BIRMINGHAM THREAD (Home of the 2022 World Games & a Better Place to Visit than Serbia)

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  1. southlick

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    Ticketmaster?
     
  2. Cornelius Suttree

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    Carson Fulmer pitching at Hoover Met tonight

    :fap:
     
  3. The Blackfish

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    Got Wilder tickets as well, we went with the $100 section.
     
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  4. Long Ball Larry

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    :rain:
     
  5. Charlie Conway

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    At octane for the first time ever right now. Cool place with some decent talent on deck.
     
  6. Tommy Callahan

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    Same. Birthday as well
     
  7. Fred Flintstone

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    Anyone know what time the fight is? I might try to squeeze both in
     
  8. gus_chiggins

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    I want to say the main event is around 9:30
     
  9. Merica

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    Saw's chef plans to open new restaurant in Thomas Jefferson Tower

    http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/05/saws_soul_kitchen_post_office.html
     
  10. One Two

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    After going to the Hangout, think I'm staying put this weekend. Anything going on in Bham Friday night or Saturday?
     
  11. Tommy Callahan

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    What time would y'all get to the airport for a 530 am flight and no checked bags?
     
  12. Long Ball Larry

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    4:40a
     
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  13. Cornelius Suttree

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    Carson Fulmer pitching in your city tonight

    It is highly recommended you go and experience what might be the nastiest stuff outside MLB
     
  14. colonel_forbin

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    It's your own plane so show up whenever, it will wait
     
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  15. Tommy Callahan

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    Daddy is taking it this weekend. Have to fly with the plebeians instead. Is good people open at 5?
     
  16. Barves2125

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    At that hour, you can get through security in 10 minutes max.
     
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  17. Mr Mortisay

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    Longest I've ever waited in BHM security line is approx 8 min
     
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  18. southlick

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    Tick Tock

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  19. je ne suis pas ici

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    Woooo. Need that shit. Didnt want to jinx it by posting earlier today

    TheFreak55 Merica
     
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  20. Tiffin

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    Anyone know what time SliceFest starts and ends? The schedule page on the website doesn't actually have a schedule.
     
  21. cheddarisbetter

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    i would guess from mid afternoon 3 to late evening 12
     
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  22. Deuce

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    Am I the only one who wishes Birmingham brought back the Steeldogs instead of UAB?
     
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  23. DriveByBBQ

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    Bulls IMO.
     
  24. The Blackfish

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    Who all is going to the MCBF? I have tickets for Saturday.
     
  25. Long Ball Larry

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    I'd take the Birmingham Bulls over both and it's not really close.
     
  26. mal630

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    I'll be there Friday. It is one of the best things that Birmingham does.
     
  27. The Blackfish

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    Agreed. Nothing on the beer list really gets me super excited but there is plenty of solid options. Looking forward to Avondale's new sour. Love their Wild Saison and Birminghambic
     
  28. Tiffin

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    We're doing Brewfest Friday night and Slice Saturday.

    Here's the slicefest schedule, finally.
    [​IMG]
     
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  29. Long Ball Larry

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    I'm not sure what to take from that article.
    Obviously, there is wealth inequality in this country. It's not something that is not endemic to the South.
    Did the author choose Birmingham because of the Civil Rights movement, coupled with the fact that these ladies are African American?
    We use a Mexican lady who has her own car, so my conscious is clear.
     
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  30. Barves2125

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    Tried Little Donkey last night. Was solid but nothing special. Look forward to trying other things besides the steak tacos in the future. Any recommendations?
     
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  31. PrinceWimbley

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    I do not like little donkey's food at all. Always seems very bland/dry/tasteless to me. Cocktails are good though.

    El Barrio and Babalu both blow it away imo.
     
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  32. Deuce

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    Try the Drunken Hog sandwich
     
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  33. Barves2125

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    It sounded really good. Was actually my backup plan. A lot of their food and the various tacos specifically sounded great.

    Villa Fiesta in Irondale and La Paz both have better composite ratings (between Google, Facebook, Yelp, and Urbanspoon) than Little Donkey. It is like a 3.6 whereas the other two are both 4.0.
     
  34. je ne suis pas ici

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    best thing to come out of hmwd in the last 50 years is demetri's
     
  35. je ne suis pas ici

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    and la paz and little donkey are apples and oranges imo

    la paz caters to the brookie white haired crowd who likes spending 90$ on casual mexican, while little donkey attempts to be more modern and cater to millennials
     
  36. Barves2125

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    Agreed. Wasn't really comparing them for folks in this thread so much as I was comparing them with Villa Fiesta for my dear friend Deuce .
     
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  37. Stone Cold Steve Austin

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    Little Donkey has always been just okay to me.
     
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  38. PrinceWimbley

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    that Bourbon Stormy though.....delicious.
     
  39. Charlie Conway

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    Growing up, one of my (mountain brook) friend's family's maid literally drove an Escalade. Like a new-ish non-nigged-out one.
     
  40. UA412

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    Friday. Was just looking at the list, and it's kinda disappointing. A few of the local breweries aren't doing anything too special. Cask garden is usually my favorite part. It's always a good time either way.
     
  41. The Blackfish

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    Not doing the cask garden. Other than that let me know your favorites.
     
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  42. Barves2125

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    Went to my first game at Regions Field last night. Awesome.

    So damn many high school and college frat stars out there though not even watching the game.
     
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  43. Long Ball Larry

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    Sounds just like when it was at the Met.
     
  44. Barves2125

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    At least the overwhelming percentage of Hoover kids there is a little diluted now that it's downtown.
     
  45. Stone Cold Steve Austin

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    HEY.....HEY.....NONE OF THIS
     
  46. little cletus

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    Just drunkenly purchased my slicefest pass, feelsgoodman
     
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  47. Rusty Shackleford

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    Speaking of those Hoover fucks. I went to vecchia last night in Hoover and it had good pizza and a cool atmosphere. Not worth making the trip for but if you are over on that side of town it is a good option. Nice to see something original in a sea of chains.
     
  48. wes tegg

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    I had to go to hoover for an expert inspection of a roof in a construction case a few weeks ago. The building is in one of the real Mexican-y parts of Hoover, and there's a big lot of them who wait in the corner of that shopping center to get picked up for jobs. When I pulled my truck into the parking lot, like five of them took off running to me yelling "trabajo?" I felt kind of bad turning them down.
     
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