Ryan's pseudo Birthday

Time: Thursday around 1pm

Pat - "so whats going on for ryans thing?"

Bryan - "what do you mean? Do you mean where are we going, who's going, how are we gonna get there?"

Pat - "yeah those things and the fact that whyte is gonna be packed, we won't be able to bar hop, we'll probably have to pick a place and stay there, if we get in."

Bryan - "yeah its gonna be a mess on whyte tomorrow, especially if we win"

Little did we know....

Cast of Characters:

Pat
Korie
Lindsey
Ashley
Francine
Jenny Asstron
Jon Berg (Speilbergo)
Korie Butt
Ryan
Jessie
Adriano
Pam
Katie
Pannich
Denny
Ashley (denny's women)
Laurie
Amanda
Katherine
Chelsey
Other Jessie

Time: Friday, 5:30 ish

Pat and I decide that the best course of action would be to watch the game on whyte ave then go to a bar to avoid the rush comming from rexall when the game is over. I drive and get korie from work and then we go to kingsway and drop off the car for my brother. Pat will pick us up on the way down to whyte after he gets Francine, Ashley, and Lindsey. When we get to kingsway Pat wasn't even in St. Albert yet to pick up Lindsey so Korie and I go to the smittys in kingsway to catch some of the first period, and to get a beer as well. We are in there for about 10 minutes and the Sharks score two goals, maybe we are bad luck. Pat calls and we cram the 6 of us in his car, the ride wasn't that bad for me, i sit shotty.

As we arrive on whyte we see a fair number of people walking around on whyte. I wonder why aren't these people watching the game. We wander towards Hudsons hoping there is room there but a block away we already see a large crowd outside, there is also a large crowd outside our second choice the Elephant and Castle. We collectively brainstorm where we could watch the game and get something to eat. We decide stollis since they have a couple projectors. Korie peers inside and its empty, just the bartender setting up for the night, no game no food. The Chilis around the corner is packed, no seating anywhere even at the bar. Our next stop is Sapphire. We had passed it walking to hudsons so we knew there was room and as i remember the food was decent. We sit in an less then ideal location where half the table's view to the TV is blocked by a pillar and having only one plasma tv in the entire place doesn't help either but we weren't in any position to complain.

We aren't at these shitbox seats for long since some people leave and free up a table with a direct view to the tv. Maybe moving seats was good luck or whatever since we score two goals shortly after and tie the game up. The small crowd inside is psyched and mostly drunk. The sandwich i had was decent, nothing that i would eat again but edible. Ashley and Pat ordered the same sandwich and came to the same conclusion. The oilers then take the lead and add another for good measure. During the celebrations for the 5th goal Korie gets a little excited and spills his beer all over the table and my pants. By this time Toskla is pulled and Nabakov goes in not really sure which goal it was but the didn't help and we add another goal. The game is over and we leave. You can feel the energy in the air, cheers are heard from blocks away, and people are highfiving me every two seconds, whyte is gonna be fucked tonight.

Time: 9ish

We decide our best bet at this point would be Squires. It was early enough that we were still able to get in without any problems. Inside it isn't as packed as i expected. I see dozens of empty Canadian bottles everywhere. We see Jenny and she informs me that during the game Canadian was 2.25. Too late for us. We find an empty booth and cram all of us in there. Soon Berg and Korie Butt arrive. It was mere chance that we run into them at Squires we were supposed to meet them somewhere on whyte but didn't arrange a place. We were celebrating Bergs birthday too so we didn't need Ryan around to drink anyways.

Pat and the 3 girls weren't drinking and looked like downers most of the time there. I wasn't going to let them get me down so korie and i got more to drink. Jagger bombs are always the cure. Korie Butt and Speilbergo were ready to get rowdy as well. As time passed Squires got more and more full. I was wondering if Jessie and Pam and the rest of them would ever be able to get on whyte, let alone get in Squires. We heard it was getting a little crazy on whyte and Korie and I decided to check it out. On the corner there were people everywhere, I went by Devlins to see if there was any room to sit but all the tables were full and we go back to squires, they let us in since we have a stamp. A little later Ryan shows up by himself, i guess he showed his firefighing ID to the bouncer and they let him in. At this point no one was getting in and if you left you weren't getting back in, even to smoke. On my way to the toilet i run into Cherise? she spells it all weird. She use to date Chris for a bit and was supposed to meet him later that night from what she said. Not sure what happened to her after, and i didn't call Chris either.

Time: 11?

