Pens Game and Fat Heads

Went to a 3pm Pens game with my brother-in-law. For some reason, when we get together we always find beer and plenty of it. It was a good game, but the Pens lost in the shoot out. We managed to mysterously find ourselves at Fatheads after the game eating a pile of wings. Oh man... Fatheads has the best wings on earth.

Location: Mellon Arena and Fatheads
Event: Pens Game and Really Good Hot Wings
Amount Spent on Alcohol: $42.50
Tax Spent: $4.25
2008 Cumulative Drink Tax: $43.82
PAT Usage: 0

Eleven

Went out with some coworkers and their spouses for an excellent dinner at Eleven. I highly recommend this place, by the way. While they have a fantastic wine menu, we opted to stick with beer. And boy did we. The food was great, the drinks kept coming, and the conversation was pleasant. Lot's of laughing - all the way around.

Location: Eleven
Event: food and festivities
Amount Spent on Alcohol: $38.50
Tax Spent: $3.85
2008 Cumulative Drink Tax: $39.57
PAT Usage: 0

Blast from the Past

OK... my buddy calls me last minute and says that he has tickets to Gene Loves Jezebel - a flamboyant alternative, new-wave band from the '80's. In case you didn't know, I was a skateboarder back in high school and listened to all kinds of crazy music - from early alternative to punk to ska to hardcore.

So, anyway, I didn't have anything to do after the traditional church fish fry - so I said, "sure, I'll meet you there". The show was at Clube Diesel - the opitome of cheeze when it comes to venues - and the crowd was full of middle-aged ex-alternative rockers. It was a fairly unsightly crowd of people that used to congregate at the Upstage Lounge or Metropol back in the day.

Anyway, the show was OK. It was enjoyable enough and it brought back a lot of memories. They certainly played all thier "hits". Afterwards, we walked down to Dee's to play some pool and pound a few more Iron Cities. Had a nice night out with my high school buddies.


Location: Club Diesel and Dees
Event: Concert and
Amount Spent on Alcohol: $28.50
Tax Spent: $2.85
2008 Cumulative Drink Tax: $35.72
PAT Usage: 0

Couple of Beers After Work

Stopped in at SoHo and bought a round for the crew before heading home. Much needed alcohol

Location: SoHo on the Northshore
Event: After work round of booze
Amount Spent on Alcohol: $22.25
Tax Spent: $2.23
2008 Cumulative Drink Tax: $32.87
PAT Usage: 0

Tapas Anyone?

Took the wife out on a date. We met her sister and brother-in-law for dinner at Ibiza in the Southside. While I love Tapas... I have to say that I'm not that fond of Ibiza. Frankly, the food just seems over-priced for the quality. But we had a great night. Because I have a designated driver (my wife is pregnant), I managed to tie-one-on. We did a flight of wine and had a few other drinks. All in all... it was a ton of fun.

Location: Ibiza
Event: Evening out.
Amount Spent on Alcohol: $58.00
Tax Spent: $5.80
2008 Cumulative Drink Tax: $30.64
PAT Usage: 0

Pens Game

Yep - went to anther Pens Game. We beat the Islanders 4-3... and I bought two rounds at the arena (4 beers) and two more (4 beers) at my favorite post-game dive bar Shales.

Location: Mellon Arena and Shales
Event: Penguins Win!!!
Amount Spent on Alcohol: $44.00
Tax Spent: $4.40
2008 Cumulative Drink Tax: $24.84
PAT Usage: 0

Working late again

Same story... working at Mad Mex to check email and send some docs.

Location: Mad Mex- Monroeville
Event: Working late - again
Amount Spent on Alcohol: $24.40
Tax Spent: $2.44
2008 Cumulative Drink Tax: $20.44
PAT Usage: 0

Internet is Down - Must Find Wireless

Be careful... very careful. Switching your DSL/Phone/Cable isn't as easy as it sounds. We tried to do the Comcast bundle for $99/month but ran into installation issues. Comcast couldn't get our high-speed internet up and running for a month due to a paperwork snafu, so we decided to switch back to Verizon. In the meantime, Verizon canceled our service, so we have to get back in the queue to get it turned back on. The bottom line... our internet is down and it looks like it will take a couple weeks to get it back up.

So, I have to work late tonight in order to send out a few documents. That means that I need to find highspeed wireless that is available past midnight. The only place I've located in town is Mad Mex. And when you go to Mad Mex at 10PM... well... you have to have a beer... don't you? Well... a few beers... right?

Location: Mad Mex - Monroeville
Event: Working late - cold ones flowing to keep the mind alive
Amount Spent on Alcohol: $19.40
Tax Spent: $1.94
2008 Cumulative Drink Tax: $18.00
PAT Usage: 0

Shopping Break

Shopping on a Sunday at good old Monroeville Mall. Took a break for lunch and felt like a beer... or two.

Location: Houlahans - Monroeville
Event: Lunch while out shopping with the family
Amount Spent on Alcohol: $8.50
Tax Spent: $0.85
2008 Cumulative Drink Tax: $16.06
PAT Usage: 0

$7.70... Please...

Took the family to Shogun Japanese Steakhouse for a nice dinner out. You know... one of those places where the chef puts on a show right in front of you (kinda like this). The boys loved the chef - especially when he lit the grill on fire. I had a couple of fine Sapporo Beers in those cool silver cans. When I asked the waitress how much they cost, she told me, in a thick Japanese accent, "Sapporo were $7.00... now $7.70 due to tax." Ha...

Location: Shogun Japanese Steakhouse - Monroeville
Event: Dinner out with the family
Amount Spent on Alcohol: $14.00
Tax Spent: $1.40
2008 Cumulative Drink Tax: $15.21
PAT Usage: 0