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Re: Bars in the Washington DC area back in the 70's & 80's
Posted by:
Sioux
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Date: February 22, 2022 03:52PM
The Wax Museum was on 4th at E SW in DC. It had been the Washington Wax Museum, and still had some of the figures. Mike's SW Liquors had the wax figure of Norman Rockwell in their window.
Re: Bars in the Washington DC area back in the 70's & 80's
Posted by:
GBJHD
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Date: February 24, 2022 11:24AM
Crazy Horse & Winston's were clip joints.
Apple Pie had some good CW & Bluegrass bands but later became a clip joint.
The Tombs and Old Mac's were the last OK bars in Georgetown. When McCooey retired & sold the Tombs to the Clyde's chain, it went downhill. Old Mac's became an 'HFSers' joint & the prices got jacked up.
Clancy's was OK. Each shift had 1 ugly girl dancing. You gave her tips b|c you felt sorry for her.
Pierce St. Annex, Flips Rickenbacker's, Gusti's; all clip joints dull of snotty cunts from the 'burbs.
Sign of the Whale: hangout for elitist prodnose asshole.
You had to have a GU ID or be with somebody who had 1 to get in the Center Pub. The Mgr. there in the mid 1970s, who was also the DJ was a real buttwipe.
The Pour House was a great place. Reasonable prices (a relative term, when discussing DC bars) and all the roasted, salted peanuts you could eat. There used to be this singer from Baltimore named Karen Goldberg on Sunday nights. She was pretty good. She's still around, but I don't know where she plays anymore.
Re: Bars in the Washington DC area back in the 70's & 80's
Posted by:
Sounds like fun!
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Date: March 07, 2022 07:07PM
GBJHD Wrote:
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> Crazy Horse & Winston's were clip joints.
>
> Apple Pie had some good CW & Bluegrass bands but
> later became a clip joint.
>
> The Tombs and Old Mac's were the last OK bars in
> Georgetown. When McCooey retired & sold the Tombs
> to the Clyde's chain, it went downhill. Old Mac's
> became an 'HFSers' joint & the prices got jacked
> up.
>
> Clancy's was OK. Each shift had 1 ugly girl
> dancing. You gave her tips b|c you felt sorry for
> her.
>
> Pierce St. Annex, Flips Rickenbacker's, Gusti's;
> all clip joints dull of snotty cunts from the
> 'burbs.
>
> Sign of the Whale: hangout for elitist prodnose
> asshole.
>
> You had to have a GU ID or be with somebody who
> had 1 to get in the Center Pub. The Mgr. there in
> the mid 1970s, who was also the DJ was a real
> buttwipe.
>
>
> The Pour House was a great place. Reasonable
> prices (a relative term, when discussing DC bars)
> and all the roasted, salted peanuts you could eat.
> There used to be this singer from Baltimore named
> Karen Goldberg on Sunday nights. She was pretty
> good. She's still around, but I don't know where
> she plays anymore.
Re: Bars in the Washington DC area back in the 70's & 80's
Posted by:
Rob
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Date: April 03, 2022 02:01AM
The clubs and bars I went to (and some still do) were:
5th Column
930 Club (both locations)
Abbey Road
American Cafe
Andalusian Dog
Annies
Back Alley Club
Bardo Rodeo
Bojangles
Cafe Med
Cagney's (*** A favorite, went weekly)
Cellar Door
Chadwicks
Chicagos
Club Zei
Crow Bar
Dante's
DC Space
Deja Vu
Desperados
The Fish Market (Georgetown and Old Town)
Ha Penny Lion
Heaven and Hell
Houstons
Insect Club
J Pauls
Mr. Day's
Mr. Smiths
Paul Mall
Poseurs (*** Another favorite that I went to once a week)
Rumors
Sign of the Whale (D.C. and Falls Church)
The Bank
The Bayou
The Crazy Horse
The Hung Jury
The Library
The Vault
Third Edition
Tracks
Victoria Station
Wax Museum
Whispers
Winstons
Re: Bars in the Washington DC area back in the 70's & 80's
Posted by:
bob k
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Date: October 23, 2022 09:18PM
I worked at Benny's in a band in 1970. Lived with one of the dancers as a room mate. Used to watch porn from the back side of the screen at the Butterfly. Then
moved to the Georgetown bar circuit starting with the Silver Dollar.
