tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post7578971457278740107..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Swizzle at Sardi'sJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-68369427823082702662018-12-12T15:30:41.972-05:002018-12-12T15:30:41.972-05:00Had some nice times at Sardi's while a college...Had some nice times at Sardi's while a college student in NYC. I couldn't really afford the menu prices or even the price of a drink, but I managed to weedle a "split" beer out of them now and then. The fine British actor Alan Webb fed me at the bar a few times, as I probably looked like a starving waif in 1968. Nice memories of Sardi's past. Vince Sadi Jr. was a fine host.Kevin Childs - 4asap.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13582439802689201499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-69642208253643084652011-04-23T17:33:20.841-04:002011-04-23T17:33:20.841-04:00You can still get nice, heraldic-topped swizzle st...You can still get nice, heraldic-topped swizzle sticks in the King Cole Room at the St. Regis. Admittedly the prices are a bit stiff for just a swizzle stick, but you can nearly make a meal from their nut bowls--the macadamias alone.The All-Seeing Eye, Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13830337758736267524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-50313068921697161732011-04-21T13:06:40.316-04:002011-04-21T13:06:40.316-04:00Checked out Matchbook Museum via EVG. Once, in NYC...Checked out Matchbook Museum via EVG. Once, in NYC, there were match books with: HELP STAMP OUT VD!<br />More ephemera: a neighbor had shopping bags: JUDY BOND IS ON STRIKE. DON'T BUY JUDY BOND BLOUSES! Said the bags were once seen all over the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-91950427666333040752011-04-21T08:27:22.098-04:002011-04-21T08:27:22.098-04:00thanks Lisanne. to anyone who's putting swizzl...thanks Lisanne. to anyone who's putting swizzle sticks, matchbooks, napkins, etc., in the photo pool, please just drop me a line when you do. i don't look at the photo pool as often as i should and don't want to miss it. thanks.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-66805330339358093922011-04-21T08:25:12.851-04:002011-04-21T08:25:12.851-04:00Grieve's taken the matchbook suggestion and ru...Grieve's taken the matchbook suggestion and run with it. check it out:<br /><br />http://evgrieve.com/2011/04/matchbook-made-in-new-york.htmlJeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-79084586577594350282011-04-20T22:13:27.098-04:002011-04-20T22:13:27.098-04:00I have alot of old matchbook covers, swizzlesticks...I have alot of old matchbook covers, swizzlesticks and even some old menus from my grandmother who saved everything...stay tuned for some photos in your pool!lisannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-77307363850311556112011-04-20T20:31:53.180-04:002011-04-20T20:31:53.180-04:00J, back to matchbooks for a minute. In my collecti...J, back to matchbooks for a minute. In my collection, I have one from ARTHUR. Does anyone remember ARTHUR? Well before Studio 54 et al, there was ARTHUR, owned by Sybil Burton Christopher. It was the middle of the decade, the 60's were just beginning to swing. Girls wore short dresses and geometric haircuts. Wish I had a swizzle stick from there!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-4748354621868768072011-04-20T07:23:00.956-04:002011-04-20T07:23:00.956-04:00thanks Goggla--can't wait to see those babies....thanks Goggla--can't wait to see those babies.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-48677269415287946762011-04-19T14:36:48.172-04:002011-04-19T14:36:48.172-04:00@Jeremiah - I'll contact my dad. I do remembe...@Jeremiah - I'll contact my dad. I do remember many of the sticks and napkins being from NYC (and Chicago). He used to host happy hours where guests had the pleasure of picking out their swizzle sticks (and were told sternly not to break them).Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-79265647052023970132011-04-19T14:34:53.760-04:002011-04-19T14:34:53.760-04:00@Anonymous 1:51pm: Please send in some photos of y...@Anonymous 1:51pm: Please send in some photos of your swizzle sticks, I'd love to see your collection. They sound cool as hell. Goggla, you too! All of a sudden I'm obsessed with swizzle sticks!Marty Wombacherhttp://www.martyafterdark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-79194196588001651142011-04-19T14:23:45.979-04:002011-04-19T14:23:45.979-04:00and cocktail napkins, too!and cocktail napkins, too!Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-54635590801835713262011-04-19T14:23:08.741-04:002011-04-19T14:23:08.741-04:00Swizzle stick people, it'd be great if you cou...Swizzle stick people, it'd be great if you could take photos of your NYC-specific sticks and send them in, or add them to this blog's flickr pool, so we can enjoy them. Would love to see them.