Georgetown Bars from the 90's

[imref]

So do any of these places still exist?

Samantha's
Mr. Days
LuLu's
Rumors
The Cellar
The Crow Bar
Ha Penny Lion
Sign of the Whale

[aspenbubba]

Not all were in Georgetown

[imref]

Not all were in Georgetown

close, NW D.C.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

I think I was conceived in Sign of the Whale 

[Frau Mau]

I think I was conceived in Sign of the Whale 

And somehow it's still open! 

[Mathguy]

The Saloon was in Georgetown then - it had great jazz performers and a great selection of beer.  Now it's on U St

[imref]

I miss The Bayou.

[mitlen]

I miss The Bayou.

For me, it's the Cellar Door.

[tomterp]

I think I was conceived in Sign of the Whale 

Was there one in DC?  I recall one in Bailey's Crossroads area.

[imref]

Was there one in DC?  I recall one in Bailey's Crossroads area.

so I google sign of the whale D.C. and go to their site.  The first thing that pops up is a phillies fan tailgate to Nats park on August 20.

Sigh...

It's still there, 19th and M NW, but it is a phillies bar.

[tomterp]

I don't recall ever going to a Georgetown bar.  21st Amendment was a place I'd hit once in a while. 

I was more the Old Town type, outside of the College Park era.

[PowerBoater69]

So do any of these places still exist?

Samantha's
Mr. Days
LuLu's
Rumors
The Cellar
The Crow Bar
Ha Penny Lion
Sign of the Whale

Those were the good old days.  I don't think that any of those were in Georgetown though.  Rumors is still around, I'm fairly certain that the rest of them got wiped out by the rise of Adams Morgan and Chinatown.  Back in my 20s those were all the hot spots, brings back memories of Rally in the Alley and the bar crawls.  We used to get sloppy drunk.

[PowerBoater69]

Was there one in DC?  I recall one in Bailey's Crossroads area.

I don't remember one in DC, but there was one on Rt 50 just inside the Beltway.

[PowerBoater69]

The Saloon was in Georgetown then - it had great jazz performers and a great selection of beer.  Now it's on U St

Really?  I had no idea that they were still around.  The Saloon was the one bar in Georgetown that I liked.  Big giant beers and great music.  I remember going there after watching Pink Flamingos, attempting to dull all memories of the previous two hours.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Divine eating dogcrap isn't up your alley?

Really?  I had no idea that they were still around.  The Saloon was the one bar in Georgetown that I liked.  Big giant beers and great music.  I remember going there after watching Pink Flamingos, attempting to dull all memories of the previous two hours.

[imref]

Those were the good old days.  I don't think that any of those were in Georgetown though.  Rumors is still around, I'm fairly certain that the rest of them got wiped out by the rise of Adams Morgan and Chinatown.  Back in my 20s those were all the hot spots, brings back memories of Rally in the Alley and the bar crawls.  We used to get sloppy drunk.

we used to do the DC bar crawl all the time.  I lived in Annandale and would take the train with about 30-40 college buddies.  At some point i always found myself alone, usually at the cellar or at lulu's, then I'd head to farragut west and miraculously find half my group sitting there.

[mitlen]

Before Lulu's   ...   The Deja Vu and Blackies.

[PowerBoater69]

Divine eating dogcrap isn't up your alley?

That wasn't too bad, it was the sphincter dance that scarred me the most.

[KingJeremy]

I miss The Bayou.

This.  I used to see Love Seed Mama Jump there regularly in the late 90s.

Mr. Smith's was my favorite bar around then, with our server, Miguel, who always hooked us up. 

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Motorhead at the Bayou the night of the huge blizzard in '96 was fun.  The roadies were all huddled outside working on a case of Strongbow when I got thrown out the door after my friend kissed a marine's GF's tits.  They gave him a pillow and passed me a cider. 

[imref]

This.  I used to see Love Seed Mama Jump there regularly in the late 90s.

Mr. Smith's was my favorite bar around then, with our server, Miguel, who always hooked us up. 

we used to see Egypt, Everything and BoyOBoy/Fighting Gravity there.

[MarquisDeSade]

...BoyOBoy/Fighting Gravity there.

Ha!  Mike Boyd was my drum instructor for a while.  Great dude, crappy band.