The Crooked Tail Café is pleased to present A Night Out on Smith Street Inked portraits by Philip J. Lockerby and Zartosht Soltani
When: Friday, August 14, 2009. 7-10pm
Where: Crooked Tail Café 272 3rd Avenue (between Union and President) Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 852-1414.
There will be an after party taking place at Canal Bar next door, right after the event. Friday nights feature $4 Svedka Cocktails. Canal Bar also has outdoor seating a pool table and free popcorn.
Exhibition continues through September.
Artists and animators Philip J. Lockerby and Zartosht Soltani have worked on various animated projects together over the past four years, but the work they take the most pride in is their sketchbook and napkin drawings from the dimly lit bars they frequent after work. “For this show we’re focusing on the bartenders,” Lockerby explains. “But generally we’ll draw whomever is at the bar. Maybe we’ll get a free drink or two out of this as well.” The subjects featured tend bar at a selection of Carroll Gardens and Park Slope haunts, including Sample, Zombie Hut, Boat, The Bell House, Canal Bar, Great Lakes, The Gate, and many more. Usually, Lockerby and Soltani will ink a portrait and then gift it to their subject. “When we give a bar napkin portrait away, most times we’ve made that person’s evening,” Lockerby says. “We’re just trying to spread the love around, doing what we love to do the most, which is to draw.”
About the Artists: After a decade animating for television and film, most notably the Academy Award-nominated Triplettes of Belleville, Philip J. Lockerby is currently directing an animated sequence for an upcoming documentary on the Manic Street Preachers. He is also working on a personal short film. See his work at: www.drawingonnapkins.blogspot.com.
In 1999 Zartosht Soltani graduated from the Fine Arts at Azad University of Arts at Tehran. One year later he moved to New York, where he is now working as a freelance art director and illustrator for the animation studio, FlickerLab, creating cartoons, television commercials, and broadcast design. He has exhibited paintings in Tehran, and will be a part of the upcoming Too Art for TV show in September.
Last night team ‘ThisBarSucks’ took on team ‘ PS 20 Something’ at bocce ball at Union Hall (702 Union Street, Brooklyn 11215). I am ashamed to say, that we got our arses well and truly wooped. Although we did win the very prestigious and nationally recognised ’who can drink more’ challenge. I am not sure that I let the guys and girls from PS 20 Something know that there were other challenges going on at the time, but let’s not let that small bit of information take away our glory.
What did they get out of beating us. Well, they got the most awesomest prize…..ever!! They won the ‘Soul Of Union Hall’. That is some seriously heavy shit right there. Think about it, any time you apply for a mortgage, you can declare that owned assets include ‘The Soul Of Union Hall’, or when at a job interview, you can feel quite confident that when you get asked ’why should we hire you, all you need to do is flop it out, and declare quite confidently that you own ‘The Soul Of Union Hall’. Truly awesome.
To make things worse, they bought along with them, their very own Sportscaster. I just hope that his editing is as good as his recording (I think I let a few F bombs spill out onto the Bocce lanes). Anyways, our abysmal attempt at bocce will no doubt be making it’s way onto the electric pages of PS20Something. Check them out, and if you are ever in a bar, and some guy in bright green pants and a collarless shirt approaches you, and challenges you to a game of boccie, you know to kick him in the nuts get him drunk first 
Subject: NEW PANDEMIC!!!
I went to a dinner party last night, where I and other guests enjoyed copious amounts of alcohol. I awoke this morning not feeling well, with what could be described as flu-like symptoms; headache, nausea, chills, sore eyes etc.
From the results of some initial testing, I have unfortunately tested positive for what experts are now calling Wine Flu. This debilitating condition is very serious and it appears this is not an isolated case. Reports are flooding in from all around the neighbourhood of others diagnosed with Wine Flu. To anyone that starts to exhibit the aforementioned tell-tale signs, experts are recommending a cup of tea and a bit of a lie down. However, should your condition worsen, you should immediately hire a DVD and take some Nurofen [Nurofen seems to be the only drug available that has been proven to help combat this unusual type of flu]. Others are reporting a McDonald’s Happy Meal can also help in some cases.
