Things that I Did This Weekend

Friday:

• Went to Happy Hour at Bare Back Grill - LoBro
• Went to Ba Ren for Chinese, Clairemont Mesa
• Shopped at Daiso Market, Kearney Mesa
• A Drink at Hamiltons Tavern - South Park
• Josh & Mace's Going Away Party - Ocean Beach
• Sleep...

Saturday:

• ...Sleep In
• Las Americas Outlets - San Ysidro
• Don Felix for Caldo de Res - San Ysidro
• Test Drove Il Bello Scooter - Loma Portal
• Con Pane - Loma Portal
• Got Beer at Trader Joe's - Liberty Station
• Last Trivia Contest with Kipper at The Whistle Stop - South Park
• Made Mixed Tapes and Blogged - Home

Sunday:

• Little Italy for breakfast and coffee
• Buy matching adidas high tops for Felix and I - adidas store, downtown
• Watch the Italy-Brazil drubbing (by Brazil) at Pizzeria Luigi, Golden Hill
• Fathers Day Lunch - National City
• Lefty's Pizza - Mission Hills (new store!)
• Watched Team Luigi play soccer at the Water Tower - North Park
• Pints at Livewire - North Park
• Sleep...

Over all, a great weekend! Thanks to all the people who wished me a happy fathers day. Thanks to all the people who made this weekend exceptional. Thanks to Felix for recording a cool card for me. Here is what he said, "Happy day, daddy. I wub you. #1 daddy!"

Awesome!

This is On the Real

One of My Faves - Blind Lady Ale House

Blind Lady Ale House (BLAH) - Normal Heights

Recently, a great establishment opened up in my area. Actually, it may be the perfect business to open up in Normal Heights!

Blind Lady Ale House is situated just east of the Normal Heights sign on Adams. It inhabits what was recently a French bakery and restaurant called A La Francaise.

This ale house is a godsend for beer aficionados. Beer consultant, brewer, hat model and all around good guy Lee Chase is one of the principals of this hot spot. And it shows!

The attention to detail in pouring the perfect glass of beer is evident from the pre-rinsing of every glass to touch beer to the pouring system to the appropriate pour level in the perfect glasses for that particular draft. But most of, the Ace selection of beer that Lee hand-picks for the bar.

The pub is warm in tones, child & family friendly, and offers the crowd a comfortable and clean environment. The crowd is diverse and db-factor (douchebag) is low. Unlike most brew-pubs in San Diego, BLAH is not a sausage party! The mix of men and women is more even than most.

They have listened to their customers and put in custom made made overhead, recycled acoustic panels that dampen the noise.

Out of the kitchen, BLAH offers up pizza, salads, cheese plates and other dishes. They are organic and local as much as possible. Prices are affordable and portions are reasonable.

Blind Lady Ale House - It's about the beer here!

3416 Adams Avenue, San Diego CA 92116

This is On the Real

"It Came From the Sky"

Saturday Night Dustbuster



Creedence Clearwater Revival - It Came From the Sky
Neko Case - Guided By Wires
Mercury Rev - Hudson Line
Jonathan Richman - Rock n Roll Drummer Straight from the Hospy-Tel
Los Lobos - Instrumental from "Once Upon a Time In Mexico"
David Bowie - Modern Love
The La's - Feelin'
The Magnetic Fields - The Sun Goes Down and the World Goes Dancing
Miles Davis - Generique (from 'Ascenseur')
The Police - So Lonely
Marvin Gaye - Mercy Mercy Me
Otros Aires - Barrio de Tango
Phil Moore Jr. - Funky Canyon
New Order - Thieves Like Us
Hot Chip - Ready For the Floor
The Rapture - House of Jealous Lovers

Total: 53:36