Dwayner Posted September 10, 2001 Share Posted September 10, 2001 Ain't it Tacoma's turn? How about the Swiss again, because they liked us, the beer was reasonable and the easy access on and off the freeway made it a real crowd-pleaser. How about 7 PM? I'll be late but maybe our usual host Beck, or Eric, or maybe even MattP can be the official greeter. If that's what be decided. I'll post the directions as before. - "Dwayner" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hikerwa Posted September 11, 2001 Share Posted September 11, 2001 I'm like a lost little puppy...I need beer, badly, and would like to know where I will be on tuesday. I hope it is downtown, it's close to me. I am going to drink beer tonight at the ALKI. Hopefully much beer... sean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik Posted September 11, 2001 Share Posted September 11, 2001 i'll host da pub club at the swiss. though someone will have to call them and let them know we are coming. i will be hard at work tommorow paddling a kayak. here's their # (253) 572-2821 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted September 11, 2001 Author Share Posted September 11, 2001 Time to rally, boys and girls... PUB CLUB!- where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted September 11, 2001 Author Share Posted September 11, 2001 Out of respect for today's events, I propose a hiatus on the revelry we had planned for tonite- I don't feel like making merry's appropriate for today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayner Posted September 11, 2001 Share Posted September 11, 2001 B.S. Beck, to the contrary: WE COULD ALL USE A BEER. It doesn't have to be festive; it can be a form of consolation and solidarity. I'm going to be there, albeit a bit late. Directions to the Pub are below my P.S. P.S. Be wary of a lot of the rampant and often rash speculation that will appear, especially in the local news reporting. The only fact that we know now is that we don't know much, but that the talking news heads will keep talking. Pub Club Directions in Tacoma: "The Swiss", 1904 S. Yakima Directions coming south on I-5 Take Tacoma City Center Exit, #133 This will take you on a little freeway veering right known as 705 N. Get left and take the S. 21st Street exit. Go through lights and cross Pacific. Go hill on 21st a couple or few blocks until Jefferson. Make a right on Jefferson. The Swiss is just about a block ahead on the left at the corner of Jefferson and 19th. It's really easy to get back to I-5 for the return to Seattlewards. Down Jefferson, left on 21st S., and the big signs will point you in the right direction. You kids comin' from parts south...I know you can figure it out! [This message has been edited by Dwayner (edited 09-11-2001).] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayner Posted September 11, 2001 Share Posted September 11, 2001 Pub Club is on. The more you let these maniacs interfere with your lives, the more they win. There will be a table reserved for cascadeclimbers at the Swiss in Tacoma starting around 6:30. Directions above. Some of us will be drifting in around 8:30. - Dwayner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayner Posted September 12, 2001 Share Posted September 12, 2001 They might have shut down the Emmy awards, but the cascadeclimbers pub-club raged on. Attendance was weak, to put it mildly, but it was probably the greatest concentration of alpine-superstars ever to assemble at that booth, in that place, at that time and on that day; surely a moment for the record books. As I glanced around the cavernous Swiss Tavern in Tacoma, uncharacteristically empty for a Tuesday night, I thought I noticed a couple of familiar faces? Could that be...Markey-Mark Wahlberg, star of Boogie Nights and the recently remade sci-fi epic Planet of the Apes? And who's that sitting next to him swapping witty quips and gestures? Was that none other than former front-man for the band Van Halen, David Lee Roth? And the saucy female leaning on David...no, it couldn't be...but maybe...star of stage and screen, Michelle Pfeiffer? On closer inspection, the truth proved better than the suspicion: Fast Eddie, Russ Chandler and Bivinà/Ehmmic were ready and eager to consume adult beverages and babble incessantly. Topics included: peaks, summits, ascents, mountains, and climbing and more importantly, serious talk about the news of the day. Meanwhile, Fast Eddie got up and returned to the table with a block of bread-crumb-infested melted cheese which he consumed himself while Ehmmic dined on delicately sautéed sliced potatos dipped into some sort of voodoo-sauce. Overall, it was a memorable evening and a few cold drinks were in order on a day of true sorrow. You should have been there, but maybe some other time on a happier occasion. - faithfully reported by Dwayner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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