America is a great country. You can sit in a posh New York bar and eat oysters and an omelette the morning after drinking a few cold ones at a rowdy roadhouse on the outskirts of tiny Auburn, Ala.
That would be the War Eagle Supper Club, for those of you initiated to one of the famous college-town bars in the south. From the outside, think "Porky's" minus the neon sign. In fact, there's not really much of a sign at all, not one you can see in the darkness on the edge of town. Everyone just knows where the Supper Club is, and if you don't, just go to the place with the gravel parking lot packed to overflowing.
Out the back door of the main building sits an old bus that's been converted to a "shot bar." If you enter, you will be asked politely to order a shot. Who am I to argue with tradition?
Inside, the band took the stage Saturday at about midnight. Think about four long-haired Alabama dudes trying covers of Guns N' Roses, Skynyrd and a bunch of '80s hair bands. The catch is, the lead singer was totally conversant in college football and launched in to long monologues about the hometown Tigers between songs. Quite a treat for the yankee boys on the GameDay crew.
And the best thing about the War Eagle Supper Club? Once you pay that membership fee, you're a member for life. Hey, the shack out front even has a computer in it, so they can look you up. Auburn had better stay near the top. GameDay wants to go back, soon and often.
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