Seattle 2008 SJ.com outing: T-minus one week

Tom Petty · May 29, 2008

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ralph wiggum said:

Tom Petty said:

ralph wiggum said:

ArnoldBabar said:

I'll be issuing the official stadium-area bar guide, and the Dome Stadium Tavern -- which recently reopened after having its liquor license revoked because police kept finding crack dealers there -- will not be on it.

The place I just came from absolutely will.

http://www.nwsource.com/entertainment/music-nightlife/bars-clubs/hooverville-harkens-back-seattles-past
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Great place. Can't wait to see what other places make the cut
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any link with a pic of sue bird makes me very happy.
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That makes two of us. That ad didn't show up the first time I clicked on the link, so I had to close it and try again to make sure I got my fix of Sue Bird.
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harder daddy. harder.

god damn do i love me some bird.

ArnoldBabar · May 29, 2008

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Sue is about 50 times more attractive in street clothes than in uniform. And by all accounts she plays for the hetero team.

Cool things about Hooverville that aren't in that story:

* Giant vat of free peanuts. Places with peanut shells on the floor are almost always good.

* It has a wood ceiling about 60-70 feet high, dark colored and dotted with things you can't quite identify. The tradition is, you get a dollar bill, take a thumbtack and poke it through the middle. On the flat part of the tack, stack three quarters, fold the bill over it and twist it up. Throw the whole works up, and the tack sticks into the ceiling. There are maybe 100 of them up there, and each is $1.75. I always picture the bartenders after a slow night dragging out the ladder.

* One of the best beer selections in the city. All the great local stuff, including things like Hale's Cream Ale (not my bag, but some people swear by it and say it's tough to find).

* Old-skool video games and at least half a dozen pinball machines.

This place holds maybe 100 people, and I was there once on a weekday night where like five people were there. They had ice in the urinals like a fancy club. I love that kind of quirkiness.

ralph wiggum · May 29, 2008

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ArnoldBabar said:

Sue is about 50 times more attractive in street clothes than in uniform. And by all accounts she plays for the hetero team.

Cool things about Hooverville that aren't in that story:

* Giant vat of free peanuts. Places with peanut shells on the floor are almost always good.

* It has a wood ceiling about 60-70 feet high, dark colored and dotted with things you can't quite identify. The tradition is, you get a dollar bill, take a thumbtack and poke it through the middle. On the flat part of the tack, stack three quarters, fold the bill over it and twist it up. Throw the whole works up, and the tack sticks into the ceiling. There are maybe 100 of them up there, and each is $1.75. I always picture the bartenders after a slow night dragging out the ladder.

* One of the best beer selections in the city. All the great local stuff, including things like Hale's Cream Ale (not my bag, but some people swear by it and say it's tough to find).

* Old-skool video games and at least half a dozen pinball machines.

This place holds maybe 100 people, and I was there once on a weekday night where like five people were there. They had ice in the urinals like a fancy club. I love that kind of quirkiness.
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Ice in the urinals? awesome. I must not have gone to the bathroom the one time I was there, because I'd definitely remember that.

ArnoldBabar · May 29, 2008

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Wiggum is about to laugh, and he doesn't yet know why.

ralph wiggum · May 29, 2008

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ArnoldBabar said:

Wiggum is about to laugh, and he doesn't yet know why.
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how very true. and yes I did

ralph wiggum · May 29, 2008

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ArnoldBabar said:

Wiggum is about to laugh, and he doesn't yet know why.
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Barbar is about to cry, and he doesn't yet know why.

ArnoldBabar · May 29, 2008

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More like, Babar is about to revisit the familiar emotional defense of denial.

lono · Dec 15, 2014

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imjustagirl said:

Dude, bw DOESN'T have it. That's the point.

And for men, just bring non-sneakers, non-jeans, and something with a collar.
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Non-sneakers, non-jeans and with a collar. Got it!

Moderator1 · May 29, 2008

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A place with shells on the floor is a jeans place. And a good place. Bowl of peanuts, a couple of cold beers, some decent conversation. Good enough for me.

If I'm not welcome in jeans, it isn't a place I plan on going. Of course, I don't "club" anymore anyway.

imjustagirl · May 29, 2008

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ArnoldBabar said:

* It has a wood ceiling about 60-70 feet high, dark colored and dotted with things you can't quite identify. The tradition is, you get a dollar bill, take a thumbtack and poke it through the middle. On the flat part of the tack, stack three quarters, fold the bill over it and twist it up. Throw the whole works up, and the tack sticks into the ceiling. There are maybe 100 of them up there, and each is $1.75. I always picture the bartenders after a slow night dragging out the ladder.
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That sounds insanely dangerous. I'm not sure I could throw anything straight up 60 feet without it rotating, bouncing off the ceiling and taking out someone's eye.

2muchcoffeeman · May 29, 2008

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ralph wiggum said:

Tom Petty said:

ralph wiggum said:

Angola! said:

imjustagirl said:

Dude, bw DOESN'T have it. That's the point.

And for men, just bring non-sneakers, non-jeans, and something with a collar.
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Fuck.

OK, I can do that.

Do khaki's count?
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That should be fine. I'm by no means an expert on the club scene here, but as far as I know, most places will let you in wearing jeans so long as you have non sneakers/flip flops, and no hat. Collar wouldn't hurt either. Like I said, I can't promise jeans will fly everywhere, but most places you should be ok.

And if anybody suggests cowgirls inc, home of the worlds biggest douchebags and beer prices boardering on Vegas bars, I'm out.
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i love it when ralph throws down.
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Because I do it so often. And to correct that last post, I should say Seattle's biggest douchebags. I've yet to see a sampling of douchbags from most of the world's other counties.
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Counties?

Ralph, presuming you actually meant "countries" I can correct your knowledge deficit:

http://www.hotchickswithdouchebags.com

;D

dreunc1542 · May 29, 2008

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wicked said:

A male journalist other than bw ('Gola doesn't count) with clubbing attire? You gotta be kidding me.
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I have the attire to look sharp going out, but at the same time I'm going to break two of IJAG's suggestions.

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