{"id":20630,"date":"2019-04-15T19:28:13","date_gmt":"2019-04-16T00:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=20630"},"modified":"2019-04-14T20:28:42","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T01:28:42","slug":"beardbrand-and-bats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=20630","title":{"rendered":"Beardbrand and Bats"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Moonshine Grill<\/a>, we walked over to Maggie Mae’s<\/a> which calls itself the most iconic bar on Sixth Street. We were there with the OUUG conference group just the previous night<\/a> but Brian had never been and I wanted him to be able to experience it. Plus, I found out about the Beardbrand<\/a> customer appreciation party so I thought it would be a good way to get free drinks. I couldn’t believe I managed to talk four others into crashing the party with me. As always, Brian (who is a bit of a stick in the mud) was a very reluctant participant.<\/p>\n

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Lois and Michelle at the Beardbrand party at Maggie Mae’s.<\/p>\n

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They had these little mustache combs in a bowl for everyone to take so I took a few for my bearded friends in Wichita.<\/p>\n

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We could have stayed and drank for free all night but we had to be at the bridge by sunset to watch the bats, which Brian had never seen before, so we only had time for a drink. As we were leaving, they were rounding everyone up for a group photo. I really wanted to be in it but party pooper Brian wouldn’t let me. I guess he was still feeling really awkward about crashing the party. LOL.<\/p>\n

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We arrived at the bridge just as people were gathering both on land and in the water. They were in paddle boards, kayaks, paddle boats, and tour boats of all shapes and sizes — pretty much anything that floats.<\/p>\n

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I suppose the water is the perfect vantage point for viewing the bats as they emerge from their roost under the Congress Avenue bridge.<\/p>\n

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Our group decided to stay and watch from the bridge. It worked for me because Jackie and I watched them from the grassy area under the bridge the night before. She wanted to see the bats so I went with her and we both left the OUUG party at Maggie Mae’s early.<\/p>\n

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This is the spot where Jackie and I watched the bats.<\/p>\n

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It’s a very popular bat observation spot. However, as you can see, people watch the bats from the bridge and also from the river.<\/p>\n