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| - I am recovering from the Recovery Room as I write this. Recovery Room is one of those places that I've driven by for a decade and always wanted to stop, but due to it's location, never have. Last night, I got the opportunity, and it was actually more interesting and less "alcoholic bar" than I expected.
When I walked in, I was drawn to the busy looking atmosphere, all the games, and lack of music which was actually weird. We saddled up at the bar and the first thing I noticed was a lack of draft, which the bartender referred to as "dirty beer." Ok, we aren't off to a good start, no music and no drafts. Just after, the bartender poured exactly one jigger full of Jack Daniels for my Jack and Coke. She was very slow, methodical, and really really new. I had to help her find Jack Daniels on her computer screen. "It's Bourbon!" I proclaimed, and when she hit the BOURBON button, she asked what I ordered again. I was half tempted to say well bourbon, but I was honest with her. This place is a mess I thought quietly to myself, and then I turned around and noticed a big screen TV with FREE ROCK BAND 2 on XBOX. OK, all is forgiven... everything, all of it, I'm going to play Rock Band now, kthx.
I played drums, Erika played guitar, and Cokie the Clown (I don't know his real name) was on the vocals. He emphatically sang through Lady GaGa, Journey, Disturbed, and various other songs while dancing, performing, and sniffling from the cocaine.... a lot. He departed long before we did, and it gave us an opportunity to talk to this slow bartender again, who turned out to be a very nice person who we enjoyed chatting with.
Recovery Room made a slow and bad start, but then completely recovered. Now I just need to make the same recovery.
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