tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post5420634442728029823..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Slugger AnnJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-69474733026399672202019-03-27T06:07:31.322-04:002019-03-27T06:07:31.322-04:00Only experienced 12th st during my brief 5 year st...Only experienced 12th st during my brief 5 year stint in the east village. Though every time I return i am pleased to see it's still there, unlike so many other places that were around between 2007-2012. <br /><br />Between that time, 12th st became a quasi San Francisco 49er bar on Sundays because across the street was the main 49er bar in the city and would often get packed.. so on Sunday 49er fans would fill in. <br /><br />I watched the Saints - 49ers playoff game there in Jan 2012.. was probably the most exciting game ever and watching it at 12 st is a major memory of mine. Bartender and I hit it off too but I never called her. Elliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05437967863861164041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-62563081616435623842017-04-03T00:28:24.312-04:002017-04-03T00:28:24.312-04:00Ahhhh, SLUGGER ANN'S! If those walls could tal...Ahhhh, SLUGGER ANN'S! If those walls could talk, they'd be screaming! Jackie seemed to enjoy friends dropping in to help pass the time as Curtis would serve up mostly shots and beers, to truckers, cab drivers, and tough looking locals. Slugger Ann and her strange assortment of Chihuahua's would often be there, too. Slugger would warn you against letting "Chi Chi" lick your face if you bent down to pet the little beasts " Chi-Chi's a shit eater!" she'd say.<br />Candy Darling also had a short career bartending there but Slugger Ann told Curtis "That girl is beautiful but she's only wearing a slip to work!" <br />The back of the bar had photos of Slugger Ann, Aunt Josie and Jackie with lots of crazy little knick knacks scattered throughout. The Juke Box was interesting, too - including "Blood Red Roses" from a soundtrack of a movie Jackie recorded for the film.<br />Slugger Ann's apt. connected to the bar and was furnished in a time capsule filled with French Provincial. Occasionally Jackie would hold up in a one room little place on the other side of the bar with an entrance on 12th St.when he was between places(which was often.) Many times, after pulling an all-nighter, I'd escort Jackie to that little place. <br />I remember once Slugger Ann's was even listed on "Places To Visit" for out of towners.<br />I know everyone that lived through that period in New York says the same thing BUT it was a magic and very special time and Jackie had a lot to making it so.SAYZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06329763500010674387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-88318961562663407812017-03-23T18:49:04.486-04:002017-03-23T18:49:04.486-04:00Next door, downstairs, Mie Restaurant, still my fa...Next door, downstairs, Mie Restaurant, still my favorite Japanese restaurant though long gone. It was there for over 35 years, 3 owners, the last owner, Mr Suzuki, was also the sushi chef and a great guy. I think he owned Mie the longest. We were there usually once a week. Slugger Ann's was next door. It was a great time.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313865366552226190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-21544686222582137812014-02-09T20:44:33.301-05:002014-02-09T20:44:33.301-05:00La Bamba is mentioned in the David Wojnarowicz bio...La Bamba is mentioned in the David Wojnarowicz biography by Cythia Carr that every last one of your readers should read. I loved this bit about Slugger Ann's. I hung out there when it was Dick's Bar, after The Bar (also in the Wojnarowicz bio) closed after a fire in the mid-90s. Dick's was famous for strong drinks and up to 5 coke dealers blatantly dealing to all comers. It was a hoot, though there was a lull after they send Carlos up the river. When he was there, he'd take over the men's bathroom and toss out bags of coke and x like he was dealing cards. We even did lines ON the bar! Ah, halcyon memories...Andynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-88653379184531180622014-02-05T20:02:16.932-05:002014-02-05T20:02:16.932-05:00Yeah, it was La Bamba, a drag-queen and punk spot ...Yeah, it was La Bamba, a drag-queen and punk spot where I worked for about two years or so. VERY colorful. The stories I could tell! Even wrote a song about the place, begins:<br /><br />"Paris and Laverne, were sitting at the bar<br />when Donna walked in, she called Paris a whore.<br />It was 4 AM, closing time for a fight.<br />I should have known 'cause it happened most every night.