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Tag Archives: Carl the Bartender
Frisco Beat: A Pop in the Ha-Ra
Last month I mentioned that the staining on the woodwork in the Sam Spade apartment in 891 Post is just wrong — it looks very, very nice, but it’s wrong. Although I was pretty casual about it, I did think … Continue reading →
Noir: The Ha-Ra Readings
Just recently I came across a podcast of a reading I did awhile back, for the launch of the Peter Maravelis-edited anthology San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics on Valentine’s Day 2009. The Ha-Ra Bar was packed to the rafters to hear various … Continue reading →
Posted in DMac, Frisco, Lit
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Tagged Bill Arney, Carl the Bartender, Cheese Theatre, Craig Clevenger, Domenic Stansberry, Ha-Ra Bar, Peter Maravelis, San Francisco Noir 2: The Classics, Valentine
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News: July 2007
OFF TO DENVER Don is heading over to Denver for a good chunk of July, so no extra tours this month, open to just anyone who shows up — the tours arranged for groups by appointment are still rolling, of … Continue reading →
Posted in Frisco, Lit, News, REH, Tour
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Tagged Ace Atkins, Bill Arney, Black Circle, Carl the Bartender, Ha-Ra Bar, Howard Days, The Cimmerian
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