Generally there are four
seasons. Winter, spring, summer and fall. To a certain population, the
epicenter being in Oklahoma, there are three seasons. Winter, summer and
football. It took me moving to North Carolina to realize that Sooner football
was not so easily accessible to the rest of world.
During
a wine tasting at West End Wine Bar, in downtown Durham, Liz and I spoke to our
bartender about more than just wine. Javon is a Florida State fan and extremely
accommodating. I asked him where we could watch an OU game when Saturday rolled
around. He noted that he worked on Saturdays and could accommodate us during
the game.
Game
day rolled around and we ventured out into Downtown Durham. To be honest, we
knew what we were getting into. The city was full of people celebrating. There
was a large battle of the bands fundraiser taking place at the American Tobacco
Campus. The Pride parade had taken place earlier that day and there were
continued celebrations all over the downtown area. Also, Duke students were out
in full force as they celebrated homecoming. There were a lot of different
kinds of people, anywhere and everywhere, out and about in the city of Durham.
Long
story short, Liz and I walked into the West End Wine Bar and had a great game
day experience. Though the bar was full of people having drinks, people wearing
tiaras, people having nice food and people celebrating Pride, we watched the
University of Oklahoma football game. Javon allowed us to go into a separate
room. The two of us sat at a full-length bar in an empty room. The two of us
and no one else. The room held a few TVs, arcade games, a few high set tables
with chairs and the OU game playing on one of the TV screens. Two Sooners sat,
watched, cheered and hi-fived each other.
Javon
has won us over, not only with his wine knowledge, but also with his
hospitality. As long as he will allow, West End Wine Bar will be our go to game
day hang out.
Boomer Sooner!
