The Bruce Springsteen of Queens: King of the Courtyard

From I’m on Fire:

Hey little girl is your daddy home
Did he go away and leave you all alone
I got a bad desire
I’m on fire

In a small corner of the universe somewhere between Pluto and Badass (formerly known as Uranus) lives a Mecca of liquid delight. Open your mouths, close your eyes and get ready, cuz Daddy’s got a big surprise . . . of cold cerveza, and the longest, most beautiful piece of oak this side of the Mississippi.

Courtyard Bar
40-18 Queens Blvd.
Sunnyside, NY 11104
(Take the 7 Train to 40th St.)
Phone: (718) 729-4601

You’ve never been? That’s okay. It’s your first time? The friendly barman or barmaid will make you feel comfortable and look like an old pro. A little word of advice. Actually two. Coors Light. Another. Guinness. One more. Blackhouse.

Any questions?

For you researchers and bar geeks, this place has a really cool collection of beers including Boddingtons in the can and Duvel. Great TVs for your favorite sporting events. There’s a jukebox, I think . . . Wait, I’m having a flashback:

I love Bob Segar. . . like a F$#*in ROCK . . . is that a juke box . . . too many Coors Lights . . . eyes cannot take in any more information.

Sorry, some flashbacks are pure gold. Others not so much. Either way, you’ll have a great time here at the Courtyard, where the only thing cooler than your newly improved street credit will be the cold beer next to your sweet face.

Springsteen of the Week! Springsteen of the Week!

Lionel Richie

In an unprecedented tornado of events, another musical artist has achieved legendary status. For one reason.

Having the Springsteenian guts to make the creepiest music video of all time. Watch. It will freak you out.

The entire video is Lionel Richie stalking a blind woman. He is her acting teacher. She’s the best actress in the class.

Beautiful Blind Girl: “We could go to Florida or we go could out west . . . ”

And there’s Lionel . . . peaking out from dark corners:

HELLO!

IS IT ME YOU’RE LOOKING FOR?

He calls her on the phone. Of course he only breathes into the phone. Then suddenly,

HELLO!

IS IT ME YOU’RE LOOKING FOR?

And she just smiles and hangs up.

And the rest of America smiled and hung up with you . . .

Until the crowning moment, when she finally gets to show him this amazing sculpture of his face that she somehow made without seeing or touching him.

Beautiful Blind Girl: I’ve wanted you to see it so many times . . . but I finally think it’s done. Tell me what you think of it.

Lionel: It’s wonderful.

Beautiful Blind Girl: This is how I see you.

Then she starts to feel his face (so she can see him). And the music slowly fades in as she’s touching his lips, it’s getting intimate. Suddenly he STRIKES (like a cobra) . . .

HELLO!

IS IT ME YOU’RE LOOKING FOR?

(I literally shat myself the first time I saw this. Did we really think this was appropriate behavior towards people with disabilities in the 80s?)

Yes, it is you we’re looking for, and lucky for us, we’ve found you Lionel.

You are truly an enigma of Richie, my personal hero, the creepiest man in music video history, and this week, our Springsteen of the Week!

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