I understand this is long overdue, but here goes…
First off I would like thank POTUS for extending me the invitation to post on this fine blog, and to Lefty and GOTSOO for not objecting. I have enjoyed reading the posts for months, and it is good to finally be participating.
My intent was to post a rundown of previous steak experiences, but that proved cumbersome, and I thought it better to start from the present (also many of them were with Lefty and POTUS, so I felt they were well covered.)
So this evening after leaving the Lefty Jr. Group for the day I rushed home to start moving my stuff from my small room in my house to a slightly larger more expensive room a mile down the road. I have a 2 week window, so I am moving most stuff by car. After several car loads, I was famished and decided to check out Ray’s the Steaks Chef/Owner Michael Landrum’s new burger joint, Ray’s Hell Burger. This guy didn’t even put out a release for the opening, an editor for the Washingtonian was eating at Ray’s the Steaks and saw a hand written sign on the window saying “Try Ray’s Hell Burger” with an arrow pointing down the strip mall. So of course it gets a write up and now the line is out the door…
So since I moved much closer to the city center of Arlington, I decided to leave my car at my new apartment and hoof it. I was pleased to find out the walk is slightly less than 15 min. So I get to the tiny strip mall about 8:30pm, and low and behold the line was still out the door at “The Steaks,” and of course also “Hell Burger.” I got inside the place, it was so packed and the line was so long to the little counter where you order in the back that I asked the lady how long she thought. She quoted me 20 minutes, and I just wasn’t in the mood to wait by myself so I hoofed it back. On the way I passed a delicious little specialty burrito place called California Tortilla, however I was in the mood for something with a little more meat. I managed to get to the Italian Store right before closing, and got a massive Italian sub with 3 kinds of cured meat (Lefty and POTUS can also attest to these sandwiches). Although not the steak burger I was hoping for, always a satisfying meal. Ray’s Hell Burger review to come shortly…
I got home just in time to catch the tail end of a replay of the Home Run Derby, to watch Josh Hamilton get robbed because they reset the totals for the final. On a side note, he has 95 RBI’s at the break, which is an astounding stat in itself. But even if he has the same performance for the second half of the season he will finish with 190 RBI’s, which is amazingly one shy of the all time record of 191, set in 1930 by none other than Hack Wilson. I still think this is the most underrated record in all of sports, and I challenge anyone to come up with another one that is so seemingly unbeatable, save Cy Young’s 511 wins.
So my first post wasn’t exactly steak focused, but I felt I needed to break the ice, especially since POTUS threatened to revoke my membership and it had been awhile since I got it.
Cheers gentlemen,
BIG RED
First off I would like thank POTUS for extending me the invitation to post on this fine blog, and to Lefty and GOTSOO for not objecting. I have enjoyed reading the posts for months, and it is good to finally be participating.
My intent was to post a rundown of previous steak experiences, but that proved cumbersome, and I thought it better to start from the present (also many of them were with Lefty and POTUS, so I felt they were well covered.)
So this evening after leaving the Lefty Jr. Group for the day I rushed home to start moving my stuff from my small room in my house to a slightly larger more expensive room a mile down the road. I have a 2 week window, so I am moving most stuff by car. After several car loads, I was famished and decided to check out Ray’s the Steaks Chef/Owner Michael Landrum’s new burger joint, Ray’s Hell Burger. This guy didn’t even put out a release for the opening, an editor for the Washingtonian was eating at Ray’s the Steaks and saw a hand written sign on the window saying “Try Ray’s Hell Burger” with an arrow pointing down the strip mall. So of course it gets a write up and now the line is out the door…
So since I moved much closer to the city center of Arlington, I decided to leave my car at my new apartment and hoof it. I was pleased to find out the walk is slightly less than 15 min. So I get to the tiny strip mall about 8:30pm, and low and behold the line was still out the door at “The Steaks,” and of course also “Hell Burger.” I got inside the place, it was so packed and the line was so long to the little counter where you order in the back that I asked the lady how long she thought. She quoted me 20 minutes, and I just wasn’t in the mood to wait by myself so I hoofed it back. On the way I passed a delicious little specialty burrito place called California Tortilla, however I was in the mood for something with a little more meat. I managed to get to the Italian Store right before closing, and got a massive Italian sub with 3 kinds of cured meat (Lefty and POTUS can also attest to these sandwiches). Although not the steak burger I was hoping for, always a satisfying meal. Ray’s Hell Burger review to come shortly…
I got home just in time to catch the tail end of a replay of the Home Run Derby, to watch Josh Hamilton get robbed because they reset the totals for the final. On a side note, he has 95 RBI’s at the break, which is an astounding stat in itself. But even if he has the same performance for the second half of the season he will finish with 190 RBI’s, which is amazingly one shy of the all time record of 191, set in 1930 by none other than Hack Wilson. I still think this is the most underrated record in all of sports, and I challenge anyone to come up with another one that is so seemingly unbeatable, save Cy Young’s 511 wins.
So my first post wasn’t exactly steak focused, but I felt I needed to break the ice, especially since POTUS threatened to revoke my membership and it had been awhile since I got it.
Cheers gentlemen,
BIG RED
1 comments:
Good initial post, BIG RED. Think nothing of your first post not being steak-related. Hell, I'm lucky if my ration is 30:1 in that regard.
Agree with your sentiment on Josh Hamilton. They need to do something with the rules next year. He was clearly the cream of the crop last night--he was just gassed.
Also concur about the 190+ RBI record...I'll give it some thought, but I'm not sure that there is a more impressive record either. Maybe Cal Ripken's consecutive game streak, but one could argue that that isnt performance, that's just showing up. Impressive nonetheless.
Welcome aboard.
--G
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