Hungry, Thirsty, ten minutes to  seven on a Saturday night. Kamikaze Happy Hour run to Venice, escaping the 102 degree heat in West Hollywood. Drop Sara off at Nikki and zoom around for a parking spot. Pro-style she rocks up to the bar and orders just under the cut off time.
4 glasses of wine and 3 appetizers: $30
Making Happy Hour:  priceless

You may have had a DRI, but you may not have known it was a DRI:
Drinking Related Injury.  Often times  you just wake up with them, and don't know where they've come from. Lucky for me ( I guess ) this was not the case.

Can I just say...
Wow, the Other Room really has some dangerous chairs!!!Mean, sharp, metal, slightly pitched forward so that you feel like you're falling out ALL THE TIME! Sara and I complain consistently.
Let me preface this by saying that when this DRI occured, I hadn't even had a glass of cheap pinot grigio yet. Just arriving, I leaned down to hook my purse under the bar at the other room- and cracked my forehead- dead-center bindi-style on the bar chair in front of me, just  as the dude sitting in it swung around. Oh ouch.....cha!
Bleeding, at the other room. Headache, yes. Embarassment, yes. DRI- still healing. Gotta keep those  bangs flat ironed for at least another few days!

I really can't blame High, the rooftop bar at the Hotel Erwin, for not having a Happy Hour. With  a flawless view of Venice beach  and perfect Sunsets, it's Happy Hour 24/7 up there. Granted, I would be HAPPIER  if they opened at 11:30 on Saturday, so I could park myself in the sun and host a revolving stream of locals as the day unfolded, but alas, they open at 3:00 on the weekends. Last night I pink-biked it over to High around ten and met a long lost friend for a little night cap. Drinks aren't cheap- but the price does include raging heat lamps, super-cool glow-in-the-dark illuminated menus, and a big ol' spa blanket if you get chilly from the ocean breeze. Tom & Tiffany keep that ship running tight and the servers are often as quick as they are cute, although the crowd can vasilate from the chic to the loudly mis-behaved. Last night, the company and the night were divine, leavng me High indeed... I recommend for splurge!