rant · moment 12 of 22
Stripping the Illegal Kitchen and the Helm's Backscratch Drinks
from Life In The Bloodbox · #26
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3 minTim describes bar regulars helping him strip an illegal second kitchen to avoid a code violation, reminisces on drinking rituals like playing Tom Petty's 'Breakdown' on repeat, and mentions another dive, the Helm, on the nautical mile in Freeport.
- 37:28Tim describes getting drunk and high in a car seat, tilting his head back to feel like he was on a rollercoaster while between consciousness and unconsciousness.
- 38:02Corner bars in the area were all endangered, places where everybody knew you but the conversations were sad and depressing.
- 38:56Tim and his friend Joe became friends with bartenders at bars like Lisa's Lounge and the Helm, a nautical-themed dive on the Nautical Mile in Freeport.
- 39:10The Helm had warped wood and a lady who would buy you back drinks—every other drink you ordered came free.
- 39:44Tim brought a young fan to Lisa's Lounge and the kid asked why a 22-year-old would hang out there instead of trying to get laid.
- 40:03Tim says he was a real degenerate alcoholic and loved dark corners of the world, couldn't pull himself away from them.
- 40:28He has no interest in the middle ground—sports bars and comfortable places most people enjoy—because of how he's built.