Decades old #LiveMusic venue's existence threatened by inept bankrupt #Oakland city #bureaucracy.

Eli's #MileHigh club, which was started by late Eli Thornton in 70s (before he was murdered in the joint by his girlfriend ), has hosted live gigs in its late last quarter of the 20th century blues heyday when John Lee Hooker, #CharlieMusselwhite, Etta James, Lowell Fulson, Tommy Castro, James Cotton, Little Charlie & The Night Cats, and even James Brown might make the scene, as patrons feasted on giant burgers, gumbo, andouille sausage and fried shrimp made by the ol' lady in the back. More recently, after it's musician owner Troyce Key passed, new ownership fought for years to regain a #Cabaret permit to begin a 21st century phoenix rising era of mixing emergent #hardrock & punk band bookings including locals like Sleep, #HighOnFire and #Entombed in with local blues and barbq, but now in 2025, those days are over.

#WestOakland #DiveBar has been forced to cut staff and close their outdoor smoking & bar bq area portion. Long used by Eli's patrons for decades, but apparently a 'non permitted' backyard area (according to city), it has become an issue now after new neighbor complaints, including many from a recent #residential highrise that was built long after the bar was an #EastBay #nightlife fixture .

Mgmt is asking for support from patrons, and particularly seek photos over a decade old that hopefully show previous outdoor backyard activity.

https://www.kqed.org/arts/13972851/elis-mile-high-club-oakland-patio-closure

The #DiveBar is probably the smallest bar I know, it is really not much larger than my living room at home, maybe just my living room+study at home, but it is awesome...

Oh, and I think this evening is entering a dangerous state - I am developing a crush on too many people of too many genders at too little time in this amazing bar - #DiveBar Munich

It's warm & #sunny in #EastCoCoCounty today.

The first time in months that I could open the door from my kitchen (where I spend most of my) to the backyard & breath some fresh air while trolling #SFBASocial & the rest of the Net.

If it's this nice again tomorrow, I'll take out my #LittleRedSportsCar for a drive into the #CentralValley to go to my favorite #DiveBar & #Restaurant -- #Lagarios -- in #Farmington for some #GrilledOysters. Yum!!

#VirtualPhotography #DiveBar https://www.deviantart.com/alexandriabrangwin/art/The-Dive-Bar-1153403485

#Berkeley #DiveBar finally reopens after pandemic closure, the #MissouriLounge is remodeled and back in biz with its upcoming #LeastBay #RescueDog #BeautyPageant

https://oaklandside.org/2024/08/27/missouri-lounge-berkeley-reopening-renovation/

Penelope Houston video for song about the bar released approx 12 yrs ago

https://vimeo.com/49094468 #SFBayArea #Booze #Berkleyside

Looking for some help with the novel. Not sure about these ...

Santa Fe Brewing NMX Standard and a Glenfiddich. #divebar #glenfiddich #scotch #craftbeer #beerandashot #beer #whiskeygram #whiskeyandbeer #whiskey

what the hell is with this trend of calling clearly expensive hipster pubs "dive bars"? if you invited me out to a "dive bar" for a burger & drink and we rolled up to a place with a menu [and prices] like this, we may not be friends anymore [even if you're paying].

That moment when “The Wizard” plays on the #DiveBar hi-fi. Choice. #BlackSabbath

Today I've been going back to my roots. #Drinking at a #divebar while #drawing