punk rock bingo
Apr 20th, 2009 by JJ
I can’t believe it’s taken me so long to get around to writing about Punk Rock Bingo because it’s the most fun you can have in this city on a school night. It’s held every Tuesday at Broken City on 11th Ave which is certainly my favourite bar in town and it’s bingo night with a difference.
That’s not an egg in his pint
Like traditional bingo nights some of the clientèle have blue hair but there’s probably a lot more tattoos here, and that’s just on the geezer calling the numbers. The big difference is the soundtrack. There’s a DJ spinning tunes all night long and while it may not all be punk there’s certainly a lot of rock and everything is very very loud. That’s one of the particular local challenges as you try and hear the numbers being called whilst “Suspect Device” by Stiff Little Fingers is blaring out of the speakers at full volume.
Then there are the prizes. The MC sets up a very varied selection every week. Some stuff is donated by local shops and restaurants and the rest seems to be pillaged from charity shops or under his bed. So you could win a t-shirt, or maybe you’d prefer a Mexican wresting mask or picnic basket. Or perhaps the free piercing or 1hr tattooing voucher or the bong. Last week one happy customer walked away with a tasteful print of the Last Supper but strangely nobody took the machete. The fact that you can leave a bar drunker and more heavily armed than when you came in seems to be one of the peculiar charms of PRB. The other is seeing people get paddled when they call an erroneous Bingo.
Bullshit bingo!
It’s not just about the bingo either. It’s wing night @ Broken City (Wingo!) and their salt and pepper wings kick a lot of ass. If that’s not your scene then you could also challenge the champion for the Rock Paper Scissors title. Truly something for everyone.
RSP Challenge. Mask optional
Top picture… it looks like there’s a fried egg in one of the drinks. Is that yours?
OMG. That looks awesome! It’s your destiny to bring Punk Rock Bingo to London one day…
I very much thought that was an egg in his drink. Seriously. Thank you for clarifying that.
It _is_ an egg in his drink. I don’t know why he’s being so disingenuine about it. Fried Egg Beer is one of their specialities.
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