Vacation Tip 5

When I get a little time off, I like to blow off a little steam down at my new favorite watering hole. It’s a cool little dive that’s off the beaten path in a dark and dirty corner of Brooklyn. There I can kick back, drink my troubles away without much fear of being recognized or hassled by the press. The liquor flows freely and the prices are reasonable. Try the bucket of beer. Four cans of beer served on a bed of crushed ice in a zinc alloy pail for only a five spot. Nurse one while the others wait patiently, cooling in their bucket, their little aluminum eyes winking knowingly. Know that they are friends who won’t talk back or shout at you. The view through the front window is of the Battery Tunnel entrance and its toll booths. On the horizon beyond one sees the red backlit sign of the Brooklyn Motor Hotel. Have a shot of Makers and just imagine what crimes are being committed in there. Refocus and you’re back at bar surrounded by hack writers, wannabe actors, abandoned artists and the occasional overweight boxer. Yes when in town visit the ‘Moonshine Bar’ at the south end of Columbia street and feel like Charles Bukowski, if just for a fleeting moment.