I kill my liver at The Upstage, Thursday and Saturday nights. Thursday is 80s night and Saturday is Ceremony. The staff rocks - James gave me a shirt last night and told me to wear it "anywhere but here." Woot.

I drink at The Upstage for a few reasons. I like the music. I like the staff. I like the fact that it's between work and home. I like the fact that there are extremely few fratfucks on the premesis. I like the fact that The Upstage allows me to indulge my vile little fantasy that it is possible to get drunk in Pittsburgh without being impressed upon by the minions of Organized Sport. Perhaps most importantly, I drink at The Upstage because the South Side has filled up with assholes, and I don't like assholes.

I like The Upstage.