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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Last Night Two Dollars in the Funhouse Urinal: Y/N?

Posted by on Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 1:43 PM

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Emily Nokes and I made it to the Funhouse extra late last night, after stopping by Grim's to eat steak. Well, I ate steak, she had grilled cheese and tomato soup. We'd looked up the menu on our phones before we left the house. The Google snippet reads, "Stream Punk Meets Silent Hill in Seattle's Capitol Hill newest social networking candle lit bar..." We talked for a bit about what "stream punk" might be. She suggested metal fish wading through water, I imagined the water to be lamp oil. I had planned to get the French Dip, alas they were out when we arrived.

Fullerton, CA's Audacity was playing when we arrived, the second to last band of the night. Any of the members didn't look to be a day over 22, but they play like seasoned veterinarians. At the end of the night Emily started talking to the singer, who revealed under his stage clothes that he was wearing a Sublime shirt. I asked him if he was a date rapist and he said something funny in return that I don't remember. Wheels Capponi said that the singer was born in 1990. Wikipedia calls 1990 "...a common year that started on a Monday."

King Tuff played last. King Tuff is really solid garage rock. Really good songs. Solid guitar leads. Three guitar players (Audacity is the backing band of one guy who is King Tuff). But you know garage rock, it might be getting kind of boring. You already know where the chord progressions are going to go. You can just tell. But they make you feel good anyway, your legs are moving. I like to punch myself in the stomach when I dance. The band wore executioner's masks as they played. A guy with a plastic axe stood motionless behind the drummer for the entire show. They didn't play any Misfits covers. As we were walking to the car Emily remarked, "God, what I wouldn't give for a band that plays house music every once in a while." I have to agree. Can't somebody with a Synsonics drum machine and an electric guitar start a band soon? Sing songs about going to the dentist. I'm not even joking. Wait, don't listen to me, I eat steak and look up menus on my phone. I'm totally out of touch over here.

 

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nipper 1
Free dollar bills in the pisser?! This prank smacks of Kevin Willis.
Posted by nipper on November 1, 2011 at 1:49 PM
derek_erdman 2
BTW, that money was there all night. At least until I left.
Posted by derek_erdman http://www.derekerdman.com on November 1, 2011 at 2:03 PM
3
I like the funhouse but I'd sooner pick up those bills than wash my hands on the "shared" handtowel loop they have instead of a paper towel dispenser.
Posted by chrisgreen on November 1, 2011 at 2:15 PM
4
i mean i got to tip the bartenders somehow, right?
Posted by rjxp on November 1, 2011 at 2:16 PM
care bear 5
Grim's has excellent brunch.
Posted by care bear on November 1, 2011 at 2:19 PM
Bauhaus I 6
Leave it for the guy who has to clean that shit up.
Posted by Bauhaus I on November 1, 2011 at 4:24 PM
Baconcat 7
I'd take it, but I've never been afraid of pee.
Posted by Baconcat on November 1, 2011 at 4:41 PM
Zebes 8
If it was just a matter of it being covered in pee, then eh, I'd go for it. But it absorbs a little, and you're not ever gonna get those any cleaner...
Posted by Zebes http://www.badrap.org/rescue/index.html on November 1, 2011 at 4:51 PM
Geni 9
If it were hundreds, I'd use tweezers and put 'em in a baggie and run 'em through a wash cycle. For singles, um, no.
Posted by Geni on November 1, 2011 at 4:53 PM
10
i love to play this game with the homeless. leave a nice steamer on top of a 20 dollar bill
Posted by taint on November 1, 2011 at 4:55 PM
11
night beats killed it
Posted by goblin on November 1, 2011 at 5:13 PM
Will in Seattle 12
Just use tongs and rinse em out.
Posted by Will in Seattle http://www.facebook.com/WillSeattle on November 1, 2011 at 5:15 PM
Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In 13
This is an old gag. I heard about it from some rednecks. There is a guy who is going to go into the bathroom after you to find out if you took the money. Then he'll follow you out and signal his mates somehow, up or down. If a half hour goes by (or less depending on how much they've had), and no one has taken the money, they'll throw more in. They'll do that all night until someone takes the cash, at which point they will hoot & holler and target the victim w/ many a witty comeback.

A real laugh riot.
Posted by Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In on November 1, 2011 at 7:16 PM
very bad homo 14
Urine is sterile.
Posted by very bad homo on November 1, 2011 at 7:16 PM
seandr 15
I have a couple of pee-free dollars you can have. Well, I guess I don't really know where they've been, but I haven't peed on them in any case.

"God, what I wouldn't give for a band that plays house music every once in a while."

Yes! I go out to see DJs all the time, but I just can't get excited about bands anymore. Sitting there bobbing my head to rock just makes me feel stupid, and it's something I could just as well do in private. I want to be a part of the action, which was how rock shows used to work, what with all the moshing and stage diving and shenanigans. But it doesn't seem to work that way any more as far as I can tell. So instead, I dance my ass off to house and electro.

Just me? Probably just me.
Posted by seandr on November 1, 2011 at 7:33 PM
16
I'm still baffled as to how 'steampunk' got anywhere near describing Grimms. There's nothing steampunk about it. AT ALL.
Posted by sonder on November 1, 2011 at 7:45 PM
Westlake, son! 17
Clearly you need to have a poll on what price one would reach in.

I'd do it for $20+. Not $15 nor two $10s, I don't want to wash off two pee bills unless I get at least $20 for my efforts.
Posted by Westlake, son! on November 1, 2011 at 10:38 PM
Andy_Squirrel 18
It shocks and disturbs me that I've never heard of pee dollars. Which can only mean only ONE thing: taking the pee dollar happens far too often
Posted by Andy_Squirrel on November 1, 2011 at 11:09 PM
Pmasp 19
1. Glue the bills to the urinal
2. Get lots of blue dye in the water & dye poor punk's hands blue!
Posted by Pmasp on November 1, 2011 at 11:35 PM
20
@13, I have played this game quite a few times with quarters and the pot has never gone higher than $1.75 before somebody went for the gold. I have no clue who actually goes for the gold, but seeing that somebody went in for it is a riot. Quarters are probably better than bills because they can be rinsed off.
Posted by Reg on November 2, 2011 at 8:46 AM
nixor 21
Well dipping your hand in is one thing, I don't think I'd really mind that. What to do with the soaked pee-bills for the rest of the night is a bigger issue to me.
Posted by nixor on November 2, 2011 at 10:42 AM
Larry Mizell, Jr. 22
Take, wash hands, spend immediately on pee-tasting beer, liberally smear hands with the bottle of Purell you keep in your pocket. Drink pee brew. Derek, band-wise, I like where yr heads at.
Posted by Larry Mizell, Jr. on November 2, 2011 at 12:22 PM

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