http://www.ibabuzz.com/outtakes/2010/05/06/all-signs-point-to-liege-take-a-taxi/ Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:32:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.ibabuzz.com/outtakes/2010/05/06/all-signs-point-to-liege-take-a-taxi/comment-page-1/#comment-605 Martie Alison Sat, 21 Aug 2010 00:50:44 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/outtakes/?p=1728#comment-605 Always enjoy your Night Owl Column. Just a minor comment on 355 – 19th: Big Al’s Cactus Room preceded Big Don’s (who put up the yellow ball). Big Al was Al Punczak, a little Hungarian dynamo, active in the fabulous Oakland club scene of the 1960s (waaaaay before your time) and a rabid Raiders fan with the likes of Tom Keating, Jim Otto, Lee Grosscup and the rest as regulars. The place was a real hang out and always packed. Al’s sister Patty also had a club down on Grand which is now a Chinese restaurant.

]]> http://www.ibabuzz.com/outtakes/2010/05/06/all-signs-point-to-liege-take-a-taxi/comment-page-1/#comment-536 This Friday the first to feature legal live music — the DTO Fri, 07 May 2010 19:15:51 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/outtakes/?p=1728#comment-536 [...] Since we’re on the topic of transportation, allow me to plug a professional project of mine. I am helping Friendly Cab offer free taxi rides on First Fridays. A $5 taxi coupon, enough for a free bar-hopping trip downtown, will be available tonight at three downtown bars: Penelope at 11th and Clay, The Layover at 1517 Franklin, and Era Artbar at 19 Grand. Stop by a bar and ask for your coupon, and enjoy a free or heavily discounted ride on Friendly Cab! Sponsored by Kapsack & Bair DUI Attorneys, the coupon can help you have fun while avoiding drunk driving. Read more about it at TheOakbook.com and the Trib’s Nightowl blog. [...]

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