Happy birthday, downtown oy!

We recently celebrated the birth of belmont yo, too.

Let’s take a moment to appreciate the fine qualities shared by these upstanding villains.

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I can’t get over the Blue Mountain Brewery. The Irish stout is ready, and they’ve created a Half-Nelson that I like even more than the Full Nelson, which I love.

I was lucky enough to go when they were out of my standby parsnip soup (white truffle oil drizzle, mind you). I was offered a red bean soup and a ham soup, and I chose the latter. With the saltiness of the ham and spice from fresh cracked black pepper (and a couple of almost whole peppercorns!), the flavor was alarmingly good. Potato was well blended in for a starchy but creamy texture. And that bread– it’s always lightly grilled, and in that time, it picks up the aromas of the pizzas likely being cooked next to it.

It is a 20 minute drive from downtown Charlottesville. I’ve said it once but I’ll say it again! Take 64 west to exit 107, turn left on 250 west, then left on 151 south. It’s about a mile down 151 on your left. Closed Monday and Tuesday, and beers and wines are cheaper on Wednesday. Check it out Thursday for a very discount sandwich special, and yes, it will be open on St. Paddy’s.

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Get it? It’s juicy.

New to the scene
Cassis’ late night scene happened. I had spies, and I know it was well received as an alternative to the long line behind the velvet rope across the street. I walked by on Saturday and saw every bar seat filled– and yes, even a Connect Four set. That bar is beautiful, have we said that yet? It’s true, a “downtown oy” and “cvillain” martini are in print on the drink menu. It is really exciting to see support from local restaurants. (Boheme’s lilith, delicious!) I’m trying not to let this go straight to my head, just straight to my lips…

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America’s favorite Motown ensemble performed at the Paramount Theatre last night to a full house. Singing and clapping to popular hits like “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg” and “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” the audience was on its feet as often as not for the duration of the hour and a half show.

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My favorite Charlottesville e-mail subscriptions, in no particular order, except…

Veritas Wines
It’s my favorite! I do not receive these colorful updates nearly enough. Here’s an excerpt from an e-mail I received just last week:

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First and foremost, happy birthday, freaks! It’s LEAP YEAR! DAY!

Friday

Wine taste. Wine taste. Wine taste. Undies. Sale!

The Sometime Favorites CD Release Party with Dear Dear at R2 on the mall, 9:30pm. It’s $7 at the door… but there’s a special price for villains who get their shiznit together early. Contact them on myspace or e-mail thesometimefavorites@gmail.com for a $5 ticket.

Girlfriend in a Coma? That bites. Smiths/Morrissey cover band? That rocks. Gravity Lounge, free show by 106.1 the Corner.

DJ ESC at Escafe.

Cassis does late night bar scene, featuring Sarah of former Kiki fame, and Sean, who has always been there and ain’t so hard on the eyes, either.

FIRST FRIDAY! Pick up a copy of the C-VILLE or Hook for the plan, man. Something big is happening at the UVA Museum…

Saturday

Last chance to see Saltimbanco at JPJ, a Cirque du Soleil classique. Tickets start at $34.

The Temptations perform at the Paramount. Ain’t too proud to beg? Them’s words I can stand by. Love these guys.

Closing night of Lysistrata at Live Arts.

DJ Payne at OXO.

Club 216. When was the last time you grinded on a pole?

And…

My one plug du jour. Stop in Boheme on Market Street and order yourself a lilith. It’s exactly my kind of cocktail– unique ingredients, light, not too sweet and not too sour, sexy presentation, and leaves a rather lasting effect… Thank you, Boheme!

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But we write about it anyway!

I want to get your opinions about what you think is fair game on cVillain.com– all of the following are “issues” we’ve done a conga line around for months.

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The Florida Marlins are recruiting men for its new cheer squad, the “Manatees.” [NBC4] For the auditions, applicants were recommended to have “big bellies with big jiggles and big feet with the best dance moves.”

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University of Virginia graduate student Karsten Nohl hacked into the “smart card,” making him officially the new Smartest Person in Charlottesville, replacing previous title holder The Rock. (Do you have an international monopoly on the word “rock”? Didn’t think so. Don’t argue.)

Working with two German partners and cheap equipment, Nohl now has the secret code to, like, everything. Now that the story has been broken, Nohl says he will most miss his fake Chipotle gift card to get free burritos and access to full Facebook profiles of non-friends. Just kidding. That’s just what I would do if I were a hacker and could get anythig I want. Then definitely world peace.

The DP has the story.

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Someone out there officially doesn’t want to be you!

I mean, I don’t want to be you, either, but it’s unofficial. I wouldn’t say it to your face, you know? Okay. I am open to the possibility that being you isn’t so bad. You make gazillions of dollars for having opinions. And you have a huge porn stache, and you actually pull it off.

It’s just that you work in politics. Good luck with that.

I have no idea who this “Ben” is who isn’t you, if that is his real name, but he/she/it ranked Waldo Jaquith’s blog at the gold/platinum level among Virginia blogs. Ben, what about cVillain? Are we just a piece of tin foil to you?

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