tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post136627075272386595..comments2023-10-28T08:03:36.967-05:00Comments on Doug Mack | Blog: Friday flicks: scenes from a pirate bar in AmsterdamUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-43644611549474653642011-07-10T23:39:44.142-05:002011-07-10T23:39:44.142-05:00Thanks, Anonymous Dutch Pirate! Your comments abou...Thanks, Anonymous Dutch Pirate! Your comments about the timing make sense and solve a big mystery for me. I'm about to publish a new post building on your comments. If you're ever in Minneapolis, Minnesota, get in touch with me and I'll take you to what passes for a pirate bar here.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06035517162652260052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-91332204255422692692011-07-07T23:46:05.032-05:002011-07-07T23:46:05.032-05:00As one of the people working in the pirates bar, I...As one of the people working in the pirates bar, I have to comment on this, as I see it, funny post. It sounds like you entered pirates at about 10.30 pm, if at that time it was your fourth bar, you just started too early, mostly all parties start after 11 pm. I think you witnessed a pub-crawl comming every night around 10.45 pm, after that, the night starts. Yeah, there are a lot of english people on the pub-crawl, but you should have been there after 12.30, when most dutch people come to town...<br />Still hope you enjoyed our bar, and maybe see you another time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7187468223904907144.post-46381685441830978842010-06-13T17:45:03.209-05:002010-06-13T17:45:03.209-05:00So, four bars it was. Doug, you order a party, I p...So, four bars it was. Doug, you order a party, I provide a PARTY. But you forgot to mention the bathrooms! What was behind those dark swinging doors but a sort of dysfunctional dual-sex bathroom arrangement only the dingier inhabitants of a drug-fueled city like Amsterdam could concoct.<br /><br />And I love the line about the fire marshal's worst nightmare. A nice piece of foreshadowing, no?<br /><br />Lastly, yes, Doug may have began the trip as a neurotic introvert, but did he end it that way? No! Is this slow but distinct transformation going to be detailed in lurid detail in his book?<br /><br />You bet it will!Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01290464798270005756noreply@blogger.com