As I am now finding myself still single while my two best friends are getting married this summer I have been quite busy filling up my weekends with bachelor parties. Neither of my friends chose the typical clubs of ill repute, and in fact they both chose very different ways to celebrate their last nights as a free man.
Party#1 a.k.a. The All American bachelor party
The first bachelor party that I will attend will be an all day event. At noon we take a "party bus" down to Cincinnati. I am kind of frightened as to what exactly this entails as I have been on a few that were not exactly sea worthy. When we arrive at the Reds Stadium we will be pampered in the Diamond Seats (@ $202 a pop - I was not happy to find this out) and drink and eat ourselves silly as the diamond seats are all inclusive. We will do our best to get the $202 value from all beverages, I assure you. After we have had our fill of America's favorite pastime we will then party bus-it back up to Dayton where we will crash at the groom-to-be's house.
Total Cost: $350 with tickets, party bus, and beer on party bus.
Party#2 a.k.a. The UD style bachelor party
The following weekend I will be hosting a hog roast at the other Groom's house. Due to my best man responsibilities I will have a much greater authority in what happens. We will roast a complete hog in the driveway, and yes, apple in mouth, of his newly purchased abode. The bourbon spread will be diverse and luxurious as he is from Kentucky. Also, cornhole and other UD drinking games will be rampant (see flip cup). As many of our professors will be attending as well as: My dad; His dad; and the bride's dad. This may sound fairly tame, but I assure you the bride's dad will be the craziest of all of us, and after our parents and professors attended our UD graduation party I am sure they know what to expect.
After the hog roast we will then go to the Olde Tavern, which is where the Montgonery Inn used to be in Madeira. We will then finish off the night with a night cap and a bonfire in the back yard.
Total Cost: $350 - Bourbon ($150); Hog($80); Taxis($60); Bar Tab split ($60)
Two different styles, two different men. One goal: Party like it's your last night of freedom. Good luck Gents! I will leave you with a word of advice:
A bachelor is a guy who never made the same mistake once.
-Phyllis Diller
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Monday, January 8, 2007
Montgomery Inn BBQ
This weekend I drove down to Mederia, a suburb on the north east side of Cincinnati, to visit my best friend, Michael, and his fiancee, Angela and our mutual friend Laura. Despite the rainy 40 degree weather we managed to keep busy indoors. Specifically I went down there to help them move into their new house and do menial tasks such as affixing felt to the bottom of all of their furniture and lifting the heavy objects as directed.
We probably spent three hours doing the heavy lifting before we realized that everyone was getting a little hungry. Before I came down I did mention going to dinner, and Angela made reservations at a Cincinnati favorite called The Montgomery Inn. They have three locations including a very nice boathouse on the Ohio River. The Origional restaurant was closest to Mike's new house and it is my personal favorite. To give you an idea the wait on a typical weekend we called around 5:30 and made reservations for 7:30. By the time we got there the wait was over 3 hours. We arrived at 7:25 and still had to wait half an hour to sit down. Mike described the place fairly accurately when he said "This place prints money." Everyone who was waiting to sit was drinking and enjoying their saratoga chips that you dip into the same BBQ sauce that your ribs are smothered in.
For those of you who are not familiar with the Montgomery Inn it is actually quite famous. Celebrities from all over the world have eaten there and many actually endorse the ribs. Bob Hope used to order them on all of his USO tours, for example. The Montgomery Inn has been rated in any number of BBQ magazines as the #1 restaurant in the country. It certainly lived up to its billing. I could not eat all of the "King slab" and fortunately got a to-go box and ate them for lunch the next afternoon.
The after dinner portion of the night was spent in Mike's basement playing pool and drinking Christmas Ale. Definitely my favorite holiday brew. The perfect topper to the night.
We probably spent three hours doing the heavy lifting before we realized that everyone was getting a little hungry. Before I came down I did mention going to dinner, and Angela made reservations at a Cincinnati favorite called The Montgomery Inn. They have three locations including a very nice boathouse on the Ohio River. The Origional restaurant was closest to Mike's new house and it is my personal favorite. To give you an idea the wait on a typical weekend we called around 5:30 and made reservations for 7:30. By the time we got there the wait was over 3 hours. We arrived at 7:25 and still had to wait half an hour to sit down. Mike described the place fairly accurately when he said "This place prints money." Everyone who was waiting to sit was drinking and enjoying their saratoga chips that you dip into the same BBQ sauce that your ribs are smothered in.For those of you who are not familiar with the Montgomery Inn it is actually quite famous. Celebrities from all over the world have eaten there and many actually endorse the ribs. Bob Hope used to order them on all of his USO tours, for example. The Montgomery Inn has been rated in any number of BBQ magazines as the #1 restaurant in the country. It certainly lived up to its billing. I could not eat all of the "King slab" and fortunately got a to-go box and ate them for lunch the next afternoon.
The after dinner portion of the night was spent in Mike's basement playing pool and drinking Christmas Ale. Definitely my favorite holiday brew. The perfect topper to the night.
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