MEANWHILE AT THE WILLARD INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL

"The Willard Hotel more justly could be called

the center of Washington than either the Capitol

or the White House or the State Department."

~ Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Arrived at the Willard InterContinental Hotel today. Home of the historic Round Robin Bar, where Henry Clay introduced George Washington to the mint julep. We're in town to research a music project, see some sites and have a good time. A mint julep is traditionally made of four ingredients: mint, bourbon, sugar and water. I passed on the mint julep and ordered a Vesper Martini per “Bond, James Bond” Plymouth Gin shaken not stirred, garnished with olives.
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The Willard is just two blocks from the White House and Presidents Taylor, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln, Grant, Taft, Wilson, Coolidge and Harding have stayed here. Bonnie, a congressional aid I met at the bar said that other notable guests have included Charles Dickens, Buffalo Bill, David Lloyd George, P.T. Barnum, Lord and Lady Napper and countless others.
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Overheard:

Cate Blanchett just won a Golden Globe for

her portrayal of Bob Dylan in "I'm Not There."

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Looks like we'll be moving the party to the Birchmere Music Hall to see Isaac Hayes on thursday, 1/17, and Eddie From Ohio on Friday, 1/18.

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See you there

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Goodtime Charlie

The Dew Drop Inn

http://www.southernmusic.net/

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-Photographs of The Willard Hotel (1970s)

-Related Video: Bob Dylan Trailer "I'm Not There"