Ladies and Gents,

Are you bored? Yawning so wide someone could fit a pumpkin in your mouth? Do you play numbing mindless mind games like ---- Who would win: Mongoose vs. king cobra? Mongoose vs. Muhammad Ali? Mongoose vs. brick wall? Is it so bad that you rejoice over things that aren't really rejoice-appropriate? (Flicking on a light switch. Discovering your favorite deodorant. Watching the bus pull away without you.) What do you need? Do you need an activity? Yes, you do, according to a recent survey of "Happy Hours Technicians." 9 out of 10 such "technicians" advise you to seek such a regular activity at least once per week. But ---- Ladies and Gents ---- why attend any old "happy hours?" Huh? Don't.

Instead, join us for the first Drink & Walk of the new 2006-07 season: A Transition Toward A Greater Buzz. If you yawn, we will be there to pour a beer in your mouth. If you say: Mongoose vs. Muhammad Ali -- we'll say, "Split decision." If you're rejoicing over light switches and deodorant, well, then, we can't help you, at all, except that we can order that tequila shooter for you, saving you the trouble of ordering it yourself. As it turns out, we are sponsoring a Drink & Walk, this year, in Aix-en-CoupdeBoule, France, where it will be called Boire & Marcher. Today: Washington. Tomorrow: The World!

Remember that this is a "full" Drink & Walk -- from Angles (6:00 to 7:45) we will go to the Black Cat (8:00 to 10:00.) Visit our blog for periodic updates: http://drinkandwalk.blogspot.com/ And we look forward to seeing you there!

Directions:

We will arrive at Angles around 6:00 p.m., where there is a sparse crowd at that hour, a dollar off all drinks, including a wide selection of beers and fancy drinks, a jukebox that features Joy Division and Louis Jordan and just about everything in-between, before, and after, and empty pool tables, if you want to shoot pool. Angles can be found precisely where Belmont runs into 18th Street, in Adams Morgan, a couple blocks north from the intersection of 18th and U, a couple blocks south from the intersection of 18th and Columbia, next to a Jumbo ("there's a fly on my") Slice, up a short staircase. Look for the sign "Angles" above the window or door. We will be in the front room.

We will stay at Angles until about 7:45, at which point, we will walk over to the Red Room Bar at the Black Cat, which can be found on 14th Street, between S and T Streets. Arrival time around 8:00/8:10 p.m., and we will be there, likely, until 10:00. Note: If there is a long line for the Black Cat, don't worry about that (it's probably for a show). Just go up to the door and ask for the bar. They'll card you and you can go in, to your right.