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Saturday, June 27, 2009
Animal House at 30
College students find new ways to channel their inner Bluto
By E.E. SMITH
When Animal House first came out just over 30 years ago, it dominated the cultural landscape. College students were nostalgic for the "raunchy, pre-1960s undergraduate ideal," says Peter Rollins, who has been studying pop-culture academically for over 30 years. Mr. Rollins, who attended Dartmouth in the 1960s, says that students back then tried to live "the fantasy" on their own campuses. Some still do, taking Bluto's counsel to heart: "My advice to you is to start drinking heavily."
Take Alpha Delta, the Dartmouth College fraternity that the infamous Delta house of the movie is based on. The movie, co-written by Dartmouth graduate and Alpha Delta brother Chris Miller, still inspires some of the fraternity's traditions today.
In spring 2008, a band covering Otis Day and the Knights played on Alpha Delta's front lawn to an audience of boozers, brawlers and, probably, future U.S. senators. This past spring, Alpha Delta organized an Animal House-themed party with the preppy brothers Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the inspiration for the sadomasochistic Omega house in the film. And on any given Friday night, it's not just beer making the basement floor of Alpha Delta sticky. Paying tribute to the movie that made their fraternity famous, the brothers of Alpha Delta relieve themselves in plain sight along their basement wall.
This behavior is frowned upon by some. James Watson, a senior at Dartmouth and the current president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, says that the Animal House culture is "very irresponsible." Speaking as the president of a fraternity whose motto is the "true gentleman," Mr. Watson unsurprisingly takes issue with such Bluto-inspired basement practices as "doming," where one chugs a six-pack as quickly as possible until projectile vomiting is induced.
Deborah Carney, director of Greek letter organizations and societies at Dartmouth, echoes Mr. Watson's concerns. "I saw Animal House twice and I thought it was funny," she says. "But when I show clips of Animal House to student leaders of Greek organizations today, they tell me that the clips are funny, but also . . . not funny."
So why do so many college men see Bluto as a model? "People think that behaving like Bluto will win them respect," Mr. Watson says. Bluto has nearly become the archetype of the college man. His poster is found in dorm rooms across the country. He is a binge drinker, physically aggressive and impervious to pain -- especially when he is chugging a fifth of whiskey.
Add one ingredient to Bluto's mischievous mix, sexual prowess, and you have what at Dartmouth is currently called "the hard guy."
An Alpha Delta insider, who agreed to be quoted on condition of anonymity, describes the hard guy. Referencing the excesses of typical Friday festivities, he says, "Your Friday night is my Monday morning." A Web site, created by Dartmouth alumni David Grey and Bobby Zangrilli, is devoted to selling T-shirts emblazoned with that and other hard-guy mottos. Another: "Hard Guy Dating: Having a girlfriend and not even liking her."
Interestingly though, the one variable that could check the hard guy is sex -- or more precisely, the opposite sex. Ms. Carney, looking back at her time at Dartmouth, says, "Over the last couple of decades, one of the biggest changes to the Greek scene has been the presence of women." Women were admitted to Dartmouth in 1976.
Mr. Watson agrees: "Having women around changes the way men act." The Alpha Delta insider has a different take: "My personal theory is that the college really didn't appreciate the attention from the movie and tried even harder to suppress the Animal House culture." As Dean Wormer once said, "The time has come for someone to put their foot down. And that foot is me."
The Alpha Delta insider is referring to the college's heavy oversight of Greek life. In 1999, Dartmouth's board of trustees passed the Student Life Initiative to sap the Greek system of its social dominance. Just one of the many highly unpopular provisions of the Student Life Initiative required Greek houses to register parties and kegs with the college. "Students tell me that, since the Student Life Initiative, parties have grown much tamer. There is more administrative oversight of the parties," Ms. Carney says.
Whatever the cause -- the presence of women or tougher supervision -- the Animal House culture is not the Sodom and Gomorrah it once was. Still, even after 30 years, neither the administration nor women can take the mischievous boy out of the college man. Back then, the frat brothers raged defiantly against the stuffiness of Omega house and the authority of the college administration. Today, they've been reduced to channeling their inner Bluto with hard guy T-shirts.
Ms. Smith, a recent Dartmouth graduate, is a Robert L. Bartley Fellow at the Journal.
Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page A13
Copyright 2009 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Link To Article
And, if you've never read Chris Miller's "Night of the Seven Fires", check it out here.
