POSEIDON 1670 COAST BLVD. DEL MAR (Chapter one of our three-week adieu to the '08 races.) Rundown: Poseidon is the name Zeus bestowed upon the god of the sea. It's also the name of the 2006 remake of the 1972 film "The Poseidon Adventure" in which a rogue tsunami tips over a cruiseliner in the middle of the ocean and all but five passengers either burn or drown. You decide which comparison is more fitting, based on the sea of pink people fresh out of the races, the Benz and Lexus farm parked out front, the many members of the Tommy Bahama club, their trophy blonds and the countless gallons of white wine required to keep them giddy. If the place were an actual boat, it would no doubt capsize because everyone's stuffed into the bar for cheap eats. The deal: $3 Miller Lites and Heineken Lights, $4 margaritas, $5 cosmos, $5 house...
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