Taking Off?

I sent out an email to a lot of my friends this week, and all in all I got a pretty good response to my new adventure. I had some interesting comments/questions though, and want to address them here.

1. I want to make this clear, in case any young impressionable people read this, that Around Columbus in 80 Bars is not about the drinking! This is an effort on my part to expand my experiences, go beyond my ordinary routine, and add a new dimension to my life. I could have chose to go to 80 parks, or 80 restaurants, or 80 anything really. The idea that came to me was 80 Bars, though, so that's what I'm going with.
   
   
2. I had several people suggest that I should do 80 bars in 80 days. Umm, I don't really want to have to enter rehab after this, so I think I'll stretch it out a bit longer than that. Plus, again, it's all about the experience, kind of like savoring a fine wine. (No wait, scratch that, I just said it's not about the drinking.) It's kind of like a fine cheese, spread on the cracker of...life, to be eaten one at a time. (I can't believe I just said that.)

Going to #2 on the list tonight, Andyman's Treehouse Tavern. While this may be a well known place among a certain crowd, I think it fits my criteria as an out of the way, unique place. I mean, c'mon, how many bars have a tree growing through them?

Something that I had considered a potential problem had cropped up already, though, and that is getting people to go with me on these little adventures. Sure, people say they might go, blah blah blah, but somehow things always seem to come up. I'm understanding of course, but this experience will be greatly enhanced by having companions. I thought I was going to have to go solo tonight, but then things turned around when my friend Daisy called and said she was going! Another plus is that Daisy has promised to write, and there's no way to be delicate about this, bathroom reviews. Women's bathroom reviews, specifically. I think were going to call her feature "Fresh as a Daisy" or something like that. Now you really have something to look forward to!