Route
The route is a set, but yearly variable, list of bars and pubs, including the endpoint at Café Fiasco. Those who are considered fit are so-called brown places, bars and pubs that feature aged clientele, inexpensive beer and wood furniture that reeks of cigarettes, even though smoking was banned in 2004. An English language equivalent could be dive bar. In total, the number of places amounts to around 20, with the figure sometimes given as high as 30 (the 2006 count was 18), making the Tom Waits run difficult to finish due to the high amount of alcoholic beverages consumed even if each participant only consumes one unit at each stop.
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Famous quotes containing the word route:
“A route differs from a road not only because it is solely intended for vehicles, but also because it is merely a line that connects one point with another. A route has no meaning in itself; its meaning derives entirely from the two points that it connects. A road is a tribute to space. Every stretch of road has meaning in itself and invites us to stop. A route is the triumphant devaluation of space, which thanks to it has been reduced to a mere obstacle to human movement and a waste of time.”
—Milan Kundera (b. 1929)
“By whatever means it is accomplished, the prime business of a play is to arouse the passions of its audience so that by the route of passion may be opened up new relationships between a man and men, and between men and Man. Drama is akin to the other inventions of man in that it ought to help us to know more, and not merely to spend our feelings.”
—Arthur Miller (b. 1915)
“The route through childhood is shaped by many forces, and it differs for each of us. Our biological inheritance, the temperament with which we are born, the care we receive, our family relationships, the place where we grow up, the schools we attend, the culture in which we participate, and the historical period in which we live—all these affect the paths we take through childhood and condition the remainder of our lives.”
—Robert H. Wozniak (20th century)