Habitual Chicken Ritual, The Habitat, Brooklyn, Aug. 26th 2008

The event went off well. 10 minutes to eat as many chicken wings as possible.  Here are some dirty photos of the massacre.  Alex in first place and Arnie in second.

41 eaten 1st place.

35 eaten 2nd place.

This was Thirstday 80, Glasslands, photos BFGM

Thirstday 81 @ The Richardson

Thirstday 81, that means 81 Thursdays in a row drinking.  Come on out and put alcoholic liquids into your stomach and latter your bladder and than release it into their toilets.

451 Richardson

Brooklyn, NY 11211

9pm

L to Grahamn walk north on Grahamn towards BQE will be on your left.

Beach Blanket Burnout Premiere Thursday Aug 14th

This is over at Mollusk in Williamsburg Brooklyn. Gonna be good, than we after-partying over at Glasslands.

Habitual Chicken Ritual, The Habitat

So every Tuesday is Wing Night at The Habitat and we load our inner cores with bird parts. But it all comes to a head like a smoking pimple on August 26th, 2008. Be there to watch sickening amounts of chicken go into 12 contestants.

My 30th Birthday @ The Habitat

They came in droves while Shige and Naka took care of business on the wheels. Grilled cheese piled high, pigs-in-a-blanket, EL TOPO, The Taste of Tea, the walking penie from Erica, and all the faces that came to see 30 hit me. Thank you YUKI, HABITAT, Shige and Naka and all who attended.

Shige plays tons of roots reggae. His djing psydonum is Explosion.

30th B-day Party

Yuki is throwing a party for me.

Here is the info...

Johnny is turning 30. Come to The Habitat to help
Johnny flush his 20's down the toilet in one of two of
the bathrooms.

Saturday May 3rd, 9pm
The Habitat, 988 Manhattan Avenue, Greenpoint
Brooklyn between India and Huron Street.

G Train to Greenpoint Ave, Exit at the India Street Exit
www.thehabitatbrooklyn.com

THE HABITAT GRAND OPENING, Greenpoint Brooklyn

The Habitat is having their Grand Opening Saturday, April 19th starting at 7pm. All are welcome.

988 Manhattan Ave., Greenpoint Brooklyn, between India and Huron. G Train to Greenpoint Ave. exit at the India street exit.

The Habitat opening, limp, soft, flacid opening, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

The day finally settled into the calendar. For Thirstday 62 The Habitat hosted a Flacid Opening. All were in attendance including parental units. A++ to everyone that made it happen and eventually equalling my spilling of guts into the toilet the next morning.
Friday night to the beach house. Dune eats in a handstand cause his head is too heavy.

Seth Ludman's Drawing opening. He does some funny drawings. Check his site here http://www.ideanotebook.com/.

The Diamond Bar, Greenpoint Brooklyn

I have been here a few times now and frankly there was never a time before last night that I was there with more than my group of friends. So with that in mind, I never really grew a liking to the place. Last night with the more flesh that arrived the better their standings grew in my likings. Yes their beer selection is great with many imports and micro's, but the lighting in this place always kills me. It looks like a civic meeting in a Knights of Columbus. If I can suggest anything, turn the lights down a bit so it feels like a bar. There are a few games to be played, shuffle board and a horse-shoe rendition in the backyard. Oh yeah, their backyard is great!

*** Because the owner is a nice dude and the beer is awesome and I love Franklin Street.

43 Franklin Street, Brooklyn NY 11222

718 383 5030

www.thediamondbrooklyn.com

Thirstday #59 @ Surf Bar and Zablowskis

First and foremost the floors are sand. Nothing better to through me into the feeling they are pushing than the granular squish underfoot. The interior reeks of roadside surf shack in a far-off Central American country. Surfboards line the ceiling and other beach finds clothe every surface available. We came for the chowder. I went for the Bahamian Monkfish chowder in the bread bowl for 6.50 which was a steal foe this slightly spicy robust liquid. Me lady indulged in the Fijian whole fish. A major plus, only 3 beers on tap but all from my favorite American brewer Bluepoint. I may have a bit of favoritism relegating since it is Long Islands own. Overall I love the feeling they a portraying and yanking my mind from the grimy Brooklyn streets.

Zablowskis was stop two. Luckily it was close because my pee pee couldn't deal with the frigid winds. So a few doors down we dipped into this cavernous space over-populated with riff-raff from SEA displacement. The beer was up to par, they poured Chimay from the taps which is a sort of rare happening. Other than that the bar is mediocre.

*** For The Surf Bar for being right up my alley.

** For Zablowskis for not exciting much.

The Surf Bar 139 N 6th street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn
718-302-4441

Zablowskis 107 N 6th street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

The Habitat, Greenpoint, Brooklyn

This is the first round of a million photographs including alcohol and The Habitat that will exist in this world. We had a private get-together there that went 3 hours beyond midnight. Cock-eyed walk out.

