Recalling A Place Essay, Research Paper

Recalling a Place

I walked up to the Euclid Tavern and noticed a huge pink fluorescent sign displaying the

word liquor above the doorway. I opened the graffiti covered door and was

immediately overwhelmed with the stench of cheep beer and cigarette smoke. I looked

to the right of me and noticed an enormous bar, stretching about 100 feet with people

crowded around every stool. Directly in front of me was a long hallway that led to an

uncontrollable mass of people. To my left was a stage with a very loud band

performing. All that I could hear was the constant throbbing of bass and drums. This

very unpleasant sound was drowning out every other sound of the band which annoys

me anyway. To top it all off, the band playing was horrible. What I could make out of

the lyrics was very meaningless and juvenile. The guitar part was not demanding at all.

And the bass and drums were incredibly too loud. I ventured through the

uncontrollable mass of people to discover what was at the end of the hallway. After

working my way though the chaos I discovered a nearly empty room with two pool

tables, a couch, and a bunch of chairs. I began to shoot pool when I heard someone

scream my name. I turned around and it was my friend who happens to be the

drummer for the next band. I came to see his band so I hung out in the back room with

him until he went on. While I was in the back room, many unusual situations were

taking place. First of all There was a half naked couple about to show each other how

much they loved each other on the couch. Then I noticed a man that looked as that he

was homeless injecting a needle into his arm and shaking subtly. I tried my best to

ignore the happenings around me and kept on shooting pool.