Flannigan’s Tavern Sketch Comedy

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Big John’s Tavern, Charleston, SC

Big John’s Tavern on E. Bay St. in Charleston looks like the perfect place for old coots to drown their days and nights in beer and cheap booze. They probably sweep the floor to keep the inspectors happy, but the linoleum is probably the original installation and is worn completely away in many areas. It’s [...]

The Penguin, Charlotte, NC

In Charlotte we just lost “The Coffee Cup”, a black run vestige that lost out to land developers. It even had received historic status but to no avail.  Gone!  Charlotte used to have a place, and still does, called “The Penguin”. It was a popular hang out that opened in 1954 and had burgers, red [...]

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Dives in Springfield, MO

This one is for Frankie:
Repost courtesy of GO…
Wikipedia defines “dive bar” as “A downmarket drinking establishment serving a working class clientele.”
Wikipedia is full of crap.
We prefer urbandictionary.com’s first definition: “A well-worn, unglamorous bar, often serving a cheap, simple selection of drinks to a regular clientele.”
That’s more like it.
But no matter which definition you subscribe to, [...]

Alley Cat Lounge, Indianapolis, IN

Reposted courtesy of a MySpace Contributor…
After The Vogue, it was on to the final bar — or dive — of the night. Inside the Alley Cat Lounge, a packed bar of drinkers is celebrating the establishment’s recognition as one of the “Top 20 Dives in the Country” by Stuff Magazine.
The Cat, as some call it, [...]