NEW YORK - A bit of barroom philosophy, courtesy of Dan Freeman: The longest journey begins with but a single sip.Freeman should know. The Brooklynite set out Jan. 1 to visit 1,000 bars in a single year, a cocktail lounge quest that began with one scotch and soda in Mike's Pelham Grill. Barely five months and 524 bars later, the Don Quixote of drink is halfway to completing his boozy impossible dream.Why 1,000 bars, you ask? Why not?"There wasn't any grand scheme," explained Freeman, a tall draft beer in hand at bar No. 500, The Gate in Brooklyn. "I just wanted to see how many bars you could hit in a year, and 1,000 seemed reasonable."He aims to visit four or five bars a day, although that number varies. His one-day high was 12 bars in 12 hours during a Mexican vacation. Given his pace, Freeman hopes to visit to bar No. 1,000 on Dec. 4, his 61st birthday.
"It's like somebody posted on my blog ... 'If you don't have a dream, how can you make a dream come true?' " Freeman said. "I'm not sure exactly how that translates to this, but OK."
Originally posted by Nilsen Thats one way to spend a year.
Originally posted by CyranoAH And a liver
Originally posted by Leslie Getting out to visit 1000 bars takes some travelling. Sounds like an educational experience. Les
Originally posted by lazs2 Who knows when the next toothless hag on the stool next to you will puke out some gem?lazs