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-83797186508968080372011-04-19T13:51:04.002-04:002011-04-19T13:51:04.002-04:00Great post! I'm the commenter on swizzle stick...Great post! I'm the commenter on swizzle sticks. My collection has many of places gone by. Sardi'a EAST. Top of the Sixes. Trader Vic's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-62765265815168427782011-04-19T13:41:07.696-04:002011-04-19T13:41:07.696-04:00Jose is one of the essential New Yorkers.Jose is one of the essential New Yorkers.Sneakeaternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-19655801776212591282011-04-19T12:58:36.161-04:002011-04-19T12:58:36.161-04:00My father has a huge collection of swizzle sticks ...My father has a huge collection of swizzle sticks and cocktail napkins dating back to the 50s and 60s (from many cities)...they amused me as a kid, but now I'm thinking we ought to mount them under glass or something.Laura Goggin Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15517481509431547970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-19797364986631590742011-04-19T12:54:13.085-04:002011-04-19T12:54:13.085-04:00"Thank God we don't get that crowd in her..."Thank God we don't get that crowd in here."<br /><br />This sounds like my kind of place! I wonder if those places that Anonymous got glass swizzle sticks are still there? I don't think I've ever seen a glass swizzle stick and now I must find one! Great post!Marty Wombacherhttp://www.martyafterdark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-10929035940410940282011-04-19T12:50:25.154-04:002011-04-19T12:50:25.154-04:00Practically the last oasis standing in the hell th...Practically the last oasis standing in the hell that is Times Sq. It's a mystery why Sardi's is still this good, but it is. José is one of our all-time favorite bartenders, a hard-working and elegant man. Last time I was in there we got to talking about what a tough time our President has been getting, and he looked like he was going to kiss me when he realized I came to praise Obama, not slam him.Grade "A" Jonnyhttp://grade-a-fancymag.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-23882579700408829242011-04-19T11:01:49.831-04:002011-04-19T11:01:49.831-04:00Those restroom signs are the best. Need to pay the...Those restroom signs are the best. Need to pay them another visit. The bar, not the restrooms.EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-80900799257907741522011-04-19T10:56:50.313-04:002011-04-19T10:56:50.313-04:00What a happy post, J.
For years, New Yorkers hav...What a happy post, J. <br /><br />For years, New Yorkers have written off Sardi's as a "just" a tourist haunt. The trick, as you discovered, is to drop in during the slow hours. Then Sardi's still feels like what it is: one of the Theater District's last surviving links to an older New York, and a <i>good old dame</i> of a place.<br /><br />The food is pricey and nothing special, although actors can still eat from a reduced "Actors' Menu" by flashing their union cards.<br /><br />I've had that Joyce Randolph article in my files ever since it appeared in the Times. It still touches me.BrooksNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001832037256411973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-83003902769184088842011-04-19T10:43:03.777-04:002011-04-19T10:43:03.777-04:00Where is the "like" button? :) I collect...Where is the "like" button? :) I collect a bit of old barware and swizzle sticks. And inherited a few from the golden Las Vegas years from the in-law fam.chummy's mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10847094429288177924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-40780782022762549812011-04-19T09:41:16.960-04:002011-04-19T09:41:16.960-04:00Great one Jeremiah. Sardis also has good food and ...Great one Jeremiah. Sardis also has good food and I like the place, although I have not been there in quite a while.Melaniehttp://melaniemusings2.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-83225628280934642862011-04-19T08:39:41.243-04:002011-04-19T08:39:41.243-04:00thanks Jay. what'll ya have?thanks Jay. what'll ya have?Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-68905346427670693892011-04-19T07:51:13.445-04:002011-04-19T07:51:13.445-04:00Thank you. The Little Bar (what a gem!) is Joyce R...Thank you. The Little Bar (what a gem!) is Joyce Randolph's place. "Jeremiah's" is mine to hang out and savor the real deal (albeit from afar). Lovely reminiscence.JayVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16753772040877404841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-6131914212187761752011-04-19T07:40:15.037-04:002011-04-19T07:40:15.037-04:00Great write up. I even have glass ones with the w...Great write up. I even have glass ones with the writing on the side.<br />Zuccas Rest.118 W 49th<br />Wonder Tavern 968-3rd Ave @ 58th St.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com