Yogi's

Much like its' sister bar The Patriot Saloon the crowd in this pace features bizarre mix of hippies, bikers and hipsters. The interior is a wooden walled throwback to the bars that you would see in the movies taking place in the deep south. There are tables and an Arkanoid table in the back, plus a projection screen in case you want to watch the game while listening to country and being regailed with stories about someone's last trip to Sturgis or how kids these days have no respect, but when I served in Korea, I knew how to speak to my elders. Aside from the obvious rulels about conduct there aren't any. As a matter of fact the only rule I know is that it isn't okay to dry hump the wooden bear. And I learned that one the hardway. Also, I don't think I have ever seen a bouncer in this bar.

How does this place treat the old wallet? Let me phrase it like this, the beers are so cheap I am surprised that they don't accept food stamps. Pitcher prices range from 5.50 for a pitcher of PBR to 12.00 for a pitcher of Guiness, so you're regular domestic draft would cost (usually around 6.50-7.00). If you want to know pint prices, you're a pussy. Shots are at the most 5.00, and Wild Turkey is the house drink. If you wanna get plastered this is the place to go.

Pros:

- Scantily clad and friendly bartenders

- Lots of colorful personalities

- 4 Screens that the Bartenders will put whatever you want on, plus most other patrons either don't give a shit what you watch or are too drunk to care.

- Cheap, Cheap, Cheap

- A huge bolster to your self-esteem because, hey, at least you aren't a drunk old man flirting with a girl half your age.

Cons

- Not many available women that you might be interested in, all the cute ones are either employees or with their men. An occasional group of rowdy girls will show and then the place is rockin.

- The looming knowledge that if you keep on drinking the way you have been you are going to end up like half the regulars.

- With drinks this cheap it is easy to get too plowed.

Welcome To My Depravity

So I had this idea for a while now, and then last night I was discussing bars with a couple of friends and they spurned me in to action. Hear is the story, I frequent dive bars and other assorted watering holes with "character" pretty regularly. There are several reasons behind this. First off, I like the atmosphere, there is just something entertaining about going to a place where you may leave with a black eye or a staph infection, but also plastered. More importantly, the reason I frequent places like these is due to the fact that I live in New York City on a meager social service paycheck, which, if you don't know, is as close to a paycheck mocking you as you can get. So, with bills and rent my drinking is reduced to three main factors with occasional exceptions. These are as follows, A.) Drinking various cheap domestic beers and malt liquors in the comfort of my home, B.) Going to regular bars that my friends happen to be tending bar at and getting a "discount"and C.) the vaunted institution that is the dive bar. So, what is the purpose of this blog? The purpose is two-fold. First off, I would like to share my knowledge of dive bars and let you know where you can get your drunk on for cheap and also what various creature comforts these places offer. Secondly, I am assuming I am not the only one who frequents these places, and if you, my readership (which I assume right now is at 0) have a place to suggest or a review you would like to share, please feel free.

Thanks and cheers, stay tuned.

JJTB

PS: This is not going to be like NYCDRUNKGUY, mostly because I am not a self-important douche who feels the need to brag about what a drunk I am and my (probably fabricated) conquests.