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| - Life is short and very unpredictable...that point was brought home with devastating suddenness this morning when I got a text that one of my squash buddies had a heart attack and passed away while playing the sport he truly enjoyed...with people that he liked...at a time of his life when things were getting a little easier...you know...my time of life.
As several of my friends opined...there are worse ways to go than keeling over while you're in the middle of playing a sport that you get a kick out of...there are also better ways to go...I personally anticipate an orgasm that will end my life at the ripe old age of 149...Carin said she'd better be there.
At any rate, a bunch of us needed to get together and celebrate Don's life and commiserate with each other over his passing...we couldn't think of better place to do that than Old Town Tavern.
When this place was called Brackin's, it set the bar pretty high for what a "neighborhood hangout bar" should be...the delightful people that run OTT haven't fallen back an inch...in fact, they have managed to improve on something that I thought was nearly perfect (I mean, what else could have inspired me to write a haiku about a bar?).
OTT is a wonderful little spot to sit, have a cocktail or six and watch the world go by, whether you sit inside and solve problems with the bartenders or view the world from below (on the lower deck) or gaze down over your empire from the upper deck...you will not go wrong by bringing your joys and sorrows, your victories and defeats, your highs and your lows to Old Town Tavern.
And though the reason for getting together to hang out at OTT was sad, our good friends Whiskey, Vodka, Gin and Tequila helped us all to tell our stories about Don...funny ones, happy ones, interesting ones...and let us celebrate the life of our friend in the best way we know how.
Thanks for being there for us Old Town Tavern...Requiscat in Pace, Don
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