tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post1233537885900739135..comments2023-11-05T02:49:49.453-08:00Comments on 40 going on 28: The Bars That Time Forgot, an occasional series, vol II: SilhouettesTKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08123364195474763594noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-39613082401127895402017-06-24T16:53:57.889-07:002017-06-24T16:53:57.889-07:00My buddies and I used to hang out at Silhouettes a...My buddies and I used to hang out at Silhouettes around 1981-82 when were were in the Navy aboard the USS Coral Sea which was home-ported at NAS Alameda. I can't recall how we even found this place. In my repertoire of sea stories, is the time my friend and I were at Silhouettes and shitfaced, of course. We met some girls who were going to take us home. A third girl pulled up with a car with a couple more girls in it. My friend and I got in the back from the curb side. There was some friendly discussion about rearranging seats or something and my friend and I moved out into the street on the driver's side. And then the car pulled away and we never saw them again. It was like a comedy skit. C'est l'amour. <br />TonyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16693962912510430387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-54908200017488846512016-12-03T00:46:39.646-08:002016-12-03T00:46:39.646-08:00The Silhouettes I remember was at 155 Jefferson St...The Silhouettes I remember was at 155 Jefferson Street, west of the Wax Museum, on the second floor. There was a double wide cement stairway that went up to it. It had half of a red 1960 Cadillac mounted on the wall behind the stage. The owner was Patty Gray. Her son, Justin, tended bar. In '91 there was a bartender named Jamie who met an Australian tourist and some months later she moved there and married him. They had live bands on Fri and Sat nights. One of the most memorable was "Frank, the One Man Band" who had a following in the Bay Area. I spent 4-5 evenings there every week until the summer of '95 when I moved to Chicago.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02282953613281719005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-88430870216495819922014-08-11T17:40:20.641-07:002014-08-11T17:40:20.641-07:00In between Silhouettes and The Field, it was Ping ...In between Silhouettes and The Field, it was Ping Bodie's, which Herb Caen wryly noted, "lasted fast."unclesmedleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00579606329359840973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-24400134798249924892014-08-11T17:37:31.605-07:002014-08-11T17:37:31.605-07:00I tended bar in this joint.I tended bar in this joint.unclesmedleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00579606329359840973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-10410050060524994912014-08-11T17:37:31.362-07:002014-08-11T17:37:31.362-07:00I tended bar in this joint.I tended bar in this joint.unclesmedleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00579606329359840973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-13915344309394366372014-03-21T16:13:24.094-07:002014-03-21T16:13:24.094-07:00The already lost Paper Doll Club sign makes this a...The already lost Paper Doll Club sign makes this all for naught. That was a hott sign.Dusty Modernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01484325109542371080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-51066695678845869992014-03-21T14:05:08.284-07:002014-03-21T14:05:08.284-07:00Me too! Count me in for a hundred bucks. Me too! Count me in for a hundred bucks. Mingalingadingdonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06402353485010281199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-29119566099123098182014-03-21T13:53:39.787-07:002014-03-21T13:53:39.787-07:00OK! Now we're onto something. Since it's j...OK! Now we're onto something. Since it's just you so far, Paige, I need about $500K from you.TKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123364195474763594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6301407940699570948.post-71177056289287526222014-03-21T11:33:04.456-07:002014-03-21T11:33:04.456-07:00I'm in!I'm in!Paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16440349192724665424noreply@blogger.com