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I hear its all about the dive/lounge hybrid now...sadness.
I hate being invaded.
I hate being invaded.
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 2:25 PMI don't think it's dying... but it is possible that it's being redefined. I still think of a dive as a place where I go to get drunk... not to socialize. I do have some local dives that I've become quite fond of and take friends there... but to get drunk, not for the entertainment. The hipsters aren't on to us yet... -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 4:21 PMentertainment? you mean there are bars that have entertainment OTHER than drinking? lol where are these bars? even the scenester faves up here are for drinking only...
okay, yeah, jukebox and pool table, i guess that's entertainment
and the bars that have live music, but up in these parts a good deal of those bars could legitimately be called dives! -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 4:24 PMa lot of the time the drunks ARE the entertainment. ;)
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 4:45 PMif it's a real dive they will have karaoke -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 4:48 PMmy favorite dive in San Jose has karaoke on Friday nights. You get to sing a lot.. and the karaoke guy is a horrible singer. He looks like Chuck Norris on heroin... -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 5:05 PMHave you ever been to Bamboo7 and seen "TransAm Jason"???
Now THAT's some funny shit.
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 4:53 PMAre you fucking shittin' me??!! Karaoke??!! YOu obviously have no clue as to what a dive is, shadow!! A REAL dive is full of mostly old fuckers who would throw a rocks glass at ya if you tried that karaoke shit in their bar!! Not to say that I don't enjoy a bit of karaoke now and then myself, 'specially if'n I'm shitfaced.
In LA, just head downtown towards Skid Row for a real dive. See if that karaoke shit'll fly down there! -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 4:57 PMI've been to dives that are nothing but old fucks and they are so old and drunk, they don't even realize karaoke is going on they think it's the juke box they pay no mind, and no one is really singing karaoke except maybe the crockity old host and a coupl eof really drunk barflies singin some old patsy cline or something -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 5:03 PMSounds good to me. Where can I find a bar like that?
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Thu, March 24, 2005 - 8:17 AMoh, ive seen the downtown dives...scary.
Ever been to Bob's Frolic Room on hollywood blvd though? That place cracks me up. -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Sat, March 26, 2005 - 6:46 PM> Ever been to Bob's Frolic Room on hollywood blvd though? That place cracks me up. <
The Frolic Room used to be a dive bar, until people like us took it over and wore it like a designer suit.
One of the best dives in LA used to be the old Firefly (not the new poncy one in the Valley). The entertainment consisted almost solely of the bartender occasionally setting himself on fire.
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Thu, March 24, 2005 - 2:28 PMI agree with Shadow, we had a real humdinger of a Dive Bar in Vancouver that was a kereokee lounge, and trust me it met all the specifications:
- nasty old furniture and carpet
- nasty old men
- cheap drinks
- Keno
Infact it was such a dive it was shut down for being unsafe !!! -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Thu, March 24, 2005 - 2:43 PMOH YEAH!!!! Let's not forget the Keno for fucksake, hell I find myself even diving into that one while at my favorite dive bar, which is in a bowling alley I might add!!!
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 4:36 PMi go to dives either to be secluded and observe, get drunk or just have quiet time with me and my booze. heh.
there's possible entertainment anywhere you go....be it the bottom of your glass or somebody's cute ass. -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 5:07 PMlol jessica you rule!
however, if it's a real dive it WILL have karaoke!?!?!? uh, sorry no...
it can be a real dive and still have karaoke, but not having karaoke in no way precludes a bar from being a dive....
in fact, if they have karaoke, they have to work a little harder to achieve their dive stripes....
sort of the opposite of what you said actually
real dive CAN have karaoke
not, a real dive MUST have karaoke -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 5:11 PMI'm in thumood fer shum drinksh. Anyone wanna join me? I'm buyin!
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 5:15 PMIf you came to my dive that DOES have karaoke on Fridays I gaurantee you will not stumble away from there thinking it's not a dive. ;) -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 5:27 PMhey i said that
a dive CAN have karoake, one of mine does... but it doesn't make it more a real dive if it has karaoke, in fact, it makes the challenge greater to prove it is, in fact, a dive
my disagreement was with the statement "if its a REAL dive they will have karaoke" that's not even CLOSE to being true.... some real dives have karaoke, many real dives do not...
long short... there were dives LONG before there was karaoke and there will be dives long after karaoke.... -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 5:41 PMI'm sorry, I wasn't trying to counter your statement... I was just trying to state there is no mistaking the divyness of my dive bar. :D -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 9:03 PMI am definitely looking forward to a Lord J dive bar tour, or perhaps just a single dive bar night! As much as I'd love to soak up lots of them, my fave way to experience the dive is to get there early and leave there late soaking up everything along the way! -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Wed, March 23, 2005 - 10:30 PM:D Sorry I'm not going to be able to hook up with you guys this weekend. I didn't realize the bunny jam was at the Underworld house... I've been to lots of parties there and good friends with Sugarbunni who lives there. I still may show up there, I have a date (I'm a serial dater, heh) on Saturday and may make it up to the east bay. Are you guys going to Zeitgeist on Friday? -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Thu, March 24, 2005 - 9:16 AMwe're going to zeitgesit on sunday...sorry Aim to step in, at least I'm going on sunday, I think we may get in too late to make it all the way to zeitgeist for last call, all though I think friday night we may end up back at the Phoenix? I think that where we went for last call last time? -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Thu, March 24, 2005 - 5:04 PMlol okay NOT FAIR! you all live in the same area and can drink together... not fair i say! -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Thu, March 24, 2005 - 7:27 PMActually Lord and most of the gang here are in San fran which is about 6 hours away. Guess that's still kinda close in comparison. Get your booty out here and let's go do some dive bar hoppin! -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Thu, March 24, 2005 - 7:28 PMWe're only a plane ride away!!! -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Fri, March 25, 2005 - 12:27 PMum miss no credit card is only able to repair her car 6 months after it died because she just got her bonus from work... there will be no plane trips for me in the foreseeable future...
