Evening Out of the Universe

Of course into every life a little Amy Fisher-Joey Buttafuoco renunion must fall. I personally think this event marks the decline of our civilization and possibly the coming of the apocalypse. Well, not the event itself...I have learned that many TV executives make a living by trying to figure out the next perverse and disgusting event and televising it for the populous. I also understand that Amy & the Buttafuocos are probably each getting paid more than their combined yearly income. Of course if people watch and it gets a high viewer share then my fears about the decline of civilization will have come to fruition.

But despite such horror, the occasionally ray of light falls into our lives to make up for the perversion. In my case it is my friendly neighborhood bar, Dr. Dremos (www.drdremo.com), which was scheduled for closure this month. A fact overwhich I must admit I was becoming increasingly depressed. They have been given a stay of execution until September 2006 - at which time the real estate developer who bought the property will find out if the county will re-zone that paltry strip of land so they can build a damn ten story 170 condo building. For those of you that don't know Arlington, let me explain that we are by no means short of yuppie pandering, over priced condos that dot our horizon, make parking impossible, and overpopulate what bars and restaurants we have. (My friend and I were repeatedly told we would have to wait half an hour for lunch on a Sunday.) We are lacking in friendly, fun, cheap bars where you can just hang out with your friends and play some pool. Such places are becoming an endangered species and I would move to have them protected under the same laws that have served the Giant Panda so well. (Keep up the good breeding Giant Pandas! Although, tip the to the newsmakers, I could do without the PandaPorn That is private!)