Wine Flu does not need to be life threatening, and if treated early can be iradicated within a 24-48 hour period. If not, then further application of the original liquid in similar quantities to the original dose has been shown to do the trick.
Good luck,
ThisBarSucks.com Team…….hic!
Well well well. It’s been 2 months since I decided to get off my arse and try and get this thing off the ground! I’m still trying, so bare with me. There are a lot of bars to get through.
For those of you who have been tuning in once in a while, Cheers! According to my Google stats, the last 8 weeks have drawn a fairly impressive 2,500 unique visitors looking at nearly 7,000 pages (I didn’t think I had that many….Yet…lol). There have been many changes to my blog, and believe me, there are many more to come! I would like to give a few shout outs to some awesome peeps that have really helped out!
Hapnin.com – These guys are cookin on gas! There was little ol me, attempting to contact every bar in the Brooklyn neighborhood, and what happens, these guys comes along and beat me to the punch! Not only did they decide to list all the cool events in Brooklyn, they threw in events from all over NYC. But hey…Whatever! They have done a job far better than I would have done. See for yourself, and whilst you are there, make sure you bookmark the page and send it out to your friends. You will hopefully using this page as your future event bible.. http://thisbarsucks.com/events-calendar-brooklyn-new-york/new-york-brooklyn-events/.
Careers In The Beverage Industry
Next up, is BEVFORCE.com They are another new start up company, but already making a positive impact in the Food and Beverage recruitment industry. Their site is simple, effective and best of all, it’s free to post your resume! They have some great listings; whether it for an Executive Assistant, Brand Manager, Bartender, Bar Manager, Regional Sales or even the grand daddy of all jobs ‘Beer Taster’, the jobs are there, and the list is growing. If you are looking for employment within the bar industry, or have a listing, visit here or click on the picture to the left.
I would also like to thank the many PR people, Bar Owners, Managers and their Staff for sending me their information. As you can see, there are a few bars that are better at it than others, but that’s OK, we are young and they are a little slow! I am going to give a big shout out to the boys and girls at t.b.d. , Canal Bar and The Draft Barn. You peeps, broke my virginity and I appreciate it. Feel free to bugger me all you want. It’s free….and fun 
Whilst I am burbling away, I may as well let you know about our social media type thingamajigs… If you are on Twitter, then come and join me at http://Twitter.com/ThisBarSucks If you are on LinkedIn you can go here http://www.linkedin.com/in/prodigus and if you are on Facebook then join us here http://www.facebook.com/pages/ThisBarSucks-com/91271603133
9 More Days until the $25,000 Atlantic City Beer Pong Championship!!! Go to worldpongtour.com or call 716.240.8837 to sign up!!
Here at ThisBarSucks.com we get a little exited about….well, anything and everything that involves drinking lot’s and lot’s of beer! Add into the mix an element of competition, a parade of beauties and $25,000 in cold hard cash, well, let’s just say, our dry cleaning bill just got bigger!
The finals will be held at Resorts Hotel and Casino June 11th – 13th 2009 and are being sponsored by PortoPong, BJ’s Beer Pong, 40/40 Club and Bare Exposure. Head over to www.worldpongtour.com to sign up. Or call 716.240.8837 with any questions.
Wanna touch up on the rules of play before you go? Check out BPong.com for the official rules.