The rest of the group in Pam's truck had arrived on Whyte, i'm not sure what happened but jessie was outside squires by himself and Pat went to meet him. Pats phone was busted so i gave him mine. He probably wasn't going to get back in so we weren't going to be squires much longer. Back at the table it was just me and Ashley. Both Kories and Jon berg were gone somewhere and Fran and Lindsey went somewhere was well. I talked with Ashley for a bit and then Fran came back and said we were leaving. I wasn't going to argue and found Berg and we all went outside. This time Whyte was filled with people. They had pretty much shut own the whole street and there were a couple thousand people gathered at in intersection. The edmonton police were in full force and there were a line of officers blocking the street right outside the back door of squires. Everyone was acting crazy and yet the police did nothing about it. Some guy was climbing a 20 foot high tree. The crowd that watched him chanted "Jump, Jump" and i joined in but he wouldn't give us the satisfaction. What is it with drunk people wanting to watch other people hurt themselves? Somehow we all managed to find each other and everyone was outside watching the mayham. Amoungst the crowd there were numberous people crowd surfing. The most fucked up thing i saw was a guy in a shopping cart surfing the crowd. I'm amazed he wasn't dropped.

We decide to check out the other end of whyte. There were people walking in the other direction it seems as if that intersection was the epicentre of all the crazyness. Lindsey, Ashley, and Fran felt like a coffee so we went to second cup. Inside the atmosphere was subdued. Korie butt and I went inside and brought with us some chanting and yelling. I took a look around and amoungst some weird looks and glares realized we were out of place so we decide to wait outside. Pat talks to Katie and somehow they end up at Scholars. We decide to head back towards the busier end of whyte. As we walk by Marcos donair i run into Katherine behind her is Amanda. Not sure if they just came from the bar, but knowing them probably not. We all continue west and find the rest of their friends, Laurie and Chelsey and Jessie and some others. We tell them we are probably going to head to Scholars pub by the university and that the should join us. It sounded like Katherine and Chelsey were interested but they were guilted into going to Boston Pizza with the rest of them. Pat wasn't in the mood to stick around and he had a game today and i think Ashley mentioned she had to work today, albeit at like 1, so they could have sayed out a little longer but i don't blame them for leaving.

Time: 12:30ish
Location: Scholars

The remaining group consisted of me, korie, Mr. Butt, and Speilbergo. We decided to continue chanting the whole walk to Scholars. The chant , "Lets go Oilers, Fuck you cheechoo" was going on all over whyte and we decided to bring it with us. Scholars pub wasn't very busy, but we were only looking to get some more booze not another crowd. Pam, Katie, Adriano, and Pannich had already been there for an hour or so, the massive crowd prevented them from joining us on whyte, but Jessie was originally with them so i don't know what really went on. Denny finished work ar 12 and came to meet us here. The rest of the time here consisted of a bit more booze and some discussion about what transpired earlier on in the night. Denny's girlfriend is dropped off by her friend here and we all leave around 2.

Time: 2ish
Location : Denny's Car

The ride home as always was blurry. I'm not sure what route we took home but i think we went by Japser and there wasn't much of a crowd there. Korie was whining about food but Denny neglected to stop at any late night fast food place, even after his girlfriend insisted we get some food. We drop Korie off and then head to Wendys, we would get food after all but at this point i'm not really in the mood to eat anyways. I get home and fall asleep to the sweet sounds of "Don't ever tell locke what he can't do"

Shanna's Pubcrawl

After debating if I should even attempt to write a post this time around I figure I may aswell since I've got some free time and my serengetis got me feeling kinda good. Normally being one that likes to stir up the hornets nest and cause a little drama I've decided to take a different route and leave out what can only be described as the most amusing and most incriminating details of the evening. So seeing as I've censored about 2/3rds of the evening this post looks to be shorter than my others.

Saturday May 6th was the evening of Shanna's birthday pubcrawl. Having only met her a month or so earlier gathering the troops for this one was a tough sell and ultimately only a handful of us made it.

The Players:

Pat
Jessie
Bryan
Jay Jonah
Freddy
Shanna
Francine
Lindsey
Pam
Brenna
Jarrod
Pub-crawlers

Location: The Hood
Time: 7:15pm

The begining of this night can only be described as frustrating and chaotic. After finishing a soccer match on the south side of the city Freddy, Jay, and myself barely had enough time to drive home, shower, and meet at Bryans. With Jessie, Pam, and Bryan already pre-drinking at the Sultans house I called them and told 'em to order up a cab as were told we had to be there before 8pm to buy any last minute tickets. With Marco and company ditching out at the deadline that left only Jay Jonah without a ticket which was easily purchased from Shanna as we all met up inside the mall by the casino.

