Fun at Rudyards
It's been a while. Rudyard's was my local bar for quite a long time. And even though I live less than a mile away, Mad Oilman just doesn't go out that much any more. Rudyard's had an edge. Tattoos, piercings, masterfully programed juke box with bands you've never heard of. Truly excellent place.
Well like I said, it's been a while. About a year and a half. Mad Oilman meets up with Hungry Eusebio for the first time in ages. Rudyard's is a natural choice.
New bartender. Learn later the normal weeky bartender left to start his own bar. And took his musical programing brilliance with him. 'Who's going to book this place now?' I thought. Vibe was different. And clientel. About an hour or two after Hungry Eusebio and I had shot the sh*t, bald and pink sleeveless tee clad man came to our table. In the most overblown lisp he proclaims 'you two just make the perfect couple!' Looking on with shock and unable to speak, not knowing whether to start a confrontation or not, he ultra lisped 'a couple of what, I don't know!'. Weird. Real weird.
Talk of baseball, business and guns has an odd tendency to drive away all those near us. 'Was this place always like this?'
Knowing the pretty alternagirls start arriving about 8:00 pm Mad Oilman is dissapointed when nothing but feminine men and manly women start to pack the place. Damn! This place has really changed! It's an odd feeling when you go back to a place you have spent so much time at, and although the walls are the same, the place is different. Really different.
It's my turn to buy a round and I head to the bar. The lady seated next to me turns and says 'You smell nice'. Somewhat confused as Mad Oilman does not wear cologne, I asked the lady what I smelled like. She responded 'Like you'. I responded innocently 'like a MAN?'
We'll that was the wrong thing to say to (retrospectively) two lesbians. How was I to know? I apologized for offending them but they were having none of that.
Overall a great evening hanging out and catching up with Hungry Eusebio. But a weird experience at the 'ol watering hole. We know where the dearly departed bartender has gone. Started up a huge space nearby. Nice. His current clientel baffles him but they spend money. A lot of money. We'll need to go there to get our music fix.
