{"id":14849,"date":"2025-05-30T15:40:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T19:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/?p=14849"},"modified":"2025-05-30T15:40:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T19:40:56","slug":"back-to-the-buck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/2025\/05\/30\/back-to-the-buck\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to The Buck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Now that Ooma is gone, she can no longer lay claim to the Buckingham Blues Bar as &#8220;her&#8221; space. And, I assume, the ban imposed by the owner is no longer going to be enforced. So on Wednesday night this week, I (with Marlene on my arm) went back to The Buck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It felt a bit like dancing on Ooma&#8217;s grave. But the fact that I could be there and she couldn&#8217;t felt damn good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The music there is always great but the drinks are relatively expensive. We will go back occasionally, but there are many other bands and better venues, so it won&#8217;t be a regular thing. But it is great to have the option once again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_220048.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"14850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_220048-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_220048-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_220048-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_220048-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_220048-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_220048.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tommy, guest guitarist, Harry and Bobby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_205032.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"14851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_205032-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14851\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_205032-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_205032-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_205032-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_205032-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ourwanderyears.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_20250528_205032.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dave, Ray and Arne<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that Ooma is gone, she can no longer lay claim to the Buckingham Blues Bar as &#8220;her&#8221; space. And, I assume, the ban imposed by the owner is no longer going to be enforced. So on Wednesday night this week, I (with Marlene on my arm) went back to The Buck. 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