[Jeff] Excellent blog on Washington Ave

heyyyyy!

 

There are hot women at the grocery store, the bookstore, the mall, the beach, live music venues, basketball games, on the street - you don't have to go to bars like the one's on Washington Avenue to find hot women, hence making it easier to define the bars on Washington Avenue as "douchey."

And douche just works on so many levels, there is no need for another word.

 

i like labouche (thanks roula).

 

Were the people who owned Walter's also the owners of Mary Jane's? I thought I heard that before? I found the Walter's staff and environment to be a hell of a lot friendlier if that's true, I hope they retain that

 

Pam did own both. The problem in both places, apparently, was that she didn't own the property, just leased them and the lease cost continued to increase. She swore up and down she'd never leave Walter's, but it just got too expensive.

 

Ha...I remember going to the Vatican to watch NIN. It was pretty fun being in the mosh pit. I got a pretty awesome story about that night.

 

I agree with this 100%. It's become a generic term for any guy with style and confidence. Granted, there is a place for it- popped collars and driving a hummer, but it's over-used at this point.

 

Style and confidence eh?

 

Just caught up with this thread.

Sad.

Back in the early 80s I saw Ella Fitzgerald at Rockerfellers. What a great venue. Got there late (sailing on the gulf) so we lost our table but did sit at the bar. Hell, that turned into a better place to watch her.

Austin: I was in the Black Cat when they were filming DOA (w/Dennis Quaid & Meg Ryan). The camera spanned me but I guess it was left on the editors floor in the cutting room.

But very sorry to hear about Rockerfellers.

And to stay on topic: [ready for a trite cliché?] The only constant in life is...uh...change.

 

No, it still pretty much means 'douchebag.'

 

Miss the hell out of MJs. I saw a lot of good shows there.

The Microphones, Blonde Redhead, Of Montreal, Oxes, etc.

I miss the Proletariat too. Crud.

 

Any guy with style and confidence? Really? It's a fine line between having "confidence" and being nuisance to the general public. I thought a d-bag was merely someone who preens like a prom queen and treats people like crap.

 

The sad thing is that the great music venues could have thrived on Washington alongside the many restaurants that are opening there now.

I, however, still miss the Pig Stand.

 

The biggest problem for most of the music venues on Washington - and I was talking about this with Chris Gray from the Press today who is doing a story on it - was that most of them were not around at the same time.

Rockefeller's and Hey Hey were open at the same time, but Hey Hey closed before Bon Ton and Satellite opened. Walter's didn't open until after Satellite, Rockefeller's and the Vatican closed. Rhythm Room was the same way.

Now, if Rhythm Room, Hey Hey, Satellite, Rockefeller's, Cosmos, Walter's, Silky's, Mary Jane's, Washington Avenue Show Bar and the Vatican were all open at once, THEN you'd have something.

 

Agreed, and that is something Houston has never had. There was a reason Washington was a truly crappy street until recently.

Instead of worrying about "douchebags" (honestly, is Austin's 6th street any different?) The owners of live band venues should try to find a good lease on the street. For the next 10 years or more, this is what looks like what is going on, although the proximity of HPD could diffuse that.

The problem lies within getting Houston a "scene" where people want to go to listen to new music. I've never seen that being a popular destination in this city.

 

Christ, dude.

What do you call someone who seemingly only gets satisfaction treating people who don't agree with them condescendingly?

I'd say that's much more of a douche in my book.

Get over yourself, already.