Internet Jukeboxes ruinning dive bars

[Mr. Von Rotten]

I go to most bars equally for what's in the jukebox as well as what's on tap. Internet jukes have ruinned the personna of some of my favorite joints. When I'm in my cups I want to hear Johnny Cash not Jayzee. This freedom of choice shit has got to stop. I don't care if your Santa Claus the Easter Bunny or the second coming of Christ, if you insist on polluting the air with Lionel Ritchie or the Jonas bros. somewhere you clearly don't belong, expect repurcussions.

[Mr Boozificator]

You don't go to the right bars.
And by the way, who are you, and where is my pint.

[Wingman]

i don't know where you live, but i'll have a pint of maker's.

also, yeah, find a bar with a real juke. they exist. 'round here, anyway.

welcome to paradise.

[fizzmaster]

I agree 100%. Those damn innernet jukes have ruined a few of my favorite dives. Why does everyone want everything to be the same everywhere? Indicative of our shitty corporate culture. Give me different shit in different bars. That's why I love them. I almost puked the first time I heard Brad Douchebag Ass Paisley in my local. Fuck the internet. (Except for porn and this board.)

[Oggar]

It does strip some of the character from a place.

[Mr. Von Rotten]

You don't go to the right bars.
And by the way, who are you, and where is my pint.

Why what ever do you mean? Is there a wrong bar? When your bar trades in it's soul for the commercial bullshit you will understand. I've been boozing happily in the S.F. bay area for 26 years. It's just been the past 5 years that evey haunt of mine has decided to join the 21st century. It's time to visit the backwoods podunk bars again i guess.

[Chimneyfish]

Welcome, double Beam please. What's your favorite bar in the city?

[Mr. Von Rotten]

I agree 100%. Those damn innernet jukes have ruined a few of my favorite dives. Why does everyone want everything to be the same everywhere? Indicative of our shitty corporate culture. Give me different shit in different bars. That's why I love them. I almost puked the first time I heard Brad Douchebag Ass Paisley in my local. Fuck the internet. (Except for porn and this board.)

Indeed, This is the one case where the internet is a direct assault on a joint's identity. What is a dive bar without it's own personna,clientele and culture? It's a free for all for douche bags that want to change the ambiance of why you come to that bar in the first place. I have seen the future.... and it sucks!

[Mr. Von Rotten]

Welcome, double Beam please. What's your favorite bar in the city?

Done and done. Double Beam Black. I used to go to Zeitgeist, Lucky 13 and this spot SOMA but I forget the name. I mainly stick to the bars in Alameda, Lost Weekend, Lucky 13 (alameda), Spot's Pop Inn, Rooster's Road House, The Ruby Room (oakland) 400 Hundred Club (oakland) The Alley (oakland) and last (but not least) Heinhold's first and last.

[billygoatcurse]

i agree somewhat..i went to a bar recently where the only thing on their "regular" jukebox was Nickelback and Alan Jackson..literally, that's all it seemed to play. in this particular case, i was praying for an internet jukebox. the only problem is, i think that it would have only played Nickelback and Alan Jackson too.

[Wingman]

with these fuckers you have to at least have a "skip" button behind the bar. minimum. although a good crowd who'll "who played this shit?" a fucker into some other place is nice, too.

[Mr. Von Rotten]

with these fuckers you have to at least have a "skip" button behind the bar. minimum. although a good crowd who'll "who played this shit?" a fucker into some other place is nice, too.

Yeah, some dickheads just love to load it up. Public places though, I make it my part to make them feel uncomfortable.

[Mr Boozificator]

You don't go to the right bars.
And by the way, who are you, and where is my pint.

Why what ever do you mean? Is there a wrong bar? When your bar trades in it's soul for the commercial bullshit you will understand. I've been boozing happily in the S.F. bay area for 26 years. It's just been the past 5 years that evey haunt of mine has decided to join the 21st century. It's time to visit the backwoods podunk bars again i guess.

That's what I meant, my bar will never do that.

[Rooster]

Does Michel the short old German drag-queen still prowl the back porch of Lucky 13's in Alameda? That guy was a riot.

Also, is the Tiki Bar still there? I don't recall they had a jukebox, but they played some really great music.

[Mr. Von Rotten]

Does Michel the short old German drag-queen still prowl the back porch of Lucky 13's in Alameda? That guy was a riot.

Also, is the Tiki Bar still there? I don't recall they had a jukebox, but they played some really great music.

LOL, Haven't seen him in awhile. BTW he was also a hairdresser(go figure). The only Tiki bar I know of is Forbidden Island formerly Lincoln's Address. Only went there one time. They got all uppity. Velvet rope, cocktail menu; not for the likes of me. Alot of the old dives are becoming "gentrified".