Here is the first of many drink specials I am going to bring you for the upcoming holiday weekend.

We all have our patriotic duties, and Whistlin's Dixie's is honoring
theirs by offering great drink specials on their birthday (7/2),
America's birthday (must I tell you?!?), and that lonely day in
between (7/3).  Details of all the specials are attached, including
free drinks and appetizers to those who RSVP (please RSVP to
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).  Happy Birthday Whistlin' Dixie, America, and
everyone elses' who's falls on this 3 day weekend.  Actually, in case
I miss it, happy birthday to all!!!

Whistlin' Dixie's Texas Tavern
714 West 11th Ave
New York, NY 10019 (map)
212-349-4370

And if you feel like dropping some cash, the Chelsea Brewing Company has another option (including an open bar)

I like to approach Joan Miro’s Moonbird from the direction of Sixth Avenue to the west, because when you do so, it becomes possible to imagine that the sculpture is gazing up in awe at the terrific view laid out before it. Facing the southern half of Grand Army Plaza, home to the tree-lined Pulitzer Memorial Fountain, it looks directly into the large well created by five buildings: the late medieval French baroque of the Bergdorf Goodman department store on the south side, the Art Deco of Bergdorf’s other building right across Fifth, the sterile International modernism of the GM building to the east, more Art Deco with the Sherry Netherland to the northeast, and more late medieval French baroque with the Plaza on the west, still an impressive and beautiful building despite all the internal meddling. This is undoubtedly one of my favorite public spaces, standing, along with the rest of the plaza to the north, as a kind of stately foyer to the open spaces of Central Park.

Just got this in my email and being a big Magic Hat fan myself I thought I would share...

On Thursday, June 25, Dive 75 will host a Magic Hat tasting at 7pm.

We've featured these beers  at all of our locations through- out the past few months, but  we know how much our Dive 75 taps miss this brand so we've brought it back.

The Dive Bars have been big supporters of this fantastic New England brewery and in turn Magic Hat has supported us with their participation in our Connect Four Challenge.  In case you missed it, it was a great event that helped raise money for charity.

This Thursday we feature flights of six different Magic Hat beers, which include the newest flavors, Wacko, Odd Notion Amber Rice Lager and the Odd Notion Belgian Style beer, along with complimentary cheese pairings. Our reps will be there to share with you the Magnificent Crapperator.  Sounds intriguing, doesn't it?  For those of you who need to know what you're getting into ahead of time, this is a game similar to Plinko.  So, if you were a child of The Price is Right, you know what I'm talking about.   Ping Pong balls will get dropped down something similar to the Plinko board and will land in cups of beer.  The prize you get depends on which beer the ping pong ball lands in. Leave it to Magic Hat to come up with this game.  This tasting is also going to kick off our "Follow the Hat" game.  Every week a different Magic Hat beer will be featured at Dive 75, Dive Bar, Broadway Dive or Amsterdam 106.  Once you have ordered the featured beer  from that location you will get a raffle ticket, which will give you the chance to win great Magic Hat prizes.  The only way you will know where to go or what to drink is by reading the newsletters so make sure you don't miss them! Let's start the game off right.

Anyone drinking Magic Hat Wacko this week at Dive 75 will get a raffle ticket.  Good luck and Good drinking.

Lee Seinfeld

The Dive Bars

Dive 75

Generation Records by Daquella manera on flickr

When:

Sunday-Thursday, 11 A.M. to 10 P.M Friday-Saturday, 11 A.M. to 11 P.M.

Where:

10 Thompson St New York, NY 10012 map

Generation Records on Thompson Street isn’t strictly a punk rock store, but…well, think of it like this: whereas in the old days, your standard record store carried all of the expected corporate rock with some underground stuff spattered here and there, Generation is like the inverse image of that. They have a fair share of mainstream stuff, but there’s no doubt – from the stacks to the ‘zines to the stuff that they usually play over the loudspeakers – which genre rules the roost. And why the hell not? The Village is one of the places punk was born in this country, so it seems only natural.