A Priceless Gem From a Former Regular

Just got this ditty from BIG NEIL, a former neighbor/regular of the bar. While waxing poetic about fond memories of Third and Long, he shared this gem of a story with me that I had to share with you.....

Yo Curt,

Tis w/ heavy heart I write you this, can't believe it's true, my old stompin grounds looking like it's gonna shut down. I'll be stoppin by Thursday w/Jamie to reminisce, and hoping to pop in Sunday for one last round w/ the old sunday crew....and to snag one of those t-shirts of course if they're still around.

Anyway, was rapping w/ T**** about the good old days, he came up w/ and old gem, not sure if you've ever even heard this one, but i was laughing for half an hour, enjoy....

I can't believe that place is closing.

One of my favorites:

One Thursday night I went to 3&L to hang with C**** who used to work the door there. We're talking 1998, so the place was packed. C**** was doing his standard sub-par job (which I greatly appreciated), hanging outside with me...with his back to the window. Basically a person could have been brandishing a gun and he would not have known it.

At one point during our conversation, I notice a very wasted, very large guy in a suit removing his shirt. Not his dress shirt mind you, that had been removed an hour earlier...his tee shirt. I point it out to C****... he hustles inside, makes the guy put his shirt on and comes back outside. The following conversation took place:

Me: "You're not throwing him out?"
C****: "Nah, he's harmless..."
Me: "I would have tossed him."
C****: "You wouldn't be able to...and again guy was not getting physical...he just took his shirt off."

About 14 seconds later the bartender throws a handful of ice at the window to get C****'s attention. We turn to see the purple faced bartender yelling for C**** to get into the bar.

You'll be shocked to know that the guy had again removed his shirt. Oh, and his pants and underwear.

I'll never forget C**** having to throw a giant naked guy into the street on a Thursday night at 9pm...the street was packed...it was classic!

Of course a SUV full of Staten Island guidos promptly taunt the belligerent giant, who then told them to "fk off!". That was when all 5 of them piled out of the car and stomped the guy in the middle of 3rd ave.

...another happy customer.


You simply can't make this stuff up. Ah, the good ol' days.



nuff said