Another Lansing area establishment that has been around forever. This one is in *East* Lansing, the city to the (duh) east of Lansing, our state capital. East Lansing is the home of the sprawling MooU (Michigan State University) campus.

Both the GG and I went to college there. We did not know each other then although later on when he worked with my cousin on The Planet Ann Arbor (where we *did* meet), he thought he remembered seeing *her* there in a class or whatever. He also once told me he thought he saw *meeee* (with my cousin) in Lizard’s Underground. Lizard’s was a bar/music venue next door to Beggar’s and in the basement, under what business no one can remember and the google has not been helpful.

I’m not actually sure if the GG saw me there or not. Another part of this maybe-myth was that his brother Don (not his twin) may have been trying to flirt with me in Lizard’s? I don’t remember any of this (so maybe it didn’t happen) but back in those days boyz were always flirting with me. I was *really* good at going along with it all. Until I didn’t🐲 Meaning if his brother HAD been flirting with me, I would not have fallen for his crap. I was born with a highly sensitive Bullshit Detector that has kept me out of all kinds of potential trouble in my life and he would have pushed all of those buttons.

I say that last because of *course* I eventually met the GG’s brother Don by actual introduction (this is my girlfriend). I swear, Don flirted with me even after I married the GG. Depending on the circumstances, I would roll my eyes, giggle or ignore. Thinking through clenched teeth, “I’m married to your brother”. He still pushed my BS Detector buttons but I grew to love him (as a brother-in-law of course). We were pretty good buddies by the time he died (too young), and I wonder what he would be like now if he were alive. Probably still flirting with girls but probably not with baggy old me🤣

I started this post thinking I would write about Beggar’s Banquet but I somehow slid over to something else. We eat at Beggar’s every year the Friday night before the Quiet Adventure Symposium. It’s always during the MooU spring break so it is easy to just walk in and get a table on a Friday night.

My Bullshit Detector is why I am not a Donald J. Trump supporter. Y’all MAGAts should get one too🐽💩🤪

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