February 11, 2005

Drinking as Religion

Posted by Brian

Like Ted, I sometimes worry about whether the blogging medium is being used to its full potential. Then I stumble across uses for the medium that reaffirm my faith in it. 1000 Bars is, as the name suggests, the story of one drinker’s quest to drink at 1000 different bars in 12 months. He is well on the way, with 189 in the first 41 days of the year. I’ll be following his progress, and the pithy summaries of the decor, crowd and ambience of various fine drinking establishments. When taken in large quantities the bar reports all start to sound the same, and they have a pleasing relaxing effect, which is a marked contrast to some political blogs I used to know.

Posted on February 11, 2005 05:46 PM UTC
Comments

And the point is?

J.S.

http://voicesofreason.info

Posted by J.S. · February 11, 2005 05:55 PM

Pints, not points.

Posted by T.A. · February 11, 2005 06:31 PM

I don’t know how you can simultaneously claim to be the voice of reason and not see the value in a good old-fashioned quest. Not everything has purely instrumental value. Next I guess we’ll be asked what the point of winning a Superbowl, or a World Series, or another Superbowl, or another, is.

Posted by Brian Weatherson · February 11, 2005 07:04 PM

Something like this has already been done by a couple of friends: http://www.570bars.com/

Posted by Morfydd · February 11, 2005 07:53 PM

Maybe unlike them in its pleasing relaxing effect, but most political blogs tend to sound the same after a while as well.

Posted by Anthony · February 12, 2005 12:03 AM

Ya gotta use these barcrawlers creatively, eg, Inspires poetry

My candle burns at both ends;
It will not last the night;
But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends
It gives a lovely light!
—Edna St. Vincent Millay

Rejoinder:

I burned my candle at both ends,
And now I have neither foes nor friends;
For all the lovely light begotten,
I’m paying now in feeling rotten.
—Sam Hoffenstein

Posted by degustibus · February 12, 2005 02:16 AM

Your best friend for surviving great pub crawls and multiple bar flybys.

http://www.drunkard.com/

Posted by Nabakov · February 12, 2005 12:37 PM

Your designated friend for planning great pub crawls and multiple bar flybys.

http://www.drunkard.com/

Posted by Nabakov · February 12, 2005 12:40 PM

BARZINE @ barspot!
http://barspot.blogspot.com/

my pals’ site.
not as often, but not as much like employment

Posted by t.crab · February 13, 2005 12:37 AM

And the point is?

J.S.

http://voicesofreason.info

J.S.: content-free comments like this suggest you just want to publicize your site on our threads rather than make a contribution to the discussion. This isn’t the first time you’ve done it, either. Please stop it.

Posted by Kieran · February 13, 2005 02:34 AM
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