tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post114255099972985213..comments2024-03-28T18:57:15.124-06:00Comments on Wash Park Prophet: The End Of The Dive Bar Era In Colorado.Andrew Oh-Willekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-1143675822580016972006-03-29T16:43:00.000-07:002006-03-29T16:43:00.000-07:00Listen Anonymous - Some people, like me, enjoy smo...Listen Anonymous - Some people, like me, enjoy smokey dives. Other people, like your mom, enjoy it backwards. I don't smoke or enjoy the stink I bring home from dives like the Ace-Hi in Golden, my favorite. What I do like about these kind of places is the character of them and the characters in them. Probably the best thing about dive bars though is that I know douches like you won't be there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-1143050494246173272006-03-22T11:01:00.000-07:002006-03-22T11:01:00.000-07:00Pretty eloquent article there. But I'm not sure di...Pretty eloquent article there. But I'm not sure dives will really go away. In Boulder, some of them made it, others didn't. The Outback is still there, as is the Dark Horse. Lacky's, the old biker bar in South Boulder, had its patrons move on to Lyons, but not before holding out for a few more years.<BR/><BR/>Having smoking in bars is clinging to the past. Europe? Italy and Ireland have banned smoking in bars. California, New York, Washington, hec, even Utah. Increasingly, smoking in bars is the icon of a backwater place. Austin banned smoking in bars, but not San Antonio.<BR/><BR/>Indoor smoking, like car parts on lawns and marrying inside the family, will be something only the most backwater places on earth have. It's a sign that the government is corrupt and detached from the will of the people. It screams, as much as anything can, "backwards."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-1142899546126080312006-03-20T17:05:00.000-07:002006-03-20T17:05:00.000-07:00There is just something about this that just irrit...There is just something about this that just irritates me.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's this assumption that that "if we just remove the smoke, drinking at a bar would be safe" which seems stupid.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's that lefties cling to this "anti smoking" thing the way conservatives cling to religion: as a way to feel superior to other people..<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's the lefty "nanny-state" bullshit that irritates me.<BR/><BR/>Maybe it's that every time I go to a bar, I get some effete urban liberal asking me for a smoke. Of course he's on his third pint and of course he supports this smoking ban. Non-smokers become smokers around the 3rd pint.<BR/><BR/>Maybe I'm tired of pasty-faced fatasses looking down on me while they gulp down french fries.<BR/><BR/>I'm a liberal. I smoke maybe 5 cigarettes a day. More on the weekends and when I'm drinking. AND I WANT TO GO TO A FUCKING BAR AND HAVE A FUCKING CIGARETTE!!!<BR/><BR/>Is that really so hard to comprehend people??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-1142878986335778422006-03-20T11:23:00.000-07:002006-03-20T11:23:00.000-07:00The Rocky has these articles noting the health imp...The Rocky has these articles <A HREF="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4552292,00.html" REL="nofollow">noting the health impact</A> (shockingly good) and the <A HREF="http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4551723,00.html" REL="nofollow">mixed economic impact</A> of other bans (good for upscale bars, bad for dives).Andrew Oh-Willekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02537151821869153861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14162253.post-1142628136039202382006-03-17T13:42:00.000-07:002006-03-17T13:42:00.000-07:00damn. not that i smoke, but i can be counted among...damn. not that i smoke, but i can be counted among the slysters who frequent filthy bars...i will miss coming home stinky; more often than not, that's all i do bring back to the apt...Dexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18071358071674949414noreply@blogger.com