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Friday, May 3, 2013
Bars / Booze / Photo Drunk of the Week: The Ron Jeremy Nipple Slip Edition
Posted by Kelly O on Fri, May 3, 2013 at 2:45 PM
Were you one of the unfortunate people who missed Ron Jeremy at Linda's Tavern last Friday? I didn't really drink much of his spiced rum but HE was a total sweetheart—even though he didn't seem to smile very much. Lots of people gave up on autographed t-shirts, and just started getting autographed boobies.
Here are a few of the photos—including a classic (oops!) almost-nipple-slip by yours truly...
Friday, March 22, 2013
Bars / Booze / Politics Is "Irish Car Bomb" a Terrible Name For a Drink?
Posted by Kelly O on Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 3:20 PM
More here, at Drunk of the Week. And this, from IrishCentral.Com:
An IRA victim’s group, Fair, has criticized the selling of the cocktail claiming the suffering of bomb attack victims, who have been maimed or killed, should not be celebrated in such a way."I would have expected Americans, of all people, to behave more sensitively and responsibly. How would they like it if we developed the Al-Qaeda car bomb, the Twin Towers cocktail, or the 9/11 ice-cream sundae?"
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Friday, March 15, 2013
Bars St. Patty's Day At The Alki Tavern
Posted by Kelly O on Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 5:20 PM
Did you know the Alki Tavern, West Seattle's "10 Cent Bar With The Million Dollar View," is closing it's doors forever this Sunday, March 17th? It's true. And if you ask me, IT SUCKS. Read more, in Drunk of the Week.
Sunday, on their last day, however, they promised me they were going out with some thunder. If you don't wanna be stuck with a bunch of wannabe-Irish dum-dums, at some dum-dum wannabe Irish bar, the Alki has pulllll-lenty of beer. I hear they're serving corned beef and cabbage too.
This *actual* Irish dum-dum will be there. R.I.P Alki Tavern. You were one of
the best dive bars this city ever had.
More photos of the Alki, after the jump...
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Bars Would You Drink a $3.50 Martini at Von's?
Posted by Kelly O on Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 1:53 PM
Click this photo, to read this week's Drunk of the Week. Also, I think Von's, downtown at Pike and 6th, gets a bad rap. Whaddya YOU think? Survey below!
Friday, January 11, 2013
Bars / Drinking Where You Gonna Watch The Seahawks This Sunday?
Posted by Kelly O on Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 4:05 PM
Dooooodes! Seahawks ARE going to the Superbowl! Well, at least math-head, super-statistics-brainiac Nate Silver says they are. So where are you gonna watch the next big game this upcoming Sunday? Inquiring minds (mine!) want to know.
- Kelly O
- DRUNKS OF THE WEEK! sea-HAWKS, sea-HAWKS (at Auto Battery)
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Bars / Gossip Is The Lava Lounge Closing?!?
Posted by Kelly O on Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 4:21 PM
I just read a rumor on Facebook, that it's closing at the end of the month. Someone say it ain't so! I love the Lava! Especially Sylvia the bartender....
aw, and where will I play Miss Pac Man?!?
- Michael Kelly
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Bars / RIP / #1 Fan We Heart The Funhouse
Posted by Kelly O on Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 1:10 PM
A lovely lady named Dre, carved this into a pumpkin last night:
For years, we've called the Funhouse the "Fun-Hole". I can't believe tomorrow is the club's last night ever. At least on 5th Avenue. Go pay your respects.
Halloween/Closing night Party: Glenn Or Glennda? (Misfits Covers) with Poop Attack, Hollow Points, Last Gasp, and the Downstrokes, 8 pm, $8
And from booker Brian Foss:
All the bands playing on 10/31, our Halloween and last show ever, have at least one Funhouse employee in the band. If we gotta go, then we're going out as a family.
- Kelly O
- PUNK-kin, left, "I hate condos." PUNK-kin, right, "I will always love the Funhole"
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Bars / Dancing / News Q Nightclub: Sneak Preview
Posted by Dave Segal on Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 3:30 PM
- Kelly O
- Funktion-One speakers
First thing (not really) you need to know about Q: Drag queens will have their own designated bathroom. Second thing you need to know about Q: It will have a haze machine rather than one that spews smoke. Therefore you can get cool atmospheric treatment without the horrible odor and lung irritation. Thank you, Q brain trust.
