When I think back about my younger years when life was woven around eat, sleep, work and partying, going to a dive bar was never even a consideration. My girlfriend and I went out night clubbing every weekend that included dressing up, dancing o' plenty, socializing, flirting with the DJ, some drinking, and most importantly.....finding Mr. Right! Ha! Ha! Ha! Goes to show you how cluelessly naïve we were back then.
Even though it doesn't seem that long ago for us, it has! Now, life is coming full circle whether one likes it or not. After several years of losing touch with my friend and recently reuniting, I invited her out for dinner and whatever else we could think of doing afterwards for her birthday. Going out to a night club at our age was out of the question. We decided to visit a dive bar that happened to be in the area of where my friend lived.
I looked up bars on Yelp and disappointingly found only a few nearby bars available. We tried out Louie's last time which was OK, but wanted to test the waters further. Since Sharon's Lounge had some pretty good ratings on average, we agreed to a new adventure in elderly entertainment. This place is far from being old folk's material, but I couldn't help but notice a lot of people our age and older enjoying themselves. I guess we fit in perfectly....
It was Karaoke night and that meant a lot of the locals were there drinking, singing and just having a good time. The dimly lit lounge is small and I could tell that the interior planning was not very feng shui. There was no place for us to sit near the bar, so we ended up in a much bigger and brighter room where one pool table is located. A wall divides the lounge and the pool table area. We could barely see the entertainment except for a TV that was placed to show some of the Karaoke singers. Some were good and some not so good. But customers were enjoying every minute of it. The people were friendly and would either smile at us or stop at our table to say hi. It seems that many are frequent patrons and have been coming here for years.
While I couldn't drink because I was driving, my girlfriend said her cocktail was very good and reasonably priced. Well, that's about all I can relay about this bar. I didn't have the best time, but it wasn't bad either. If we decide to come here again, it might be better to arrive early for better seating and the possibility of some interest grabbing entertainment. Just don't expect to find Mr. or Miss Right here!
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