tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post1194863735911240155..comments2024-03-17T09:55:57.029-07:00Comments on Lost City: Bill's Gay Nineties Sold?Brooks of Sheffieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-15042505366900531772012-02-14T06:33:52.254-08:002012-02-14T06:33:52.254-08:00This is a crying shame. Well, I'll be there th...This is a crying shame. Well, I'll be there this Friday night to have a few cocktails with one of NYC's best old-school bartenders and listen to Rick McDonald tickle the ivories.Comrade Physioprofhttp://freethoughtblogs.com/physioprofnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-25224013006575114042012-02-13T13:59:39.292-08:002012-02-13T13:59:39.292-08:00I hope so, too. But it won't.I hope so, too. But it won't.Brooks of Sheffieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297071358029060908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-51604817608460654892012-02-13T13:16:47.720-08:002012-02-13T13:16:47.720-08:00I hope somehow this turns out to be false.I hope somehow this turns out to be false.Marty Wombacherhttp://www.trippingwithmarty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-36520993727832138132012-02-13T07:45:38.095-08:002012-02-13T07:45:38.095-08:00My understanding is the bankruptcy declaration was...My understanding is the bankruptcy declaration was a ploy to delay their closing. I am not a lawyer and don't understand exactly how that would work (perhaps something in their lease?), but regardless I was assured finance was not an issue. Hence their determination to locate a new spot to house the business. <br /><br />Anyway, Bill's will always be home to me. I don't know a happier place to appreciate timeless New York.Woodfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-21660727872029293222012-02-12T04:27:56.915-08:002012-02-12T04:27:56.915-08:00It was beloved ... not by enough people, unfortuna...It was beloved ... not by enough people, unfortunately. It would be a different situation if a massive rent increase were the cause of the bar's woes. From what I gather, however, that wasn't the case, instead the bar fell behind on its rent.<br /><br />Plain and simple, it wasn't making enough money to stay in business.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04266094188872421777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21554899.post-17257097253382945872012-02-11T06:22:30.311-08:002012-02-11T06:22:30.311-08:00Sigh. I LOVE Bill's. The last time I was there...Sigh. I LOVE Bill's. The last time I was there it was a Friday evening and the place was jammed. I'm crushed, beyond saddened. Unless they can move the interior to another location how can it be Bill's? A big part of my enjoyment (although running a distant second to the wonderful folks who work there) is that historic Prohibition interior. Aside from a death in my family this is about the worst news that could greet me this morning. No, I take that back, this IS like a death in my family. 'nuff said.upstate Johnnie Gnoreply@blogger.com