Announcing the 2009 Predig Gig!

The 2009 Annual Cooler Crew Commemorative Button

Saturday, January 17, 2009
Obb's Sports Bar and Grill
Downstairs
1347 Burns Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55106
7:00pm til Close

The Pre-Dig Gig is moving this year!

Last year McGovern's said they were full up and they didn't want us. So we moved the party to Matty B's. This year things were all set to be at Matty B's again, but then they closed up shop a couple of days ago! After much debate and research, the powers that be at the Cooler Crew (don't ask me to explain how that works) have decided to have the Pre Dig at Obbs Bar instead. Obbs is located directly across from Indian Mounds Park near Burns Ave. Since the clue has been coming out earlier in the day, and there is a hockey game that night taking up all the parking, we figured there was really no need to limit ourselves to downtown for this particular event. A lot of people had a good experience with Obbs during last year's hunt, they have a private room downstairs, and they're willing to offer us specials for the event, and so it was settled. Do note however that the specials are only good downstairs so don't ask for the same deal upstairs or the other bar patrons may be inspired to crash our party.

As for the nightly gatherings, there really isn't any other bar that's as convenient. When the Rockin Lobster closed just before the hunt a couple of years ago, we ended up meeting at the Great Waters Brewery. Some people got disenchanted with it though because it was set up to be a restaurant, not a bar, and they didn't deal well with people milling about. Consequently the concensus for the nightly gathering seems to be building towards Wild Thymes, right across the street from Great Waters. It's about a four and a half block walk to the paper from there. Some others have suggested a place called the Bulldog in Lowertown. It would be a six and a half block walk from there. But they do have a late night happy hour after 11. Check it out at The Bulldog.

So anyway, that's where the plan stands at the moment for anyone that enjoys the social side of the hunt. Feel free to come out and join us. I'm the one in the black hat and black leather coat.

Thanks to Kat and CM for handling all of this year's arrangements!