Who's next? WHO'S NEXT?
Don’t look at the menu, look at me!
Cheezborger!
God knows why I’m subscribed to a ‘bar of the day’ email from Yahoo as I’m sure I only drink about 20 units of alcohol a year (that’s the recommended weekly amount for men). Anyway, today’s ‘bar of the day’ was the Billy Goat Tavern in Chicago. We visited this famous old spit ‘n’ sawdust place on our Midwest rollercoaster tour in 2002. We knew it was famous when we scheduled a dinner stop there but we weren’t quite prepared for the down ‘n’ out atmosphere of the place. The bar was brightly lit and several afternoon drunks occupied seats watching sports on the TV. There was a separate bar area at the back but this was the meat bar. This was where we ordered the famous cheeseburgers, which were justifiably famous so we ordered two more. Then we sat at the bar with the locals and watched a Weakest Link special with sports stars as the contestants while we sipped our beers. It’s obviously a historic and renowned place amongst Cubs fans and has it’s own legend to prove it. In 1945 the owner of the Billy Goat Tavern attempted to take his pet goat to a baseball game at Wrigley Field. He was denied entry by the ushers as they said “the goat stinks”. So, naturally, he put a curse on the Cubs by shouting "The Cubs ain't gonna win no more. The Cubs will never win a World Series so long as the goat is not allowed in Wrigley Field." And guess what, they never have. Don't mess with goats.