And there used to be a dive bar in Tucson, Arizona called Big Harry Juan’s. There’s Big Dick’s Halfway Inn in Lake of Ozarks, Missouri. But there are other dives that use sexual innuendos to lure and titillate patrons. You may have heard of Whiskey Dick’s Saloon or Tricky Dick’s Pub. I’d love to answer phones at that watering hole.
And there are a few Rehabs, one being in Sheboygan, Wisconsin.Īnother I like is Your Mother’s in Mount Clemens, Michigan.īut the best one in this genre has to be He’s Not Here in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Group Therapy is in Columbia, South Carolina. Now some of my favorite bar names are the mysterious ones that sound like you’re someplace else. For instance, if you’re heading someplace like Sister Louisa’s Church of the Living Room and Ping Pong Emporium - a real bar in Atlanta where a friend of the divebardiva slings drinks – you can probably guess you’re in for an eclectic outing with liberal patrons. Will it be frequented by Wall Street-types or does it have a more eclectic clientel? Is it fancy with a velvet rope or a dive with a dart board? They’re the first impression they give patrons an inkling of what the night might hold. Names are really important … especially when it comes to businesses like bars.
