The Green Dragon Pub is closing

Sadly, I just heard the news: the Green Dragon, a Tolkien-themed pub in Murfreesboro, is closing.

For someone doing a dissertation on Tolkien at Middle Tennessee State University, one might expect me to have visited the Green Dragon oodles and oodles of times. In fact, it was only two. As a non-driver (and non-drinker) living on a grad student's stipend, I never went out, especially not to bars 4 to 5 miles away on foot. Hence, the first time I visited the Green Dragon was part of a day-long adventure just after Martina had permanently re-located to the U.S. We made the trek, had lunch, and then proceeded to the cinema, where I believed we saw Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Star Wars: Rogue One. Since this was just before Thanksgiving, we bought two turkeys, saving one for our eventual Christmas meal (our first as a married couple). Then we Ubered home. All in all, a good, good day.

 Our second time at the Green Dragon was much less memorable. We visited the pub on a Sunday, eager to have brunch before another cinema double-feature, except we didn't realize quite how meager their Sunday menu was. So this visit was mildly disappointing.

 We did attempt a third visit, however. Appropriately enough, it was just after I defended my Tolkien dissertation. Unfortunately, this coincided with St. Patrick's Day. The parking lot outside the Green Dragon was so jam-packed that we didn't even bother going in, especially as one member of our party had limited mobility. As I recall, we went to a fancy Japanese restaurant instead.

 Alas, alas. Green Dragon, I bid you adieu.

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