Swinging doors a jukebox and a barstool.

You can get to know a lot about someone without ever meeting them these days. Social networking sites and dating sites give such nuggets of great information about people we have never laid eyes on. In the old days, pre internet, you actually had to be in the presence of another person to get to know their interest. These days, just cyber-stalk someone and you are likely to know their favorite sporting teams, favorite band, where they work, their relationship status, etc...

My life has fallen to new lows that I never imagined would be possible back in the day. Responsibilities and some new found conscience have hampered my love life. I have signed up for dating websites. I feel shame for it, but screw it, I don't have the time or lack of scruples to meet women like I use to.

One common trait of nearly every attractive chick whom I check out on these sites is that they like going to dive bars/pubs. Really? I understand not wanting to hang out at Applebee's or TGI Fridays, but I think these ladies do not understand what the fuck a dive bar really is. Where are the bar fights? Where is the jukebox with Merle Haggard? Where is the toothless, 60 year old dude who lives there essentially? My family comes from the great Mid West, I know what a real dive bar is.

I think white people, especially the yuppie/hipster crowd in this area, feel guilty for coming from a normal, middle class upbringing. They need to slum it down, drink some PBR's and hang out at the cool neighborhood "pub". Where is the danger, where is the depression? If you really like dive bars, how bout I take you to some shithole in West Virginia. Let's keep it real ladies. There are no dive bars in Clarendon. A bunch of trust fund kids drinking at a faux Irish pub does not count.

So why am I wasting my time writing this dribble? Because, I just don't understand the herd mentality of this area. There are not many individuals, I like surrounding myself with characters. There are very few of us around these days. In the grand scheme of things, this blog post is as much about people following trends as it is about going to dive bars. Welcome to my world folks.