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[AllseeingEye]

We popped in a couple of times but Vertigo was a dead zone; the Sub Pub 'vibe' we had in the early-mid 80's was long gone by then unfortunately.

 

From the useless trivia vault Felicitas got its name from an ex-maintenance/cleaning lady named Felicita Gomez who worked there from 1967-89. She was a tiny and feisty spark-plug of a woman, originally emigrating with her husband from Spain. Great person, kind of an unofficial den mother to those of us who both worked and frequented the pub - which was waaay too much for me from 1981-6. Thursday night student "sub pub" nights were epic in those days. Between the lounge and the pub we were easily jamming 500+ people in there, far beyond the legal capacity, lol. We had some great bands in there too including a top notch ska-reggae outfit called "Bad English". Great memories....

[VicHockeyFan]

1976:

 

[VicHockeyFan]

We should phone some of these ph #'s and see if they deliver.

 

EDIT:  Chef's Table ph# is now Pacifica Dental.  Not likely to deliver.

[Nparker]

Now where have I seen this place recently?

 

[Bingo]

We should phone some of these ph #'s and see if they deliver.

 

EDIT:  Chef's Table ph# is now Pacifica Dental.  Not likely to deliver.

 

My favourite item on the menu is rack of lamb. At Ivanhoe's - $13 for two

[VicHockeyFan]

This week, 1986.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[VicHockeyFan]

So it was back in 1984, a young VHF and few friends piled into a car and we went to Seattle. Our destination was a much-heard-about underage bar called "Scoochies" in downtown Seattle, we had heard the ads on Seattle radio.

 

Anyway, we got there and it was a bit of a bust, being rookies, I think we got there way too early and were almost the only ones there.

 

BUT, it was the first time we heard of this singer called Madonna (ya, I know she had one album prior, and it was/is great, but we did not really listen to it until her second album).

 

This was the song playing at Scoochies as we hung out all by ourselves.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHW5RVvg2v4

 

More on the place, from Seattle's PI:   http://www.seattlepi...use-3894066.php

[VicHockeyFan]

My Bar on Gorge Rd. has been hit with some type of closure order.

[aastra]

Sorry to hear about Your Bar.

[Mike K.]

It's not His Bar.

[aastra]

My Bad.

[VicHockeyFan]

Anyway, it's not like this place set The Bar very high for style.

[Sparky]

Geezus!

[sdwright.vic]

Heard it's for three months.

[VicHockeyFan]

1986.

 

 

[AllseeingEye]

Bounced at Merlin's periodically; a fun club in its heyday. Bit of a s*** show though since the manager was one of Duncan Morrison's close cronies, and involved in various activities of dubious legality. We definitely experienced a few interesting late nights there when certain unsavory elements showed up at closing one night in particular - 6 guys in a van, baseball bats in hand - looking for the manager and, indirectly, Morrison. Fun times!

[Jill]

I remember a Merlin's bouncer helping me deal with a persistent creep one night. I choose to believe that was you, ASE.

[AllseeingEye]

I remember a Merlin's bouncer helping me deal with a persistent creep one night. I choose to believe that was you, ASE.

Alrighty lets go with that Jill that sounds fine to me.

 

Actually as "incidents" go Merlin's was relatively calm. I also very occasionally subbed in at the old New York, New York where things were a bit more, um, "lively', and worked the door at the old UVic Sub Pub from 1982-6 where the weekly Thursday "Sub Nights" were the goofiest gong shows of all.

[Jill]

I remember a real jerk at New York New York who wouldn't let me and four of my idiot friends in just because we were hugely underage. I choose to believe that wasn't you, ASE.

[Rob Randall]

My old co-workers used to buy their cocaine from Merlin's bouncers. Then we'd play poker all night.