I dont need to pay extra to go to a "nice" bar. So non folk.

I went to University in Munich Germany where I learned to drink correctly. Then I attended Durham University and learned to drink as a Geordie-properly. Then spent graduate school in tennessee where I learned to drink my corn from a jar.- Trust me I know what I am doing!

I am a strong believer in keeping the rest of culture together with the music. This means proper food and proper consumption of alcohol which is necessary to awaken the muse.

A proper pitcher the larger of the two does five pints. An evening is not one hour nursing one pint but 4 or more hours enjoying a feast of drink. I find craft beer way too hoppy and rich for proper working mans beer drinking. Its for the dress up crowd.

Beware- attacking the messenger sets back your argument!

Music is most accessible when it is to be found in venues which are inexpensive. The landlord will make more money packing people in for a bargain and in volume than he will running a "nice" place.

Yes there is a real shortage of real men around. Generally at a table most are drinking diet soda and ice tea. When they drink bier they drink lite which is disgusting.

Conrad