By E.E. SMITH
When Animal House first came out just over 30 years ago, it dominated the cultural landscape. College students were nostalgic for the "raunchy, pre-1960s undergraduate ideal," says Peter Rollins, who has been studying pop-culture academically for over 30 years. Mr. Rollins, who attended Dartmouth in the 1960s, says that students back then tried to live "the fantasy" on their own campuses. Some still do, taking Bluto's counsel to heart: "My advice to you is to start drinking heavily."
Take Alpha Delta, the Dartmouth College fraternity that the infamous Delta house of the movie is based on. The movie, co-written by Dartmouth graduate and Alpha Delta brother Chris Miller, still inspires some of the fraternity's traditions today.
In spring 2008, a band covering Otis Day and the Knights played on Alpha Delta's front lawn to an audience of boozers, brawlers and, probably, future U.S. senators. This past spring, Alpha Delta organized an Animal House-themed party with the preppy brothers Sigma Alpha Epsilon, the inspiration for the sadomasochistic Omega house in the film. And on any given Friday night, it's not just beer making the basement floor of Alpha Delta sticky. Paying tribute to the movie that made their fraternity famous, the brothers of Alpha Delta relieve themselves in plain sight along their basement wall.
This behavior is frowned upon by some. James Watson, a senior at Dartmouth and the current president of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, says that the Animal House culture is "very irresponsible." Speaking as the president of a fraternity whose motto is the "true gentleman," Mr. Watson unsurprisingly takes issue with such Bluto-inspired basement practices as "doming," where one chugs a six-pack as quickly as possible until projectile vomiting is induced.
Deborah Carney, director of Greek letter organizations and societies at Dartmouth, echoes Mr. Watson's concerns. "I saw Animal House twice and I thought it was funny," she says. "But when I show clips of Animal House to student leaders of Greek organizations today, they tell me that the clips are funny, but also . . . not funny."
So why do so many college men see Bluto as a model? "People think that behaving like Bluto will win them respect," Mr. Watson says. Bluto has nearly become the archetype of the college man. His poster is found in dorm rooms across the country. He is a binge drinker, physically aggressive and impervious to pain -- especially when he is chugging a fifth of whiskey.
Add one ingredient to Bluto's mischievous mix, sexual prowess, and you have what at Dartmouth is currently called "the hard guy."
An Alpha Delta insider, who agreed to be quoted on condition of anonymity, describes the hard guy. Referencing the excesses of typical Friday festivities, he says, "Your Friday night is my Monday morning." A Web site, created by Dartmouth alumni David Grey and Bobby Zangrilli, is devoted to selling T-shirts emblazoned with that and other hard-guy mottos. Another: "Hard Guy Dating: Having a girlfriend and not even liking her."
Interestingly though, the one variable that could check the hard guy is sex -- or more precisely, the opposite sex. Ms. Carney, looking back at her time at Dartmouth, says, "Over the last couple of decades, one of the biggest changes to the Greek scene has been the presence of women." Women were admitted to Dartmouth in 1976.
Mr. Watson agrees: "Having women around changes the way men act." The Alpha Delta insider has a different take: "My personal theory is that the college really didn't appreciate the attention from the movie and tried even harder to suppress the Animal House culture." As Dean Wormer once said, "The time has come for someone to put their foot down. And that foot is me."
The Alpha Delta insider is referring to the college's heavy oversight of Greek life. In 1999, Dartmouth's board of trustees passed the Student Life Initiative to sap the Greek system of its social dominance. Just one of the many highly unpopular provisions of the Student Life Initiative required Greek houses to register parties and kegs with the college. "Students tell me that, since the Student Life Initiative, parties have grown much tamer. There is more administrative oversight of the parties," Ms. Carney says.
Whatever the cause -- the presence of women or tougher supervision -- the Animal House culture is not the Sodom and Gomorrah it once was. Still, even after 30 years, neither the administration nor women can take the mischievous boy out of the college man. Back then, the frat brothers raged defiantly against the stuffiness of Omega house and the authority of the college administration. Today, they've been reduced to channeling their inner Bluto with hard guy T-shirts.
Ms. Smith, a recent Dartmouth graduate, is a Robert L. Bartley Fellow at the Journal.
Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page A13
Copyright 2009 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Link To Article
And, if you've never read Chris Miller's "Night of the Seven Fires", check it out here.
