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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: bearman🐻 on October 14, 2005, 01:11:00 pm
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Anyone ever eat at the Birchmere? Is it halfway decent or totally vile?
Anyone going to Henry Rollins tomorrow night?
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is it a table seating event like a las vegas lounge?
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Overpriced (way) bar food. Not vile, but not worth it all. Mostly picnic-type tables for seating.
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Tables
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Ben's Chili Bowl (http://benschilibowl.ytmnd.com/) !!!
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Definitely not cheap...but as long as it's not totally inedible. Anyplace else around there worth going to?
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i was there the other day...they have decent food. i dont think its that overpriced...I got a steak and cheese for aound 10-12 bucks i think which is comparable to most bars in the area.
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Originally posted by bearman:
Definitely not cheap...but as long as it's not totally inedible. Anyplace else around there worth going to?
nope the area sucks. women, be smart. oh thats right, no women read this board! there is potomac yard shopping ctr w some drinking/eating places out front. a mc stinkys on rt 1 and 23rd st in c.city is sorta hopping for ccity. strip bar next to 7-11. i dont go bc i like to 'eat' not just c menu. besides im tired of running out of 'ones' and asking if i could use change and if i can put it somewhere else instead. messy fingers. freddies is a cool bar [it happens to be a gay bar but welcoming to all].
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The pizza was OK, the one time I ate there.
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Originally posted by muschi:
it happens to be a gay bar but welcoming to all.
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v387/mediocre1/droids.gif" alt=" - " />
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Seating is first come, first served. So if you want to be up there with rollins sweating on you, have to get there early, suck it up and eat the food.
Originally posted by bearman:
Definitely not cheap...but as long as it's not totally inedible. Anyplace else around there worth going to?
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Originally posted by bearman:
Tables
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cute! I don't wear lipstick or the harness, but it could be my brother ;)
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Birchmere food -- blech.
Though the nachos are good.
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Dupek, are you hitting on ggw?
Originally posted by clouds R²:
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stick to the chicken fingers or the pizza. those items are passable, the rest of the menu is downright foul. if you're driving over there, eat at the fantastic afghan restaurant, that's called, simply, "afghan restaurant" that you'll drive right by before after potomac yard and right before you take the right on (can't remember the name of the street), to get to the birchmere.
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Originally posted by lily1:
stick to the chicken fingers or the pizza. those items are passable, the rest of the menu is downright foul. if you're driving over there, eat at the fantastic afghan restaurant, that's called, simply, "afghan restaurant" that you'll drive right by before after potomac yard and right before you take the right on (can't remember the name of the street), to get to the birchmere.
just south of shopping ctr
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damn how does rollins remember all the stuff he says? don't tell me theres a teleprompter!
did anyone see me, the great muschi, there??
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No, but I saw Thatguy...Rollins is great, but I hate to argue with the guy's memory...the Wedrock show he was talking about was last autumn, but Johnny Ramone died in 2003, thus he must have confused his trip to DC with another time he was out there. Still, he is a great story-teller. Had a really fun time. Those of you going to the Black Cat tonight will have a blast. He's a trip.
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so......how was the food then?
Last time I went it was only slightly better than the attitude of the wait staff, which was vile.
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Birchmere, food: Two great tastes that go great together.
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Less filling?
Great taste?
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Originally posted by clouds R²:
less taste?
Great filling (of the toilet bowl)
That's about it, yeah!
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Originally posted by bearman:
No, but I saw Thatguy [there]...
was thatguy the guy who kept clapping for no apparent reason? [in rear right section]
they had good hefeweizen beer. mostly $5 beers. $3 sodas is BS. moooooooo!
i was the guy in the black "you are leaving american sector" t shirt w/ the redheaded date w big boobs. :o
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
Originally posted by clouds R²:
Great filling (of the toilet bowl)?
That's about it, yeah! [/b]
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v623/jesus_hates_Hip_Hop/vomit-366.jpg" alt=" - " />
Ben's Chili Bowl !
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Originally posted by muschi:
Originally posted by bearman:
Definitely not cheap...but as long as it's not totally inedible. Anyplace else around there worth going to?
nope the area sucks.[/b]
Actually you can head over to Del Ray, right up Mt. Vernon Ave and only about 5 minutes in a car and there are several restaurants that are good.
