Topic: Greasy Bars and Crazy Drinking Stories (Read 2442 times)

Ole Dirty Johnston · « **on:** Nov 20, 2004, 08:06 AM »

Here's a good topic, name some of the Greasiest bars that you ever visited for a drink...For me, and I have the feeling most people on here who live in Dartmouth may agree... The Little Nashville (a.k.a. Lil Trashville) is one of the greasiest bars in Dartmouth. Fellow TPB's fans might also know Little Nashville as "The Slick Pimp" from the Bible Pimp episode.
On my first (and last) visit to Little Nashville, some guy got chased across the dance floor by 8 cops with batons drawn.... Later I found out that the guy was drunk outside waving a handgun around front of the hotdog vendors. Shortly after, a crackhead started humping my friend's leg, and she had to get escorted out by the bouncers. A guy tried to sell me "E" while I was taking a leak.... After I declined his offer, I happened to notice I was standing in a puddle of someone's blood!!!!! And to top the night off, when I was leaving, there was a very angry husky woman outside who was very intoxicated, who screamed about how much she hated men, and she wanted to fight each man in the bar...Something about her girlfriend making out with a biker.... WHAT A NIGHT! If you are in for a crazy night while in Dartmouth...GO TO THIS BAR!!!
There is nothing I love more (except pepperoni pizzas) than crazy bar stories and it would be great if everyone shared their wonderful drinking/partying tales!!!

GTPB · « **Reply #1 on:** Nov 20, 2004, 09:45 AM »

Back in the days when I frequented the bars. Grossmans stood up to the name, we'd bounch back & forth from the Elmo. The floors were sticky, dirty tin ashtrays, washrooms were always overflowing, broken pipes the smell of reefer was secondary to the stench. They served chinese canadian food not that I ever ate there. It looks like they may of cleaned it up over the years but was way greeeasy in the late 70's early 80's. One thing hasn't changed & that's great tunes for sucking back the lager.

Witch-Ho · « **Reply #2 on:** Nov 20, 2004, 10:13 AM »

For me that would have to be a place called 'Wally World' in Asheville NC (USA)- when it was open I used to hang out front and look for weed, this poor old Cherokee tribesman who was addicted to the 'firewater' would stagger out each day- when it was condemned and ordered demolished by the state I had some friends who worked on the demolition squad. They told me that there were holes in the walls in the men's room, and when they took the walls down, in behind the wallboard was a three foot deep layer of used syringes accumulated over many years. I have a hard time imagining a bar getting greasier than that... Friggin WALLLY WORLD (holiday rooooaaad- lampoon vacation)

kcrocks · « **Reply #3 on:** Nov 20, 2004, 10:32 AM »

Here's something I consider myself quite an expert. GTPB is quite right Grossmans is (was) the dirtiest drinking hole in the gta. I remember the first time I was there I was about 20 and could not believed the state of the bar. Like GTPB said 1/2 foot of water in the bathroom smelt like ass. I asked our lovely server to empty the ashtray and she emptied it under our table sat down and had a beer with us. They have a band on the weekends called Kid Sebastion and the Happy Pals, a Dixieland band, they wail. Unfortunately Kid died a few years ago and now they are just the Happy Pals. I have been there many times and have an adventure every time I go there. Grossmans have the most varied clientele of any bar.

bigbenjamin · « **Reply #4 on:** Nov 20, 2004, 12:02 PM »

Grossman's Tavern was my church in the late 60s and all through the 70s. A hangout for poets (saw the late, great Milton Acorn receive his "People's Poet" award there),draft dodgers and students, Al Grossman and his sister "Goldie"(Goldie was about 3 1/2 feet tall, not counting here foot and a half high, golden "Marge" hair-do)were like god-parents to all of us regulars. Their hot hamburger plate(open-faced burger with gravy, potatoes and peas =45 cents)kept many of us alive. Pitcher of beer was 1.25, draft was 25 cents. The first band to play there was "The Downchild Blues Band". Grossman built a tiny stage for them in one corner and gave the band free beer as payment. Later "Rough Trade" with Carole Pope became the house-band.
One time when I was very broke, I pawned my typewriter and a couple of cameras to the owner, Al Grossman. He came to my place to make me the no-interest loan. Al had two close relatives who were provincial members of parliament, very red Tories.
Somewhere in the 80s the family sold the place and I stopped going. The Rex Hotel on Queen became my regular watering-hole. The Rex used to be a very tough place. Now it is a respectable jazz bar.
Still miss the original Grossman's. That was a place!!

Cheers!

