Category Archives: Common Man

The Great Deceit.

The Great Deceit.

Last night before meeting up with Dom and Kelly we went to Merkle’s to catch the Mets game. I had a couple Rolling Rock’s before I noticed the pledge on the back has been amended:

 

 

TO HONOR THE TRADITION OF THIS GREAT BRAND, WE QUOTE FROM THE ORIGINAL PLEDGE OF QUALITY:

“FROM THE GLASS LINED TANKS OF OLD LATROBE.

WE TENDER THIS PREMIUM BEER FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT, AS A TRIBUTE TO YOUR GOOD TASTE.

IT COMES FROM THE MOUNTAIN SPRINGS TO YOU”

“33”

Where to begin. As you can imagine I’m pretty pissed. Jim Wallis warned me about this over several Yuengling’s one night but I didn’t really listen. I mainly drink Rolling Rock during football season so it’s been a while. I like how they ‘quote’ from the original pledge because they can’t ‘honor’ the plege. Instead the honor the idea of the pledge but no they pledge. Which is not honoring at all. It should just say “We liked what it said on the bottle before but none of that is true now, so shit was made in New Jersey.”

Looks like I’ll be drinking Iron City this football season since beer is the last commodity to cross the Appalachian Mountains with any consistency.

First Pork Loin in 2 Years.

The GrillPork Loin.

Yesterday I decided to perform a test run with regards to grilling a pork loin.  Granted this was probably the first pork loin I’ve grilled in nearly two years I think it came out pretty well.  You can always do better but I think we had the right amount of Sweet Baby Ray’s, maybe the timing was off but all and all it was pretty damn good.

* Note:  More photographs on Flickr.

Hye Bar on Southport.

Dominic expressing the unspeakable.

Last night a bunch of us went over to Hye Bar on Southport after our cookout where we met up with Kelly and maybe had a beer or two. Some one probably had some shots, there might even have been some pizza eaten near midnight, this of course is only speculation. Speculation, because I don’t even remember Dom and I calling Myles Tersnak to inform him of being a douchebag. I know of this because of the call I got this morning from Myles explaining the voice mail that was left.

Good times had by all.

And so it begins.Some kind of Voodoo trick Dominic was trying to show me.Nick (from hockey) taking part in a bachelorette party.The exact moment Dominic realized what an evening with Nik Bronder entails.Nick and Alicia at Hye Bar.Kelly and Dom rockin’ out.Random people that needed their picture taken.Julie and Kelly putting up with shenanigans.I actually never was an Ohio Science Olympiad but I play one at bars.

* The rest of the photographs are on Flickr.