tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post1511583311808019549..comments2023-05-10T05:23:09.142-04:00Comments on Progressive Fitchburg: Happy Anniversary to Me!The Unicowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04937583594693344553noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-56530090027096945832007-10-14T21:15:00.000-04:002007-10-14T21:15:00.000-04:00I just wanted to share a little review of the week...I just wanted to share a little review of the weekend, and unlike everything on this string, very little alcohol was involved. Check out the blog on my site. Feel free to respond.<BR/><BR/>I'm also open to constructive critism regarding my site. Any opinions about my posts can be kept to yourself!stahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261623287590362549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-6672197787528381702007-10-14T09:46:00.000-04:002007-10-14T09:46:00.000-04:00Speaking of drinking, the Boulder is hosting a blo...Speaking of drinking, the Boulder is hosting a block party today from 12-8. The street will be blocked off and two local bands will play. If you attended FSC during any part of the 90's, you saw Andromeda Taxi, early 90's, and New Pond Fondle, late 90's. <BR/><BR/>Babs and Bujold have been cooking German food since Friday, and the Wachusett Brewery will be there. The also have three huge plasma's to watch the Pats/Dallas game @ 4:30. This promises to be fun, the last chance to enjoy decent weather, so I highly recomend it.stahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261623287590362549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-71127021656130776392007-10-13T01:45:00.000-04:002007-10-13T01:45:00.000-04:00wow, happy birthday unicow. I'm so glad you're out...wow, happy birthday unicow. I'm so glad you're out there because the more of us writing, the more opinions get aired. And no, I'm not anyone but Mr. Follies. Drink up gang.Nowocohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17015897582893564362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-21191812560276618532007-10-13T00:44:00.000-04:002007-10-13T00:44:00.000-04:00Sorry Rachel, you needed to grow up here to unders...Sorry Rachel, you needed to grow up here to understand.stahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261623287590362549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-80167228350058817942007-10-13T00:10:00.000-04:002007-10-13T00:10:00.000-04:00I'm really bummed stah.Next you'll tell me I didn'...I'm really bummed stah.<BR/><BR/>Next you'll tell me I didn't singlehandedly lose the primary for that guy .... you know, whatzhisname who no longer attends city council meetings.<BR/><BR/>Way to go Sox!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>Shalom againReally Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014117102360982637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-69030518087211579502007-10-13T00:06:00.000-04:002007-10-13T00:06:00.000-04:00stah wrote ... "Now I'm convinced that the conspir...stah wrote ... "Now I'm convinced that the conspiracy theorists are wrong. You are not Rachel!"<BR/><BR/>Are you sure? I'm disappointed. I was discovering a whole new side of me.<BR/><BR/>Shucks....<BR/><BR/>ShalomReally Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014117102360982637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-64568527859965285692007-10-12T19:27:00.000-04:002007-10-12T19:27:00.000-04:00I wish I used sunblock during the primary!f-s,You ...I wish I used sunblock during the primary!<BR/><BR/>f-s,<BR/><BR/>You caught a Scotty show at 177? Those were the best parties ever! I miss college and my old Whalom era skeeball machine. <BR/><BR/>Now I'm convinced that the conspiracy theorists are wrong. You are not Rachel!stahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261623287590362549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-52048227873774209252007-10-12T17:24:00.000-04:002007-10-12T17:24:00.000-04:0070s abe wrote ... "I dunno, Rachel - Rosie O'Grady...70s abe wrote ... "I dunno, Rachel - Rosie O'Grady's is where the local girls go to become Navy wives. I don't think bleached blond hair or pre-melanoma tans would suit us all that well."<BR/><BR/>Funny! Actually from my perspective, a meat market is a meat market....<BR/><BR/>Most of those blondes, by the way, are natural. One of those genetic things in the South... and sunblock is IN STYLE these days!<BR/><BR/>ShalomReally Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014117102360982637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-40379187637682717172007-10-12T16:13:00.000-04:002007-10-12T16:13:00.000-04:00I think of Pensacola that had the trashiest unsafe...<I>I think of Pensacola that had the trashiest unsafe downtown in Florida until they poured themselves into restoration and downtown revitalization. It's a mixture now of artsy fartsy, great restaurants with jazz bars etc near the symphony hall and art gallery (pretty classy symphony by the way, something we could think about), and lots of classy boutiques, antique shops, Rosie O'Grady's (you youngsters would love it like I did at your age)....</I><BR/><BR/>I dunno, Rachel - Rosie O'Grady's is where the local girls go to become Navy wives. I don't think bleached blond hair or pre-melanoma tans would suit us all that well.1970s Abraham Lincolnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02252992063572498718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-32881181205206845232007-10-12T14:38:00.000-04:002007-10-12T14:38:00.000-04:00I remember the old fridge with a tap, the skeeball...I remember the old fridge with a tap, the skeeball machine, the cave, and Scotty Babneau rocking out with lots of hot college girls dancing. Fun place!fitchburg-shufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613938391752610141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-58478754169771339942007-10-12T13:42:00.000-04:002007-10-12T13:42:00.000-04:00The beer with the bike is Fat Tire, Brewed and bot...The beer with the bike is Fat Tire, Brewed and bottled in Ft Collins. Great stuff.