Location: WEM
Time: 8:30pm

For a pub-crawl that was suppose to leave at 8pm sharp we sure did do alot of nothing up until about 9:15. As we waited for everything to get going I decided it was time to get something to eat as I hadn't eaten anything since early morning. MacDonalds being the closest and assumingly the fastest choice was where Jay, Fred, and myself went to grab a bite. The line up was small but the wait was quite possibly the longest I have ever had at any of their establishments. After ordering from the new $1.39 menu we once again had to endure another long wait. This evening was becoming a living hell.

Location: Rum
Time: 9:15pm

What can I say about Rum that hasn't already been mentioned in an earlier post or by word of mouth. When we get there the place is dead and the goofs running it are trying to get us all to hurry up as they feel we are late for the 8 o'clock sharp departure time. Since we killed so much time in the mall and the casino we are only there for about 15 min which is about enough time to drink 2 Mgd's and introduce myself to a few people as Ken. With the buses departing we break up into our designated groups and head to the bus that will be our chariot for the evening. Bryan cracks jokes along the way about which pub-crawl we're on only to have his sarcasm lost on the other patrons.

Location: Bus to Diamonds
Time: 9:20pm give or take

Being some of the last ones to get on the bus we find that our seemingly spacious bus is near max capacity and there are next to no seats left. After announcing that Ken is getting angry, real angry, a few other crawlers double and triple up to accomodate the last few of us boarding the bus. Not much else happened except for some window antics and a bit of toking up done some of the other crawlers.

Location: Diamonds
Time: 9:30pm

As we pulled up to the peelers other pub-crawls were also arriving. After finding that our bus would be one last ones in line a few of us hungout towards the back knowing that the strippers isn't exactly an ideal place for a pub-crawl to stop. With high prices and not much room for movement the more time spent outside would mean the less time spent inside. Knowing full well that if I didn't get right smashed at this stop I would probably have to right off the evening, my goal was just that, get right smashed. Once inside we all headed in our separate directions. As some of us went to the stage, others went to the beer tub, some to the bar, and some to the washroom. I was the one heading to the john for some relief but when I went inside I was astonished at what I saw, Black Peter x 2. With one of them washing hands the other danced to entertain the guests that came to visit them. After having a long conversation about the superiority of Under Armour over similar products with a fellow guest in the washroom I headed out to get a drink. The remainder of our time spent at Diamonds has been censored.

Location: Bus
Time: ?

After boarding the bus we find out that our trip to the Globe has been cancelled for reasons they don't explain. I later find out from my brother that a number of fights had broken out there which prevented them from letting any crawls in. With the Globe out our bus leader gives us the option of going to Union or to Standard. Since Marco is at the Standard our natural reaction is to go there meet up and head to Whyte. Myself having some personal business on Whyte with a girl I was suppose to meet up with but having the crawl to attend I had cancelled, it seemed to be the most logical choice. Bryan tried calling Marco to let him know we would be meeting up with him but wasn't able to get through. So it was off to Union.

Location: Union Hall
Time: ?

I had not succeded in getting drunk at the last bar and was about to write the evening off as a waste until I ascended the stairs and bumped into my drinking partner (or opponent depending on how you look at it). With the bar to our left Francine and I headed there to go head-to-head with our standard shots. We then order some drinks, picked them up and headed over to an old familiar face I hadn't seen in some time. Jarrod's a guy we pretty much new since the early days at Bishop but for the most part had always ran with different crowds. We talked for a bit and found out he was on a different pub-crawl one that possibly had a co-worker of Francines and I, Kate. We decided to try and find Kate but it was a lost cause. After denying Fran a dance I sent her to the dance floor and went to join the guys overseeing the bar. With the alcohol I had put back in a quick fashion earlier setting in I decided to get more. On my way Francine found me and we both went to grab another round. After that round while still waiting at the bar Bryan came up to us and told us we were leaving so we ordered up some more shots and put'em down the hatch and made our way out. We drank alot at Union and as we boarded the bus I still had the taste of Tabasco sauce on my tongue, my night had been saved and was just gearing up.

Location: Bus
Time: ?

Once on board we found out Cowboys would be our next stop and everyone groaned with disdain. The rest is censored.

Location: Cowboys
Time: Late

Censored.

Location: The Hood
Time: 4:00am

After being dropped off at Bryans we all went in to regroup and soak in the evening. The remaining people that made the trip home were Bryan, Fred, Jay, Lindsey, and myself. As Bryan heated up some pizza we all questioned each other about some of the events that took place during the pub-crawl. I got a call from Francine who was asking where we were and if it was the place for an after party. Unfortunately it was that time of the night and everyone was calling it quits. I ended up driving Freddy and Lindsey home and got home close to 5am.

It was a night that started out bad, but in the end it was ultimately saved by my serengeti.