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The 3rd Annual Light Rail Pub Crawl rolls through Downtown and Midtown this Friday evening. Here's the inside scoop on our TENTATIVE schedule. And by TENTATIVE we mean "subject to change because we're having a great time at a place and don't want to leave or because the trains are slow." However, you should be aware that we run a tighter ship as the evening progresses because the frequency of the trains slows down.
And, yes, we realize that the bars are not listed. You should have a decent idea of the places we're hitting based on the stops and our "no more than three blocks from the rail" rule. Need specifics so that you can meet us out on Friday? No dramas. Follow us on Twitter for route updates on the fly.
We can't wait to meet you. You'll know us by our fantastic shirts and gregarious nature.
Houstonist 3rd Annual Light Rail Pub Crawl
Friday, March 6th @ 5:30 PM
Rally Point: Flying Saucer Draught Emporium - upstairs
705 Main St @ Capitol
(713) 228-7468
TENTATIVE METRO Station Departure Schedule
Depart MAIN STREET SQUARE STN at 6:34 PM*
Depart McGOWEN STN at 7:59 PM
Depart ENSEMBLE / HCC STN at 9:37 PM
Depart DOWNTOWN TRANSIT CENTER STN at 10:41 PM
* - all departure times are approximate
Free first cocktail and METRO passes while they last! And, free Houstonist schwag for people we like!
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Awesome picture, btw.
see you there w my light rail pants on
Seriously, I want to marry that picture.
I'll be wearing my beer goggles!
What kind of shoes should girls wear? First Pub Crawl.
Not heels. And by not heels, I mean Vans.
I'm always looking for a reason to ride the light rail; a pub crawl is the best reason I can think of. See you soon!
Next time they should be warned we're coming. It was obvious the organizer didn't call anyone.
It was obvious the organizer didn't call anyone.
Actually, we did call ahead to every stop on the crawl — they all knew we were coming (and about how big the group would be), but unfortunately, that didn't always mean smoother service. Hope everyone had a good time regardless, and thanks to all who came out!
Not according to the owner I spoke to. I was asked to mention that specifically.
matthou, drop me a line at jim@houstonist.com and let's discuss this. If there was a bar owner who felt caught off-guard enough by the crowd that he/she asked you to let us know, then we definitely want to make things right.
are you really talking about a bar owner that's upset about 50+ additional customers on a early Fri. night and increased business during a recession?
yeah let me know the bar too bc i won't be going back there.
big thanks to the houstonist crew, the 5 or so of you handling the logistics of an unruly pub crawling mob is a big task
Bars are not affected by recession up or down. source=NPR Bars are affected by flash mobs driving locals out of their scene.
Yeah, flash mobs and locals can be an uneasy mix. Again, though, there were no surprises on this crawl — and most of the locals I saw seemed to abide pretty well (especially the woman passed out on the bar, who had already reached her happy place).
You know what would benefit me more is if you make a map of the light rail and where the bars are in respect to it. That would be a great article. Plus it would be useful to people like me who are new in town.