Comments on: Brother Cleve http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/ Bars, bartenders and imbibing in Beantown. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:13:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Stormwater Management http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-7831 Stormwater Management Wed, 06 Feb 2008 18:02:48 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-7831 Marilyn Chambers? Color me impressed. Marilyn Chambers? Color me impressed.

]]> By: Br. Cleve http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-1960 Br. Cleve Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:05:56 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-1960 Hooters Shooters and Knockers!!!! Wow, you know I've always loved Cleveland. I remember one fun filled night at the Holiday Inn over by the old stadium -- Big John Patton was playing funky B3 organ jazz in the lounge, the San Francisco 49's were guests at the hotel, as was Marilyn Chambers and her entourage, as were us (the Del Fuegos) and our punk rock pals The Circle Jerks. And there was a Dog Show going on, with all these people walking around with their Best Of Show contestants! We played at Peabodys a lot, and at the Agora (sp?) Ballroom. What a town. I'm forever grateful to Cleveland (hey, thats my full name!) for making me the cocktail maven I am today. I could be still drinking Budweiser! (well.......sometimes I do.....) Hooters Shooters and Knockers!!!! Wow, you know I’ve always loved Cleveland. I remember one fun filled night at the Holiday Inn over by the old stadium — Big John Patton was playing funky B3 organ jazz in the lounge, the San Francisco 49’s were guests at the hotel, as was Marilyn Chambers and her entourage, as were us (the Del Fuegos) and our punk rock pals The Circle Jerks. And there was a Dog Show going on, with all these people walking around with their Best Of Show contestants! We played at Peabodys a lot, and at the Agora (sp?) Ballroom. What a town. I’m forever grateful to Cleveland (hey, thats my full name!) for making me the cocktail maven I am today. I could be still drinking Budweiser! (well…….sometimes I do…..)

]]> By: pinky g. http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-1689 pinky g. Thu, 26 Apr 2007 16:36:17 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-1689 Thanks for the reply, Cleve! If it was Shorty's, kind of a '50s retro diner where the waitresses called you hon, that's kinda neat. Friends and i used to go there after 'the clubs' (house music!!) I was too young and Rolling Rock-drinking to ever notice a fun cocktail list then. Fun fact: Cleveland once had the following 3 businesses on the same strip: Hooters, Shooters, and Knockers. I swear to god. Thanks for the reply, Cleve! If it was Shorty’s, kind of a ’50s retro diner where the waitresses called you hon, that’s kinda neat. Friends and i used to go there after ‘the clubs’ (house music!!) I was too young and Rolling Rock-drinking to ever notice a fun cocktail list then. Fun fact: Cleveland once had the following 3 businesses on the same strip: Hooters, Shooters, and Knockers. I swear to god.

]]> By: Br. Cleve http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-1593 Br. Cleve Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:05:33 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-1593 Hey Pinky --- it was in downtown Cleveland, right on the Cuyahoga, in that waterfront area thats like a Fanueil Hall kinda place. Can't tell you the name of it, but I remember that the Ward 8 was on the menu and that my greataunt used to drink those when I was a kid. Little did I know at the time that it was a Boston drink! Yes, Lauren, the Rum Holiday was spectacular. There's still a bit of the Arundel (from the tiny, 200 yr old Callwood Distillery) left, not much of the Ron De Barrilito I got at the duty free in San Juan. Great trip, I felt like Cleve The Beachcomber! Hey Pinky — it was in downtown Cleveland, right on the Cuyahoga, in that waterfront area thats like a Fanueil Hall kinda place. Can’t tell you the name of it, but I remember that the Ward 8 was on the menu and that my greataunt used to drink those when I was a kid. Little did I know at the time that it was a Boston drink!

Yes, Lauren, the Rum Holiday was spectacular. There’s still a bit of the Arundel (from the tiny, 200 yr old Callwood Distillery) left, not much of the Ron De Barrilito I got at the duty free in San Juan. Great trip, I felt like Cleve The Beachcomber!

]]> By: ljclark http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-1568 ljclark Sat, 14 Apr 2007 16:41:34 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-1568 Ah, Pinky. Nice to hear from you! Cleve recently went on a rum holiday. Wonder if he brought anything back? Ah, Pinky. Nice to hear from you! Cleve recently went on a rum holiday. Wonder if he brought anything back?

]]> By: pinky gonzales http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-1565 pinky gonzales Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:33:09 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-1565 excellent profile of a super person! cleve, i had the pleasure of residing in cleveland in the '80s and i'm curious which diner that was with the fascinating drinks list... excellent profile of a super person! cleve, i had the pleasure of residing in cleveland in the ’80s and i’m curious which diner that was with the fascinating drinks list…

]]> By: MC Slim JB http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-1197 MC Slim JB Mon, 02 Apr 2007 14:37:11 +0000 http://drinkboston.com/2007/03/30/brother-cleve/#comment-1197 Cleve is one of my heroes. Superb composer, musician, DJ. Amazing bartender -- as much for his hospitality as his serious shaker chops -- who definitely deserves that "Godfather of the local cocktail revival" title. I actually ordered a Manhattan from him at the Hoodoo (the only punk-rock kid not drinking beer or Jack-and-Coke, as I recall.) I was standing at the door waiting the first day the B-Side opened. His spinning and/or cocktail menus are what drew me to Pho Republique (South End), the Milky Way, and Lili's in their early days. I guess I've pretty much been following him around for years. A local treasure. Cleve is one of my heroes. Superb composer, musician, DJ. Amazing bartender — as much for his hospitality as his serious shaker chops — who definitely deserves that “Godfather of the local cocktail revival” title. I actually ordered a Manhattan from him at the Hoodoo (the only punk-rock kid not drinking beer or Jack-and-Coke, as I recall.) I was standing at the door waiting the first day the B-Side opened. His spinning and/or cocktail menus are what drew me to Pho Republique (South End), the Milky Way, and Lili’s in their early days. I guess I’ve pretty much been following him around for years. A local treasure.

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