May 14 2017
So my favourite watering hole in LA is Silver Lake's Eagle LA. Great bar, but it's no secret why I picked this spot. Yup, it has an outdoor smoking area. And hardly a twink in sight.
Usually you have to enter through the carpark-y entrance to the side, but tonight the bar is actually accessible through the front door. WT??? That door's never open!
So as it turns out there's some plumbing issues going on behind the circular bar and they're doing a no-design re-design. That is, they're just replacing the plumbing then putting a new bar in which is identical to the old bar. I guess the more things change the more they stay the same!
Here's me in the unused part of the bar with Charlie, one of the co-owners and general all round great guy:
So what's particularly cool about this bar while it's being remodelled is that the little bar to the side is still open, and I love that, all of a sudden it feels like one of those bars popularised in 'Cheers'.
What's even cooler is that the DJ is still spinning his tunes in the old bar, which seems so very surreal. Seeing as there's nobody in the bar! The DJs here are always great, sometimes playing some very obscure but cool tracks, so I thought I'd give props to the DJ playing in the 'other room'. Good job, mister.
Yep, those are flames licking up at the DJ booth.
So in as much as the new design will completely replicate the old design, I'm happy with that. Some would say that this was a great opportunity to add a new flavour to the bar, but if it aint broken, don't fix it!
#california #losangeles #eaglela #redesignolddesign #propstothedj
So my favourite watering hole in LA is Silver Lake's Eagle LA. Great bar, but it's no secret why I picked this spot. Yup, it has an outdoor smoking area. And hardly a twink in sight.
Usually you have to enter through the carpark-y entrance to the side, but tonight the bar is actually accessible through the front door. WT??? That door's never open!
So as it turns out there's some plumbing issues going on behind the circular bar and they're doing a no-design re-design. That is, they're just replacing the plumbing then putting a new bar in which is identical to the old bar. I guess the more things change the more they stay the same!
Here's me in the unused part of the bar with Charlie, one of the co-owners and general all round great guy:
So what's particularly cool about this bar while it's being remodelled is that the little bar to the side is still open, and I love that, all of a sudden it feels like one of those bars popularised in 'Cheers'.
What's even cooler is that the DJ is still spinning his tunes in the old bar, which seems so very surreal. Seeing as there's nobody in the bar! The DJs here are always great, sometimes playing some very obscure but cool tracks, so I thought I'd give props to the DJ playing in the 'other room'. Good job, mister.
Yep, those are flames licking up at the DJ booth.
So in as much as the new design will completely replicate the old design, I'm happy with that. Some would say that this was a great opportunity to add a new flavour to the bar, but if it aint broken, don't fix it!
#california #losangeles #eaglela #redesignolddesign #propstothedj
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