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I wanted to get up and beat the crap out of the dude who wouldn't stop clapping. It was really rude. As for the food, the nachos were actually quite good, the pizza wasn't great though. The upside was getting a fairly decent table and Henry went on promptly at 7:30. You gotta love his punctuality.
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clapping guy was out of it. he wasnt right. topic discussed at time of clapping was iraq i think maybe he was a drunk vet. he probab;y had dead buddies ya know. i sat 2 ppl away from him. his buddy walked him out shortly after clapping incident.
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what do u think of henry's dysfunctional schtick? he's really well adjusted [aside from examining and tasting the components of puke] and a good guy some how i dont go for the whole persona he puts out of being dysfunctional wreck. i bet he is or would be a good friend and bf/husband.
thoughts?
what r his books like? insightful?
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Henry a good husband or best friend? No way. It's no schtick. He is very much a good guy, but definitely a loner and the type who would not want to be held back by others. His books are pretty insightful in that regard. I think he's too busy living life to worry about anyone else except himself. It's an attitude that might puzzle some, but I personally think it is great. I admire him for it and I think that there's something healthy about being your own best friend. Not that someone else can't be a focal point in your life, but it's important to keep the balance. Henry on the other hand probably has a ton of friends, but they are more like acquaintances...people that he sees a few times a year. I'd bet money that at the end of the day he's the king of his castle and that's it.
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black flag - thirsty and miserable (http://www.geocities.com/fuzzycat101)
^ this page couldnt have less visitors and its going to die a miserable death unless it gets some visitors so feel free to check it everyday until some jackoff ruins it of course but i dont care. new song every day.
[i hav to admit seeing rollins again was inspiring in some respects, like a reminder.]
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Chicken Casear is okay...food is overpriced.
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Did it inspire you to go out and crack some skulls, or just act like a fucking retard?
Originally posted by muschi:
black flag - thirsty and miserable (http://www.geocities.com/fuzzycat101)
[i hav to admit seeing rollins again was inspiring in some respects, like a reminder.]
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act like a fucking retard. web page (http://new.wavlist.com/movies/296/bjm-retard.wav)
i forget, r u personal-attack-boy or is that canuck boy sonogram?
hey, we're all sorry about your small penis. <img src="http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/j/o/jos115/images/funny%20stuff/small_penis_girl.jpg" alt=" - " />
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Originally posted by muschi:
what r his books like? insightful?
Based on his books I've read, I'd say he's a good guy who's a dysfunctional wreck. The books are a bit hard to get through sometimes. Way too much "woe is me, the world is terrible, all people suck except me, nodbody understands me, everyone around me is weak and pathetic, blah blah blah".
The books come across like he has a good heart, but he's got this huge wall of anger and bitterness around him that both blocks everyone out and prevents him from opening up a bit.
The very few exchanges I've had with him were always pleasant though. Had I not read the books, I would think he just just a nice, normal guy. I was looking forward to his Black Cat show, until I discovered I could go to the Foo show. By the time I got that worked out, The Birchmere was sold out.
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Nothing against you, dude. Just don't have much love for Henry Rollins, after reading a couple of his books and sitting through his lolapaloser appearance a number of years ago.
Originally posted by muschi:
act like a fucking retard. web page (http://new.wavlist.com/movies/296/bjm-retard.wav)
i forget, r u personal-attack-boy or is that canuck boy sonogram?
hey, we're all sorry about your small penis. <img src="http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/j/o/jos115/images/funny%20stuff/small_penis_girl.jpg" alt=" - " />
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i showed up at brunchmore like i do at most venues to buy tkts of someone who had w an xtra tkt. eff tktmstr, some shows r 50% fee. munchy dont do fees , esp that rate. and the BO wasnt sold out even tho in print they said they were - they had 19 left when i asked. called date, she came down, picked red hairs from teeth :D all next day, need i say more?
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Originally posted by muschi:
canuck boy sonogram?
<img src="http://forums.netphoria.org/images/smilies/rofl.gif" alt=" - " />
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Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
Nothing against you, dude. Just don't have much love for Henry Rollins, after reading a couple of his books and sitting through his lolapaloser appearance a number of years ago.
