It occurred to me last night and again today, I co-own this great bar, and I’m rarely there.  Now granted there has been stuff pulling me away lately but that’s really no excuse.  No, we don’t have a plethora of DJs but we do have the radio, good conversation and fishing!

The Crown was never meant to be a money maker.  That really wasn’t the point of it.  Last year when the Pub closed and Prad, Kendra and I decided to create a hang out for everyone that’s what it was meant to be, a hang out.  Non commercial, no pressure, no green text yelling at you to tip everyone.  So we went looking for land, bought it, brainstormed names and then ideas for the structure.  The name was a combination of ideas including the shape of the land and the fact that most of the crowd would be brits.  We didn’t want to make another run of the mill club/bar.  If you know Prad, he doesn’t do anything *run of the mill*.  He designed and built the Crown.  I hung around and bugged him while he worked.   The Crown opened at Oropesa and was a huge success.  Well, as with anything, other people opened their own hangouts.  Venues that were more intuned to what they wanted.  Many very similar to the old pub.  The old pub crowd dispersed thru all these new venues. 

When I bought Angel Square it didn’t make sense to keep the land on Oropesa.  We moved the Crown to Angel Square.  Quite a few of the residents of Angel Square are friends and regulars of the Crown, it must made sense to have our hang out close. 

It took awhile but I realized something.  The Crown is home.  It’s where I can go to see my friends, do a little fishing and just relax.  It’s a good  place to do that.

I’ll be spending a lot more time there from now on.  Can’t keep hiding up at the Reach.  Don’t get me wrong, I love my home.  Sometimes I need that peace and solitude.  Too much of that is not a good thing though. 

So, come down to the Crown.  Grab a fishing rod and some bait and cast your line.  Hit the dance floor and get your groove on.  Curl up on the sofa(be careful, Prad boobytrapped one of them) for some conversation.  If you get there and I’m not there, IM me, I’ll be there soon no doubt.

Cheers!