SATURDAY, JUNE 24TH

GERMANY vs. SWEDEN

THE PARLOUR
-W.86th st, between Broadway and West End Ave.
11:00 AM- 11:45 AM

NEVER AGAIN

If you’re looking for a place on the Upper West Side to watch the World cup, do not go to The Parlour. The place embodies everything this World Cup Tour is against; first, there was absolutely no atmosphere. Second, the cheap manager would not put on the Air Conditioner for the few people who wanted to watch the game. And finally, the place actually charged me $6 for a small orange juice. Hey, I’m all for capitalism, but $6 for an orange juice is mad even for a city like New York. So as the whistle blew for the end of the first half of play, I could not get out of that place quick enough.

Here’s hoping that Argentina clobbers Mexico later today to set up a quarterfinal game against Germany. I’m now rooting for Germany to go far in the tournament just to see Kahn pout on the bench. You almost get the feeling that he is actually rooting against his team some times.

Request:
If anyone is reading this blog in Chicago, I need a place to see the game tomorrow morning. I leave today for our game against the Fire and I wanted to find a place to see the morning game close to our hotel near Midway airport.