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Fri, March 25, 2005 - 1:11 PMwell you just got your car fixed,drive!!!
we do -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Fri, March 25, 2005 - 1:33 PMor we could all hop in my car and drive to see her! or maybe someday we can teledrink together... -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Fri, March 25, 2005 - 1:37 PMa burner road trip to cincinatti....woooohoooo, I'm in
or we could fly
or we could have a small fundraiser and fly her out here -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Fri, March 25, 2005 - 1:39 PMor we could spend the money on getting drunk and pretend that she's here. :D -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Fri, March 25, 2005 - 1:39 PMnow that's an idea I can get behind
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Fri, March 25, 2005 - 5:11 PMum, i'm from cincy, i live in seattle... much shorter trip for you all....
and even when i get my car fixed up for my local use, it's not the sort of car i would trust on a 1500 mile road trip!
not to mention gas food lodging... i think ya'll are not grasping my financial sitch too well... lol
but you are all more than welcome to come on up here anytime!
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Fri, March 25, 2005 - 5:11 PMthough i too like Lord J's idea... i mean, after a certain amount of drinking, who really knows who is there and who isn't? -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Fri, March 25, 2005 - 5:32 PMah hell... Seattle's not that far at all, I come up there here and there. I have a close friend that lives in Fedral Way. My folks live on the other side of the state in Richland.
So it's what? 12 hour drive? I'll be there by last call... heh -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Mon, March 28, 2005 - 4:49 PMMy buddy Ben bartends at the Whisky Bar in Seattle. Tell 'im I sent ya and ya may get a free drink. Or maybe not. -
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Tue, March 29, 2005 - 11:07 AMoh yes, i know ben texas... but he doesn't tend bar there anymore... he works there, but mostly walking around, working the crowd, occassionally djing... ya know, managing type stuff
it is one of my trifecta of bars and i tend to get a discount there...
though a dive it ain't they SO want to be a dive, they advertise as a "dive" on Citysearch... but much as i love it, and I do... it's NOT a dive! far far far too new and far too brightly lit, far too much rotating art work (as in actual art, they rotate things in an out for a month at a time)... live dj every night... too much brand new formica.... far too many types of whiskey
its a great bar, but its simply not a dive.... they can wish it as much as they like, but wishing won't make it so
my only other quibble is the unfortunate decision to go with the spelling WHISKY over the FAR superior spelling of WHISKEY
damn shame, that...
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Fri, July 15, 2005 - 8:20 AMThe first thing I did when I moved here was seek out a dive bar to not only make my own, but to work in. It's the only way, I figure. Make money and get free drinks in a beloved true dive. Ours has Karaoke on some nights, it's true. It also has giant underpants hanging from the ceiling. I think it's the combination of the two, with it's bar stench and amazingly bad jukebox selection and barfly clientele that made me feel at home. I love the bad karaoke. Bring it on!
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Tue, March 29, 2005 - 4:35 PMwithout reading all the posts between the beginning and here...
no, the dive is not dying, come to santa cruz and i'll show u around.
there are some skank-ass places here, and i love many of them.
there have been some ebbs and flows in some of them, but the wanna-be's and posers never stick around for long. -
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Tue, March 29, 2005 - 4:40 PMrev., lol yes, he's great!
and i'm not blaming him for the totally wrong spelling of whiskey (yes i know its technically also correct to spell it whisky, but it's just ya know WRONG!) or the push to try and get people to believe its a dive... those decisions probably came from somewhere else, i'm sure
but, ya gotta love the ben texas... ben rocks!
and so does the whisky bar... vive le whisky!
a dive it is NOT, but a great bar it is...
got a good friend that bartends there...
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Mon, September 26, 2005 - 8:09 AMPISH-TOSH! there's no WAY the dive is dying, girl...just look around you. they're EVERYWHERE.
i have to say, though....the best dives i've ever been to are in the northwest. portland and seattle are home to some of the coolest dives i've ever been to. seattle especially--the old admiral benbow inn (R.I.P) and the sloop, the viking, ileens, (R.I.P.) the five point, the cloud room (okay, so maybe it's not a dive but the atmosphere is awesome) sorry charlie's (R.I.P.).....
okay, so maybe a lot of 'em are closing. there are still tons of fun dives up there. like the roadhouse.....
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Re: Is the dive dying?
Mon, September 26, 2005 - 11:31 PMhaha there's an Admiral Benbow in Memphis too, but it's a sleazebag hooker hotel! I mean MOtel! Wonder what the significance of the name is?
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