Friday, March 26, 2010

The Lounge Road Trip's Picks to Click



Enjoying a little time on the road, the last two days spent in and around Boston. Love this town. Even if the Bruins seem to be a bit on the down side, the local news sheets keep the B's under the microscope.

The Boston Herald is the Lounge's paper of choice when in the Hub. It's more graphic and sordid than the Globe. The Lounge likes it graphic and sordid.

Just looking over the lineup of games to watch on the NHL's Game Center Live package on the Web as well as the first round games of the NCAA men's Division I tournament and the continuing playoffs in the juniors.

As I settle into this size GIGANTE chicken pot pie at the Rosebud Diner in Somerville, Mass., I say Ottawa/Buffalo at 7:30 Eastern is the game to watch. A, Buffalo cannot beat Ottawa. B, The last time Buffalo was truly high flying, the Sabres could not beat the Senators. C, Someday, the Sabres will stop beating themselves when Ottawa is in the same building. Tonight may just be the night.

A side note about the Rosebud, which packs a lot of food onto a small plate and jams an equally large number of people into this little space. The waitress (she's the one standing in the first photograph in Rosebud site's gallery) is a veteran. She goes into the corners and earns her tips. Honest work. Honest effort. A quality joint. The Lounge likes quality joints. Keep your fancy restaurants on the other side of the street. The Lounge likes this side of the street just fine. Feels like home.

Minnesota/Detroit, also at 7:30, gets some time on the Lounge's mobile laptop, and Anaheim/Edmonton at 9 Eastern gets the call for the late slot on said laptop.

Chicken pot pie, a cup of fish soup and some tasty slaw. A fine meal for this late March afternoon. It's getting very cold outside in New England, and that is where the Bruins could find themselves real soon if they don't figure out how to play this simple game of hockey.

Lucky for the B's, there's a large stack of tomato cans just below them in the Eastern Conference standings. Attention shoppers. Sale on canned tomatoes. Check the expiration date. There are no refunds.

We'll be checking in again before returning to New York. Thanks for stopping by the Lounge.

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