UYE Horn of Plenty...of Drinks

One of the several UYE’s I’ve been to with Jackie D. Started off at Hedley and ended at the Brit. There were several Unilocalers there. I knew some of them and others I have no idea who they were. I paid more attention to the Warriors game than I did to anyone else. Sorry. It was a pretty relaxing evening. Later at the Brit, that’s where it got crazier. The atmosphere was a little dirtier so the Unilocalers got a little dirtier. Throwing drinks back, dancing, beer puddles on the table, etc. I’m pretty sure the girlfriend was drunk by then along with everyone else. But, hey, I’m not complaining.

As a first time newbie to UYE, I will gladly say that I survived.
You SBC peeps are fun, hilarious, cool, and simply great to hang out with.
Notable Notes:
*Mikey U — you were the first person i spotted at Hedley and thank u for introducing me to the SBC
*JMC– you are funny as hell and thanks for organizing this event
*Walter P — thanks manong for the drink ;)
*Jackson N — hmm we might be related? crazy
*Fro C — You’re so sweet and thanks for hanging out with us towards the end at Hedley
*Carol L — you rock!
*Michael H — groovy rap to american boy yo!
I came to Hedley at the very end. Had I arrived 10 min later I would have missed this crew since they decided to mosey on to The Brit.
Good times good fun and definitely looking forward to the next UYE. ttfn.

Good Times! Thanks JM for putting this together and I appreciate making me feel cool about first showing up alone — Great to meet you FRO!
P. S. — You owe me a shot — You know who you are!

After a long weekend, this is the rundown for what I could remember…
1. The big «O»…showed up… sober. that’s a plus for once. i always show up here to use their bathroom. check my review for the place.
Kuya, my bad. I thought they didn’t serve pub food. I guess they DO. Ha!
Mikey, thank you for the drink.
2. Hedley… nice place to throw an event. Hmm… perhaps a SBC party??? The jazz music was good, but the crowd… who knew that people there could have a stick up their ass. Luckily, they have an outside area to smoke and be as loud as we were than from the inside of the lounge. Oh yeah… wine…yum.
3. The Brit… let me just say, I was NOT drunk. I accidentally slipped from saying hello to my two pinsans and I sprained my ankle. I was a TROOPER for getting a little bit of my booty-shakin’…ahem. Yes, I did… thanks to those vodka tonics. Oh yeah… Mikey, sorry about that drink. Noe wanted one too. *hugs*
Ladies:
–Donna…you ARE a dance machine. I can’t help but feel like I’ve been danced off the stage.
–Carol…girl! Did not know someone can out do me with dancing. So great to see you again! =)
–Nadia…is it me or does your boyfriend seem to enjoy giving lap dances?
–Jeannette…always a pleasure to see the voted HOTTEST Unilocaler.
–Katrina, Grace, Lubs, Rachel, Ruth, Christina, etc. We should have our sisterhood come together someday and leave the guys at home, wondering what we do for fun.
Guys:
–Kuya…I wish I could explain, but I can’t. Glad that you were safe… on the floor of the hotel room
–Walter…yeah, the orange sauce tasted a lot different this time… I think it’s because I was sober by the time we got to La Vic’s and it took us FOREVER to get the food
–Jackson…no more lap dances! We’ve seen your moves!
–Cobber…was I not a great Walking Partner? HA! You weren’t left behind. Oh yeah, thank you for the burrito. Even though you were sick and I was damn tired.
–Tetsu…I will have a great time with INGRID. She’ll be in good hands with me. Trust me… she’ll love me for it. I mean… ahem. Damn those text messages.
–Mikey…blush. blush. blush. Oh yeah… erase those pictures from the brit.
In case none of you don’t know…1015. Awesome club. LMAO.
Ro, Yancey, Badri, Pauline… nice meeting you folks. Come out more! We always love meeting NEW FACES.
Back to another week of rest until then… I am FINALLY sober.

