Yelp's Elite Crappy Hour at the Gladstone

I've been Yelping since 2010 and am an elite Yelper.

This evening at the Gladstone Hotel in the Melody Lounge, there was a Crappy Hour for Elite Yelpers event and our guests (of course, I took Gord).  From 6pm to 8pm, we had complementary appetizers and drinks.  What was especially good was that the Gladstone is in our 'hood.

There were three liquor stations ... for martinis, margaritas and beer.  The appetizers included wings, ribs, fish tacos, quesadillas and sliders (alas, the sliders didn't make it as far as us).

I started with a Blue Lagoon and some hot chicken wings ... yum!

Gord ran into Martin, a guy he works with, who is more cool than he is.

 There were quite a few people and everyone seemed to have a good time.

Jeremy from the Gladstone and Yelp rep Crystal gave out prizes for meal certificates and a hotel room at the Gladstone if you tweeted about the party.  Alas, I didn't win anything.

I had a nice chat with Jeremy about the Gladstone ... what a great piece of history!

Can't wait for the next event!

Melody Lounge, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON

Gord and I walked a couple blocks to the Melody Lounge at the Gladstone Hotel after we left the Church Aperitivo Bar.

We hadn't been there in a while.

There was live entertainment ... Joanne Mackell was singing old country tunes.

We've seen Joanne a couple times (here and at the Old York Bar) and she's really good. The guy playing the bass fiddle was excellent and really getting into it.

There is no admission fee and the place was fairly packed (the stage is at the far end of these pictures).

Shortly after 11pm, karaoke started, hosted by Peter Styles. He's been there for years.

Karaoke at the Gladstone is very popular and there was a list of people wanting to get up and sing. Some were excellent and some not so much (I would fall into this category if I had the guts to get up).

The song choices were all over the place ... Billy Joel, Garth Brooks, George Thorogood, Killers, etc.

We always have a good time and say we should go more often.

Melody Lounge, Gladstone Hotel, Toronto, ON

The last stop on our way home was the Melody Lounge at the Gladstone Hotel.

The Gladstone is celebrating Black History Month. Tonight Adam Solomon and Tikisa (Kenya) were performing there.

A Juno Award winning singer and guitarist, his versatility and excellence has earned him the nickname “the Professor” among fellow musicians. He and his multicultural band play a unique sound combining East African rhythms with Soukous, Makossa and Highlife.

The place was packed!

I didn't understand what they were saying but I was digging the beat!

They were collecting for Haiti.

Here's Gord as we are leaving ...