2StonedBirds · « **Reply #5 on:** Nov 20, 2004, 04:24 PM »

Well, if you ever make your way to Peterborough, you'll find the nastiest bar here to be called the Whitehouse. You'll find a wide slice of clientel from the 17 year olds all the way to the Pumas(tm) Pumas are like cougars, but older, and much uglier

The Whitehouse inherited the title of greasiest from The Red Onion Tavern, or ROT for shot LOL. Several years ago, some people purchased the ROT and changed it into Sin City. It's still kinda greasy, but its the place where all the younger folks go to pick up. It's no longer the stomping grounds for middle-aged men stuck in a Louis L'Amour fantasy

xhippie · « **Reply #6 on:** Nov 20, 2004, 04:38 PM »

i remember a place in central new jersey(usa)that did not even have a name the place was about ten feet wide and maybe thirty feet long it was in a rundown part of a rundown city.the people who ran it did not speak english if you had the money and could say two six pack budweiser they would serve you i would go in there when i was fifteen and buy a case of beer put it in my paper route bag and ride the railroad tracks back to my town on my bicycle!the place was complete with dope dealers hanging around outside(slinging that seedy schwag!)ahhh good times good times!

The Scientist · « **Reply #7 on:** Nov 21, 2004, 01:24 PM »

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Well, if you ever make your way to Peterborough, you'll find the nastiest bar here to be called the Whitehouse....

2StonedBirds took the words right out of my mouth. That place is such a dive. I went there once and laughed so hard.

Becca · « **Reply #8 on:** Nov 21, 2004, 04:00 PM »

Hahahaha, too funny. Sometimes though the "bad" stories are behind the scenes of the bars.

When I was a young 'un of 17+ or so I was privy to more than a few after-hours parties at the bar. The serving personnel, the bouncers, managers ...sniff and snort. I must have had an angel on my shoulder because I always turned down the offers to get high from drugs ..now, alcohol, that's a whole 'nother talk show.

I've done pot, hash and 'shrooms. That's enough for me .. which is funny because I'll drink 'til the cows come home but I won't touch drugs. Weird.

Cheers,
B.

Becca · « **Reply #9 on:** Nov 21, 2004, 04:03 PM »

Oh, in the spirit of the topic, has anyone gone to the Nor-Villa in Winnipeg?

Sleazy, trashy and oh-so-fun! Kevin was the main DJ and used to dedicate songs to me, bless his heart. The behind-scenes of that bar.. you don't wanna know.

Cheers,
B.

Pipes · « **Reply #10 on:** Nov 22, 2004, 02:06 AM »

Quote from: 2StonedBirds

Well, if you ever make your way to Peterborough, you'll find the nastiest bar here to be called the Whitehouse. You'll find a wide slice of clientel from the 17 year olds all the way to the Pumas(tm) Pumas are like cougars, but older, and much uglier The Whitehouse inherited the title of greasiest from The Red Onion Tavern, or ROT for shot LOL. Several years ago, some people purchased the ROT and changed it into Sin City. It's still kinda greasy, but its the place where all the younger folks go to pick up. It's no longer the stomping grounds for middle-aged men stuck in a Louis L'Amour fantasy

Ugh, pumas. Reminds me of a little incident I had in a Kelowna elevator a coupla years ago where several "pumas," as you call them, attempted to make me their prey *shudders* Let's just say it didn't qualify as one of the great moment of my life heh

One place I can think of around here (Abbotsford, B.C.) that qualifies as greazy is a dive called The Station Pub. If you think you've ever seen a disgusting bathroom in your lifetime, think again, 'cuz you've never seen this one. I haven't stepped foot in that shithole in over 3 years, and believe you-me, I'm not about to end that streak. Ugh. Lates.

"...just don't tell your dad, kay?"-Ricky
"No, he's having his alone time with Randy."-Trina

bigbenjamin · « **Reply #11 on:** Nov 23, 2004, 06:09 PM »

Bad toilets, eh? Even Jedi knights dive into a dirty one now and then.

Cheers!

hunnerbun · « **Reply #12 on:** Nov 23, 2004, 07:42 PM »

Uhoh...Pipes...in relation to your age..I think I would qualify as Puma material...

<= slinks back into den....

Pipes · « **Reply #13 on:** Nov 23, 2004, 09:04 PM »

Quote from: hunnerbun

Uhoh...Pipes...in relation to your age..I think I would qualify as Puma material...

<= slinks back into den....

Not even close, hunner. When I say pumas, I'm talking about 50+ year old women, an age you're not even remotely close to. You'd merely qualify as a cougar

Lates.