Evening’s festivities:
O’Flaherty’s — Beer and cold garlic fries (cozy pub, why are the other people staring at us? Or maybe they were too drunk and are constantly looking a biggest group of people inside the pub?)
Hedley Lounge — Excellent wine, service and great jazz music. I will come to this place again. The décor is nice too, has a Lawrence of Arabia look (Not sure why there are middle-​aged guys outside the lounge hugging and chest-​bumping each other for 30 minutes).
Britannia Arms — Lots of dancing, camaraderie and good conversation amidst good company. That and JM’s green drink that can be used to clean my car: D
Thanks JM for a nice tour of downtown nightspots in San Jose.

i was at the early edition, couldn’t stay for the entire night, all though i wanted to but had to leave by 830 for sj bike party. i think it’s safe to say that any event that is associated with Unilocalers, is going to be a cool event, even if we’re just hanging out drinking. it’s all about good times, right? right.
met some new faces and caught up with some old faces. my fun time was short lived with my Unilocalerolics as 815 rolled around — a time that told me that i need to get on my bike and pedal to san jose’s best kept secret. nevertheless, i had a great time inhaling my guinnesses, laughing, talking and sharing my iphone games with rachael.
i would have came to the brit but by the time i found out everyone was there, i was already home, with my heater on blast, chicken burritto from iguanas in one hand and remote in the other watching the clone wars.
see y’all on dec 3^rd!!!

I was only there for an hour but ah what an hour it was =P
I caught everyone at the end of the brit on their way to la vics but that’s along block and alot of time to get into trouble. The line to the brit was longer i’ve seen in a long time… must have been the dj’s that night.
Highlights:
— Seeing tetsu!
— Jm trying to give me his burrito
— sucker punching walter… lol not really it was a head butt, but DON’T SASS ME! YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID! (and so did half the line outside of the brit!)
— Walking donna to the car. i’m telling you, bus, shirts, and ties!
— Catching mikey half way back to the brit… it’s gone sweetie, it’s gone… at least it wasn’t another article of clothing =P
— Watching JM throw away half of his burrito, then hearing him realize it… «Dood… i just threw my burrito… there was alot of it left… but i can go dig it out…» LOL
— Watching Aaron from hawaii wake up periodically to eat his carne asada nachos. He loved them from what he remembered btw.
— fro’s got my back =P
— and of course, nadia and jax… oh and cobber!
— hearing everyone’s stories from the night.
woot guys. another memorable night.

Another great downtown crawl thanks to JM! Walking into Headley and seeing everyone just chillin with a glass of wine and listening to the band perform was a very different way to start the night but great nonetheless. It was my friend Aaron’s first UYE so we decided to celebrate him coming back to Cali with a bottle of a «Laird (sp?) Syrah– delicious!
After a couple of chats with some people on the comfy couches, we moved outside which was a beautiful patio area with a fountain and hanging lanterns. Great outside area, I’ll definitely have to come back here more. It seems like a very chill place.
Next move was to the Brit– my third week in a row and as always a bunch of fun… some of the most memorable moments of last night:
— Dancing with Carol… haven’t done that since Poly days and man was that fun
— Dancing with Jeanette and Donna! You girls are great!
— Watching Jeanette and Jackson «battle» on the dancefloor
— Watching Michael H’s face after he took the shot of patron– hilarious!
— Wait Michael H rapped to American Boy??? WTF? Where was I???
— Meeting new Unilocalers– Hi Ro and Yancy!
— Hanging out with fellow members of the SBC– fun times!
Most memorable moment: Watching my drunk Hawaiian friend almost fall asleep red and drunk into his La Vics nachos at the end of the night– PRICELESS
Once again another memorable night, thanks JM! Looking forward to December!

my appearance at this UYE was brief but i had a blast, as always. much love to the SBC for the love they’ve shown me! :D
i enjoyed the hedley lounge (see review there), but agree that the music was a bit too loud for interaction. still, i had my $ 2.50 shirley temple (which was downed in no time flat since i thought we were leaving *grr*). there was an older couple that came towards the end while everyone was outside – they kind of invaded our space but i think we were too nice to turn them away. awkwardly, i think the two of them crammed themselves into one chair and nookied the whole time. nice.
i was a bit sketch on going to the brit because well, i’m not a bar kind of guy, but heh, it was fun! definitely easier to talk to people and hold conversations. (i still didn’t get to order my fries with ranch sauce, but oh well.) unfortunately, i was too tired to stay up for the remainder of the night, so i skedaddled. :(
sorry jackie d. for your hand-​in-​beer episode! (and the subsequent cleaning the table with a rag full of ice episode!) nice seeing Real Boyfriend John out: D
re walter’s review: methinks grace and jackie and christina should host a tokidoki themed event and that michael h. should have a karaōke show.
shout out to fellow n00b event-​ers Ro and Yancy!
see y’all at the holiday party!