Q club co-owner Scott Smith gave media a 15-minute tour of his new venue this afternoon. The space, which is being designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, still needs a lot of work and during the tour, workers were diligently working toward finishing construction of this 750-capacity dance club, which officially opens Sat. Sept. 8 with DJs Quentin Harris and Little Rock on the decks.
As you enter Q, you walk down a long corridor before countenancing the 1300 square foot main dance floor, which has an odd, curvaceous shape to it. There will be elevated spots on which to shake moneymakers, and the Funktion One sound system, fitted with huge bass bins, promises to make said shaking easy to do. There are two DJ booths, both of which are inaccessible to trainspotters. SJ Lighting—which has illuminated huge dance fests like Ultra and Electric Daisy Carnival—will be responsible for the lighting. One odd fact about this system is it can be controlled and/or troubleshooted (troubleshot?) remotely by smartphone.
More photos after the jump!
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Friday, August 10, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Bars / Booze / Tonight Booze News You Can Use: New Cocktails @ The Highline
Posted by Kelly O on Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 5:33 PM
Joe "Grindo" Axler has taken over the job of building and crafting the liquor infusions at the Highline.
"Tonight! We have started doing two special infusions with the coming of each season. Tonight will be the unveiling of two limited summer infusions: Mango Cilantro Tequila, and Apple Raspberry Cinnamon Vodka.
Special cocktails include a Mango Cilantro Margarita and the [still unnamed] Apple Raspberry Cinnamon Vodka, with muddled limes, sugar, soda, and garnished with a cinnamon/sugar candied orange peel. These will be available tonight at 8 pm. Tonight also has a late night happy hour, starting directly after trivia at 10 pm, so you can try one of these cocktails at a happy hour price."
Maybe they should call the apple drink "The Samothrace!" Or "The Broken..." oh, nevermind.
- Kelly O
- Grindo: Drummer, Breaker of Things, and Liquor Infuser
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Bars My Heart Goes Out To Cafe Racer
Posted by Kelly O on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:29 PM
I can't believe such a horrifying thing happened at such a wonderful place. The people that work at Cafe Racer are the nicest folks. Keep up with this story on SLOG.
- Claire Price
Monday, May 14, 2012
Bars Barboza Cheers! (Except For That Exit Sign)
Posted by Kelly O on Mon, May 14, 2012 at 10:55 AM
I went to the closing night of the Psychic Circle Festival last night, and thought Barboza was pretty fantastic. The sound was great, it wasn't overcrowed, and the drinks were strong. My companion said it reminded him of a rock club in Japan. I've never been to Japan, so I have to take his word for it. I can't wait to see more music there.
My only concern: why is there a glowing green EXIT sign on the stage? Seems oddly placed and looming, anxiously, over the bands who perform...
- The Ononos
- Exit Sign and The Ononos
- Nice stage lighting (but that damn exit sign is still visible all the way in the back)
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Bars Barboza Cheers and Jeers
Posted by Timothy Rysdyke on Sat, May 12, 2012 at 4:16 PM
+ early shows
+ exposed brick
- CURSED!
- bad cell service
+ comfy ass booths
- lacking bar snacks (ie. nuts, nachos, nibbles)
+ single person bathrooms
- weird scented bathrooms
+ gold
- narrow stairs
+ GOLD
+ good sound system/acoustics
+ ideal bunker for the end times
- incase of fire: you might die
+ bands with red hair (like BOAT last night) playing in front of gold curtains
+ view from bar seat
+ BOAT's new drummer
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Bars / News Chop Suey Adds Booker
Posted by Kelly O on Thu, May 10, 2012 at 10:35 AM
Chop Suey. You may remember her from her from weekend rock shows at Capitol Hill's Wild Rose, and/or from several years of booking events at Seattle Gay Pride, both at Wild Rose and at the Funhouse.
Or maybe you just danced your ass off during one of her DJ gigs, under moniker Jodi Bon Jovi.
In any case, congrats Jodi Ecklund!
See you at the 'Chop!
Friday, May 4, 2012
Bars A First Look Inside Barboza
Posted by Grant Brissey on Fri, May 4, 2012 at 3:13 PM
- Steven Baldwin
- Steven Baldwin
Barboza opens tonight with Willis Earl Beal early and DJ Tigerbeat late.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Bars The Truth Behind Barboza's Opening Delays
Posted by Grant Brissey on Thu, May 3, 2012 at 11:51 AM
New addition to the Stranger editorial team, History Editor Jenny Woo, takes an in-depth look.
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