Wednesday Pub Night #34 - 8:30pm at Jakes Dilemma
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Happy Almost Thanksgiving !! A four-day weekend. That will be nice. Enjoy
your turkey.
Happy Turkey Day
Pictures of the balloons
In honor of this grand holiday of turkey, cranberry sauce, yams (with
little marshmellows), pilgrims and big balloons, we'll be travelling to
Northern New York (81st street). Why? Because they have a good beer
selection and, much more importantly, it's right near where they blow up
the balloons for the Thanksgiving Day parade. If you haven't seen several
tons of helium in one place, you're in for a treat. If you haven't yet
seen 6-story Simpsons, you can't miss this. Dress warmly. And eat on the
way up. They don't have food. A review is below. We'll be there around
8:30pm.
Coming soon...A Very Special Pubnight.
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Jakes Dilemma
430 Amsterdam Ave (btw 80 & 81)
(212) 580-0556
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FACTS ABOUT THE MACY'S PARADE
- The first giant balloons included in the parade were Felix the Cat, a
dragon, an elephant and a toy soldier.
- Today's balloons can be seen more than a mile away.
- The parade is now more than three hours long.
- The only human made into a character balloon for the Macy's Parade was
Eddie Cantor.
- The only year it's snowed on the Thanksgiving Day Parade was in 1989.
- For six years, from 1927 to 1933, the giant balloons were actually set
free at the parade's finish, along with thousands of small helium
balloons in front of Macy's Department Store in Herald Square, New York
City.
REVIEW of Jake's Dilemmafrom the NYC Beer Page
"Jake's Dilemma is a wonderful and lively beer bar. There is a great
selection of over 50 bottled beers. Micro Brews and imports are a great
speciality. They offer Mugs, Pints, 1/2 Yards, and Pitchers too. The tap
list is at 12 and growing. There is a great lounge for private and not so
private occasions available downstairs. It is equipped with a full bar
and two taps. When you reserve the lounge, you may select any two beers
for the taps. Great fun and games are available: Fuzz ball, Pool table,
and Darts. The staff is very friendly, and knowledgeable too. Don't come
hungry! The only food available is peanuts and the best popcorn in town
(it's laced ... with pepper). I give them great credit for having all the
beers at just the perfect temperatures."
Map courtesy of BigBook.