Thirsty Thursdays

I am a football fan, a college football fan at that, so it takes quite an occasion to get me to a professional sporting event.

But the Birmingham Barons have done it.

Every Thursday, when the Barons play at Regions Park (formerly the Hoover Met), all beer sells for $1 and Boneless Buffalo Wings go for 20¢ apiece. Tickets start at $6 for general admission.

While the food and drink specials are enough to lure the young in droves, the atmosphere becomes the real attraction. With every young person in the Jefferson County Region at the ballpark, something original occurs: a strange mix of every type of YP begins to combine. Doctors, lawyers, grad students, businessmen, the go-getters, the sports fanatics, social butterflies, Birmingham locals, boomerangers, and transplants all come out for cheap beer and wings.

The variety of the crowd is quite refreshing, and more diverse than any bar or watering hole one will ever encounter. Furthermore, the occasional family or youth makes the environment clean, wholesome, and a great slice of Birmingham Americana.

For more info and the Barons schedule, visit www.barons.com.

Side Note: Prior to moving to Birmingham, I attended five baseball games in my entire life. I anticipate attending five Thirsty Thursdays before June.