In 2012, we didn’t do much reporting, but we somehow did a shit ton of drinking, in the Bushwick bars. Hoping that some of our barstool wit and wisdom would entertain our fellow Tweeps, we tweeted the best bits of the conversations we were having. Here were a few of the more intriguingly incoherent dispatches from these magic nights…
Not a good choice for a wedding song: “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For” Last night: @ Jerome’s #LES #BarTalk @misskategb— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) December 8, 2012
People may not find me funny, but they sure are happy when I leave… (@ The Cobra Club) 4sq.com/R5wgy3— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) October 18, 2012
“I’m like a reindeer commandeering a sleigh pulled by Santas” — Evil Jesus
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) October 18, 2012
“Do you think everyone in this neighborhood drinks as much as you do?” “Yes” @tandembar — Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) October 12, 2012
“Captain Been-There-Done-That” @mazellebk #AboutLastNight — Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) September 22, 2012
are you honestly asking me what i said ten minutes ago? — Shit Tania Says (@shittanitansays) September 22, 2012
#Overheard in #Bushwick: “Girl, if I wanted your opinion, I’d ask how clean the dishes are.” — Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) September 22, 2012
“Dude, if your going to use the woman’s restroom, at least put the seat back down after” @ Brooklyn fireproof — Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) September 17, 2012
“She’ll be drunk enough to think your talented”— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) September 8, 2012
“you can’t hug every cat” @ Pearls
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) April 19, 2012
“If you have to get on the G line for a booty call then it’s not worth it”
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) September 8, 2012
“You gotta stop tweeting to me when you pee”
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) September 1, 2012
Union Pool l: Show us your masters thesis, get half off your first PBR (not really) — Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) September 1, 2012
Did Sinatra drink a rosemary infused vodka with an essence of thyme over crushed mint? No. He did not.
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) July 20, 2012
“You know who have perfect, unblemished iPhones? Lonely girls” @mazellebk — Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) June 28, 2012
“Because I was young and needed the money” #universalanswerforeverything @ pearls — Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) June 22, 2012
“Liquor is my artistic medium” @mazelle— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) June 21, 2012
How many conversations are we having anyway? @mazelle — Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) June 16, 2012
“Oh, you hate your job? You don’t say. They have a support group for that…It’s called EVERYBODY and they meet at the bar.”
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) May 10, 2012
“excuse me, do you know a snake charmer?” – actual street question, Starr
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) April 19, 2012
Bar wisdom (@mazellebk): “It’s easy to get a job in New York. Anyone can do that. what’s hard is keeping a job in New York”
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) July 27, 2012
“no bees no honey, no work no money” @gazellebk
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) July 27, 2012
“About how much trouble can $800 buy you out of, more or less?”
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) July 23, 2012
“it’s all about legal plausibility … ” @cobrabarbk
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) July 17, 2012
Hey you fucking hipster: so glad you can breed. That doesn’t mean I wanna hang out with your crying kid in my local bar.
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) July 11, 2012
Good thing they make the sidewalks so wide …
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) June 16, 2012
#quoteOftheday: “Long and thin means you’re getting fucked by a #2 pencil.”
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) April 4, 2012
“The one good thing of many about being from a family of hustlers is that someone always has your back.” ~ T
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) March 27, 2012
Overheard: “That’s where all my money goes…to rent and to alcohol. That’s it basically”
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) March 10, 2012
“Dude I’ll watch your seat, I promise, if you don’t clock me in the nose with your elbow.”
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) March 3, 2012
“it’s not the classiest thing in the world that I’ve done, but I like it” @tandem
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) February 19, 2012
Tipsy: All the Manhattanites coming over to Bushwick leaving their fancy coats in bars so that I can pick them up in the lost and found
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) February 17, 2012
One for the bartenders that have gone before us … ((tap your shot on the bar, then drink))
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) February 17, 2012
Okay, you know you have gotten completely shit-hammered when you have to take a cab home… And you only live 2 blocks away.
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) February 17, 2012
Tipsy: I have a bruise on my thigh and I cannot lift my left arm AT ALL. Severe pain. Yeah, I’d say it was a good night.
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) February 15, 2012
“fuck money… Money won’t mean anything in 5 years.” @pearls
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) February 15, 2012
Pointless acts of protest: splashing someone wearing fake fur with real blood (#bushwick overheard)
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) February 13, 2012
The green bags of gentrification
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) February 13, 2012
“In the future, everybody will be famous to 15 people”
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) February 12, 2012
“what are the zoning laws for secret portals anyway?”
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) February 12, 2012
“small dogs tend to get long leashes”
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) February 12, 2012
“After hours? I can’t let you know I’m going there, i barely know I’m going there myself.”
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) February 11, 2012
“marijuana math”
— Bushwick Nation (@BushwickNation) February 4, 2012
(Also, check out our 2012 yearly roundups for Bushwick street art and for local eats and drinks.)
