Joe's Bar

Joe's Bar. That's what we call the room in my sister's basement where my brother-in-law Joe keeps his records and other stuff. We like hanging out down there and listening to music when we are visiting them. They've been in that house for about 25 years and we joked that it was me and Becky's vacation home. We stayed there at least part of our visit every time we've driven down to Philly over the last 25 years. Recently we have not been there as much since Katie and Todd moved to Mt Airy so we mostly just drive all the way down into the city and stay with them.

So Joe's music man cave bar really is a bar. It's a real bar with bar stools, booze on the shelves, a sink and a handy refrigerator. He makes cocktails there too. When I've driven down to Philly over the years we've always first stopped at Betsy's house. We would go out to dinner nearby and then end up in Joe's Bar for a couple. Joe would often then play some of his most recent record acquisitions. It was always great fun to sit down there and talk while listening to music and maybe perusing his extensive record collection stacked up nearby. There is also many interesting posters and music related items that he has collected over the many years he has spent at yard sales and flea markets.

We would especially love it when their kids Sara and Chris were over with their families and while the kids were all playing together we would hang out downstairs at the bar. We haven't been there recently since the pandemic started and I'm looking forward to getting back down there and hanging out a little at that bar.