to be honest… i’m not sure i want to give this damn thing 5 stars. i got messed up so i’m tempted to just give the UYE 1 star.
arrived at the hedley lounge first where everyone was out on the patio while some others stayed in the nice cozy seating area. then migrated to the brit for more drinks. that’s where everything went downhill.
i got another martini, my hand in a puddle of beer, a rag full of ice thrown at me, other crazy things i can’t even verbalize let alone type it out. oh, man. what happened last night. my mind is coming up blank.

Thanks to you all for making my first UYE (though brief) such a fabulously fun & friendly experience! Even though I didn’t make it to Hedley’s Lounge that night, I’d definitely be down to check out more live music venues in upcoming events.
Conversations were great and only enhanced by the delightfully dark, rich, and creamy Guinness beer at O’Flaherty’s! $ 5 beer = Hell yeah!
Props to Lindsey the waitress for being patient and helpful — especially for the sample shot of Bodington beer. It shows that all you need to do in life is ask.

My first UYE in the Bay Area — the SBC rocks!!!
Thanks to everyone for welcoming me into the group — hated to leave early but did have to go back to a family event and a disapproving family Ha ha
JMC was the first Unilocaler I met at O’Flaherty’s so you’ll always have a special place in my heart ;-) And you got it almost right — it’s just Badri!
I had a great evening and look forward to many more fun filled nights with the crew. Too bad I missed the jazz (love jazz!!!) but again, it was just great to put faces to names.
Thanks again and see you soon!
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As usual I had a ton of fun! Sorry I came late. I had to watch Rapunzal but I was happy to met up with everyone at the Brit.
It was crazy once I got there. More people than I expected and everyone was getting there drink on. I myself just had one drink, I didn’t want to stay out to long but didn’t happen.
Some Highlights:
JM, Dennis, Ed, and Bobby– A girl knows when she is not wanted and it was hella hot in that Back Patio.
Fro– You are such a trooper. How is your ankel? I knew a drink would help with the pain.
Michael L and Michael H– Thanks for my drink and Fro’s too. You guys didn’t have to but I was busy dancing with Nadia to Womenizer
Thanks again!
Katrina– Girl I miss you. I hope to see u soon.
Allison– It was nice to see u. I wish you join us earlier. I know you had a lot of fun at the Gala
Jackson– You like to sneak behind me an scare me. Geesh!
Walter– Why did u make me go to La Vic’s? I was suppose to go home. Yes I know you like «This is How I Roll» Shirt.
Mikey U and Allison– Thanks for walking me to the garage. Love you guys.
Eli– Thanks for going the long way to Brit
Dave– You looked tired at the end of the night. I hope you slept well
For all the Ladies and Gents on the dance floor. You all know how to SHAKE IT! Yes I was dancing crazy sober and I know it scary. Thanks for a great work out. I was melting.
I want to see pics.
It was nice to met all new Unilocalers. You guys survive the SBC craziness. Sorry to those I didn’t met, next time. As usual a pleasure with you all. See you all the next event. Have a Safe and Happy Holidays to all!

Stuck to my guns and only had one glass of wine.
and one martini
and one Guinness
and one Blue Moon
and one Stella Artois
I am all about self control.

Apparently someone must have taught me how to rap last night, while I was tonguing Tetsu, during my «break dancing» in the Brit, which was after I was persuaded to buy a street-​bike, but only because there are people out there who are 38 but look 28.
Does this make sense? Funnily enough it doesn’t make sense to me either.
Big thanks to the JMC for a great UYE. Nice to finally meet Noelle !!! Awesome crowd last night. Always entertaining. Always putting up with my mischief…
The Hedley Lounge is a great place to go if you’re not tanned, you’re posh, you don’t like talking but you do like to stare alot… Music was fantastic albeit somewhat loud. I don’t understand how it took 20 minutes to bring a bottle of plonk and 3 wine glasses to our table though.
The Brit is … the Brit. Enough said. I was a tad disappointed we didn’t see «80-​year-​old-​man-​wearing-​tracksuit grinding-​young-​girl» on the dance floor this time but there was more than enough slappers to keep our attention. Thanks to Dave for the unnecessary tequila and to MichaelL for fighting who pays.
See you all soon for more debauchery folks!

