The New Hole

[snousle]

Oh wow. Just wow.

En route through SF last night, I stopped very briefly at the Eagle, where I was shamefully neglectful of some people I knew, because all I wanted to do was have a little toke before making my inagural visit to the new Hole In The Wall.

It is magnificent. I had been worried about the fate of the art and ephemera that lined the walls of the old place, but it's been moved and re-applied with the greatest of consideration. The architecture, layout, and lighting is all perfect. It's uncanny - exactly the same bar, only much, much better.

Pity they don't have an outdoor patio - I heard something to the effect there would be one, but there isn't as far as I could see. I guess that would leave no reason to go to the Eagle, right?

This is one of the only places in the world that caters exactly to my tastes. And boy, does that feel nice. My favorite thing there is this tapestry:



You can't see much in this hideously awful phone shot, but you've got a nasty, ragged, snaggle-toothed old miner with a golden football between his legs, looking like he's about to unleash the most apocalyptic scat scene in the history of California. Oooh yeah.

Comments

[gusmacroy.livejournal.com]

Patio was scrapped in the permit scuffle with the neighbors. The smoking room up front was the agreed on arrangement.

[h0gwash.livejournal.com]

Mike's nephew is a total 49er fan and their trailer was stuffed with thousands of $ worth of worthless memorabilia, including this image.

[snousle.livejournal.com]

Smoking room? I must have missed that somehow. Must go back.

Love the icon. ;-)

[snousle.livejournal.com]

Hot. I could seriously get into football if it were more like that.

I can't imagine what it's like to be a typical straight man and be surrounded by arousing images everywhere you go. The Hole is so unusual in that way, being there is like being drunk. Oh wait... well, even without the beer it's pretty intense.

BTW, did you know there's a CHOICE of draft beers now? Two words I've never heard there before: "What kind?" I was nearly paralyzed by the agony of the decision.

[gusmacroy.livejournal.com]

That sort of area in the front of the bar, to the left as you walk in the front door. It has a big open window onto the street and its own half-door into the bar. It's to keep people from being out on the sidewalk smoking.

[progbear.livejournal.com]

Tony’s photo makes him look like Gabby Hayes. Not like I have a problem with that.

[snousle.livejournal.com]

The tapestry definitely looks shaggier (go figure) and not so hard and cold as the poster image.

[h0gwash.livejournal.com]

The proportions seem wider on your image. And your image smells muskier, too.

[barbarian-rat.livejournal.com]

indeed is does

[bbearseviltwin.livejournal.com]

where can I get a camera that records smells? :D

[gloeden.livejournal.com]

I can't lie.
When I saw your subject header all I thought was, "Hey, he's got himself a new man!"