Claude Von Stroke @ Water Taxi Beach Tonight - 27/06/09
The man behind Dirtybird Records and Mothership Music is playing his brand of twisted and funky house music tonight at Water Taxi Beach. It's gonna be hot, hot, hot. And stoopid.
It's only $5 if you show the flyer above on your mobile.
Monday, June 22, 2009
Greg Wilson - Renaissance 9
You should get this mix right now:
Recorded early doors at a mad but memorable event promoted by the E.T.A crew next to a gypsy camp underneath London’s Westway (A40).
GREG WILSON
E.T.A – UNDER THE WESTWAY LONDON
12.02.2006
Full Tracklisting
Shuggie Otis / Strawberry Letter 23 (One Rascal Extended Mix)
Eighties Ladies / Turned On To You
The Cure / Close To Me (Oakenfold Mix)
Marvin Gaye / Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)
Kanye West / Heard ‘Em Say
Thick As Thieves / ‘Lectric Love
Silver Convention / Fly Robin Fly
Mary Jane Girls / All Night Long
Timmy Thomas / Why Can’t We Live Together (Pressure Drop Edit)
Crazy P / Lady T (GW Edit)
Grace Jones / Nipple To The Bottle
Kid Creole & The Coconuts / I’m A Wonderful Thing, Baby (GW Edit)
Grand Groove Bunch / Catch The Groove
The Whatnauts / Help Is On The Way
Linda Clifford / Runaway Love
http://www.cosmicboogie.co.uk/2009/06/greg-wilson-renaissance-9/
Direct Link To Mix
Recorded early doors at a mad but memorable event promoted by the E.T.A crew next to a gypsy camp underneath London’s Westway (A40).
GREG WILSON
E.T.A – UNDER THE WESTWAY LONDON
12.02.2006
Full Tracklisting
Shuggie Otis / Strawberry Letter 23 (One Rascal Extended Mix)
Eighties Ladies / Turned On To You
The Cure / Close To Me (Oakenfold Mix)
Marvin Gaye / Inner City Blues (Makes Me Wanna Holler)
Kanye West / Heard ‘Em Say
Thick As Thieves / ‘Lectric Love
Silver Convention / Fly Robin Fly
Mary Jane Girls / All Night Long
Timmy Thomas / Why Can’t We Live Together (Pressure Drop Edit)
Crazy P / Lady T (GW Edit)
Grace Jones / Nipple To The Bottle
Kid Creole & The Coconuts / I’m A Wonderful Thing, Baby (GW Edit)
Grand Groove Bunch / Catch The Groove
The Whatnauts / Help Is On The Way
Linda Clifford / Runaway Love
http://www.cosmicboogie.co.uk/2009/06/greg-wilson-renaissance-9/
Direct Link To Mix
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Laurent Garnier - Essential Mix - 23/05/09
The genius that is Laurent Garnier is back with another Essential Mix. Broadcasted last week, it's nothing short of what you'd expect from one of the best dj's in the world. It's a two part mix; the first part consisting of straight clubby tracks, whilst the second being composed of eclectic, "open-minded" cuts.
Mix 01 Straight DJ Set
Twelve ‘Back To Black’ (CDR)
Chymera ‘In Vogue’ (CDR)
Unknown ‘Unknown Title’ (CDR)
Kapuchon ‘And Again’ (Beyond Recordings)
Jamie Jones ‘Summertime’ (Crosstown Rebels)
DJ Hell ‘The DJ’ (International Deejay Gigolos)
Oculus ‘Creator’ (Open Concept Recordings)
Secret Cinema ‘Kurzweil Chicago’ (CDR)
Xpansul ‘Miss Fortune’ (T Bet Records)
Ame ‘Ensor’ (Innervisions)
Arno Mathieu ‘Soil Hard Winter’ (Innervisions)
Satoshi Fumi ‘Change’ (Apt International)
Mix 02 Eclectic Mix
Buddy Guy ‘One Room Country Shack’ (Vanguard)
Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennett ‘Name Of The Game’ (KPM)
Milez Benjiman ‘Chop That Wood’ (Tru Thoughts)
Giallos Flame ‘Crime Squad’ (DC Records)
DJ Fresh ‘The Pink Panther’ (Breakbeat Kaos)
Anthony Joseph ‘Vero’ (Heavenly Sweetness)
Mulatu Astatke ‘Bootleg’ (CDR)
Middlewood Sessions ‘Fall Back (Remix)’ (Brownswood)
Guy Gerber & Chaim ‘My Space’ (Supplement Facts)
Chain Of Command ‘Rogue State’ (Merciless)
Martyn ‘Natural Selection’ (3024)
Radio Slave ‘Bell Clap Dance’ (Rekids)
Lulu Rouge ‘Melankoli’ (Music For Dreams)
