Alan Hale's Lobster Barrel? - General Tiki

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Wed, Sep 29, 2004 10:36 AM I wish it was true and it is! A quick bout of Googling and I got "Alan Hale Jr. didn't just portray the 'Skipper' on Gilligan's Island, but was also a well known owner of a restaurant called "The Lobster Barrel." His famous restaurant, which was in business for about 15 years in the 70's and 80's, was Located on Hollywood's 'Restaurant Row.' Alan often greeted customers wearing his skipper's hat just like the one he wore in the show. He would stroll through the restaurant greeting patrons, signing autograph cards and even giving away several "Captain's Hats." Folks said time after time that Alan had always shown extreme good will which made their experience much more memorable. The Lobster Barrel is now closed and was the home of a bar called "The Shark Bar Restaurant." Not too sure why it is no longer in business, but it's still standing and you can see it at 826 N. La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles, CA." 'The Shark Bar' sounded pretty cool, too! Trader Woody PS - I found this quote too " He'd be sitting at the bar in his skipper's hat, getting hammered. Then he'd go around from table to table, shaking people's hands and chatting with them, whether they were into it or not." [ Edited by: Trader Woody on 2004-09-29 10:39 ]

I wish it was true and it is!

A quick bout of Googling and I got "Alan Hale Jr. didn't just portray the 'Skipper' on Gilligan's Island, but was also a well known owner of a restaurant called "The Lobster Barrel." His famous restaurant, which was in business for about 15 years in the 70's and 80's, was Located on Hollywood's 'Restaurant Row.' Alan often greeted customers wearing his skipper's hat just like the one he wore in the show. He would stroll through the restaurant greeting patrons, signing autograph cards and even giving away several "Captain's Hats." Folks said time after time that Alan had always shown extreme good will which made their experience much more memorable.

The Lobster Barrel is now closed and was the home of a bar called "The Shark Bar Restaurant." Not too sure why it is no longer in business, but it's still standing and you can see it at 826 N. La Cienega Blvd. in Los Angeles, CA."

'The Shark Bar' sounded pretty cool, too!

Trader Woody
PS - I found this quote too " He'd be sitting at the bar in his skipper's hat, getting hammered. Then he'd go around from table to table, shaking people's hands and chatting with them, whether they were into it or not."

[ Edited by: Trader Woody on 2004-09-29 10:39 ]

Post #117046 by Trader Woody on Wed, Sep 29, 2004 10:36 AM