Thursday, March 26, 2020

The Times They Are a Changin' II


Saying good bye to an old friend.

Touchless takeout?

NOW we're talkin' !!!


(Links by Lake)








    








"It's hard to believe I've gone and done it again
 Went to a place to see all of my friends
 One little sip and now look at me
 If this bar were school I'd have a degree!"



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, March 19, 2020

The Times They Are a Changin'


REALLY BAD BAR NEWS!!!

But we have an alternative, or two.


And you can support local watering holes 
and others impacted. 

Be safe out there!

(Links by Lake)








  








"I'm the baddest of the bad since you've been gone,
 The baddest of the bad since you've been gone.
 I lay around here and I just drink beer
 The baddest of the bad since you've been gone.


Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, March 12, 2020

Corona™ Virus


Just say NO!!!

I've seen this all before...

Bad bar news #1
Bad bar news #2

Jay - Any East Bay Beer Rides soon?

(Links by Lake)








  





"My right hand holds a cold Corona™ bottle
 My left hand holds a half a fifth of Gin
 My right arm reaches out for her love only
 But my left still embraces a life of sin."


Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, March 05, 2020

Wednesday Night Social Club?!?


The Page is calling...octogenarians!!

Anchors Aweigh!!  (The non-glass spin is rather clever.) 


Get RIPPPPED!!! (great interview)



(Links by Lake)









 

"
Hey, Mister Bartender
 Please don't be so slow
 I got time for one more round
 And a six pack to go."



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, February 27, 2020

All Work and No Play Makes Jack a Dull Boy

... indeed!!  It's ANOTHER one of "those weeks."







Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC






Thursday, February 20, 2020

Suds McKenzie


Yay for beer!!


Boo for beer!!


Awesome "analog" SF pocket guide.



(Links by Lake)








 

"My beer holder's getting bigger everyday

 It works better with each beer I put away
 Look here dear, I can set my beer right here and it stays
 My beer holder's getting bigger everyday."



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, February 13, 2020

Ooga Chaka!!


Finally?  After 24 years?!?

The answer is 18.

Another SF dive bar saved!!!

















"I'm just happy to he beer
 Home for the nest of the right...
 I'll explain in the morning,

 Because the kitchen bright's too light."



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, February 06, 2020

Wyld Stallyns


If you don't already have Easter plans, why not spend it with John Waters?


An incredibly spot-on prediction of the future from 31 years ago.

Here they come again...robotic bartenders. 

Check out THIS "most excellent" phone booth.













"A long black limousine
 And there's a demon at the wheel
 And ol' sly Satan's in the back
 He says he wants to make a deal."




Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, January 30, 2020

It's a Beautiful World


Go Gerry!!!


Good bar behavior


Bad bar behavior.



(Links by Lake)








 

"It's a beautiful world we live in
 A sweet romantic place
 Beautiful people everywhere
 The way they show they care
 Makes me want to say
 It's a beautiful world

 For you."


Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, January 23, 2020

I Forgot..,Oh yeah...Chatterbox.


Crack a book, maybe?


Bad club news.


GO 9'ers!!!



(Links by Lake)








 

"Baby boom or 'X',
 I don't know what I am,
 All i need to know is when it's time to slam,
 Threw a little party cause it just felt right,
 It lasted ten years and it's goin' on tonight!!"



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, January 16, 2020

End(s) of an Era?


Weirdest bar closure ever?  
Or IS it?


Not closed YET!!!


(Beefeater) Hat Tip.



(Links by Lake)








 

"Hey, buddy do you got the time?
 No I don't got a watch can you spare a dime,
 But I got two olives and a couple of limes,
 Guessin' that means it's Martini time!!"



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, January 09, 2020

Pie Chart


Thank you, Florida.


And in other za economic news...

3.14 and you.











"I said, 'Beer, write me a hit.'
 Beer said, 'Jim, then you better get lit.'
 I proceeded to pound one down
 And ordered us another round."




Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, December 19, 2019

Zipped


Seek out xtra holiday cheer in SF this season.


Mandatory blackouts.

What it's like to work at a Christmas themed bar.

27 dive bars in SF for your consideratio . 


(Links by Lake)










"I wanna get drunk tonight
 I wanna get zipped up real tight
 I wanna think not quite right
 And have my troubles burn up into flame"



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, December 12, 2019

Tiny Little Elves


Bahhh...HUMBUG!!!


Bar humbug. 

TNSC fellow traveller?

(Links by Lake)




"Don't store the whiskey bottles on the lowest lying shelves
 Easily accessible to tiny little elves
 Neighbors start to gossip when our children start to play
 Crown Royal bags aren't mittens on a cold winter's day"




Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, December 05, 2019

Gin & Juice


Lullaby renditions of Snoop Dogg.


The only way to fly.  (WTF?!?)

The only way to eat?











"Rolling down the street, smoking Indo, 
 Sipping on gin and juice, laid back 
 With my mind on my money
 And my money on my mind"



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, November 21, 2019

Red Roses for Me


Barbot. (now a reality)


Giving back. (keeping it local)

Is this a good idea?

(Links by Lake™)

























"I am going, I am going
 Any which way the wind may be blowing
 I am going, I am going
 Where streams of whiskey are flowing."



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, November 14, 2019

Rocket Science


A cocktail lounge on BART?!?  Sign me up!!


Space and aging.














"Cruisin’ downtown, Everyone sees
 Everyone's gotta car wants a piece of me
 Radio stays on hillbilly bop
 Stickshift pokin' through the old rag top
 Like A Rocket!!"



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, November 07, 2019

Bar None


Toronado is still in high gear.


Stocks & Bonds.

Some things never change.

Others unfortunately do.

(Links by Lake™)


























"Come take a ride, take a ride with me
 Come take a ride we don't have to go far.
 Come take a ride, take a ride with me
 Reverend Horton Heat's big blue car!!"


Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC



Thursday, October 31, 2019

Smoked Links


Spooky bar news.


Out of the frying pan and into the fire.

How to help.  (TNSC Public Service Announcement)

(Links by Lake™)





















"Going up to Lousiana,
 With a pool room key,
 To see the beer drinking guru,
 Who put a spell on me.



Linkey-Loo Robot -

AJC