Well folks - it’s been 25 years since BHON started. Who woulda thought we would have lasted this long?

In the last 25 years we have seen the rise and fall of 4 US presidents, events like Y2K & 9/11 and the subsequent war on terror, the birth of the smart phone, the rise of Apple and decline of the Blackberry, the rise of Google and decline of Netscape, the rise of Amazon and decline of retail stores, countless trends and memes, and now even a global pandemic!

Join us at Manhattan’s on Thursday, September 30 2021 at 8:00pm to celebrate this momentous occasion. 

We were going to celebrate at the usual Bugsy’s but were unable to since they are still running on pandemic hours and close at 10:00pm on thursdays. Our second pick was going to be a return to RickiJo’s - the original birthplace of BHON - but they close even earlier at 9:00pm. Goddamn pandemic hours....still finding ways to fuck with our plans!!!

Here’s to better days ahead in the next 25 to come!

Well folks, it has been a rather long 16 months since this covid fiasco began. It was only the end of June that saw the reopening of patios in the province of Ontario, and mere weeks ago when we saw the return of indoor dining. BHON nights have certainly had to take on a new format while adapting to the ever-changing rules and restrictions. Again a huge shout out to Mike B for offering up the clubhouse as our default location during these difficult times. Of course we would never think to violate these important public safety rules and only attended such clandestine meetings when it was absolutely appropriate to do so, wink, wink, nudge nudge, say no more, say no more.

As the summer pushes on, and we are on our way to becoming the most widely vaccinated country on the planet, the doomsayers that run our Public Health Units and government are still finding new ways to fuck with our psychological wellbeing. "Not so fast taking off that mask....", they say. "Delta Variants and Fourth Waves a’ Comin, so keep yer guard up". Despite us doing everything that was asked of us during this pandemic, and far surpassing the vaccination goals set out by the experts in charge, they are still finding new ways to dampen our spirits and keep us all in limbo for the foreseeable future.

So life goes on....in the new normal that still isn’t normal. Yeah, we can finally go into a bar and have a beer with our friends again, but what has been the cost?

Let that sink in for a while.....does your life feel ’normal’ yet?