Link To Mix
Mix 01 Straight DJ Set
Twelve ‘Back To Black’ (CDR)
Chymera ‘In Vogue’ (CDR)
Unknown ‘Unknown Title’ (CDR)
Kapuchon ‘And Again’ (Beyond Recordings)
Jamie Jones ‘Summertime’ (Crosstown Rebels)
DJ Hell ‘The DJ’ (International Deejay Gigolos)
Oculus ‘Creator’ (Open Concept Recordings)
Secret Cinema ‘Kurzweil Chicago’ (CDR)
Xpansul ‘Miss Fortune’ (T Bet Records)
Ame ‘Ensor’ (Innervisions)
Arno Mathieu ‘Soil Hard Winter’ (Innervisions)
Satoshi Fumi ‘Change’ (Apt International)
Mix 02 Eclectic Mix
Buddy Guy ‘One Room Country Shack’ (Vanguard)
Alan Hawkshaw & Brian Bennett ‘Name Of The Game’ (KPM)
Milez Benjiman ‘Chop That Wood’ (Tru Thoughts)
Giallos Flame ‘Crime Squad’ (DC Records)
DJ Fresh ‘The Pink Panther’ (Breakbeat Kaos)
Anthony Joseph ‘Vero’ (Heavenly Sweetness)
Mulatu Astatke ‘Bootleg’ (CDR)
Middlewood Sessions ‘Fall Back (Remix)’ (Brownswood)
Guy Gerber & Chaim ‘My Space’ (Supplement Facts)
Chain Of Command ‘Rogue State’ (Merciless)
Martyn ‘Natural Selection’ (3024)
Radio Slave ‘Bell Clap Dance’ (Rekids)
Lulu Rouge ‘Melankoli’ (Music For Dreams)
Link To Mix
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Friday, May 22, 2009
Moderat
From Resident Advisor:
The trio of Apparat and Modeselektor have once again teamed up to create Moderat, their full-length debut.
The unlikely pairing of electro crunk hipsters Modeselektor and the relatively laidback Sascha Ring only yielded an EP in 2002 when they got together to collaborate on some music. And when their solo careers took off, the idea of joining forces was shelved indefinitely. Late last year, however, they found themselves with some time on their hands and got back in the studio once again to craft Moderat, an all-analog album recorded in the same Berlin studio that housed David Bowie as he put Heroes to tape.
Per usual, the collaborators have invited even more collaborators. On vocal duties, we have Paul St. Hilaire, indie rapper Busdriver, Dellé and Ring himself. And, as if that weren't enough outside help, lead single "Rusty Nails" will feature remixes from Booka Shade and Shackleton, while Modeselektor's visual buddies Pfadfinderei will provide a music videos and more exclusive content for a planned DVD release of the album.
Tracklist
01. A New Error
02. Rusty Nails
03. Seamonkey
04. Slow Match feat. Paul St. Hilaire
05. 3 Minutes Of
06. Nasty Silence
07. Sick With It feat. Dellé
08. Porc # 1
09. Porc # 2
10. No. 22
11. Out Of Sight
Moderat will be at Webster Hall on Saturday, May 30 with support by dj Damian Lazarus.
Link to ticketmaster here.
Edit: The venue has changed to the Music Hall of Williamsburg.
The trio of Apparat and Modeselektor have once again teamed up to create Moderat, their full-length debut.
The unlikely pairing of electro crunk hipsters Modeselektor and the relatively laidback Sascha Ring only yielded an EP in 2002 when they got together to collaborate on some music. And when their solo careers took off, the idea of joining forces was shelved indefinitely. Late last year, however, they found themselves with some time on their hands and got back in the studio once again to craft Moderat, an all-analog album recorded in the same Berlin studio that housed David Bowie as he put Heroes to tape.
Per usual, the collaborators have invited even more collaborators. On vocal duties, we have Paul St. Hilaire, indie rapper Busdriver, Dellé and Ring himself. And, as if that weren't enough outside help, lead single "Rusty Nails" will feature remixes from Booka Shade and Shackleton, while Modeselektor's visual buddies Pfadfinderei will provide a music videos and more exclusive content for a planned DVD release of the album.
