Conker Hill Celebrates 1st Anniversary

Loungerati's favorite Irish pub and Tammany bastion, Conker Hill in New York's Hell's Kitchen is celebrating their first anniversary on Thursday August 21st. So come on down for the perfect pint of Guinness served by the owner Kieron and his crew. There will be plenty of smack talking, dart throwing, and other shenanigans!
How can this possibly go wrong?

See you there! - Fredo

Conker Hill
640 10th Ave (btw 45th and 46th Streets)
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 757-0900

THE GRAND PARADISE LOST COSTUME BALL AND SWING DANCE

Excellent news from our pal JC Hopkins! Summer may be coming to close but the Autumn fun is just around the corner.

THE GRAND PARADISE LOST COSTUME BALL AND SWING DANCE
Saturday, September 27th
8pm to midnite
“Assinfully delicious as ‘Man’s first disobedience’ and the most fabulousextravaganza since Adam & Eve had to cover their nakedness!”

The unrivaled arts festival honoring Milton’s birthday and ParadiseLost, the greatest poem in the English language

Featuring the Swinging JC Hopkins Biggish Band with Nicole Nelson

Tickets $40.
Williamsburg Art and Historical Center
135 Broadway, Brooklyn NY 11211

If you can't wait until the leaves turn brown to check out JC and the gang, then head on over to Red Hook for a scorching hot summer performance:

JC Hopkins Sextet, featuring Queen Esther and the provocative Burlesque of Miss Tickles.
Saturday, August 16th, 10 pm and 11:30 pm (two sets)
Annabelle's Bar and Nightclub--- 44 Beard @ Dwight (across from IKEA)
Red Hook Brooklyn
Subway: F,G to Smith/9th St. Bus: B61
Phone: 718-643-1500
Great Food!

Bastille Day in Brooklyn

by Fredo

For the second year running, Loungerati operatives took over the Ricard tent at the Bastille Day festivities along Brooklyn's Smith Street.

The scene of the crime was on Dean Street. The object of liberation - a table for the crew. Seat by seat we skillfully took a table and brought in beers from the corner stores and Ricard from Bar Tabac. Among the cognoscenti were The Cad publisher Jack Newcastle and his crew from Kingston 66 and the Fedora Lounge.



This year Lillet and St.Germain (elderflower liquor)joined Ricard in sponsorship of America's largest petanque tournament. Naturally, we had to sample a few cocktails for quality control and research purposes.

Michael Arenella's Dreamland Orchestra provided hot 1920's jazz while jitterbugs danced in the street in a scene reminiscent of a lost generation Bastille Day party.



Thanks again to Bar Tabac, Robin de Bois restaurant, Ricard, Lillet, Saint Germain Liquer, and The Dreamland Orchestra for making the 7th Annual Brooklyn Bastille Day a success!

Stay tune for next year's event!!!