Sunday, October 2nd, 2005...7:28 am
Odd, Really
I was talking to one of the owners of the Surly Wench Pub the other night. Apparently, Vice-Mayor Fred Ronstadt called her up and wanted to visit. And, he wanted a t-shirt too.
Why couldn’t he just walk in to the place like everyone else?
This amused the owner of the place. You see, when their liquor license application came before mayor and council about two years ago, there was a motion against it. Moved by Fred Ronstadt, seconded by Kathleen Dunbar.
Dunbar’s stated reason for being against it was that she didn’t like the name of the place. No word on Ronstadt’s reasons.
When a new Walgreen’s or CVS opens up, who are the point people to get their licenses? Fred and Kathleen, of course. Kind of gives a lie to that whole “we support small business” thing, don’t it?
The bar is not a “lesbian” bar, but it is owned by a lesbian couple and is well known as “gay friendly.” Ronstadt is actually good on gay and lesbian issues, and not just “good for a Republican” either. Recently, a local gay and lesbian group gave him their endorsement. Maybe Fred is trying to further burnish his credentials?
I ask that because many people just walk into that bar to buy t-shirts. I saw C. J. Karamargin in there once to get one for his sister. Joe Sweeney even comes there on some nights. The only reason I can see for the call is to make it a bit “higher profile.” Maybe she misunderstood and it was something even more crass like he wanted to come in and get himself photographed talking to lesbian buisiness owners, who knows?
A normal human being, or even a normal politician, would have just walked into the place and, I dunno, been friendly. “Friendly” is beyond Ronstadt, though.
NB - Marginally related item: a guy claiming to be Mayor Bob Walkup’s son (I have my doubts about if he really was) got thrown out of the place one night. He, of course, claimed he “knew people.”
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