And the winner is... EVERYBODY!
And the winner is... EVERYBODY!

You know you’re going to watch the Oscars on Sunday. And while you watch, you know you’re going to make fun of Hollywood’s parade of narcissistic self-celebration while secretly experiencing a frisson of irrational emotional connection to the whole pageant that makes you wonder who the hell you even are anymore. You say you’re not. You might even think you’re not. But you are. And now, thanks to our excellent friends at Bait Shop, SO ARE WE!

Why not come watch the broadcast of 87th Annual Academy Awards Ceremony with your pals from The Stranger (speaking of narcissistic self-celebration AND irrational emotional connection) while we Live Slog the show from the comfort of a friendly neighborhood bar that really puts the “naughty” back in “nautically themed." Who knows: Maybe your perfectly timed bon mot about George Clooney will make it onto our timeline! We’ll have a prediction pool, Bait Shop will offer an Oscar-themed drink special, and who knows, maybe a drinking game for every time a movie star says something about politics? A push-up contest to establish who loves Neil Patrick Harris the most? A Best Original Song medley dance-off? It’s really UP TO YOU.

The ABC broadcast starts at 4pm and usually runs no more than 12 hours. (But really it should be over by 9ish. We’ll be there from the moment the first Louboutin pump sinks into the red carpet until the last chopper leaves Saigon. Stop by for a quick Painkiller (Bait Shop’s signature frozen drink) and fried chicken sandwich (so good), or dare to stay for the whole brutal shebang to learn whether Clint Eastwood’s crack aim will send a magic bullet through Wes Anderson’s seersucker tux, caroming off Alejandro Iñårritu’s outstretched wing before lodging itself in Richard Linklater’s shakra. Maybe Selma will pull off the biggest upset ever, or maybe it'll be another Oliver over 2001, Dances With Wolves over GoodFellas, Forrest Gump over Pulp Fiction, Celine Dion over Elliott Smith kind of year. There are literally hundreds of ways to find out.

But only one good one.

SEE YOU THERE!

WHAT: The Stranger’s Oscar Watch 2015
WHEN: This Sunday, Feb 22. 4pm till the wheels come off the wagon
WHERE: Bait Shop, 606 Broadway E. (at Roy St.)
WHY: Because we like you.