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Page A-12 Shelton-Mason Journal Thursday, Jan. 13,
How far is too far to driVe to a; dive bar?
MARK WOYTOWlCH
on THE
so.
heard about the Brooklyn Tavern
10 years ago from a guy who grew
up in Raymond. He was never
V much for description, and he didn’t
let me down this time, either; he just
managed to convey that it was far, far
away. ’
/ So about eight years pass and
I’m at the Artic Tavern with George
Stenberg, watching the Kansas City v
Chiefs spank the hapless San Fran-
cisco 49ers in whatever Roman nu-
meral Super Bowl it was that year.
That’s where I learn that the
Brooklyn Tavern is 17 miles straight
up the road from the Artie. At that
time I had believed that the Artie —
with its alder-smoked atmosphere,
monstrous stuffed animal heads,
R-rated doorknobs and. policy of al-
lowing dogs to not only roam free in
packs, but to sit up on barstools next
to you and eat snacks — was the most
original watering hole you could find . ,
for the price of an afternoon'drive. you’re still in Cuba. The New
Land Brooklyn’s parking lot is paved in bot- ' by a gravity—fed
spittoon.
But no, mybrave ColumbuS, lies north. It is rumored that the tie caps and
its patrons are serviced ___r W I
. see ON THE GO, page A-13
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A miniature model tavern shelters the chalk message board beside the sign
for the Brooklyn Tavern.
Journal photo by George Stenberg
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