This post is going to read more like a segment of Lee Lee the Musical Bee, and less like Linkey-Loos.
So, I was in Minneapolis for work the past 2 or so weeks. While there on a Sunday night, I set out to locate a Twin-Cities classic Country & Western/Rockabilly bar known as Lee's Liquor Lounge. I trudged obliviously through what was apparently the most dangerous part of Minneapolis. Go figure. Lee's neon sign called to me like a siren in the night. I reached my destination, and stepped in out of the cold. The interior was an odd cross between the venerable Demarco's 23 Club in Brisbane, CA, and the Hemlock Tavern. It had a wonderful split-level, 2-sided bar, and a vast wood-paneled main room and dance floor. I sat down and "Bill the Bartender" poured me a stiff Beefeater & Tonic for a paltry $4.25. I glanced up to the dance floor and saw that it was filled with Line Dancers cutting the rug. Old mirrors with forgotten beer advertisers filled the walls. An Elvis booze decanter collection filled a display case above the dance floor. Signs for Pull-Tabs generated extra money.
I checked out the dance scene. Wait a minute.... those are all GUYS!!!! I glanced around confused. Oh great... it's Gay & Lesbian Dance Night. (TNSC member Ty Bardi stated dryly "Isn't all Line Dancing gay?") I decided "What the hell", and stuck around for another while enjoying a scene that doesn't even exist in SF anymore since the demise of the Rawhide II on 7th Street.
Anyway, enough about my MPLS adventures. Next time, I'll get some real Linkey-Loos.
"And there it is in neon,
Liquor, Beer and Wine."
Linkey-Loo Robot -
AJC
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