Big Rick - A Tour Grows In Brooklyn
Next time you have family or friends come and visit, and your stuck for somewhere to take them, how about letting ‘Big Rick’ take care of them for about 3 hours. Big Rick’s family have lived here for over 100 years, so if there is anyone qualified enough to give a walking tour of Brooklyn, it would be Big Rick. Trust me, you are gonna love this guy! He knows his stuff and he will have you smiling all the way. Check out his website and give him a call. Heck, I live in Brooklyn, and I feel like going on one of his tours!! www.BrooklynWalkingTour.com
Journey into the heart of BROWNSTONE BROOKLYN. Walk along Brooklyn’s 5TH AVENUE, where trendy boutiques line the street. Learn about the history of THE WILLIAMSBURG BANK, the borough’s tallest building. Visit THE OLD STONE HOUSE (pictured on this page), where George Washington’s troops battled the British in 1776. See America’s oldest piece of standing baseball memorabilia. Walk past the childhood home of AL CAPONE. See the beautiful architecture of the Raymond F. Almirall designed PUBLIC BATH NO. 7 where people bathed in the early 1900s. Visit the famous ARCH OF GRAND ARMY PLAZA. Enjoy beautiful PROSPECT PARK featuring the longest meadow of any park in AMERICA and over 200 documented species of birds! Also included with your tour is lunch at a real BROOKLYN PIZZERIA!
Many years ago, long, long , long before I was married; I often woke up in strange places with some pretty
strangeugly women. There really is no easier way of putting it! Although, for the more emotionally sensitive readers “I’m sure the women thought I was just as uglygorgeousugly women back to her place for a game of chess
Wait for it, here it comes….any minute now riiiinnng rriiingg (that would be my super sized cell phone ringing). Duuuuuuude!! hahahaha.. Duuuude… Then for about 5 minutes I would then be the laughing stock of my friends, each one taking it in turns taking joy in telling me every bit of detail leading up to me taking her back to her place. The only defense I would have is I was drunk, I had my beer goggles on, she looked great at the time, it had to be the goggles.
Well, if this new report by a British Newspaper is anything to go by, we are all screwed! It is basically saying that ‘Beer Goggles’ are a thing of the imagination. It is saying that I loved it, every minute of it! It has to be true. It was printed in a British Newspaper….By a Doctor….At a University! So I will hold my hands high; I admit it
I love having sex with ugly women!
Phew.. I am so glad I grew out of that habit!!! Anyway, see what you think. Read on…
Is beauty really in the eye of the beer holder? Alcohol has no effect on men’s judgement, say researchers
The phenomenon is known as beer goggles – the fact that men tend to find women more fascinating after a few pints of bitter or lager. For generations, young males have been explaining to friends that their odd choice of female company was down to alcohol. According to the latest research, however, they have only themselves to blame.
Beer goggles are a fallacy and women actually seem no prettier after drinking, a study suggests. ‘There was no great difference – the men were just as undiscerning as ever,’ said Vincent Egan, the lead researcher. Dr Egan, of Leicester University, trawled bars, cafes and airport lounges to recruit 240 volunteers for his study. Half of the men and women had been drinking, with levels of inebriation ranging from ‘relaxed and benign’ to ‘unambiguously drunk’. All of them were shown photos of women and asked to comment on their attractiveness and age. While the women rated the faces in the pictures as more attractive after drinking, alcohol had no effect on the men’s judgement. Dr Egan said: ‘This seemingly flies in the face of the commonly held notion of ‘beer goggles’.’
It is unclear why the women thought the faces were prettier after drinking. But it may simply be they were more honest about their opinions than the men. Drinking did not affect either sex’s ability to judge age, leading to the researchers saying that the influence of alcohol should not be a mitigating factor in the case of a man accused of under-age sex. Writing in the British Journal of Psychology, they said: ‘Our study suggests that even heavy alcohol consumption does not interfere with age-perception tasks in men, so it is not an excuse for apparent mistaken age in cases of unlawful sex with a minor.’ The Leicester study, it should be pointed out, reached far different conclusions from previous research.
A Bristol University study found that people do appear more attractive to both sexes after a drink – and it takes as little as a pint and a half of beer. In some cases, the mere anticipation of alcohol can be enough to alter judgment, the research suggested. And a U.S. study even found that just looking at alcohol-related words made men rate the female form more highly.
