SUNBURNT COW
If you can prove you're Australian, the first beer is on the house. If you're still standing after the last one, there's a $10 barbecue dinner to soak it all up.
The day you have been waiting for has finally arrived: Australia Day.<br /> <br /> Whether you love Australia's natural beauty and rich <a target="_blank" href= "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Australia"><font size="2"><font size="2">penal-related history</font></font></a> or just want to drink a lot and thank some expats for making Mad Max possible,today is the day to do it. Already have plans? Peruse the list below and allow us to paraphrase CrocodileDundee: That's not a Friday—<em>this</em> is a Friday.
If you can prove you're Australian, the first beer is on the house. If you're still standing after the last one, there's a $10 barbecue dinner to soak it all up.
Take the high(er) road and go for the $35 seafood tasting and surf videos. Or just come for the Australian music and general merriment later in the night.
"The usual nonsense" starts at noon, but expect Australian DJ VB live and DJs from Melbourne's triple J spinning via podcast at night. No, they don't play the records backwards.
The New York Magpies Aussie Football Club (favorite sport of late-night ESPN in the '80s) hosts at The Tonic Bar. Plenty of food, plenty of drink and lots of "Aussie Aussie Aussie! Oi oi oi!" $20 to get in, Aussie music, dancing, videos, beer, wine, Bundaberg Rum and (who could forget) meat pies.
Head to Brooklyn for a $20 all-you-can-eat BBQ and $2 Drongo shots, meat trays, Toss the Boss and Two-Up Darts at Sheep Station.