Post #568071 by bigbrotiki on Wed, Dec 8, 2010 9:00 AM

On 2010-11-30 13:16, JOHN-O wrote:
I'm up for the following:

1. Based on CalTiki's comments, I'm willing to be designated driver for a small group of TC'ers who would like to visit both Embers Lounge and the Foc'sle Bar some Saturday afternoon. We can meet at Oceanic Arts. We can also visit Poor Denny's Saloon and maybe the Tamarack Inn to add some variety. You're on your own for the Buccaneer (unless upper-middle class white people intimidate you). Please PM me if you'd be interested in such an excursion.

I must caution you to visit The Embers this month, you will be in for a dissappointment. I dropped in yesterday again and was baffled by this view:

as opposed to this:

I first thought that they were planing to paint the walls, and protecting the art, but Claudia the bartender cheerfully informed me that they do this every Christmas as part of their holiday deco: No DEVILS and PARTYING in HELL for the Yuletide brethren!

Personally I would think this art to be the ideal escape from the X-mas hulabaloo outside, when you're lonely and feel like Scrooge and wanna wish it all to hell....but I guess if you see these paintings all year...

And I was bummed out at finding the art-obstructing Christmas decorations at the Focsle?:

In comparison, that wrapping paper takes the fruit cake. Well I guess I got my photos of these done just in the nick of time!:

What would Vincent Price say to this!

I am neither Christian nor pro-Anti-Christ, but this is dive bar art censorship! :)

[ Edited by: bigbrotiki 2010-12-08 10:41 ]