I recently flew to New Orleans for my day job, and while visiting, I made a pilgrimage to the very famous Finn McCool’s Irish Pub. 

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“From 02 to 06, Ginger’s Alehouse won the US Soccer Best Soccer Bar Award four years running. However, once the former Ginger’s manager struck out on his own in 2004 and opened The Globe Pub just down the road, I hadn’t known a single person in Chicago who watched games at Ginger’s.”

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Thousands have already signed up in Chicago and at similar BYOS (Bring Your Own Snuggie) events across the country.

Penned by Belfast native Stephen Rea, who moved to New Orleans and discovered an eccentric Irish pub in the Mid-City neighborhood, the book follows the Finn McCool’s Football Club, comprised mostly of expats. The story is a captivating tale of an unusual pub soccer team amidst the horrors of Katrina providing both a humorous and heart-wrenching memoir. More here…

Image via Finn McCool’s

When one is far from home and life seems to be wearing a particularly cruel smile, sometimes you reach for things that are familiar and comforting. For me, this meant a trip to The Richmond Arms in Houston on Wednesday afternoon to watch Manchester United play Fulham in the FA Cup.

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Before heading down 59 to The Mezzanine here in Houston, I gathered my “essentials” while catching up on all the latest very important information.

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Windy City scribe, Steve Gillies, writes about The Globe Pub in Chicago, voted “Best Soccer Pub in the US” for two years in a row. I’ve been here many times, it’s quality. Funny article at Gapers Block here…

Image via GlobePub

Nice! Vanessa Chang of The New York Times just confirmed something that Dunny has been telling us for a while now… That we need to be spending some time in Utah!

From the NYT:

IN the 1980s, a good beer was hard to come by in Utah. Although the state wasn’t dry, its alcohol laws were strict, a reflection of a traditional Mormon culture that frowns on drinking. But masses of skiers were invading, bringing their thirst into Utah along with their boots and poles. Greg Schirf, a ski bum who had been making his own beer at home, saw opportunity. (more…)