Originally posted by muschi:
act like a fucking retard. web page (http://new.wavlist.com/movies/296/bjm-retard.wav)
i forget, r u personal-attack-boy or is that canuck boy sonogram?
hey, we're all sorry about your small penis.
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hey i understand. [looks with big sad droopy dog eyes] "group hug?"
but hey i try not to put an artist down like callin them a "retard", nothing personal man [not a "dude" kind of a guy] even the stupid ass wrens [see thread] i dont pout down their talent.
tho u may not like 'enree cant put him down as a tard til u can do better. thats my philosophy. :cool:
sorry i confused u with soliloqouy-boy
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Henry's schtick gets tiresome at times but i appreciate his view on things. And he can be funny as hell too. And Black Flag were so fucking great.
Henry and Ian are great pals, so it's not like he's completely without friends....I hear he's moving back to area too.
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What talent?
The guy can't sing or play an instrument. His writing is annoying.
What does that leave us with? Ok, I guess he is a very talented yeller. Maybe his acting is good, but I haven't seen any of his performances.
Originally posted by muschi:
Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Power Forward:
Nothing against you, dude. Just don't have much love for Henry Rollins, after reading a couple of his books and sitting through his lolapaloser appearance a number of years ago.
Originally posted by muschi:
act like a fucking retard. web page (http://new.wavlist.com/movies/296/bjm-retard.wav)
i forget, r u personal-attack-boy or is that canuck boy sonogram?
hey, we're all sorry about your small penis.
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hey i understand. [looks with big sad droopy dog eyes] "group hug?"
but hey i try not to put an artist down like callin them a "retard", nothing personal man [not a "dude" kind of a guy] even the stupid ass wrens [see thread] i dont pout down their talent.
tho u may not like 'enree cant put him down as a tard til u can do better. thats my philosophy. :cool:
sorry i confused u with soliloqouy-boy [/b]
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Originally posted by Xavier Bush, Pussy Fucker:
What talent?
The guy can't sing or play an instrument. His writing is annoying.
What does that leave us with? Ok, I guess he is a very talented yeller. Maybe his acting is good, but I haven't seen any of his performances.
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hell i dont know nor do i care, why not take him for what he is/says?? think of all the other lousy thing there could be instead. is that enuf justification?
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Originally posted by Chaz, Liver of all Forum Members:
Henry and Ian are great pals...I hear he's moving back to area too.
henster is? why? ppl here r prix. perhaps he is running out of anger :mad: and needs to rechg. tho if LA is like so fla i understand. fla is full of aholes. :eek:
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Originally posted by muschi:
Originally posted by Chaz, Liver of all Forum Members:
Henry and Ian are great pals...I hear he's moving back to area too.
henster is? why? ppl here r prix. perhaps he is running out of anger :mad: and needs to rechg. tho if LA is like so fla i understand. fla is full of aholes. :eek: [/b]
I'm in los angeles today... it smells like an airport runway. jet fuel stenches in the cabin and lights flickering at random.
I'm in los angeles today... garbage cans comprise the medians of freeways always creeping even when the population's sleeping.
And i can't see why you'd want to live here.
I'm in los angeles today... asked a gas station employee if he ever had trouble breathing and he said "it varies from season to season, kid."
It's where our best are on display... motion picture actors' houses maps are never ever current so save your film and $15.
And i can't see why you'd want to live here.
Billboards reach past the tallest buildings,
"we are not perfect but we sure try."
As UV rays "degradate" our youth with time.
The vessel keeps pumping us through this entropic place in the belly of the beast that is californ-i-a,
I drank from a faucet and i kept my receipts for when they weigh me on my way out (here nothing is free).
The greyhounds keep coming dumping locusts into the street until the gutters overflow and los angeles thinks, "i might explode someday soon."
It's a lovely summer's day and i can almost see a skyline through a thickening shroud of egos.
(is this the city of angeles or demons?)
Here the names are what remain... stars encapsulate the gold lame and they need constant cleaning for when the tourists begin salivating.
You can't swim in a town this shallow - you will most assuredly drown tomorrow.
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Weird, ggw, that song just finished playing as I clicked on the thread.
