for Hunter... the Rula Bula

I love authors who either create worlds that are so lushly described, I can see them in my own mind.  Better still are those who play in my backyard and I can verify/reverify their statements.

Kevin Hearne (uber popular urban fantasy writer, etc. of the Iron Druid fame) talks about the Rula Bula Irish pub in downtown Tempe, AZ ... been there, photographed that.  And yes, the fish and chips are that good.

I would have taken Blondie the last time we went, but he is too arthritic to sneak anywhere *sigh*.

Isn't it great when you get a good recommendation?

People, real people, the kind you can actually reach out and touch, give great recommendations for things they've experienced.

Un-real people, think people on television, the radio, or newspapers, tend to give recommendations either based on superior (to them) knowledge or a paycheck.

Not so long ago, I read a great book series by Kevin Hearne - the Iron Druid Chronicles.

A very real person, we'll just call her Tinkerbell, recommended the books ... the author recommended (or so it seemed) a great pub for fish and chips .. the Rula Bula in Tempe, AZ.  It was even better than the books indicated ... I don't get misty eyed often about food, but it truly is good enough to bring a tear to the eye.  Tis no blarney.

See?  It even has an old world look from the outside!