It’s Thursday, May 17th. Here’s our list of recommended beer-related events in and around New York after work tonight:
- First and most importantly, there’s our little event tonight at 6:30pm at 92Y Tribeca (200 Hudson St., at Canal St., Tribeca), called Summer Suds: A Craft Beer Tasting….
Beer list announced for NYC Brewers Guild launch party
We’ve already told you about the formation of the New York City Brewers Guild, and about their upcoming launch party at Brooklyn Brewery next Tuesday night, May 22nd. That party will bring together the ten brewing companies that are a part of the guild and feature rare beers from each brewery, along with food from 508 Gastrobrewery and Birreria.
Now, the list of those beers has been released, and it’s pretty awesome.
2012 NBA Playoffs
Blake Griffin explodes in the paint and jams it with the left over Tim Duncan in Game 3.
The 8th annual DLD (Digital Life Design) Conference is currently taking place in Munich, Germany. Follow the DLD team’s Tumblr blog for live coverage!
This year the speakers include our own David Karp, speaking about Tumblr’s creative community, Sheryl Sandberg, Arianna Huffington, and Yoko Ono to name a few!
MYSPACE REWIND 2
i saw this on a website: gOTHAMIST
A group of coworkers went to The Continental after work. They let the mixed race group in, but when one of them left to make a phone call, they wouldn’t let him back inside. They said it was because of how he was dressed. Then they let a guy in who was wearing an almost identical outfit. He was black. Guy they let in was white.
From the Gothamist:
“I made a bad call letting you in.”
“What do you mean?”
“We have a dress code here. You have a sideways cap and baggy shorts.”
At this point, I understand how clubs do what they can to control the climate at places. The rules against baseball caps and sneakers, etc. are generally to keep out a crowd they don’t want. Most recently, as I waited to meet people for a newyorkers meetup that no one attended, I was told by a doorman that I could wear my cap forward or backward, not sideways, and I did so accordingly. I have no problem with rules. So I compromise and respond: “Where is your dress code written? I can remove the cap and I have a change of clothes inside.”
“We can’t do it. It’s about a general vibe.”
My eyes are fighting not to roll out of their sockets at this point. I tell the doorman I am going in to get my things. As I go inside to grab my bag and my friends, the owner GRABS me and asks me “Where are you going?”
“I’m going to get my things.”
“You wait here. I’ll get your friends and your things. You don’t run this place.”
What. The. Fuck?
My friends were both White. They apparently were wearing trendy “East Village” attire that consisted of Black jeans that stained of spilled mayo and black shirts with a patch that indicated that they worked at a restaurant that can be found in Times Square. The owner had nothing against what they were wearing, but when I repeated that I had that same exact uniform and could change into it, he repeated: “It’s about the vibe. We have a regular clientele here. Once you’re out, you’re out. There are thousands of clubs in New York City”
As I waited on the sidelines boiling about this, I saw two other black men get ejected, one being in the group of my friends that came to meet us there. Unlike myself, he wore his complete work uniform. No cap, no sneakers, no “baggy pants.” He wasn’t allowed in and when asked why, the doorman gave no real reason.
***Fuck this place. The drinks are really weak anyway. I will just give them bad reviews on all sites that I am on.
MYSPACE REWIND
I don’t know why but seriously I have been obsessing over the song BULLETPROOF by La Roux. I mean they seem like a cool band, very 80’s inspired. cool colors in the background of the video. I mean the chick is very far from pretty but I watch the video and focus on the side of her face and then the shot of the rest of the scene. Also love the song, Going in for the KILL (SCREAMO remix version). It is the official song from the commercial of Bayonetta the video game (PS3). The original version of the song is kind of too slow for me but on the commercial it is speed up alot, I mean you know commercial is only like a 40 second to 50 second spot. La Roux I might get a few songs of your next time I am getting some music out of a kiosk type stuff.