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ah ha, so it IS just like s. florida. i understand perfectly now. ive never been out west. die hard e.coaster/atlantacist. the uk [and europe] is more a part of my world than LA + the west coast. thx
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Missing_Persons-Walking_In_LA.mp3 (http://www.yourfilehost.com/media.php?cat=audio&file=Missing_Persons-Walking_In_LA.mp3)
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I usually park in the Birchmere lot and then walk across the street to RT'S (http://www.rtsrestaurant.net/RTS_Restaurant_menu_dinner.htm) to eat before the show starts
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Are you required to eat at the Birchmere once you secured a seat?!
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you do not have to eat or drink at your seat over priced seat. i have done it several times. if you only go to dc clubs, the birch is a whole nother world. almost everyone gets there early to eat. shows start early and they get you out early (9p-10p). parking is free and lot is patroled by a cop. seating is at picnic tables with a couple of 2 seat tables near the stage. geared to suburban soccer moms.
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Parking is not free. There is a sign clearly posted saying that 50 cents of your $3.50 service fee per ticket goes toward parking and other expenses. That's a $3.50 fee on tickets that you purchase RIGHT THERE AT THE DOOR,snd you pay the $3.50 with the 50 cents fee regardless of your mode of transportation.
Originally posted by anarchist:
you do not have to eat or drink at your seat over priced seat. i have done it several times. if you only go to dc clubs, the birch is a whole nother world. almost everyone gets there early to eat. shows start early and they get you out early (9p-10p). parking is free and lot is patroled by a cop. seating is at picnic tables with a couple of 2 seat tables near the stage. geared to suburban soccer moms.
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i never buy tickets the way most people do, so i pay no service charge or parking fee.
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Originally posted by anarchist:
i never buy tickets the way most people do, so i pay no service charge or parking fee.
ANARCHIST!!! ;)
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Originally posted by edbert:
I usually park in the Birchmere lot and then walk across the street to RT'S (http://www.rtsrestaurant.net/RTS_Restaurant_menu_dinner.htm) to eat before the show starts
Good call on RT's. Another good choice nearby, and probably my favorite Indian restaurant in NoVa, is the Bombay Curry Company (http://www.bombaycurrycompany.com), just ~1/2mi. down Mt. Vernon Ave. (right at the start of the Del Ray neighborhood). If you like spicy dishes that pack a punch, the Chicken Kadai is "tadai" for!
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Originally posted by anarchist:
almost everyone gets there early to eat.
I think for most people getting there early is about getting a good seat. Eating is a way to pass the time while you sit there an hour before a band starts... And it is not good. Not good at all.
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The best way to enjoy the Birchmere is to bring enough people to fill up a table, and get there early enough to actually get a full table together. I've had way too many shows ruined by knuckleheads who want to run their mouths for the whole show. And in the Birchmere you can't really run away from them.
I can't stand seeing shows there. I'd rather drive to Baltimore.
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i thought if you talk while an "artist" is playing at the birch they will kick you out.
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I go to Birchmere for the food.
Hey, that could be a good tag line.
I go to Birchmere for the food.
Learn it. Say it. Live it.
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I thought people went to the Birchmere early for their inspired choices of pre-show music. Like when we went to see British R&B artist Corrinne Bailey Rae. Probably the most ethnically diverse audience we've been a part of in a long time. What music did they play? An entire Yes album. The one with "Owner of a Lonely Heart" on it. Don't all Black people love that album?
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Originally posted by bikerchickdc:
I've had way too many shows ruined by knuckleheads who want to run their mouths for the whole show. And in the Birchmere you can't really run away from them.
I can't stand seeing shows there. I'd rather drive to Baltimore.
Are you kidding? That place is DEAD quiet. I've seen folks give the evil eye to someone who so much as sneezes... Really.
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I agree Bags...it has totally earned its name the Shushmere.
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anybody know what's with that place nearby the birchmere called 'wafle house?' do they know that is not how waffle is spelled or is it a joke?
by the way, the birchmere's food is alright but horribly overpriced imo. the nachos are pretty good.
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Chicken Caesar salad not too bad. Definitely all about killing time while vultures scope for seats. Damn the locals get there early taking up the front...grumble.
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So no more tap water offered at the Birchmere. If you want water, you must BUY bottled water, or I guess you could take your empty beer glass to the bathroom and fill it with water from the sinks in there.
