tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post5272404185480402919..comments2024-03-28T14:22:44.773-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: Mourning lost bars; early morning at Downtown BeirutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-12182523315338622312015-11-09T15:28:28.746-05:002015-11-09T15:28:28.746-05:00Beirut was the best (crassness is the total reason...Beirut was the best (crassness is the total reason we went), that and they sprayed our table with silly string the week it opened. Completely forgot about the Aztec, but I think The Mission should be on this list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-73905126502819610182012-10-15T16:07:58.050-04:002012-10-15T16:07:58.050-04:00I remember the Aztec in the 80s, it was my favorit...I remember the Aztec in the 80s, it was my favorite (day-glo skeletons!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-91632445783747700522012-10-13T13:11:07.145-04:002012-10-13T13:11:07.145-04:00"I wish they'd take down the awning at Ho..."I wish they'd take down the awning at Holiday Cocktail. It's torturing me to have to see it."<br /><br />Shawn, the "Holiday" will be resurrected. Operated by (very) local people. They plan to keep the flavor pretty much the same, just doing some renovations in kitchen (!) and bathroom. They're running a little behind schedule. I drink (booze) with the SO of one of the principals.Uncle Waltiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07611991976897184311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-34593940371150519902012-10-13T09:14:37.598-04:002012-10-13T09:14:37.598-04:00The bartender is Carolyn. She was a doll. Vid was ...The bartender is Carolyn. She was a doll. Vid was shot by her husband. Dont know who the guy on the bar is. Pretty sure its not me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89003871564221368872012-10-12T05:36:12.525-04:002012-10-12T05:36:12.525-04:00 what about aztec what about aztec Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-61679561640695463142012-10-11T14:39:23.277-04:002012-10-11T14:39:23.277-04:00@Glamma: I missed the Stoned Crow too.
One bar th...@Glamma: I missed the Stoned Crow too.<br /><br />One bar that everyone should check out at least once is The Distinguished Wakamba Cocktail Lounge near Penn Station. It's not downtown, but it's a classic NYC bar.Marty Wombacherhttp://www.trippingwithmarty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-43453798847631482042012-10-11T13:40:15.135-04:002012-10-11T13:40:15.135-04:00Downtown Beirut was my FAVORITE bar (well, there a...Downtown Beirut was my FAVORITE bar (well, there and King Tut's Wah Wah Hut) when I moved to NYC in the '80s...I love the $1 kamikazes that tasted like soap suds.Glenn Belveriohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03654151007886311315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-28400817553708887992012-10-11T12:56:39.997-04:002012-10-11T12:56:39.997-04:00Downtown Beirut is the best name ever for a bar!Downtown Beirut is the best name ever for a bar!THE NOTORIOUS L.I.B.E.R.A.T.I.O.N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-20971307553463230032012-10-11T12:36:12.056-04:002012-10-11T12:36:12.056-04:00I never went into Downtown Beirut. This bar was at...I never went into Downtown Beirut. This bar was at the forefront of the wave of gentrification taking place at that time. Also, the name, following the Israeli bombardment of Beirut, demonstrated the crassness that existed here then. (And still does.)shmnycnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-41659544657051041922012-10-11T11:39:48.867-04:002012-10-11T11:39:48.867-04:00An East Village nightlife guide from 1985
http://...An East Village nightlife guide from 1985<br /><br />http://ephemeralnewyork.wordpress.com/tag/downtown-beirut-bar/esquared™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03535683572170541615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-7699589642113820012012-10-11T11:30:02.508-04:002012-10-11T11:30:02.508-04:00i miss the stoned crow!!
also apocalypse bar altho...i miss the stoned crow!!<br />also apocalypse bar although it was short lived.<br />i will always regret not accepting the job i was offered to gogo in the windows there!<br />why is cbgb's not on the listglammanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-90654459188450267022012-10-11T11:24:46.895-04:002012-10-11T11:24:46.895-04:00i also miss siberia & good workd bar... good a...i also miss siberia & good workd bar... good articleglammanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56582462388134346812012-10-11T10:56:32.143-04:002012-10-11T10:56:32.143-04:00I wish they'd take down the awning at Holiday ...I wish they'd take down the awning at Holiday Cocktail. It's torturing me to have to see it. Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15395915435209482109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-89690934221504166612012-10-11T09:48:16.922-04:002012-10-11T09:48:16.922-04:00sounds like my kinda place lol.
cool story here.
h...sounds like my kinda place lol.<br />cool story here.<br />http://blog.jamzik.com/2006/09/god-of-new-york.htmlglammanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-52366061909072892902012-10-11T07:56:57.407-04:002012-10-11T07:56:57.407-04:00@pinhead
Sorry, but the tag in the underwear says...@pinhead<br /><br />Sorry, but the tag in the underwear says differently...EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-18638743522344712172012-10-11T07:30:33.097-04:002012-10-11T07:30:33.097-04:00For the last time, that is not me in the video.For the last time, that is <i>not</i> me in the video.pinheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05190184463719101350noreply@blogger.com