GREAT TIME FOR A LATE CROWD >>>

When I arrive at the R & R's weekly rockaraoke, the guy at the door tells me it's a late crowd. I sigh. Of course. The one time I show up early it's a late crowd. But I head in anyway, ready to put my crankiness aside and give a fair, honest review.

Located next to a hardware store and a fitness center, the R & R has a little too much strip mall mise-en-scène for my tastes. The place is new and clean, but lacks character. Polished tables and chairs match the bar's dark lighting. New pool tables, beer signs and TVs playing TNA Wrestling dot the large space. It's a nice tavern, but where's the shake? The sizzle? 

The sizzle, as it turns out, can be found in the clientele.

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[R & R Live, Open until 2 a.m., $3 cover for live band karaoke, 9807 224th Street East #120, Graham, 253.375.7155]