Beijing Olympics Thought 6: The Parallel Bars?
Eight is a lucky number in China, so for each of the 88 days until the 2008 Olympics, I will strip-mine my brain to unearth a thought related to Beijing and The Games. That’s one thought per brain cell. It’s called teamwork, people!
With the Olympics just around the curve, is it not time that a bar arises that sports a name that evokes the spirit of the Games – or at least makes reference to them? A few suggestions:
- The Pommel Horse
- The Oar and Kayak
- Zappas (after the Greek who helped get the modern games going)
- Do-Ping
- The Springboard
- Rings of Fire (would work well for a place with Sichuan food)
- The Starter’s Pistol
- Drinkathalon
- The Discus and The Hammer
- The “I went to the Olympics and spent all of my time in this bloody pub” Pub
Best of all would be to find a pair of establishments, side by side, and call them The Parallel Bars.
Previously
Thought 1: If they build it, we may come
Thought 2: “Whether or not” in Sanlitun
Thought 3: Living the lowlife on Lotus Lane
Thought 4: The F&B scene takes a pre-Olympics breather?
Thought 5: Flaming Fuwa
Thought 6: Continental drink
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Awesome blog. I am totally feeling the ‘Parallel Bars’. Unfortunately at this time I am low on funds so I cant build a bar.
But how about drinks/shots themed on the events? I am an expert at the decathlon (10 shots of various liquors in 10 minutes).
Avi,
Woah, I am feeling some serious synergy.
Your “10 shots in 10 minutes” idea + my Flaming Fuwa shots idea = partying (to take a line from Bode Miller) at an Olympic level? For the sake of keeping people respectable, I think I’d make those the mini-shots you find at Shooters and elsewhere.
Cheers, Boyce
The “Pommel Horse”, is that a S&M club?
How about the new deli called “Pull Da Hammy”?
;) G
Garry,
The Pommel Horse is a bar that believes in good clean fun pursuant to the recently released visitor guidelines for The Olympics. There shall be no Sing, no Ming, only — as mentioned – good clean Pommeling.
Cheers, Boyce
just wanted to let you know that I have enjoyed all your illustrious thoughts…. what a way to start a day with a chuckle… thanks
Thanks Terry!