Yoga isn't for pussies

If you like having a strangers ass in your face while you sweat your balls...or cooter (depending if you are a man or woman) off. Then yoga in a heated room is right up your alley. Hot Yoga Saratoga, located at 75 Woodlawn Avenue promises to deliver both. Check out their website by clicking here.

NYE will be extra special because of a rare blue moon

Hey Spa City residents, we are getting a rare blue moon on New Years Eve. A blue moon is a term applied to a second full moon in a calendar month. Normally a blue moon happens roughly every two and a half years. This year it's extra special because it's on New Years Eve making it a coincidence that happens every twenty years.

Look at that. I just taught all you assholes something.

Chowderfest bitches

Has anyone else noticed that mussels look a lot like a human vagina? I mean is it us?

Vaginafest...errr..I meant Chowderfest......sorry, Vaginafest is a completely other thing.....CHOWDERfest 2010 will be held on February 6 from 11AM to 4PM. Many downtown Saratoga businesses will be participating in this annual Saratoga event by putting out their best chowder for all of you to sample. It's $1.00 a sample. So bring lots of $1.00 bills. Much like going to a strip club. Only you are getting chowder samples instead of looking at boobies and having the thrill of putting money in a lady's underpants. Best chowder in Togaland will be decided by you. Details of how to cast your vote can be found by clicking here.

Here are last years results-

People's Choice Winner: The Parting Glass
Best On-Broadway Winner: Stadium Cafe
Best Off-Broadway Winner: Hattie's Restaurant
Best Non-Downtown Winner: Longfellows Restaurant
Best Newcomer: The Local Pub and Teahouse
Best Canine Chowder: Sloppy Kisses-Treat Boutique for Dogs
Most Chowder Served: Cantina

It also happens to be the same night as the 13th Annual Bartenders Ball which is being held at the Saratoga City Center at 6:30PM. $50 bucks per person gets you in with all proceeds going to the Domestic Violence and Rape Crisis Services of Saratoga County. Details of the ball can be found here.

You'd think mixing endless amounts of chowder and booze together would be a bad idea. Apparently not.

Booze and NYE in Saratoga

You and your friends should ring in the new year by getting shit faced drunk and then possibly swapping partners for the night. It's just a suggestion.

Here's a list of local wine and liquor stores painstakingly put together over the last few days by the IBI staff.

CRUSH & CASK WINE & SPIRITS

170 South Broadway | Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 | (518) 306-6781

PURDY'S DISCOUNT WINE & LIQUORS

70-72 Congress St. Plaza | Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 | (518) 584-5400

SARATOGA WINE EXCHANGE (FINE WINES & SPIRITS)

42 Phila Street | Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 | (518) 580-9891

And let me remind all of you Togatards to please drink responsibly. Get yourself a designated driver or take advantage of the free cab rides that night. Many bars will have information on the free cab ride program, so just ask your bartender to get you a cab. Or you can be smart, stay home and invite your friends over for a hot night of Pictionary and maybe some partner swapping (wink). Again, it's just a suggestion.

Saratoga First Night is scheduled for December 31st. Duh!

Spa City residents. Just because you didn't get an invite to the annual Desperate Annies NYE party doesn't mean you should stay home and weep. Mayor Scott Johnson has promised that this years First Night party will put all other parties to shame. You hear that DA's? To Shame!!! I didn't want to go to your stupid party anyways. Have fun at your exclusive party of wonderful booze, cool people and endless amounts of delicious foods. I don't need it because I have a button. And my button gets me into all the great performances all around town. Fellow Saratogians, if you want to join me, you'll need a button. Click here to buy a button and lets make our own fun.

Take that Desperate Annies!

Editors note: I think I should attend the DA's party for journalistic reasons of course. Anyone got a plus one?

By saving the record store you save your "identity and individuality"

Saratogian article recently reported that the Last Vestige on Broadway is closing their doors for good. Last Vestige employee is trying to raise funds to open up a record store in the soon to be old record store location. You still with me? Okay. Good. To do this, the Last Vestige employee is putting together a benefit show with 15 bands in hopes of raising enough money to open a new store in the old store location.

The benefit show will be this Saturday at high noon at the VFW Post 920 on Excelsior Ave. $10 buys you a major fucking headache by the 3rd band as well as putting you closer to "identity and individuality".

EDITORS NOTE:

We've had a couple of emails saying we are dicks for not being supportive of this. We actually do support it and hope it goes well. How else are we gonna get our Air Supply CD's? As for being dicks. We're just dicks.

NEWSFLASH: Snow is slippery!

That's it. Snow is slippery. Be careful out there togatards. Drive safe and stay warm.