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« Reply #40 on: July 05, 2010, 07:34:47 PM » |
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The sign does have only one f, and it's been there for decades. It's supposed to have two f's, (the original owner, Griff, is Michael Griffin) but the signmaker screwed up and offered it to Griff for half price. Griff has never missed an opportunity to spend less money.
I'm refering to the big sign. The one that's shown here: http://www.facebook.com/g...d=235209522787&v=wallAnd it's spelled with two "F"s. It's always been spelled with two "F"s. Old Griff himself spells his name with two "F"s. |
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« Reply #41 on: July 05, 2010, 07:36:06 PM » |
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Yes he does and yes it is, but if you look at the sign on top of the building (the "Grif's Inn" sign), which is shown in that same picture, you'll see only one f. |
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« Reply #42 on: July 05, 2010, 08:56:37 PM » |
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Yes he does and yes it is, but if you look at the sign on top of the building (the "Grif's Inn" sign), which is shown in that same picture, you'll see only one f.
True, but does that does not matter apparently. |
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« Reply #43 on: July 05, 2010, 09:46:39 PM » |
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The Harp is closer. It's also a good casual neighborhood bar.
And if you happen to be with Chuck you can drop by Decades and Michael's Outpost along the way to remind him of the real Montrose experience.
I'm usually at South Beach, thank you. |
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« Reply #44 on: July 05, 2010, 09:49:25 PM » |
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I'm usually at South Beach, thank you.
The think I liked best about South Beach was that it only took two drinks to get you absolutely blasted. Less time waiting at the bar for a drink. |
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« Reply #45 on: July 05, 2010, 10:03:19 PM » |
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I'm usually at South Beach, thank you.
Huh. I figured you for a Ripcord guy. |
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« Reply #46 on: July 05, 2010, 11:39:03 PM » |
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Huh. I figured you for a Ripcord guy.
That place is SOOOO 2009, pleeease. |
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« Reply #47 on: July 05, 2010, 11:40:24 PM » |
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The think I liked best about South Beach was that it only took two drinks to get you absolutely blasted. Less time waiting at the bar for a drink.
I usually get my appletinis without the ketamine, at least at first. |
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« Reply #48 on: July 06, 2010, 08:20:45 AM » |
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I usually get my appletinis without the ketamine, at least at first.
Turns out I'm quite the mojito guy. Not sure about the Special K. |
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« Reply #49 on: July 06, 2010, 08:44:51 AM » |
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Turns out I'm quite the mojito guy. Not sure about the Special K.
How the worm turns...I though Mojitos were your grandmother's drink of choice. |
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« Reply #50 on: July 06, 2010, 08:47:50 AM » |
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How the worm turns...I though Mojitos were your grandmother's drink of choice.
Actually, I think martinis were the hip drink of her generation. Though my grandmother only kept the whiskey around for "medicinal purposes". |
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« Reply #51 on: July 06, 2010, 09:35:42 AM » |
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Do you know how I know you're all gay?
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« Reply #52 on: July 06, 2010, 09:36:42 AM » |
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Do you know how I know you're all gay?
We've been watching the World Cup? |
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« Reply #53 on: July 06, 2010, 11:21:48 AM » |
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Do you know how I know you're all gay?
We were watching some classic black and white movies this weekend (the missus and me) when my son walks by (the oldest, smart-alec, worldly man about town 16 year old). He notices that we're watching a James Gagney film ("City for Conquest" - nice film, I'd recommend it) and he sits down to watch for a while. We're a bit stunned at this but welcome the addition to our watching party. So they have a scene in the movie that begins outside a nightclub that has a huge neon sign that says "The Gayest Club in Town!". We pause. We wait. Silence. Nothing. Then, not being able to control himself, my son breaks out with a string of "you know how I know..." statements. I laugh, the missus doesn't and my son recovers by saying "It's good to know that that word was used quite often in a good way at one time". |
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« Reply #54 on: July 06, 2010, 11:31:07 AM » |
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Then, not being able to control himself, my son breaks out with a string of "you know how I know..." statements. I laugh, the missus doesn't and my son recovers by saying "It's good to know that that word was used quite often in a good way at one time".
I don't see what's "bad" about the word gay in it's current connotation. |
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« Reply #55 on: July 06, 2010, 11:32:03 AM » |
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I don't see what's "bad" about the word gay in it's current connotation.
You're obviously not 16 years old. |
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« Reply #56 on: July 06, 2010, 11:47:15 AM » |
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You're obviously not 16 years old.
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« Reply #57 on: July 07, 2010, 05:11:09 PM » |
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« Reply #58 on: July 15, 2010, 10:15:17 AM » |
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And the 'Trose hits keep on coming. Now Chances herself is on the market. Interesting that the owner cites increased competition. I didn't know there were any other lesbian bars on town. http://blogs.houstonpress...ar_longtime_lesbian_b.php |
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« Reply #59 on: July 15, 2010, 10:26:02 AM » |
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Chances has seemed to be teetering for the past couple of years at least. Every so often, I'd be driving by on a weekend night and the lights would be off, and the parking lot empty. I wonder if the rise of Anvil, Poison Girl, etc. to the west and the restaurants to the east means that some of the dive-y places on Westheimer are going the way of the buffalo. |
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