Tracklist
01. A New Error
02. Rusty Nails
03. Seamonkey
04. Slow Match feat. Paul St. Hilaire
05. 3 Minutes Of
06. Nasty Silence
07. Sick With It feat. Dellé
08. Porc # 1
09. Porc # 2
10. No. 22
11. Out Of Sight
Moderat will be at Webster Hall on Saturday, May 30 with support by dj Damian Lazarus.
Link to ticketmaster here.
Edit: The venue has changed to the Music Hall of Williamsburg.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
PSA: Fatboy Slim @ Terminal 5, NYC - Wed, June 24, 2009
Yesssssss! Just what the funk doctor ordered.
Fatboy Slim will be fucking in New York on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 15 at noon. I bet you $20 the party is gonna be titties. And make sure to offer Mr. Cook copious amounts of booze during his set.
Link to event page.
Whoop there it is!!
Fatboy Slim will be fucking in New York on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 15 at noon. I bet you $20 the party is gonna be titties. And make sure to offer Mr. Cook copious amounts of booze during his set.
Link to event page.
Whoop there it is!!
Friday, May 8, 2009
OpenTable Files For IPO (Update)
OpenTable, the online restaurant reservation service, has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it is seeking an initial public offering with a price of between $12 and $14, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The company said that based on $13 per share, its expecting to reap about $16 million from the offering.
San Francisco-based OpenTable turned a profit in the first quarter in the face of a recession that has hit the company’s clients -- restaurants -- especially hard. The company made $366,000, which is an increase from a year earlier, when it lost $87,000.
OpenTable charges restaurants an one-time registration fee and takes a share of bills that were a result of OpenTable reservations. If the IPO happens, it will be the first Silicon Valley offering since ArcSight went public in February 2008.
The company is seeking the NASDAQ ticker symbol OPEN.
Link
San Francisco-based OpenTable turned a profit in the first quarter in the face of a recession that has hit the company’s clients -- restaurants -- especially hard. The company made $366,000, which is an increase from a year earlier, when it lost $87,000.
OpenTable charges restaurants an one-time registration fee and takes a share of bills that were a result of OpenTable reservations. If the IPO happens, it will be the first Silicon Valley offering since ArcSight went public in February 2008.
The company is seeking the NASDAQ ticker symbol OPEN.
Link
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
PSA: Sunday Best (Daytime Party In Brooklyn)
Absolutely amazing lineup for the upcoming summer.
Check it out:
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The vitals
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venue The BKLYN Yard, outdoors by the Gowanus Canal
address 400 Carroll St between Bond and Nevins, Brooklyn
if it rains (lets hope it doesn't!) The Bell House (around the corner)
dates Every Sunday from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend
food Tacos, Huaraches and other Latin American delicacies
booze You have to be 21 to drink it, but we’ll be selling it at the bar
ages All ages
time 3p – 9p
cover $10 // $8 before 4pm with rsvp OR $8 in advance at residentadvisor.net/sundaybest
RSVP rsvp@sundaybestnyc.com
www.sundaybestnyc.com
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Directions
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Take the F or G trains to Carroll St. South on Smith. Left on President. Right on Hoyt. Left on Carroll. Take the N, R trains to Union. West on Union. Left on Nevins. Right on Carroll. Just over the bridge.
Check it out:
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The vitals
_/_/_/_/_/_/
venue The BKLYN Yard, outdoors by the Gowanus Canal
address 400 Carroll St between Bond and Nevins, Brooklyn
if it rains (lets hope it doesn't!) The Bell House (around the corner)
dates Every Sunday from Memorial Day Weekend to Labor Day Weekend
food Tacos, Huaraches and other Latin American delicacies
booze You have to be 21 to drink it, but we’ll be selling it at the bar
ages All ages
time 3p – 9p
cover $10 // $8 before 4pm with rsvp OR $8 in advance at residentadvisor.net/sundaybest
RSVP rsvp@sundaybestnyc.com
www.sundaybestnyc.com
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Directions
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Take the F or G trains to Carroll St. South on Smith. Left on President. Right on Hoyt. Left on Carroll. Take the N, R trains to Union. West on Union. Left on Nevins. Right on Carroll. Just over the bridge.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
PSA: Two Very Large Nights On Saturday, April 25
The parties are heating up in New York (not that there's been any type of lull). But, on Saturday, April 25, two humongous parties are happening.
Larry Heard and Justin Martin will be at Santos Party House rocking it out for the Mister Saturday Night lads.
