For fear of invoking the wrath of the tip goddess I hesitantly ask Philadelphia, how come dive bar visiting is so attractive this summer compared to summers past?  Is it the smokey air, the new bartending partners, a cold beer on a hot summer night?  I wish I had a formula to figure the bar  conundrum out so that I could finally master the ebbs and flows out the uber fickle Philadelphia bar business.

Dive bar patrons it is time for a little informal PunkyMama focus group.  What’s up folks?  Why are you visiting the bar so much more this summer than summers past?  May I add, please don’t stop coming.  It is making work that much more fun.

I need to thank you all because I can do things like splurge on an hour or two of extra babysitters on Friday morning/afternoon.   It is truly delightful.  Sweet dreams.  See you in dive barland.