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re: Explain to me the desire to go to a ‘Dive Bar’???
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:01 pm to PortHudsonPlaya
Posted on 12/10/18 at 10:01 pm to PortHudsonPlaya
I don't get the appeal of going to bars period. I can drink at my house or on my boat.
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Posted on 12/10/18 at 11:12 pm to VABuckeye
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That one is at the extreme east end of Roatan. Love places like that. They appreciate any business you give them.
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Roatan
I had to look this up. How does one end up on an island off the coast of Honduras? I know you are the resident Caribbean expert, do you just sail around the entire Caribbean finding beautiful low key spot? Or is it a word of mouth thing?
Intrigued.
Posted on 12/10/18 at 11:12 pm to PortHudsonPlaya
Posted on 12/11/18 at 8:15 am to fallguy_1978
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no one under 35 calls it a "bar room."
I just call it a bar. I'm over 35 though
exactly. so am I.. this "dive" term was never a thing back in the day. We just went to the bar.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 8:21 am to PetroBabich
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I don't get the appeal of going to bars period. I can drink at my house or on my boat.
Non-sociopathic people crave human interaction
Posted on 12/11/18 at 8:25 am to sealawyer
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Cheap drinks where you can get fricked up without running into anyone that matters.
This
Posted on 12/11/18 at 8:40 am to PetroBabich
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I don't get the appeal of going to bars period. I can drink at my house or on my boat.
they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone
Posted on 12/11/18 at 8:41 am to PortHudsonPlaya
quote:you have reached volod status for suckage
PortHudsonPlaya
Congrats
Posted on 12/11/18 at 8:47 am to bayouvette
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this "dive" term
that term has been around at least as long as I've been going to bars, many, many moons
Posted on 12/11/18 at 8:50 am to sealawyer
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Cheap drinks where you can get fricked up without running into anyone that matters.
Ironically dive bars end up turning into extremely clickish and incestuous places with all the regulars fighting and frickin and getting butthurt about high school level drama
I used to bartend at one and you would’ve thought it was a soap opera how much drama was always going on.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 8:53 am to WaltTeevens
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I think "neighborhood bar" is a better term. A lot of regulars...zero pretention. People of all types coming in and getting a buzz on.
Occasionally someone gets assaulted in the parking lot. It happens. You mop up the blood and move on.
This is a great description. I can go to mine in my suit after work and sit next to a construction guy covered in dirt and the neighborhood 65 year old alcoholic widow and we shoot the shite about whatever.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 8:58 am to wildtigercat93
Very true.
I like dive bars, but they kinda remind me of soul food joints in the sense that a lot of people talk about how much they love them because they think it’s cool to be in the know about something less known.. even if the place actually sucks. A good dive bar is awesome, but being a dumpy small bar doesn’t automatically make a place a good dive bar IMO. Just like a good soul food restaurant is great, but some shithole melting kraft singles on spaghetti and dumping cans of veggies into a pot doesn’t deserve praise just because you feel cool for going somewhere most don’t know about.
I like dive bars, but they kinda remind me of soul food joints in the sense that a lot of people talk about how much they love them because they think it’s cool to be in the know about something less known.. even if the place actually sucks. A good dive bar is awesome, but being a dumpy small bar doesn’t automatically make a place a good dive bar IMO. Just like a good soul food restaurant is great, but some shithole melting kraft singles on spaghetti and dumping cans of veggies into a pot doesn’t deserve praise just because you feel cool for going somewhere most don’t know about.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 9:07 am to PortHudsonPlaya
RIP John's Barn. Great place to end a night. You had to know which way the floor tilted to play pool.
This post was edited on 12/11/18 at 9:09 am
Posted on 12/11/18 at 9:43 am to IllegalPete
I like to research different places to go. We have Islands we visit over and over but we like to mix it up with new places. When I get to an island I’ll get a car or in the case of Roatan a local to drive us around. I love finding those little hole in the wall places.
I’m not a guy that you will find at a resort. I’ll rent a house get a Jeep and go.
I’m not a guy that you will find at a resort. I’ll rent a house get a Jeep and go.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:26 am to TheCaterpillar
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I can go to mine in my suit after work and sit next to a construction guy covered in dirt and the neighborhood 65 year old alcoholic widow and we shoot the shite about whatever.
Yeah you can meet some characters. Met a guy who played with Jackie Robinson at one I used to visit out in the boonies. Dive bars are a great slice of Americana.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:51 am to bayouvette
I've heard of dives my whole life.
Basically, any of the places still left on Fourth Street in Harvey/Marrero.
High Roller Stag Bar in Gretna.
Basically, any of the places still left on Fourth Street in Harvey/Marrero.
High Roller Stag Bar in Gretna.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 10:54 am to redstick13
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RIP John's Barn
finally somebody else... i mentioned it in the other thread... good times...
Posted on 12/11/18 at 11:02 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Most "dive bars" tend to have a lot of regulars and are more like hanging out at someones house than being at a bar imo. Less stupid people acting out, cheaper drinks (usually), better conversation, etc.
Posted on 12/11/18 at 11:05 am to PetroBabich
quote:I bet you're fun IRL.
I don't get the appeal of going to bars period
Posted on 12/11/18 at 11:19 am to RedPop4
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High Roller Stag Bar in Gretna.
One of my earliest memories of a "dive" bar.
My dad drug me in there when I was about 10-11 during a parade, when mardi gras parades still went though Old Gretna, because I had to pee. The reason I remember is, the pisser was an old oil drum barrel that you just peed down into. Dad bought a beer and we left and watched the rest of the parade.
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