.

I would think that reading porn in a bar on an e-book reader would be a great way to pick up guys. I think that you have hit on something.

Heck yeah!!! That's IT! That's what we need -- a bar where you can read a book, watch porno, and get stark as a lark drunk while tripping over strollers.

filmlover44

Subject: Re: Porno Bars in Park Slope Vote Yeass!

raw wrote:
Heck yeah!!! That's IT! That's what we need -- a bar where you can read a book, watch porno, and get stark as a lark drunk while tripping over strollers.