tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post277325968295731820..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Absinthe at Otway'sJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-27217411259938134632012-02-24T12:18:21.313-05:002012-02-24T12:18:21.313-05:00Thank Anon..Had a feeling there was a little (lot)...Thank Anon..Had a feeling there was a little (lot) of touchy-feely bullshit being posted about this place. The so-called LES hipsters chime in together en-mass as to hwat is desirable and what is-not. Talk about the antithesis of the whole LES spirit.<br />Thanks to you I probably wont visit this so-called hipster's tavern. A rip-off is a rip-off.OWRnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-14435175349393097022012-02-06T10:31:52.246-05:002012-02-06T10:31:52.246-05:00Interesting how when one of the old neighborhood c...Interesting how when one of the old neighborhood characters (and I like Lor, a lot!) is serving overpriced drinks (some of his Absinthe is like $40 a bottle and he sells it at $20 a shot, or that Talisker - it's $180 a bottle, why is a shot $100?) and making up mostly bogus historical details (like telling you Trotsky lived upstairs, which is false as you can easily check) it's fine, but if it's a hipster then it's the end of the world. ;)<br /><br />Why is nobody coming in? because the decor is horrendous (those tablecloths with the flower vase make you cringe, don't they?) and the signs look like they've been designed by a madman. If it's even open then the crowd at the bar (when there is a crowd) is always made up of older neighborhood crazies, or it's just Lor standing there like the ghost of Christmas past, which is even worse...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-19656585292881124502012-01-24T09:08:32.185-05:002012-01-24T09:08:32.185-05:00They stopped showing movies? I need to get out mor...They stopped showing movies? I need to get out more!Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12270771589042517138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-70194569208998779132012-01-24T00:02:23.705-05:002012-01-24T00:02:23.705-05:00definitely not a hipster joint. but I do wish he&#...definitely not a hipster joint. but I do wish he'd do movies at Theater 80 instead of plays. Sorry, my prejudice - I think that would be a better use of the theater. I remember the classic double features they used to play there in the mid-80s - it was magic to see them in that environment. - BNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-28875115955695111772012-01-23T20:31:31.154-05:002012-01-23T20:31:31.154-05:00i have been around new york a long time, i have 6t...i have been around new york a long time, i have 6th sense. the place is cool. have not been there but just look how nice it is inside. the music is low the lighting is good. i think if there were shrieking cell ring tones, the owner would stop that right away. i dont think he needs the additional business. AND i do agree w/anon 6:54pm. we also want to see places which may be expensive as well. this blog is not always new york on the cheap. & cheap does not always mean cool.laurannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-78353289042534166292012-01-23T20:26:40.245-05:002012-01-23T20:26:40.245-05:00you know what they say--"absinthe makes the h...you know what they say--"absinthe makes the heart grow fonder."<br /><br />sorry, i couldn't resist.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-71049602936296918502012-01-23T20:19:13.822-05:002012-01-23T20:19:13.822-05:00Thanks. Have never had absinthe, but this sounds l...Thanks. Have never had absinthe, but this sounds like a good place.onemorefoldedsunsethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05995652957356064546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-47232132879205544492012-01-23T20:06:50.300-05:002012-01-23T20:06:50.300-05:00if you went there and you knew Otway, you would no...if you went there and you knew Otway, you would not think "hipster" in the least.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-66411966855446185022012-01-23T19:59:31.645-05:002012-01-23T19:59:31.645-05:00You're right, that was an annoying comment I l...You're right, that was an annoying comment I left. This place seems cool and for all I know isn't expensive.<br /><br />But you have to admit it's kinda hipstery, and not TOO far removed from some of the stuff that draws Jeremiah's ire.Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-45695705379698858232012-01-23T17:00:44.318-05:002012-01-23T17:00:44.318-05:00Now I am confused. You are all praising an expensi...Now I am confused. You are all praising an expensive hipster spot. What gives?Brendannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-49797883722224143832012-01-23T16:50:19.735-05:002012-01-23T16:50:19.735-05:00"J" do they have cell phone chargers? &a..."J" do they have cell phone chargers? & will he ask people to leave when they behave like idiots?laurannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-27863367340396588682012-01-23T16:07:08.022-05:002012-01-23T16:07:08.022-05:00A lovely spot, indeed. I appreciate all that Lorca...A lovely spot, indeed. I appreciate all that Lorcan is doing with Theatre 80.EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-88657134728612927072012-01-23T15:35:07.847-05:002012-01-23T15:35:07.847-05:00Very cool..must check this out.Very cool..must check this out.Melaniehttp://melaniemusings2.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-100221371061281762012-01-23T14:16:19.903-05:002012-01-23T14:16:19.903-05:00@ Marty -- I only take cash. But you'll get an...@ Marty -- I only take cash. But you'll get an associate producer credit and you'll receive a DVD of the event taking place PLUS you get a mention on the blogosphere. (I think I may have had one too many absinthe or I probably need one now.)esquared™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03535683572170541615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-45484893216217747042012-01-23T13:59:06.340-05:002012-01-23T13:59:06.340-05:00This is a great place and esquared, if you start t...This is a great place and esquared, if you start that Kickstarter campaign, I'll be the first to donate!Marty Wombacherhttp://www.martyafterdark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-59482050883828367112012-01-23T13:39:14.716-05:002012-01-23T13:39:14.716-05:00Lorcan Otway! Really? I used to read his Quaker bl...Lorcan Otway! Really? I used to read his Quaker blog years ago - he was something of a gadfly in the online community of Friends, and I always enjoyed reading what he had to say because he was one of the few people who would refuse to budge on his principles. Plus, he seems to genuinely enjoy people. So glad to see that this is where he's ended up. Sounds like the perfect thing for him (and the EV, too).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-49171733784148684922012-01-23T13:05:13.336-05:002012-01-23T13:05:13.336-05:00"Bohemian" fire ritual aside (a concessi..."Bohemian" fire ritual aside (a concession, I'm guessing, to the woo-hoosery) the place sounds wonderful.<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/7onp6t2<br /><br />Look forward to dropping by.BrooksNYChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001832037256411973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-87972770866865787202012-01-23T12:55:26.894-05:002012-01-23T12:55:26.894-05:00true, i hesitated about posting it for that reason...true, i hesitated about posting it for that reason. but i think it's douchebag-proof. the music is Celtic folk and quiet. and Otway really chats you up. i don't think the DBs will stick around much.Jeremiah Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-1302117099765435362012-01-23T12:46:30.230-05:002012-01-23T12:46:30.230-05:00A wonderful post, but part of me fears it will dis...A wonderful post, but part of me fears it will disappear now that you've mentioned it.<br />Or get swamped by texting douchebags looking for the next "undiscovered" establishment to drain the lifeblood out of.<br />Some places are better left alone.<br />Great post, though.Caleohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444665611094048421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-43830392566052187372012-01-23T12:42:45.952-05:002012-01-23T12:42:45.952-05:00Been going there since last year, but haven't ...Been going there since last year, but haven't been announcing it since I want to keep it to myself before the douchebaggery of the weekends discover it. I have seen tourists and weekend revelers peering into the Tavern, but I guess they're intimidated or turned-off once they see it's not a "loungy" place or that there's no Bud or PBR, which I guess is good for me, but bad for the Tavern. <br /><br />Absinthe is perfect to be soddened and benumbed, esp. to counter what has happened in NYC/EV. <br /><br />I'd love to try the 100 dollar shot of 25 year old Talisker Single Malt Scotch Whiskey. Can I fund that thru Kickstarter?esquared™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03535683572170541615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-37398954860174579882012-01-23T11:35:56.659-05:002012-01-23T11:35:56.659-05:00Oh hell yes. Sounds wonderful. Even to an absinthe...Oh hell yes. Sounds wonderful. Even to an absinthe-loather like me.marjoriehttp://www.marjorieingall.comnoreply@blogger.com