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   The Bachelorette and the Big City

   By Katy St. Clair

   Published: February 10, 2010

   There's a fine documentary series, The Bachelor, currently airing on television. A single American male with a garden-variety yet manly job, like firefighter or power broker,...

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   The Loneliest Wine Bar

   By Katy St. Clair

   Published: February 3, 2010

   I'm gleeful now I can easily access all the TV I want online, and I don't have to give any money to Comcast, which has taken my checks long enough. Now I mainly watch Hulu,...

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   Dirty Thieves put a spell on you

   By Katy St. Clair

   Published: January 27, 2010

   There are some bars you walk into hoping for a glass of wine and tapas. There are other bars you walk into hoping for a beer and a blow job. And then there are the bars you...

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   Authentic amigos at Tommy’s Mexican Restaurant

   By Katy St. Clair

   Published: January 20, 2010

   Lately, to my delight, there's been a spate of incredibly crappy busking goin' round various BART and Muni stations. Don't get me wrong: I like the good musicians, too, but the...

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   The Inner Gaydar

   By Katy St. Clair

   Published: January 13, 2010

   Unfortunately, there are plenty of men who are always perceived as gay, even though they're straight. I say "unfortunately" because these are guys who would like to attract...

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   Li Po Lounge: Chinatown Poem

   By Katy St. Clair

   Published: January 6, 2010

   Though Las Vegas is not exactly my first choice in vacation spots (or even my 139th), I do love to read about the casinos that were planned but never executed. They are always...

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   Tea Party Politics at Samovar Tea Lounge

   By Katy St. Clair

   Published: December 30, 2009

   Sometimes it's nice to see how the other half lives. And by the other half, I mean those folks who go out and enjoy themselves without imbibing liquor. You know, weirdos. I...

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   Bouncer’s Christmas Carol

   By Katy St. Clair

   Published: December 23, 2009

   It's rare to find someone who looks Dickensian in San Francisco, but I did. For the two or three people reading this who don't have a master's in English, by "Dickensian" I...

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   The smell of fear, beer, and sausages at Gestalt

   By Katy St. Clair

   Published: December 16, 2009

   There's something about naming your bar after a social or psychological term that strikes people's fancy in this town. We've got Amnesia, Zeitgeist, and Gestalt. Amnesia I...

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    Bottomless mimosas and lobotomized jocks

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: December 2, 2009

    Anyone who says you can't learn anything from hanging out in bars is nuts. I've built up my vocabulary from digging into the origins of drink names. For example, we're all...

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    Winning the West with Haute Hooch at Rickhouse

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: November 25, 2009

    When I first walked into new downtown bar Rickhouse, I thought, finally, someone gets it. The decor was incredible. Instead of slick, loungey modernity and trendy artwork, this...

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    The Irish and the Inventor

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: November 18, 2009

    At first I thought I'd come upon some sort of urban fishing experiment. I was in an alley off Grant Street, walking toward the Irish Bank, when I saw two men in suits flinging...

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    Beat It at Vesuvio Cafe

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: November 11, 2009

    I don't spend enough time in North Beach. Part of the reason is geographical. It seems to be in the Bermuda Triangle of my ramblings, and I usually get sidetracked in Chinatown...

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    Don’t try the pineapple truffles

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: November 4, 2009

    I do social work for a developmentally disabled client who loves to play pool. I'll call her Sylvia. She also likes bars, although she only drinks Cokes. Lucky for us, bars and...

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    Taking flight, back to the nest

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: October 28, 2009

    I dumped my bags down with a thud and sat in the exact same seat I'd taken a week before at the Mission Bar and Grill at SFO. A week ago I was heading for Illinois and my high...

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    Bouncer’s Five-Year Anniversary Quiz

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: October 14, 2009

    Happy birthday, Bouncer! Five years of stickin’ it to the Man, exposing the wrongs of City Hall, and generally being a thorn in the side of power ... oh, wait. No,...

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    Back to school, samurai-style

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: October 7, 2009

    Everyone likes a good revenge movie. They are tops on my list, especially old samurai flicks. The best ones take place after the warrior system has broken down, when the ronin...

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    Gloomy Bloom’s brings out the cynic

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: September 30, 2009

    There comes a time in everyone's life when you try to be less cynical. Less sarcastic. Less glass-half-empty. Less of a douche. For one thing, it takes a lot of energy to...

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    Dive Bar Time Bandits

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: September 23, 2009

    In case you didn't know, it is possible to travel into the future. All you need are twin babies and a vessel that can go faster than the speed of light (easy-peasy!). You shoot...

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    Spare Changes in Faith

    By Katy St. Clair

    Published: September 9, 2009

    Lately I've been wondering if my strict adherence to atheism is really the correct way to go. There comes a time when logic gets the best of you, and you realize that being...