"Fuck off, I got work to do!"-Cyrus, to just about anyone.

shake · « **Reply #14 on:** Nov 29, 2004, 09:25 AM »

Quote from: bigbenjamin

The first band to play there was "The Downchild Blues Band". Grossman built a tiny stage for them in one corner and gave the band free beer as payment.

bigbenjamin · « **Reply #15 on:** Nov 30, 2004, 11:57 AM »

Quote from: shake

Quote from: bigbenjamin
The first band to play there was "The Downchild Blues Band". Grossman built a tiny stage for them in one corner and gave the band free beer as payment.

Thanks Shake, i did not know "The Blues Brothers" was inspired by Downchild. All those years ago, at Grossman's in the very beginning, "The Hock" was what it was all about. Hock was Donnie Walsh's gigantic brother - Ricky Walsh, and that mofuka could sing! The first little stage that Al Grossman had his waiters cobble together barely supported the Hock's extreme weight - when the Hock moved the whole fucking stage became a trampoline!!!
His pay was all he could eat and drink, the same as the rest of the band. Needless to say, the Hock's pay was always the largest. :P Cheers.

Fishyneil · « **Reply #16 on:** Jun 14, 2008, 12:53 PM »

I was poking around some older threads today and got a kick out of some of these stories. I thought I would resurrect it so newer members could add some fascinating accounts about their experiences with greasy bars. I love hearing stories like these

Fishy

DavidB_Bubbles · « **Reply #17 on:** Jun 14, 2008, 01:38 PM »

Wow you really like to bring up old threads there Fishy

I have to ask you if you really want me to post in this thread. Being a former U.S. Navy sailor and veteran of bars all though SE Asia. Olongapo City, Philippines, Bangkok, and Pattaya Beach, Thailand, Singapore, Mombasa, Kenya

this list can go on but most of my brain cells might be dead or I have sealed off my brain compartment from such memories

Not to mention that this thread could go off color real quick like

Fishyneil · « **Reply #18 on:** Jun 14, 2008, 01:48 PM »

Yes David, there is gold here but sometimes you have to dig for it. As far as you posting in this thread, either of us can quickly move it to "off colour"

I would love to hear some stories of international dives. Post away

Fishy

trice · « **Reply #19 on:** Jun 14, 2008, 02:01 PM »

I never was in a dive bar[hiding, out of shame]

Ole Dirty · « **Reply #20 on:** Jun 14, 2008, 03:09 PM »

Quote from: trice on Jun 14, 2008, 02:01 PM

I never was in a dive bar[hiding, out of shame]

Me neither...

Wait.. I created this thread, shite!

Fishyneil · « **Reply #21 on:** Jun 14, 2008, 05:26 PM »

I saw a lot of bars when I was touring in the 80's. Dealt with all sorts of shitty living conditions. You guys were there for the evening...I had to sleep upstairs at most of those dives. Cockroaches in the luggage, body lice on the blankets, no fucking heat (or A/C), pipes dripping water on your bed, OD's mom banging on my door. (I wouldn't let her out

)
The Gasworks in Toronto was one of the greasiest. I played upstairs and downstairs at that club.
Fishy

trice · « **Reply #22 on:** Jun 14, 2008, 05:30 PM »

Hey O.D. if you started this thread then get yer ass into a dive bar and report back to us...slacker

Ole Dirty · « **Reply #23 on:** Jun 14, 2008, 05:44 PM »

Quote from: trice on Jun 14, 2008, 05:30 PM

Hey O.D. if you started this thread then get yer ass into a dive bar and report back to us...slacker

HAHA, if you look at the date on that first post... You would see it was back in 2004. I have changed "slightly" since then. Don't frequent as many dive bars anymore, not like back then when I had recently dumped my Evil Lesbian Nazi common-law wife, and was back on the market again. I was going to dirty bars back then for what hung out in those dirty bars... Dirty women. I got that out of my system, and settled down with a good lady, kinda too good for me, actually!

and FISHY!!! I TOLD YOU TO STOP TALKING ABOUT YOUR SEXCAPADES WITH MOM!!!!!

Tiggy Puddin · « **Reply #24 on:** Jun 14, 2008, 05:47 PM »

I used to frequent a real greasy bar on the Gulf coast in Florida. It was a typical dive with neon signs, barmaids in hot pants, raw oysters and loads of local characters. We'd start drinking at 11am and finish... well, I'm not sure.

My favourite brawl occured when a drug deal went wrong between a Australian girl and the local dealer - chairs went flying and the police had to hog tie her to get her into the cop car. The guy on stage singing country & western songs didn't flinch, and afterwards improvised a song called "Please Don't Throw That Chair At Me". Good times!

I'm sad to say the bar got closed down by Health & Safety (probably due to the oysters...)

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