Re: Bars in the Washington DC area back in the 70's & 80's
Posted by:
Walli
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Date: October 24, 2022 10:07PM
I went to DC in the early 70s stood 6 deep in line at bars for a beer said forget it went home later I danced and picked up girls at Wagon Wheel Bachlors II Louie's Rock City Emersons at Tysons Beefsteak Charlies Fairfax Holiday Inn Fishmarket Chadwick's The Wharf Bullfeathers 219 Places in Crystal City Bombay Bicycle Club and drank beers at PJ Skiddos Kilroys Kate's and a whole lot of dive bars all over Virginia DC and Maryland Ocean City and Va beach including at MGM Grand and every tiki bar and bar on the Cheasapeake The Jetty Red Eyes Tiki Bar Solomans Marys Dock Bar Mikes Nepture Skippers Pier Dockside Wharf something in Fells Point Inner Harbor Harbor Inn Ricks on the River Tims Rivershores Lighthouse both in Solomans Stoney's Broomes Island Sucide Bridge The Bridge Tilghman Island Harrison House some other place there McGrevys Annapolis The place at the city dock Pussers Buddys crabs and ribs Cantlers Coles Point Tavern Capt John's crabhouse Wharf Rat I can't remember all of them some place Rainbow Club in West Va and a few I had to fight my way out off in PG Stardust Hillbilly Heaven 1320 Club Dixie Pig Kimchi House Honaluu Bardo Rodeo and a lot more plus stops at Jimmys Cut Rate Liquiors Sunnybrook Meades Liquiors White Plains Liquiors Sign of the Whale oh well I drank my share in my day and danced the night away too Solomans Pier Starboard Cork Bar the place in Dewey Beach with rock bands too many to rember and I liked the places where the beers were ice cold in cans or tall boy bottles best
Re: Bars in the Washington DC area back in the 70's & 80's
Posted by:
Flappers
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Date: August 25, 2023 04:16PM
Back in the mid 70s a bunch of us would go to a titty bar called Fireplace somewhere around 18th street I think. Being 16 at the time it was quite a treat to see all the bouncing titties and we never got carded once. I'm sure its long gone now.
Re: Bars in the Washington DC area ba byck in the 70's & 80's
Posted by:
athousandpeopleinthestreet
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Date: September 10, 2023 01:17AM
Turned 18 in'65. Hung out at:
Cellar Door
The Tombs
Mack's Fyfe & Drum
The Corral
Crazy Horse
The Bayou
Mr Smith's
Clydes
GW Campus Club
Tammany Hall
Old Ebbitt's Grill
Moved to California in '76.
Re: Bars in the Washington DC area ba byck in the 70's & 80's
Posted by:
athousandpeopleinthestreet
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Date: September 10, 2023 01:17AM
Turned 18 in'65. Hung out at:
Cellar Door
The Tombs
Mack's Fyfe & Drum
The Corral
Crazy Horse
The Bayou
Mr Smith's
Clydes
GW Campus Club
Tammany Hall
Old Ebbitt's Grill
Moved to California in '76.
Re: Bars in the Washington DC area ba byck in the 70's & 80's
Posted by:
athousandpeopleinthestreet
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Date: September 10, 2023 01:17AM
Turned 18 in'65. Hung out at:
Cellar Door
The Tombs
Mack's Fyfe & Drum
The Corral
Crazy Horse
The Bayou
Mr Smith's
Clydes
GW Campus Club
Tammany Hall
Old Ebbitt's Grill
Moved to California in '76.
Re: Bars in the Washington DC area ba byck in the 70's & 80's
Posted by:
athousandpeopleinthestreet
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Date: September 10, 2023 01:17AM
Turned 18 in'65. Hung out at:
Cellar Door
The Tombs
Mack's Fyfe & Drum
The Corral
Crazy Horse
The Bayou
Mr Smith's
Clydes
GW Campus Club
Tammany Hall
Old Ebbitt's Grill
Moved to California in '76.
Beneath it all..you could go down the stairs or they also had a slide that dumped you onto the floor below. Small place but many great memories there!!!