I have discovered a great number of bars and restaurants across the US, too bad I can't always remember the name of half the places I went to. I always end up in a cab or walking around forever finding the place that I thought was next to that red building on the left.

Two places I really like are in San Antonio, TX and Charleston, S.C. Durty Nelly's ~ (210) 222-1400 in San Antonio down along the Riverside Walk. Perhaps it's the night 6 of us had when we drank more Guinness than one could handle. The food wasn't necessarily brilliant, standard Irish pub food. What made it fun was the man who sat down at the piano. He got the whole place singing at the top of their lungs. We sang every standard in the book or should I say the lyric sheet placed on every table.

Everyone working at Dirty Nellies had a great attitude, almost like Ireland meets Texas (whoa, that's almost scary). I have experienced a number of different Irish pubs, some call themselves Irish pubs because they put a neon sign of an Irish beer in the window. Nellies definitely surpasses that carrying a fun Irish atmosphere.

I'm a big fan of red wines and good cigars. This is another one of those places I forget the name of. Whenever I have stayed in Charleston it's always been the Holiday Inn downtown. If you stand outside the front door you would make a left turn and walk a block or two. It's on the same side of the street as the hotel. A cigar shop on the bottom where you buy your cigar. Head upstairs where you got jazz playing in the background, big couches, lovely looking ladies working the bar, and a great selection of wines. I left the place at about 2am and it was still going strong.

If you like that type of place The Pub a Love in Nashville is a fun place. It's across the street from a place called 12th and Porter. Not as many couches though. Happy drinking and singing.

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