Dim Lights & Stiff Drinks

In this episode we crown the winner of our search for old fart dive bar bragging rights. Seattle's oldest continuously operating bar is...Merchants Cafe. Let's listen as the gang and a special guest from Seattle's bar scene gets to the bottom of the story. An old Seattle door store holds a rich history of dive bar awesomeness. Avout the French Fries Taster of Shorty's fame joins us to reveal Seattle's oldest dive bar and spill some beer for the bars that have departed. Recorded live at Zoo Tavern on 7/7/2022. Yeah, yeah, we've been here before but ya gotta listen to see WHY we're here...again.

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Heading down south, the saga continues in Georgetown as the gang searches for the oldest dive bar in Seattle. Part 3 in the series, Dim Lights and Stiff Drinks find ourselves at Jules Maes with spittoons, cranky bar staff, and sketchy back rooms. Is this really the oldest bar in Seattle? Well...let's listen! Recorded live at Jules Maes Saloon on 6/23/2022.

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Recorded in the dark, spooky basement of the Merchants Cafe, the crew discuss the building's often scandalous history including the upstairs that was once used as a brothel as well as the "seamstresses" who worked there. This episode is continuation of our quest to find Seattle's oldest bar, and the Merchants certainly has a long history spanning back to the late 1800s. So join us as we explore the historic bar's red light history as well as our regular segments including "whatcha drinking?" and "where we at?" Recorded live at Merchants Cafe on 06/09/2022.

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We kick off season 2 of Dim Lights & Stiff Drinks in one of Seattle's oldest bars, the Central Saloon in historic Pioneer Square. With drinking and debauchery roots going back to 1892, the Central lays claim to being Seattle's oldest saloon. But is it really? We get into the history, the booze, the tall tales, and especially the music. The Central also claims to be the birth place of Grunge music so of course we gotta unpack that. Our old favorite segments Where We At and Whatcha Drinkin' make their season debut, and we lay the groundwork for an epic 4-episode series of Seattle's oldest dive bars. Buckle up! Recorded live at the Central Saloon on 05/19/2022.

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Recorded live at Slim's Last Chance Chili Shack & Watering Hole in historic Georgetown. Since this is the final episode of the season, we reminisce about all the awesome dive bars we've visited over the last few months. Plus a sneak peek of great content coming next season! It's super loud around here but we still riff and jive over beers while the bachelorette party rages in the background. Once the house band Billy Joe Show starts jammin' we gotta wrap it up so we can down some kick-ass chili. Tried-and-true segments of Whatcha Drinkin' and Where We At are present with hearty discussions about the Georgetown and SoDo districts. Recorded live at Slim's Last Chance on 02/24/2022.

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Recorded live in a dark corner of Streamline Tavern in lower Queen Anne. Unlike the typical dive bars we frequent, poor Streamline Tavern has been the victim of more crimes than they've perpetrated. Plenty of comical stories of thwarted stickups and cat burglar safe-cracking, with plenty of booze. If that wasn't enough, Streamline also got kicked out of their original home by international gentrification. Instead of typical Whatcha Drinkin' we ramble on about has-been concerts, Big Wheels, and The Seattle Center. Recorded live at Streamline Tavern on 03/20/2022.

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Keepin' it real and live at The Shanty Tavern in historic Lake City. Bothell Way begets Victory Way begets Lake City Way, and the old Mac's Shanty honky-tonk roadhouse from 1934 begets the current Shanty Tavern. Cold beer, live music, and great times...but only on Fridays. Even better than a history rundown of this classic dive bar, current owner John Spaccarotelli and his daughter Dana join us and provide a rich chronicle of the tavern and the neighborhood - John's run the joint for over 60 years! Is there still a prohibition-era bootlegger escape tunnel underneath the Shanty? Who knows. Well, John knows but he aint no stooly. Recorded live at The Shanty Tavern on 02/10/2022.

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Recorded live at Targy's Tavern in upper Queen Anne, where monocles and top-hats rule. The hills around here are so steep you'll need...horses. Targy's opened in 1934 which is the "golden year" of dive bars in Seattle. We barely get through the door before the staff threatens to beat us up. Okay not really but the history of Targy's pretty much defines dive bar lore with stories of rowdy barkeeps, illegal gambling, and i-drink-alone debauchery. Whatcha Drinkin segment includes a bit of whatcha eatin because we sneaked in a pizza. Beer, pizza, and bougie chrome draught handles. Recorded live at Targy's Tavern on 02/03/2022.

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Recorded live at Eastlake Zoo Tavern with absolutely no view of a lake so don't ask. And don't you dare call it billiards since this is a snooker table, bitch. Plus an Iron Maiden pinball machine thrown in for good measure and some epic graffiti. Mad bartender skills come shining though with the Whatcha Drinkin segment, complete with uppity 50/50 beer concoctions. The Where We At segment goes deep into the amazing decor, accoutrements on display, and dilapidated houseboats. Unfortunately we don't quite crack open "the chest." Recorded live at Eastlake Zoo Tavern on 01/06/2022.

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Recorded live at Darrell's Tavern on so-seedy-we-love-it Aurora Ave. Darrell's embraces the dive bar ethos and proclaims it's "where your dad used to drink." None of our dads used to drink here but they totally should have. Only cool dads drink here. For this episode, we get the owner Dan to come tell us all about the history of Darrell's and the evolution from music venue (a piano bar!), to mafia hangout, back around to music venue with live local acts. We barely get a word in edgewise, and Dan sets the stage - see what we did there? - for epic Satan's Pilgrims music. Recorded live at Darrell's Tavern on 12/02/2021.

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And see who's rockin' out at Darrell's.

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