Moby Dick's Bar Minneapolis

Moby Dick's Bar Minneapolis Moby Dick's Bar Mpls. 1971-1988. Coolest bar ever w/great music, memorable friends, & urban legends! Hustlers wagered on pool, foosball, pinball & Pong games.

Moby Dick's Bar was the heart & soul of Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis, home to the Beautiful People, street hustlers, college students, bikers, pool hustlers, street girls, LGBTQ before it was a thing, people "selling" items that shall not be described, suburban kids who got street smart real quick or likely never returned, off-duty cops, bookies, workers from every bar & business in the

area, anonymous celebs perhaps noticed or not, Vietnam vets just back from Hell, old people in the day/young after dark, & people came from far & wide to experience it. All colors, all preferences, & all in-between were welcome until the best bouncers on The Avenue & in the region announced, "Last call, it's hotel motel time!" Moby's was THE bar w/the latest music played LOUD on a kickass sound system. Generous hand-poured double shots cost $.90; double-doubles (4+ shots) cost $1.80 except during the amazing 2-for-1 Happy Hours from 4-8pm daily. The fools who celebrated the day Moby's closed got what they deserved: decades of decay & a dead zone where once there was life & revenue. This page was created by former Moby's cocktail waitress, Dali (sounds like "Dolly"), who worked there from 1973-1980. Alan Freed & Dali are page administrators.

06/01/2023

You-know-who just sent me a reminder to invite 120 people to join this Page. I recognize lots of names of regulars...if this page & the regulars who check in matter to you, please check that you're following &/or "liked" it. (I don't want to bother anyone on that list who has their reasons for not following, but lately you-know-whose AI has been erasing members on small & big Pages, according to the various Page Admin groups I belong to. That stinks! We're a whale of a group, but a minnow when it comes to Page sizes. And that's reflects real life: not for everyone, ever.)

Doobies are hitting Sioux City, Duluth, & Madison in June. Even if not originals, I'd go. Anyone going?
06/01/2023

Doobies are hitting Sioux City, Duluth, & Madison in June. Even if not originals, I'd go. Anyone going?

Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music

06/01/2023

Why isn't guitarist Jonny Lang active anymore? Wha'd I miss?

1972 Carly Simon. Is it my "old fart" thinking or were the natural beauties of the Moby's generation the best look ever?
06/01/2023

1972 Carly Simon. Is it my "old fart" thinking or were the natural beauties of the Moby's generation the best look ever?

I wonder what I was looking at!?
London, 1972.

Photo by Michael Putland.

In case you wondered who's viewing this page. Seems right to me & I'm kind of tickled the "kids" are here checking out w...
06/01/2023

In case you wondered who's viewing this page. Seems right to me & I'm kind of tickled the "kids" are here checking out what their parents & maybe even grands told them about Moby's.

John Fogarty of CCR is celebrating his 78th birthday today in London. Tomorrow he's appearing in concert at the O2 [Aren...
05/29/2023

John Fogarty of CCR is celebrating his 78th birthday today in London. Tomorrow he's appearing in concert at the O2 [Arena], one of the largest concert venues in the world. Impressive way to celebrate a birthday!

Good news: Jimmie Vaughan has fully recovered from open heart surgery mentioned here last December. Better yet: he's on ...
05/28/2023

Good news: Jimmie Vaughan has fully recovered from open heart surgery mentioned here last December. Better yet: he's on tour & he's hitting all over [schedule: https://www.jimmievaughan.com/jimmie-vaughan-tour-dates ] , including St Paul Xcel Center in Sept. Best news: shiny new documentary film about Jimmie & Stevie Ray w/EC, Nigel Rodgers, Jackson B, Billy G of ZZ Top. See this trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbsqUfzwL-w Has anyone watched it via Apple TV or another streaming service?

Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2IQtwTuAvailable on Amazon, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube Movies, Cable and Satellite On Demand on March 21st!BROTHERS IN BLUES is t...

05/28/2023

I keep ignoring prompts to promote this page. Um, no thanks....this page never was about enterprise nor was it intended for just anyone or everyone. If you know, you know, & you're welcome.

It's been a minute: who else jumped & made sure the bouncers & bartenders were okay after hearing "that" whistle when Ly...
05/28/2023

It's been a minute: who else jumped & made sure the bouncers & bartenders were okay after hearing "that" whistle when Lynyrd Skynyrd was cranked? Clarence had that whistle down & so did some of the BTs when things got dicey.

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Call Me The BreezeRecorded Live: 3/7/1976 - Winterland - San Francisco, CAMore Lynyrd Skynyrd at Music Vault: http://www.musicvault.comSubsc...

There will never be another Tina unless AI makes a fake version I hope never to hear.... but you know the day will come,...
05/28/2023

There will never be another Tina unless AI makes a fake version I hope never to hear.... but you know the day will come, damn it. Some great classic pics in this NY Times article.

A performer who leveraged fringe, sequins and sparkles to electrifying effect onstage.

05/28/2023

Reviewing old posts got me thinking about Tom Arnold & The Fabulous Goldfish R***e (excuse my wrong names for the show in old posts) from back in the early '80s. Tom's endearing self-effacing & quirky humor is so "Iowegian," as my husband called Iowans who migrated to MN. This old 2009 NY Times articles got it right in this quote: "... despite his scattershot approach, the fact that a lot of people with taste find him funny and oddly compelling suggests that as a comic and an actor (as well as a writer and, of course, a perpetual special guest on television), he’s a far more durable and interesting figure than typecast." https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/arts/02koni.html?unlocked_article_code=6TWZHloVuRI13XzXjUer3_o1W2AyZv-wOVZEqHmD8yrYi2fRQZBwwRo36oqEVVepmYqhmeUt-dexQiOhI23Aneo-lMtcsvIQf7Z8KTaoCmWXfdCydZiJ77GiVRSmNXt_w0Vg0LaviQyitKoJ-1ZVqYQtgCxgB8KhglyX3DMbxOMe8ysWkXxqaSarABzoITY_X7d0pfG-ALraBwMk6sUw3xeuouPnRdbmsWpixW8kBW9USZwAPiBOi5_QdwnvUSD1DXZVLhX_0aBtycHuQh5oVW0Ddk7UbBje1W4u422Jkn-gWw_aic6EdsgPHU-K&smid=url-share

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