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Ha! I went to the Bitter End once... to hear The Irish Rovers!
Talk about deja-vu!
posted by
Ciel
on January 25, 2012 at 7:23 AM
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Re: It was magical! The Bitter End - and several blocks away the
little theaters for The Fantastiks and Dames at Sea - all very small and intimate. Quite an experience!
posted by
2902
on January 24, 2012 at 11:50 PM
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that must have been a real experience to actually go there and hear those types of musicians. 
posted by
mariss9
on January 24, 2012 at 9:18 PM
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Re: Do you still have folk music there?
Unfortunately, no - not as a popular thing, anyway.
posted by
2902
on January 24, 2012 at 6:02 PM
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Do you still have folk music there?
posted by
Straightforward
on January 24, 2012 at 5:55 PM
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Re: "Those were the days, my friend/we thought they'd never end..."
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posted by
2902
on January 24, 2012 at 2:17 PM
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Re: Troosha, I promised Clare M I'd never tell.
posted by
2902
on January 24, 2012 at 2:15 PM
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Re: Well,young blogger, when you come on your visit, we'll
make a point of going to Greenwich Village, but I'm not taking you to the bitter end.
posted by
2902
on January 24, 2012 at 2:14 PM
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Re: It was real all right, and serendipity was the right word for it.
posted by
2902
on January 24, 2012 at 2:12 PM
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If I didn't know it was that kind of club, I'm not sure I'd be quick to agree on hearing the name. Then again, in the 60's, I think I agreed to everything with much enthusiasm!
I do like what the poem is saying.
posted by
adnohr
on January 24, 2012 at 2:03 PM
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Was ignorance, in this case, bliss?
posted by
Troosha
on January 24, 2012 at 11:21 AM
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Nice Bob and an explanation was truly helpful for we young bloggers.
posted by
C_C_T
on January 24, 2012 at 8:25 AM
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Wonderful! I like the reality in this one
posted by
lionreign
on January 24, 2012 at 8:05 AM
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Interesting. You know that name Whisky-aGoGo reminded me
of something strange about The Bitter End - they had no cover charge and - maybe because they'd lost their liquour license - they served only expensive ice cream stuff!Very strange.
posted by
2902
on January 24, 2012 at 6:54 AM
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My favorite hangout, in the 60's anyway, was the Whiskey-A-Go Go in LA on sunset strip, but I do like the Irish Rovers and loved this poem of yours, it kind of hit the spot so to speak.
posted by
UtahJay
on January 24, 2012 at 5:50 AM
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Re: If time travel were possible,
Yeah, I loved that stuff. Someone explained its passing by saying it grew too self-righteous and preachy. He has a point, but it's not the whole story. Ever see the movie A Mighty Wind? It's a sendup - a bunch of folkies get together years later for a concert .It's really funny, but follows the writer's usual pattern (I can't remember his name) of suddenly getting nasty at the very end. Two similar movies of his are Best in Show (about show dogs) and another about amateur theatricals. I forget the title.
posted by
2902
on January 24, 2012 at 5:08 AM
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If time travel were possible,
I'd take myself to The Bitter End and listen to all those fabulous acts.
posted by
Pat_B
on January 24, 2012 at 4:42 AM
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