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Sunday, February 17, 2013

Bar Hop Series - Hermasillo and the Black Boar

I've blog about these places before, but I will usually cruise back to a place because they are my favorites based on the selection of beers, the ratio of women to men, the cuteness of the bartenders and the service. At the Hermasillo on York Blvd I had the following brews:
 Knight Changer (Nitro) , stout.
 Three. Rye American Strong Ale by Eagle Rock Brewery.
 American IPA by Eagle Rock Brewery.
Victoria at Sea, coffee and vanilla stout from Ballast Point Brewery.

Unlike the York, I like this place better for its coziness. Scott is serving-bearded guy, about five foot nine, white and lanky. Tonight the ratio of women to men is 12 to 8. I don't sit down at the first open seat. I browse the women at the bar and then take a seat. I am between 2 sets of women. The women to my left-there are three of them, one of them is leading a discussion on real estate. The two women to my right, I catch conversation about their apartment, a fleeting conversation on men they met on dates and travel. I break into their conversation with a question in order to get to know a country would you take on a lover in order to immerse yourself in the language and the culture? Christianna said no, Kara said no. Christianna's input on the question is its a guy question. Hmmm. In the larger sense its a moral/ethical, philosophical, and societal question. Is it right or wrong to sleep with someone to immerse yourself in the language and culture? Who says its wrong? The society, the American society? How does American society view women who take on a lover in order to immerse themselves in a culture? If as an American women, if you were liberated from the chains of pejorative attitudes would you take on a lover? Are you living your life the fullest by doing this? Have you ever thrown yourself at a man before? I got their names that was good enough for me. The songs they were playing Iggy and the Stooges Down on the Street, The Pixies Where is My Mind. Kristen Hersh Wave of Mutilation. The other side note: 2 motorcyclist were at the bar drinking. One brought along her girlfriend. Young and invincible. What's the quote about leaving a good looking corpse. Kara rides. I headed over to the Black Boar.
I had Young's double chocolate stout and the Steinber

I met Dave the bouncer at the door, I asked if Brenda was serving. No, Brenda no longer worked there, she left two months ago and is now working at the Verdugo Bar. I promised myself, I'm going to the Verdugo Bar. My unofficial count of the ratio of women to men is 22 women and 13 men. However, I brought this point up in a conversation with a person who was waiting for their drink and he told me she is transgender. The unofficial count is revised as 23 women and 12 men. Nearly 2 to one. For a Sunday night, it was packed. I got to talking to the DJ, he was playing Sam Cooke's Soothe Me and George Clinton's Atomic Dog.

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