Monday, April 26, 2004
We arrived in Utica at about 9:15 Friday night, and went directly to the Hotel Utica. We checked in and immediately called "Dominique's Chesterfield" to make sure they were still serving. They were, so we went right over. On the way down Bleeker, we had to dodge a few guys staggering down the middle of the street. When we got there, the old guy owner recognized my voice from the phone call; we told him we had driven all the way from Buffalo to eat at his restaurant, so for the rest of the night he stopped by the table to chat us up. He described Buffao as "that place near Olean." We had the "hats."
Turns out that the Chesterfield has a hopping bar crowd and the clientele was loud and happy when we got there at 9:45. The scene was "Tony & Tina's wedding." At the back of dining room a DJ was setting up his gear. The owner told us that starting at 11:00, the tables are cleared and room is turned into a disco. Who knew?
We had a huge corner room at the Hotel Utica. Although it was raining when we went to bed, by Saturday morning it was clear and sunny, but there was a stiff, cool breeze. We went over to the Boilermaker course, and parked at the Community College. We ran from just before the two mile pole, up the hill and through the golf course, then down the hill and back to the car along Culver Avenue, about four miles. It was a piece of cake. The view from the top of the course was spectacular.
Turns out that the Chesterfield has a hopping bar crowd and the clientele was loud and happy when we got there at 9:45. The scene was "Tony & Tina's wedding." At the back of dining room a DJ was setting up his gear. The owner told us that starting at 11:00, the tables are cleared and room is turned into a disco. Who knew?
We had a huge corner room at the Hotel Utica. Although it was raining when we went to bed, by Saturday morning it was clear and sunny, but there was a stiff, cool breeze. We went over to the Boilermaker course, and parked at the Community College. We ran from just before the two mile pole, up the hill and through the golf course, then down the hill and back to the car along Culver Avenue, about four miles. It was a piece of cake. The view from the top of the course was spectacular.