Discuss.
Bringing back this oft mentioned thread was only icing on the cake.
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Who do they think they are? Europe?
So no more tap water offered at the Birchmere. If you want water, you must BUY bottled water, or I guess you could take your empty beer glass to the bathroom and fill it with water from the sinks in there.
Discuss.
Bringing back this oft mentioned thread was only icing on the cake.
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Who do they think they are? Europe?
So no more tap water offered at the Birchmere. If you want water, you must BUY bottled water, or I guess you could take your empty beer glass to the bathroom and fill it with water from the sinks in there.
Discuss.
Bringing back this oft mentioned thread was only icing on the cake.
I thought it was the law you have to provide water if asked.
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I think the cost is about $3-5 or so right? (I ordered a bottle one time, not again after that cost) Also, way to not be "green" Shushmere!
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avoid the gumbo
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Who do they think they are? Europe?
So no more tap water offered at the Birchmere. If you want water, you must BUY bottled water, or I guess you could take your empty beer glass to the bathroom and fill it with water from the sinks in there.
Discuss.
Bringing back this oft mentioned thread was only icing on the cake.
I thought it was the law you have to provide water if asked.
Yes, it's part of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code that they must not only provide a drinking fountain, but it must be handicapped accessible.
You have to dig around but it's in here.
http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/StateBuildingCodesandRegulations/Virginia_Uniform_Statewide_Building_Code.htm (http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/StateBuildingCodesandRegulations/Virginia_Uniform_Statewide_Building_Code.htm)
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I don't recall seeing one, but its entirely possible there is a water fountain in the hallway on the way to the bathrooms; which are handicapped accessible. I'm sure they did their research before implementing this?
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Ian Anderson does not want to watch Birchmere patrons eat
http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-arts/2010/10/ian-anderson-does-not-want-to-watch-you-eat-chicken-fingers-3125.html (http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-arts/2010/10/ian-anderson-does-not-want-to-watch-you-eat-chicken-fingers-3125.html)
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Ian Anderson does not want to watch Birchmere patrons eat
http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-arts/2010/10/ian-anderson-does-not-want-to-watch-you-eat-chicken-fingers-3125.html (http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-arts/2010/10/ian-anderson-does-not-want-to-watch-you-eat-chicken-fingers-3125.html)
that's because like the food at birchmere . . . ian is a pile of useless shit that nobody wants anyway.
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I was there last night and didn't see a single water fountain, anywhere.
I also didn't see a single person drinking tap water.
And their g-rated menu referred to Flying Dog Raging Bitch beer as "Flying Dog Belgian IPA".
Who do they think they are? Europe?
So no more tap water offered at the Birchmere. If you want water, you must BUY bottled water, or I guess you could take your empty beer glass to the bathroom and fill it with water from the sinks in there.
Discuss.
Bringing back this oft mentioned thread was only icing on the cake.
I thought it was the law you have to provide water if asked.
Yes, it's part of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code that they must not only provide a drinking fountain, but it must be handicapped accessible.
You have to dig around but it's in here.
http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/StateBuildingCodesandRegulations/Virginia_Uniform_Statewide_Building_Code.htm (http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/StateBuildingCodesandRegulations/Virginia_Uniform_Statewide_Building_Code.htm)
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I ordered food (specifically chips and salsa) during the break between the opener and Nick Lowe and instead of bringing me food, the server brought me another beer. Don't know how "can i please have chips and salsa" sounded like "can i have another beer" but the beer was good and so was the show.
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Ian Anderson does not want to watch Birchmere patrons eat
http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-arts/2010/10/ian-anderson-does-not-want-to-watch-you-eat-chicken-fingers-3125.html (http://www.tbd.com/blogs/tbd-arts/2010/10/ian-anderson-does-not-want-to-watch-you-eat-chicken-fingers-3125.html)
that's because like the food at birchmere . . . ian is a pile of useless shit that nobody wants anyway.
he apparently likes kitties. (according to the picture in article)
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ian is a pile of useless shit that nobody wants anyway.
Wow! I would have marked you as a FAN of flute-playing men.
Brian
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they should put a couple of hay bales at the Birchmere...they'd go well with the venue's atmosphere.