<BR/><BR/>Has anyone tried the Gardner Ale House? This is the kind of place Rachel is asking about for Fitchburg. Just like Rock Bottom Brewery in downtown Denver.Howdy'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08800638025244422851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-83937628401280960412007-10-12T08:44:00.000-04:002007-10-12T08:44:00.000-04:00Unicow, are you running Konqueror?Once in awhile. ...<I>Unicow, are you running Konqueror?</I><BR/><BR/>Once in awhile. Mostly Firefox though. <BR/><BR/>Konqueror's okay, but it doesn't have the depth of nice plugins you can get for Firefox.The Unicowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937583594693344553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-68993768530478227852007-10-12T07:40:00.000-04:002007-10-12T07:40:00.000-04:00Speaking of microbreweries, check out Portland, Me...Speaking of microbreweries, check out Portland, Me. The old port has some great spots with awesome "festivals". A few weeks ago I saw George Clinton and P-Funk up there. I highly recomend Geary's Ale. <BR/><BR/>Sunday River has a great spot there too. You sit in a rustic bar that seems to have been built around the brew kettles. After skiing "White Heat", you can drink the aptly named brew down the street. Very similar to Sam Adams White Lager. <BR/><BR/>As far as Boulder Co., my sister brought me back a six pack of some local brew with a bike on the label. Not bad. <BR/><BR/>My tastes have come a long way from those college days with the keg-o-rator filled with Corrs Light. You couldn't argue with $39 a keg. No wonder we went through so many. Do you remember that fitchburg-shuffle?stahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261623287590362549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-67330191011474280472007-10-12T00:01:00.000-04:002007-10-12T00:01:00.000-04:00Unicow, are you running Konqueror?Big congrats on ...Unicow, are you running Konqueror?<BR/><BR/>Big congrats on your anniversary. If my raison d'etre fades into the sunset hopefully I won't see a first anniversary!JustSayNoToDeSalvohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433163432468618528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-71134264286104562212007-10-11T19:19:00.000-04:002007-10-11T19:19:00.000-04:00Ok call me a jerkass too. I've been called worse ....Ok call me a jerkass too. I've been called worse .... I'd love you even if you were the BiCow. :-)<BR/><BR/>I think of the cities I've seen that have revitalized (or built from scratch) a unique downtown. A few really hot bars and or restaurant/bars do/did very well with a mixture of daytime businesses that then attracted a leisurely lunch or late afternoon crowd. <BR/><BR/>Someone on SF brought up one of my favorite places, Boulder CO, with it's (small but fun) 20-slalom kayaking reservoir on Boulder Creek (lots of whitewater nearby), and with the University of Colorado being right downtown plus the younger and more affluent Boulder demographic (and AmGen, BMI, etc there....), that kind of urban/outdoor funk works.<BR/><BR/>I think of Pensacola that had the trashiest unsafe downtown in Florida until they poured themselves into restoration and downtown revitalization. It's a mixture now of artsy fartsy, great restaurants with jazz bars etc near the symphony hall and art gallery (pretty classy symphony by the way, something we could think about), and lots of classy boutiques, antique shops, Rosie O'Grady's (you youngsters would love it like I did at your age)....<BR/><BR/>But the common denominator among these and many places is that there are enough bars to be really crowded and fun on most nights, and the daytime businesses not only thrive, but bring people into the area and drive business into the restaurants and bars. It's busy all the time in those areas, not just at night.<BR/><BR/>This in turn has generated some of the priciest and most desirable condos and townhomes in their whole areas because downtown has become "the" place to be.<BR/><BR/>We could do that here. But I don't think we'll do it with bars, Unicow. Kids grow up eventually, people move on to the next more popular bar. But communities built around a prosperous downtown support and grow all the businesses there - bars included.<BR/><BR/>So, I'm not anti-bar. We need all the other stuff that will keep our current upstanding alcohol proprietors in business. The rest of them can go pound sand though.<BR/><BR/>ShalomReally Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014117102360982637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-54730327414631965862007-10-11T18:50:00.000-04:002007-10-11T18:50:00.000-04:00Also, partying all the time does not get old. I di...Also, partying all the time does <I>not</I> get old. I didn't start drinking until I was 28, and I'm making up for lost time dammit!The Unicowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937583594693344553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-73582523102602133082007-10-11T18:47:00.000-04:002007-10-11T18:47:00.000-04:00Ummm...I wasn't actually calling you anything, Rac...Ummm...<BR/><BR/>I wasn't actually calling you anything, Rachel. At least not intentionally. I was thinking about <A HREF="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/10/09/new_blood_invigorates_fitchburg_mayoral_race/" REL="nofollow">this article</A> where Donnelly criticized "wine bars." <BR/><BR/>I can call you a jerkass too if you really want. Jerkass.The Unicowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937583594693344553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-75700732264680072512007-10-11T18:33:00.000-04:002007-10-11T18:33:00.000-04:00Oh great one horned wonder, what did you just call...Oh great one horned wonder, what did you just call me? :-) You're just a unicow because you don't have two horns.