Extreme Makeover: Nightclub Edition
Dan’s campaign for Fagbar foundered, but the Slog will continue trying to save nightclub owners from their own disastrous name choices.
This week’s contestant is Deano’s Cafe & Lounge, which needs a new name mainly because it needs a new image, sans crack whores. With the Washington State Liquor Control Board currently considering revocation of Deano’s liquor license, it’s a desperate case.
I just got off the phone with a co-owner, Darnell Parker, and he explained how he wants his bar to be less intimidating to white crowds. A more racially mixed clientele, he says, will appeal to the same white neighbors who have been clamoring for its closure. Here’s the name he’s come up with:
Chocolate City
So, white urban hipsters, would you go to the bar formerly known as Deano’s if it were named Chocolate City? And if not, what name will work the kinda magic Parker needs?
Send ideas fast. Parker says the sign’s going up tonight.
Marshmallow Whip.
Puffy's House of Nipples.
Krakker's.
East Precinct Station.