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Zombie Themed Bar has the Chewer seal of approval

post #1 of 18
8/19/09 at 12:28am
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Its no "Winchester", but I guess it will do:

http://www.geekologie.com/2009/08/wh...zombie_the.php
http://www.startribune.com/entertain...a7PYDUiacyKUUr

"The stunning new interior comes straight out of a 1950s Las Vegas lounge (the classic part). The zombie stuff (i.e. the kitsch) is hilarious, and more nuanced than you'd expect from a bar named Donny Dirk's Zombie Den. In the corner, a small chainsaw sits inside a glass case that reads "In case of zombie attack, break glass." The bartenders all dress like Simon Pegg in "Shaun of the Dead" -- white button-up, red tie and blood stains. The friendly female servers wear long black gowns. Again: This is a classy zombie joint."

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post #2 of 18
8/20/09 at 1:35am
Well, I know where I'm going to get a drink when I'm in Minneapolis.
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post #3 of 18
8/20/09 at 9:33am
Minnesota just got cooler. Is there one from there that can vouch for this greatness? Judas?
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post #4 of 18
8/20/09 at 9:52am
If Judas does not go here, I will get on a plane... find him... then end him.
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post #5 of 18
8/20/09 at 3:15pm
I HAVE TO GET ON A PLANE!!!

Minnesota here I come.
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post #6 of 18
8/20/09 at 3:39pm
This place is a little too much of a gag for me to appreciate. You'd really have to commit to this theme beyond just dressing up like Shaun and tossing a chainsaw in the corner. You'd need hastily boarded windows, emergency broadcast radio instead of a jukebox, and a guy insisting everyone stop screwing around upstairs and drink in the basement already. It'd be a miserable place to drink, but at least it wouldn't feel chintzy.
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post #7 of 18
8/20/09 at 3:50pm
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This place is a little too much of a gag for me to appreciate. You'd really have to commit to this theme beyond just dressing up like Shaun and tossing a chainsaw in the corner. You'd need hastily boarded windows, emergency broadcast radio instead of a jukebox, and a guy insisting everyone stop screwing around upstairs and drink in the basement already. It'd be a miserable place to drink, but at least it wouldn't feel chintzy.
Nah, I don't think going for that kind of realism and ruining everyone's drinking experience is the point. It's supposed to be a gag, a gag for people who really love zombies and have a sense of humour.
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post #8 of 18
8/20/09 at 4:02pm
What about those of us who go to bars specifically to feel miserable? Where's our zombie apocalypse bar & grill? I want Egg's idea.
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post #9 of 18
8/20/09 at 4:18pm
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If any of you gringos ever goes there, please make sure that the bar's playlist has Queen's "Dont stop me now" in it.
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post #10 of 18
8/20/09 at 4:50pm
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Nah, I don't think going for that kind of realism and ruining everyone's drinking experience is the point. It's supposed to be a gag, a gag for people who really love zombies and have a sense of humour.
According to the article, it's in a neighborhood that requires fenced-in parking, 2 bouncers, and a half dozen security cameras. I don't see the harm in trhowing some furniture up against the door and giving the bouncers shotguns. I mean, if you're going to do it...
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post #11 of 18
8/20/09 at 4:52pm
Actually, I'm really just bitter because I couldn't get funding for my From Beyond fondue chalet.
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post #12 of 18
8/25/09 at 5:25pm
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Actually, I'm really just bitter because I couldn't get funding for my From Beyond fondue chalet.
green box for you
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post #13 of 18
8/25/09 at 6:37pm
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Actually, I'm really just bitter because I couldn't get funding for my From Beyond fondue chalet.
What about the Dagon Seafood restaurant you wanted me to invest in?
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post #14 of 18
8/25/09 at 8:31pm
Eh, we'll see how long this lasts. It's hard for anything beyond the mundane to last in the Twin Cities, there just isn't enough traffic or support.

About 20 years ago there used to be a restaurant in one of the Twin Cities where the staff would dress up as classic monsters and such.
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post #15 of 18
8/27/09 at 9:37am
THIS is a bar I've been dying to check out!
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post #16 of 18
8/27/09 at 10:11am
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THIS is a bar I've been dying to check out!
You bet. Ever since I saw some shots of it in a Giger portfolio book that I bought I've wanted to go there and drink some vodka. For some reason I can't imagine me drinking anything else in a bar like that.
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post #17 of 18
8/27/09 at 11:50am
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What about the Dagon Seafood restaurant you wanted me to invest in?
Construction quotes for the abyss pretty much killed Dread Lobster.
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post #18 of 18
8/27/09 at 10:15pm
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. . . Dread lobster.
nice!!!
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