<BR/><BR/>I'll concede the balance of some upscale and fun imbibing establishments for some productive daytime commerce downtown.<BR/><BR/>Partying all the time gets old - and expensive!<BR/><BR/>But that's for another string, another day. We're still celebrating your boitday. And remember I was the one who suggested some good microbreweries. Sounds like we need some remarkable ones here.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>ShalomReally Rachelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17014117102360982637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-32378457729531549552007-10-11T18:04:00.000-04:002007-10-11T18:04:00.000-04:00I agree with Lincoln about the Mocha Java. I liter...I agree with Lincoln about the Mocha Java. I literally couldn't drink it past a couple of gross sips. On the other hand, I don't like coffee or chocolate, so I'm not sure why I even bothered trying it.<BR/><BR/>The Rollstone Red is probably my favorite of the Z-Street beers I've tried, but the bad ones tend to scare me away from trying new ones too often. Wachusett does tend to be more consistently good, though I can get a bit bored with them.<BR/><BR/>On a side note, I love that one of the longest comment threads in recent memory has been on the topic of alcohol. Who says we don't need more "wine bars"? <BR/><BR/>Jerkasses, that's who!The Unicowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937583594693344553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-15815874579660601652007-10-11T17:44:00.000-04:002007-10-11T17:44:00.000-04:00Mocha Java was the only Z-Street beer I tried, and...Mocha Java was the only Z-Street beer I tried, and it was undrinkable. Wachusett makes much better beer.1970s Abraham Lincolnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02252992063572498718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-12199928252017862452007-10-11T15:43:00.000-04:002007-10-11T15:43:00.000-04:00Z Street was a real loss for us. I agree that som...Z Street was a real loss for us. I agree that some of the offerings weren't the best, but nothing beat the "Mounds Bar" they served up at their on-site parties - a combo of the Mocha Java and a coconut brew that never made it to stores. You can still find the Mocha Java and some other offerings (including the Fitchburg-themed Rollstone Red) in local liquor stores, but they don't taste the same. The Z Street founder was losing money trying to run the brewery and sold the recipes to a Lowell company, if I remember correctly.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, congrats on the anniversary Unicow, keep up the great work!Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05173836182260931969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-59202087280093146542007-10-11T12:47:00.000-04:002007-10-11T12:47:00.000-04:00F-S,You've been to either one of the old Clarendon...F-S,<BR/><BR/>You've been to either one of the old Clarendon St. spots? Drop me an e-mail if you wish to share your identity. So many people came through those places that you've joined a cast of thousands!<BR/><BR/>I promise you that I had nothing to do with the creation of that concoction! The mention of that crap makes me sick!stahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261623287590362549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-18391684337323236032007-10-11T12:35:00.000-04:002007-10-11T12:35:00.000-04:00I miss Meesho! Stah, as one of his old roommates,...I miss Meesho! Stah, as one of his old roommates, I'm sure you created this shot at your old Clarendon St. pad!fitchburg-shufflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613938391752610141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-85621748206609931492007-10-11T12:32:00.000-04:002007-10-11T12:32:00.000-04:00I agree with Unicow on Z-Street. I couldn't have d...I agree with Unicow on Z-Street. I couldn't have described their beer any better. They used to have beer tastings every Saturday afternoon where they would feature the "beer of the week". Some of those tastings got a bit ugly. <BR/><BR/>As far as the selection of shots that have been mentioned, I have the following review:<BR/><BR/>Jaegarbombs: Yummy! Watch yourself with these things! Only do more than one if you are in a safe environment and have no plans for the following day.<BR/><BR/>Three wise men: One of the cruelest things that you can do to someone! Needless to say, I bought one for each friend who was celebrating their 21st birthday. That's the only time that shot is acceptable. Nobody buys this shot for themselves!<BR/><BR/>Irish Car Bomb: Good if you like Guinness.<BR/><BR/>Cleghorn Car Bomb: F-S, you must drink @ Partners Pub! That's one of Meesh's old creations. Also acceptable for someone's 21st b-day.stahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01261623287590362549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35825016.post-13875910737761937182007-10-11T12:16:00.000-04:002007-10-11T12:16:00.000-04:00I first had Green Monsta just after it came out, b...I first had Green Monsta just after it came out, before I realized it had roughly double the alcohol content of most beer. Not sure quite how many I had... Details are fuzzy...<BR/><BR/>Definitely a good beer, it just requires some caution or you wake up the next morning wanting to die.<BR/><BR/>Rachel, the <A HREF="http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/228/" REL="nofollow">Z Street brewery</A> used to be on Airport Rd, though they've moved. I find their stuff to range between pretty good and totally disgusting.The Unicowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937583594693344553noreply@blogger.com