Day 136: Cambridge St.

Don't think I mention it very often, but one of the more diverse and interesting roads in the area, it seems to me, is Cambridge St. (in Cambridge -- it definitely goes into other cities as well, and is called Cambridge St. still at least in Boston).  Many of today's activities centered around this street.

First, in the morning I was still on move-the-boys duty (and move-my-stuff-into-their-closet-for-storage, for they were kind enough to let my things live there for a week!).  I met them at the new place, just off of Cambridge, and followed G. back in the Jeep.  After some brunch at the Friendly Toast and some errands, they were left to make crucial decision like who gets what room, and I decided to take the opportunity to take a rest.

Later this evening, I met up with several friends (one who was leaving soon for the UK, and whom I might not see again before I leave the city for good.  We convened at R.F. O'Sullivans, a pub on Cambridge, and had some dinner and drinks.  We toyed around with the idea of heading to D.'s for a guitar/singalong session, but decided in the end to have D. come out and meet us just down the street at Starlite Lounge (a kitschy diner/bar evocative of the 50s).  Which was a better plan in the end, because apparently word got out on the street -- i.e., some of us passed some friends on the way, and we were joined by another set of folks nearly doubling our size.  It was a relaxing night out that ended very early (which was quite fine by me).

Day 69: Trina's Starlite Lounge

Today I took the opportunity be reasonable and spend a large portion of the afternoon cleaning at home, then running some errands and even getting in a bit of work.  And what's more -- the day was ended by a very prompt arrival to the evening's activities, which was a get-together at a place in Inman to celebrate the arrival of an out-of-town pal of many of my friends (whom I was re-meeting for only the second time).  I had the pleasant experience of running into E.'s brother at the bar about 20 minutes before everyone else arrived for dinner, so we got to chit-chat over the ridiculous '50s-inspired beverages at Trina's Starlite Lounge, a place with food and atmosphere so good they almost live up to the (in my humble opinion) quite nifty name of the joint.

Trina's is a place where the menu includes corn dogs (actually there's a whole "Dogs" section), the bathroom boasts little mints for your pleasure, and the walls host pin-ups of Bettie Page-style vixens.  Just a feel-good place.  It's perfectly counterposed to Inman's other "throw-back" bar, one of the two Bukowski's in the vicinity.  Funny that such a place would feel so wholesome -- I think it must be the corn dogs.