Muchos funno last evening. Grimlock and Grimlirita had a fun time chowing down on gravy fries and chatting with the assorted miscreants, and meeting the man himself, Tom! We left the diner in a haze, with fistfuls of buttons, stickers, and collectible memorabilia. Wow!
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Although I am loathe to change venues, based on the impeccable service and quality eats (for which Tom left a generous tip) there are a few other JC hotspots that might serve as an acceptable meeting place.
The hipster friendly LITM serves overpriced drinks in a post-modern bar environment, festooned with local art works and music that you may have heard on a college radio station once.
The frequently closed Hard Grove Cafe serves authentic Cuban food, fried in the native cooking grease of Cuba, vaseline. A similar cusine, in fry matter then, to the Flamingo.
Closer to my heart, the Burger King near the Holland Tunnel has a wide array of delectable fried treats. On the other side of the causeway, the Tunnel Dinner is like the Flamingo without the spunk, mirrors, wood panneling, or salmonella.
The Blimpies unfortunately closes too early. At 5 PM, methinks.
Soon it will be too cold, but congregating on the penisula near the Colgate Clock, with the local riff raff, is always good for a fun evening.
Another fun option, which might necessitate brown bags, would be to commandeer a "Light Rail" train as the meeting place. Like Jersey City's own Orient Express, the "Light Rail" rolls from the tip of Bayonne all the way to the cliffs of scenic Bergan County. This would not allow stragglers much leeway, though. And everybody had better validate their tickets!
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