Baseball and The Bowery

Bucket List #4

4. Play the baseball game at the Fun Plaza (yes, again and beat Tim again) and have a cold budweiser at The Bowery.















the fun plaza. three rooms full of games. tim and i cashed in $5.00 and spent an hour or so playing. i spent most of my time playing the baseball game, which i adore so. i also played some pac-man and skee-ball. a lovely way to spend an afternoon. as much as i hate it, i didn't win- but tim did. see the photo album for a picture of tim with his winnings.

though i didn't intend- tim and i also thought it would be a good idea to stop by the gay dolphin for one last shopping trip.




















for those of you that haven't stopped by the gay dolphin, it is a great place to sort through old junk and new junk. in the past, i found some awesome michael jackson pins. this time, i settled on some vintage postcards, particularly some windy hill postcards (our neighborhood). i also decided this would be a good time to purchase a tennessee magnet for our refrigerator.





















and lastly...the bowery. the bowery in myrtle beach is one of the most famous bars in the area, if not the most famous. the bowery is not only famous on its own right, but is quite a famous bar for my family. now, i do have a disclaimer- i don't typically like to support places that are covered in confederate flags, but i felt that for once- i needed to stop in for a drink. one beer.

i remember hearing stories about the bowery growing up. my mom once told me a story about going to the bowery when she was little. my grandmother took her and the other kids with her to go out for the night. my mom remembers sitting under a table at the bowery, while the shenanigans took place. i can only imagine the images she saw...as feet shuffled around through the bar and loud music played from the stage.

as terrifying at the bowery seems to me, i felt it was necessary to stop in. we made our visit around 4:30 on thursday. the "real" bowery was not yet open, but the smaller bar next door was- the actual bar that serves the bowery. tim and i saddled up to the bar for our one drink. the fella running the bar joked with us and informed us there would be a two drink minimum. funny thing is- we ended up having another. at which time, he informed us there was a 3 drink minimum. then after ordering another, he informed about the 5 drink minimum. you get the point. we ended up staying for several drinks. when he asked where we were from and we informed him we live in windy hill, he asked quite plainly, "then, why are you here?" he was charming. he served us what he called "the bowery buffet", which was a bowl of popcorn. honestly, after the drinks, the bowery buffet was absolutely delicious. as the hours passed, the music got louder. i imagine that around 1:00am, the place was absolutely insane.

if you'd like to see more pictures of the event, click on the photo album below.