Whence this apparent trend for naming party pubs & clubby night bars in NY for assorted minerals and elements? Is there a primordial yearning for geology hitherto untapped?
For me it conjures up a very literal image of the bar itself, the bit of furniture you set your beverage-glass down on while sitting across from the bartender’s domain, whether by preference of while waiting for an available table: “Hey, come on in, ours is made out of mica!!! You don’t wanna sip your Laphroiag at some indifferently varnished wooden bar, do you?”
Is it a coincidence, including perchance the concidence of me simply having noticed these particular establishments in a large city full of many such businesses? Or ought I to wear a rock-hammer more often if and when I want to take a ride on the wild side?
[ul][li]Legz Diamond Gentlemen’s Club[/li][li]Emerald Inn (On the UWS)[/li][li]I think I recall drinking @ a place called the Old Granite Inn: (But don’t recall where in NYC it is/was)[/li]Most importantly: The Red Rock West: (Where a few Doperbabes danced atop the bar a few Januarys ago)[/ul]
An alumnus of ours has opened a bar in NYC named…wait for it…Opal Bar. No relation, I assume. It’s on East 52nd Street. Next time the Alumni Director talks to the owner I’ll have him ask why.
Ahhhh-hah! [url=]More proof outright tavern name theft is occurring.
I wish this alum good luck. East 52nd. I’ll keep an eye out. If it’s any consolation, he’ll be listed right above Opaline on Ave A and +/- 6th. Speaking of Opaline, there’s a great, inexpensive Japanese restaurant on the ground floor atop Opaline