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tavernier

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4. We sometimes went walking to get some exercise,
Thu Nov 24, 2022, 11:14 AM
Nov 2022

and sometimes took in a movie. We had an ice skating rink in town that was popular too. I have nothing against bar drinking but we never did on Thanksgiving. Mostly everyone had imbibed too much food and drink earlier in the day. But dancing would have been a great way to shed the overage as well. But then, I grew up in a religious Dutch town in Michigan, and there was only one bar and it was closed on holidays. And it certainly never saw any rock ‘n’ roll bands, lol.

They are just celebrating genxlib Nov 2022 #1
Some drink to remember, some drink to forget. Chainfire Nov 2022 #2
:) Some to get away from yet more football games. Hortensis Nov 2022 #11
I have a date with my easy chair and the TV LakeArenal Nov 2022 #3
We sometimes went walking to get some exercise, tavernier Nov 2022 #4
I can confidently say that I will not. tanyev Nov 2022 #5
I can also say confidently that I will not. SlimJimmy Nov 2022 #20
DC in the early 80s bpj62 Nov 2022 #6
meeting friends back in town was the reason I went out afterwards. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #10
we used to go bowling afterwards samnsara Nov 2022 #7
every bowling alley maxsolomon Nov 2022 #9
Bowling is the great American sport: PCIntern Nov 2022 #18
Well I never go to bars, so.... NT Happy Hoosier Nov 2022 #8
Thank you! There are so many that can relate .. stopdiggin Nov 2022 #12
While bartenders pour, some drink to seek the safety of strangers to pour their hearts out. ancianita Nov 2022 #13
In holidays past, after early dining, cleanup, relaxing, some of our gals would Hortensis Nov 2022 #14
I quit drinking four years ago, so no bif Nov 2022 #15
Around Here... ProfessorGAC Nov 2022 #16
I like to be sitting in a seedy card room playing really low stakes poker, high on oxy and meth Hugh_Lebowski Nov 2022 #17
I like congenial bars with live music. But I've never been to one on Thanksgiving, and highplainsdem Nov 2022 #19
in my misspent but fun youth....hell yeah.... bahboo Nov 2022 #21
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