http://www.jphopshouse.com Beers from both well-known and obscure breweries abound at the sometimes quiet, but always colorful, JP Hops House. The far west Houston bar's walls are lined with retired brews that are either out of season, no longer available in Texas or have been discontinued entirely. Headquarters of the Houston Songwriters Association, the Hops House hosts a Sunday open-mike night regularly visited by musicians from not just Houston, but Austin, Nashville and New York. Monday is vinyl night, with patron-provided LPs - any kind will do - spun on the house speakers for everyone to hear. The bar turns into a hard-times soup and music kitchen Wednesday evenings, as friends bring in homemade soups and share recipes with one another while enjoying tunes from the troubadours. More >>
http://www.shakespearepub.net Literally tucked away behind another shop on Memorial, this dimly lit saloon is a west-side haven for music lovers. Live music graces Shakespeare's intimate stage every night except Monday, climaxing in the bar's Sunday-night blues jam. A pair of pool tables, giant Texas flag over the stage and a smattering of photos and signs on the walls create a proper ambience for sudsing away an evening. That should be easy, because the horseshoe-shaped bar doles out a 20-ounce "beer of the month" for a meager three bones. More >>
There's only one really bad thing about the anti-clotting pill Pradaxa. You can't fall or get cut while taking it because once you start bleeding, there's almost no way to stop it. There's no reversal agent, no antidote.
There's no gloves or batting helmets when Larry Joe Miggins and the rest of the Houston Babies regularly travel back in time to play the game by its 1860 rules.