<br />There was no time to think; I jumped across the bar;<br />Put myself between 'em, took a left hook to my jaw.<br />My head was reeling; my ass, it hit the floor.<br />Just a lesson they taught me, one of many more.<br /><br />These women were men, and I was just a boy..."<br /><br />And very briefly, before it was WGAF, we called it "Heaven" after the Talking Heads song and "Pravda" but that was only among the regulars.... no signage for either of these names.<br /><br />Poep Sa Frank Judehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609272991412471770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-54860372400895277692014-02-05T11:46:21.718-05:002014-02-05T11:46:21.718-05:00Wow. Now that's local color!Wow. Now that's local color!Muzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-14107944176035146442014-02-04T12:53:04.221-05:002014-02-04T12:53:04.221-05:00Between La Bamba and Dicks it was known as WGAF (W...Between La Bamba and Dicks it was known as WGAF (Who Give a F...).<br /><br />But Dicks had the best jukebox ever. I miss that place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-356552574061236162014-02-04T11:49:35.494-05:002014-02-04T11:49:35.494-05:00Dragon Bar at one time between Slugger Ann and dic...Dragon Bar at one time between Slugger Ann and dick's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-36312190411844376682014-02-03T21:31:36.630-05:002014-02-03T21:31:36.630-05:00Romy, I knew that one'd be up your alley.Romy, I knew that one'd be up your alley.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-53404794937961941612014-02-03T21:10:53.824-05:002014-02-03T21:10:53.824-05:00One of your best, JM. Wonderful.One of your best, JM. Wonderful.Romy Ashbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06314331752471504621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-90818053783258006602014-02-03T15:51:58.328-05:002014-02-03T15:51:58.328-05:00Yes! LaBamba!!! That was the name of it when I was...Yes! LaBamba!!! That was the name of it when I was there. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-48412709882403004962014-02-03T15:50:40.433-05:002014-02-03T15:50:40.433-05:00This was called something else, I think, between w...This was called something else, I think, between when it was no longer Slugger Ann's and when it became Dick's. I remember going to a couple of film-shorts showings in the back some time in the mid-eighties by M. Henry Jones and someone else. I'm pretty sure it wasn't called Dick's at the time and I'm also pretty sure that the Slugger Ann's decor was long-gone. <br /><br />Anyone else remember that? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-26884105845747230012014-02-03T15:46:53.999-05:002014-02-03T15:46:53.999-05:00That's okay, I don't feel corrected.That's okay, I don't feel corrected.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-85357154078666779062014-02-03T14:54:37.842-05:002014-02-03T14:54:37.842-05:00I hate to correct you JM, but after Slugger Ann...I hate to correct you JM, but after Slugger Ann's, it was probably a number of different venues. In the early 90's, it was a bar called The Dragon Bar (the first place I ever heard both "Smells like Teen Spirit" and "There's No Other Way" by Blur). That closed by 92 or so and THEN it became Dick's.Alex in NYC (Flaming Pablum)http://vassifer.blogs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-31768685031287996822014-02-03T14:20:54.797-05:002014-02-03T14:20:54.797-05:00Between Slugger Ann's and Dick's, there wa...Between Slugger Ann's and Dick's, there was a bar called La Bamba's.<br /><br />I lived on 12th Street and remember the old lady and her dogs sitting in lawn chairs on the sidewalk out the bar on hot days. There were several yappy chihuahuas running around and getting yelled at.<br /><br />Quite a few very interesting people live(d) in that immediate vicinity.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02121677765340808430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-89256446504177874132014-02-03T11:49:33.983-05:002014-02-03T11:49:33.983-05:00NE corner at 2nd Ave and 12th, I think.NE corner at 2nd Ave and 12th, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-69911101892250491042014-02-03T10:59:14.304-05:002014-02-03T10:59:14.304-05:00Isn't that the NE corner?Isn't that the NE corner?kingofnycabbiesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-83241641614387773712014-02-03T08:05:35.509-05:002014-02-03T08:05:35.509-05:00Swell remembrance. Hope the film gets made.Swell remembrance. Hope the film gets made.Ms.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09479767121319709878noreply@blogger.com