The Roth Army Slingin' Pussy Bar and Grill

[sambo]

LOL... "put the glass down slowly and step away from the bar".

How you doing lms2?

[lms2]

good. how are you?

[sambo]

Staying out of trouble .. working away, 9.30am here and I have friends arriving from interstate in about 30 mins. They are staying with me for a week on their holidays.

Apart from that, pretty good. Got a big group of us heading to the Spring (Horse) Racing Carnival this weekend so that should be good. I don't normally bet but it is a great day out, the girls get to frock up and it's all good - a lot of fun..

[lms2]

Sounds like a good time.

Us women just love to get frocked up and watch our men loose money!

[sambo]

Hahaha that's hilarious, cos as the day gets on and the more champagne and beer consumed, that's how it pans out for most.

You've been before haven't you?

[lms2]

I went to the greyhound races once with my boyfriend... Never been to see live horseraces, yet.

[sambo]

I've only been going for the last 3 years... same day every year...pretty much same group of people, but this year its gone from 8 to 14 people. Last year they had 110,000 people on the one day.

And it should be a hot one this year.. fingers crossed. Last year it rained and it's not a pretty sight - girls with their shoes in one hand, bottle of champagne with a straw in the other..guys just covered in mud, not caring...

So yeah, kinda looking forward to it.

Is it too early to have a drink? I've been at work since 5am, just one?

[lms2]

What can I get you?

[sambo]

Bloody Mary in a tall glass would be sensational, thanks!

[lms2]

Coming right up.

Women drink champagne through a straw?

So what is the special day that everyone goes to the races on this particular day?

[sambo]

Thank you.

Yep they do, they serve Champagne in smaller bottles, probably 400ml.

A lot of the younger girls drink it like it's a Vodka Cruiser or something like that. They usually end up smashed by lunchtime and there are certainly some shockers about.

Every Spring, Melbourne has a huge horse racing carnival that stretches over a few weeks, with the headline being the Melbourne Cup next Tuesday (even a public holiday for us in Melbourne - can you believe that?... for a horse race!!!). It attracts a lot of overseas media and horses.

The Melbourne Cup day itself is a bit of a zoo, so we like to go to one of the other days where it is a little "calmer". The have differently named days for the whole week. Derby Day, Oaks Day, Stakes Day, Cup Day etc. All except 2 of these fall on a weekday, so we like to go to Derby Day, probably the second biggest event on the calendar.

http://www.vrc.net.au/cpa/htm/htm_flemington_home.asp

[lms2]

Wow... you guys really take your horse racing seriously. Hope you all have a great time!

[sambo]

Thanks.. I'm sure there wil be stories and photos...

I just go for the laughs and the great day out with some good friends.. I'm not that big on horse racing.. but the atmosphere is pretty good.

[Dan]

Who's drinking at The Roth Army Bar tonight?

[diamondsgirl]

it's Cold Duck Time!