And a few blocks north, the one and only Tom "The Jedi" Middleton will be playing for Basic NYC's Five Year Anniversary Bash at the Sullivan Room. Check out a recent Q&A with Middleton here.
Rock on.
Larry Heard and Justin Martin will be at Santos Party House rocking it out for the Mister Saturday Night lads.
And a few blocks north, the one and only Tom "The Jedi" Middleton will be playing for Basic NYC's Five Year Anniversary Bash at the Sullivan Room. Check out a recent Q&A with Middleton here.
Rock on.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
your song of the day...
I'm feeling rough, I'm feeling raw, I'm in the prime of my life.
Let's make some music, make some money, find some models for wives.
I'll move to Paris, shoot some heroin, and fuck with the stars.
You man the island and the cocaine and the elegant cars.
This is our decision, to live fast and die young.
We've got the vision, now let's have some fun.
Yeah, it's overwhelming, but what else can we do.
Get jobs in offices, and wake up for the morning commute.
Forget about our mothers and our friends
We're fated to pretend
To pretend
We're fated to pretend
To pretend
I'll miss the playgrounds and the animals and digging up worms
I'll miss the comfort of my mother and the weight of the world
I'll miss my sister, miss my father, miss my dog and my home
Yeah, I'll miss the boredom and the freedom and the time spent alone.
But there's really nothing, nothing we can do
Love must be forgotten, life can always start up anew.
The models will have children, we'll get a divorce
We'll find some more models, everything must run it's course.
We'll choke on our vomit and that will be the end
We were fated to pretend
To pretend
We're fated to pretend
To pretend
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Monday, April 13, 2009
Pat La Frieda Plant Video Tour
Here's a link to a short video featured on SmartMoney TV about the guys aka Pat LaFrieda who bring us the high quality meats we all enjoy in our Shake ShackBurger and Minetta Tavern Black Label Burger.
Link to article here.
Link to a previous article by A Hamburger Today about a visit to the plant here.
Link to article here.
Link to a previous article by A Hamburger Today about a visit to the plant here.
Like A Boss (ft. Seth Rogen) - Uncensored Version
This shit is one of those things that it's so fucking stupid, it's too fucking funny. At least for me...
hahhahahahahhaa
hahhahahahahhaa
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
The Master Burger List Review Bonanza - Pt. 4 - Rare Bar & Grill
Yeah, it's been a few since I've last written, but that doesn't mean I've been sitting around idly with my thumb up my arse. Rather, it's been one whirlwind event after another. Among these alcohol-infused escapades, I managed to have lunch with a good friend the other day at Rare Bar & Grill.
As it was my first time, I went with the "Rare" Classic. A downside is that their burgers are not served with any sides, so $9 may seem like a good deal at first glance, but the bill moves ever so upwards when you need to get your potatoes fixings on (fyi, I got the cottage fries). And, if you're in the mood for some toppings, it'll set you back anywhere from $1.50 for various cheeses and vegetables to $5 for the truffle butter or the red wine poached foie gras.
As you can see, the patty is a healthy-sized portion - almost too diesel. The bun was nothing special, but the bottom piece was effective in soaking up the copious amount of juice that flowed out of the burger when bitten into.
Here's a crosscut of the burger:
You can see how juicy the burger is by how much flavah is seen on the plate. And don't ask me why there's raw onions as well as grilled on the burger.
As the place is right around the corner from my apartment, I can imagine ordering a take-out burger when the mood strikes. It's a decent burger and gets an okay in my book.
As it was my first time, I went with the "Rare" Classic. A downside is that their burgers are not served with any sides, so $9 may seem like a good deal at first glance, but the bill moves ever so upwards when you need to get your potatoes fixings on (fyi, I got the cottage fries). And, if you're in the mood for some toppings, it'll set you back anywhere from $1.50 for various cheeses and vegetables to $5 for the truffle butter or the red wine poached foie gras.
As you can see, the patty is a healthy-sized portion - almost too diesel. The bun was nothing special, but the bottom piece was effective in soaking up the copious amount of juice that flowed out of the burger when bitten into.
Here's a crosscut of the burger:
You can see how juicy the burger is by how much flavah is seen on the plate. And don't ask me why there's raw onions as well as grilled on the burger.
As the place is right around the corner from my apartment, I can imagine ordering a take-out burger when the mood strikes. It's a decent burger and gets an okay in my book.
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