Huckleberry Bar, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

They are consistent. I've rolled through three times now and dissapointment never came. The interior is clean with hints of ironwork, dark floors and comfortable seating areas. Through the wall of glass I also see there is a nice sized backyard which I am sure we will bring the Thirstday crew back to when the mercury in the thermometer gets more erect. Beyond the fact I read Bush blood was spotted there in the tabloids the place remains easy to breathe spacially. Staff has been attentative and treat with respect. There is a minor menu with sandwiches salads meats and cheeses (La Serena and Baby Jesus are greats) but their claim to fame is the mixed drinks. Its a seasonal change along with staples that make it into every menu reprint.
Not to forget, micro beers and imports being pulled at the pump. In the colder months they were pouring Anchor Steam Christmas Ale.

*** for consistency and a great selection

Huckleberry Bar, 588 Grand street (at Lorimer) Williamsburg Brooklyn

718-218-8555
www.huckleberrybar.com

Eclectic Weekend 3/14-3/16 2008 A.D.

Hightailed it east after a Friday night munching at Rose's on Grand. There is a hidden subterranean Italian Wine Bar there with a perfectly edited food menu, with weathered wooded walls. Representing onamonapia. I went with the Arugula and pine nut pesto Fafalle while the hottie across the table with the built-in vagina had the Salmon with carefully cooked veggies. She always goes healthier than me, I get jealous, it comes natural to her.
Gassed the 95' Ford Escort Mastic bound. Did a quiet Saturday morning waking without the twisting and turning. The sun was shining high. Maybe there was some chirping from the feathered one's. Walked Nalu on the beach on the hunt for some driftwood. To no avail.

6:30 pm was meeting time at the Ippudo tasting. While in Tokyo last November a newfound freind brought the Yukijohn duo to what the locals considered the best ramen. This was my answer to the quest for a bowl of top-notch noodles. At finish, we were introduced to the owner because they were to be opening a NY outpost. We exchanged numbers and of course the digits fell victim to misplacement. Fast forward to last Friday, we get a text message from Bozu part-owner Makoto. "ippudo no tasting ikitai" which is basically Do you want to go to Ippudo 's tasting? Makoto gets us on the list and coincidence bears its head, same place, and once again we see the owner from the Jiyugaoka location we went to in November. Check the review of Ippudo in the separate post.

Continuing through the night we head to the close-friends get together at The Habitat. Mark the 15th of March as the first alcohol intake for me at The Habitat. I already love it, its so homey. Can't wait to see others enjoy this space. Ended the night 3 hours into Sunday morning.

Sunday morning 10am pick-up of Patrick and Ann Kimcheedotcom and head to a real deal DimSum brunch that rivaled any I have ever ingested in Hong Kong or China. I don't know how white people can find out about palaces of great taste like this without the insider scoop.

Ended the weekend at Huckleberry Bar on Grand street in Williamsburg, always love this place, read separate review.

Thirstday 58 @ T.B.D.

It was a hard night last night. Repercussions are vibrating into this morning within me. Started the night at Bonita. I love every restaurant that originates from the boys who made Diner. What a roster, Marlow and Sons (my favorite restaurant in Brooklyn) Diner, and Bonita X 2. Beers started seeping into me. Pacificos to be exact, romancing the lady because after dinner she was continuing home and leaving this man to fend for himself the rest of the night. Walking to drop her by the train there was this man yelling at all the hipsters, "This is still fucking Brooklyn, get off your cell phones" Creating a scene first, he than punches a innocent girl in the face. She goes down and he goes running. I notified the two moseying cops who went running in pursuit.
Made a stop into The Habitat after, it's done. Few more little steps before opening, red tape shit. I took some photos which I will post later once I get them out of the camera.

Last stop T.B.D. on the corner of Green and Franklin.

Now I am not one for the sleek, cold, minimal interior but I will try anywhere twice. Drinks were half price for the opening which was a major plus. Staff was quite nice and attentive. Beer selection was promising with two favorites of mine settling onto it. Blue Point Hoptical Illusion and Anchor Steam on tap. It filled out quite well with our Thirstday crew, we were rolling with about 20-25 heads, but it might of been a little too empty without us. Overall not so bad.

**1/2 If the interior was a little more comforting I woulda gave it 3.

Also Bonita gets **** even though they are secondary in this post.

The Habitat Bar, Greenpoint Brooklyn

My friends Ashley and Nicole, (originally from Mastic and regulars at the Mastic Beach House) are opening a bar in Greenpoint Brooklyn. Its going to be called The Habitat. I wish this was so when I lived there over 5 years ago, but better now than never. The place is beautiful inside, from the bar countertop to the kitchen that looks like a house inside. The interior feels like an outside porch. Where better to drink than outback on the deck? Some pieces are built by Phil Scala who played a huge role in the construction of my Mastic digs. I can't wait. Opening sometime in March.

http://thehabitatbrooklyn.com/

Hugs Bar, N6th Street Williamsburg

Last Thirstday we went to Hugs. I am not sure what this bar is trying to be. They were rocking horrible 80's jams beyond speakable terms. As the sound level went up the population decreased. It was like the white flight when a neighborhood gets bad. One thing is true its a vaginal space. Cavernous vagina.

This is the second visit and I don't think I am going to take my third strike, just walk me.

* For trying twice and still not leaving with a good taste in my mouf.