Brotherhood Post Secret:
The cat was in the bag. I repeat. The cat was in the bag & it struggled.

Part One of UYE Horn of Plenty… of Drinks:
— Four stars cause I lost a bet.
— The Hedley Lounge does not like brown and yellow people.
— Thank goodness Jeannette and Michael was with us… the Hedley Lounge would have shutdown our UYE.
— I like Jazz music… but that band belongs in a concert hall (conversation inside the lounge was impossible).
— Michael H’s Master Plan for January 2009… oh yeah. that one is going to hurt and break all our new year’s resolutions.
— Patio Lounge (Scene 1): Cigars with Bobbi and Badri (new member to the SBC)
— Patio Lounge (Scene 2): The first ever SBC live discussion about why Michael L has NO reviews and what were all going to do in the weeks to come… YOU ALL KNOW WHAT TO DO!
— The first appearance of Ro C and Yancy R
Part 2 of UYE Horn of Plenty… of Drinks:
— Ed H maybe right… Britannia Arms Downtown might as well as the homebase for the SBC UYE’s… (at least for now until we crawl over to another pub).
— Michael H’s Mad Rhyme Skills on the Microphone to «American Boy».
— Cranberry Vodka rocks only when I tell the bartender how to make it. Add mint !!!
— Post Jackie D discussion of Jackson’s Exhilarating Lap Dance.
— Grace and Christina’s girly hand bags.
— Donna Y’s «That’s How I Roll» t-​shirt
— Noelle’s Moment with beer… and the art of «wet» socking a white guy.
— Being punched in the mouth by Allison T… SLEEP WITH ONE EYE OPEN BEYATCH! This ain’t over yet between us!!!
Part 3 of UYE Horn of Plenty… of Drinks:
— Why does it take more than 20 minutes to get your food at La Vic’s? You got hella people working in the back?
— For once the orange sauce tasted nasty! WTF?
— A big F.U. to the guy running the register and told me that their restroom was closed. I need the bathroom you muthaf**ker! I took a two block hike for serenity.
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Brotherhood Post Secret:
I don’t think she was wearing any underwear last night.

ok, now I can’t rest, this is on my mind…
and blocking the mental beating my hangover is giving me…
headlines —
5 stars cuz I won a bet… but less about that
first went to Oflarety’s then to Hedley’s, then to Brit, then to La Vics
sorry to the people that got lost and never made it… my bad
thank gawd we didn’t lose anyone this time… especially me ;P
first timers — glad to have finally met
pauline — sorry my bad for calling you paulina
badri — is that how you spell your name
ryan n alana — what did you think of bond?
yancie — my bad
ro — you’ve survived the encounter — be proud! lmao
run down —
oflarety’s
yes, didn’t know about oflarety’s…well I did but I have always been drunk
lindsey who waited on us… you’re flame kissed (red hair) lovely lass
still don’t know what the hell I was drinking over there
and next time lets play table tetris to win, not to lose
hedley’s
we sucked up at least a quarter of the venue to everyone elses dismay
i don’t know the names of anyone who waited on us last night — sorry
they have a lovely tented back area with fountains and parols (stars)
can you say this was a really really nice place… I mean really nice
the wine is good… once I can tell the difference from grape juice
they have a fireplace but you can’t do anything — you have to ask
band was really loud but I’ll be damned if I didn’t enjoy it
brit — don’t have much on this one… alcohol you know
go figure that my boys are spinning… I think they do every week lmao
sorry that the line was hella long…
Great times and a lot of dancing
was I drinking here?
La Vics…
uhm, orange sauce n burrito…
yeah
PRICELESS — it’s always good to see SBC being SBC
did I mention I won a bet!!!
— boo yah walter
man gives birth after la vics
— damn man
being way too sober at the start of the night
— yeah, very uncharacteristic of me
carol walking away from dance battle
— yeah, what’s up now!!!
Michael H rapping AMERICAN BOY (kayne west)
— I never knew and when is the next show?
getting the evil eye from all the other patrons @ the hedley…
— and not giving a damn…
– you and me are not finished XD
waking up on the floor of the… Fairmont???
–lmao
till next month Unilocalers and Unilocalerettes!!!
no pics?
thank gawd
;D