Adapted from the original Facebook event.
Now in its third iteration, it's become clear that repeatedly failing to meet expectations cannot kill Drink the Link. Join me for my 30th birthday which, yet again, will be celebrated by undertaking this same crazed mission.
Drink the Link combines the two greatest things on earth, as proven by totally objective science and not just my stupid opinion. The first is day drinking. The second is public transportation. The plan is to take the Link from Angle Lake to UW while having a drink at every stop along the way. This is absurd. Absurdity is the third greatest thing on earth, so we’ve actually combined the three greatest things. Here's the plan!
| Arrival Time | Station | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Angle Lake | Silver Dollar Casino |
| In perhaps the cruelest twist of fate, there was a bar right next to the station, but it burned down. Just imagine that. The Link station with maybe the least promising walkshed has a bar right next to it. It burns down. But there's a casino a half-mile up the road and maybe that will work? | ||
| 11:30 | Airport | Pilot House |
| Will the very angry man from Drink the Link 1 reappear after last year's absence? Maybe it's an odd year/even year thing? (This place is in the airport on the way to concourse B, right before security). | ||
| 12:30 | Tukwilla | China Pavilion |
| China Pavilion nearly singlehandedly destroyed Drink the Link 2. Though the first priority of Drink the Link is to have a good time, the second is stay on schedule. Unfortunately, a rehab nurse named Moses, upon hearing of the difficult mission that was being undertaken, decided that he needed to buy the bar (well, him and the intrepid Drink the Link early crew) two additional rounds. This year’s contingency plan, stick to shitty light beer here, at all costs. The rum may be poison. (Turn left immediately after entering the restaurant to find the bar). | ||
| 13:30 | Rainier Beach | Jello on the train |
| There's no bar under a mile from the Rainier Beach station. Skipping the stop seems like cheating, but there's really no way around this one. Luckily, there will be jello, which may or may not contain vodka, depending on who's asking. | ||
| 14:00 | Othello | Cajun Crawfish |
| Buckets of beers. Optionally, seafood in bags. | ||
| 15:00 | Columbia City | Columbia City Ale House |
| This reliable destination continues to be a Drink the Link staple. It may not ever surprise us, like China Pavilion, but it will never betray us either. | ||
| 16:00 | Mt. Baker | Cafe Ibex |
| Nicest staff, solid food if you're feeling peckish, lemons in your beer. | ||
| 17:00 | Beacon Hill | Perihelion Brewery |
| When they opened this brewery right near Beacon Hill Station, did they fully appreciate that they were shaving valuable minutes off of Drink the Link transition time? I'd like to think yes, or at least maybe. | ||
| 18:00 | SODO | Orient Express |
| This place; it's made of trains! How was this never the choice for Sodo? If nothing else, I'm hoping to not have to vault over jersey barriers and get lost on train tracks this year. | ||
| 19:00 | Stadium | Pyramid Alehouse |
| Stadium has gotten bypassed in both Drink the Link 1 and 2. Will this shameful trend continue? | ||
| 20:00 | International District | Fort St. George |
| Plum wine. Fried chicken. People who don't throw out your disgusting 1980s biotech company trucker hat after you accidentally leave it there. This is how you build loyalty. | ||
| 21:00 | Pioneer Square | Collins Pub |
| If the wheels haven't fallen off at this point, I'll be pleasantly surprised. Enjoy a nice beer. | ||
| 22:00 | University Street | Von's |
| With Italian Family Pizza having moved up hill and Bernard's having weird hours, this seems to fulfill the minimum requirements of being close, open, and probably not the most horrible thing in the world. | ||
| 23:00 | Westlake | The James Moore?? |
| The closing of the Nitelite, before any iteration of Drink the Link made it there, was a major downer. But now there’s this place with the same street address? | ||
| 00:00 | Capitol Hill | Europub |
| It’s close to the station and one time they had Czech Star Wars beer. I am not making this up. | ||
| 01:00 | University of Washington | College Inn Pub |
| Imagine sitting by the fire, reflecting on a successful Drink the Link. Nah I can’t picture it either. | ||
So this is completely nuts and you’d have to be crazy to do the whole thing. So feel free to join in and drop out at any point during the day! There will be updates here as to where the party is. But if you are in fact crazy and stay for the whole thing, you get a very neat participation medal, which is neat mainly because it is invisible. As for not dying, remember to eat. Eat wherever you’d like, there’s no plan! Most all these establishments have food. Also recommended: Buying a day pass for the Link. This will save a lot of money. And bring cash because credit card fees suck for small purchases, and we want to be good to our kind hosts! All aboard!!