Nightlife Love Letter to Marcus Wilson
posted by on August 25 at 15:21 PM
I finally got a chance to check out Pony, the new-ish bar on Pine where the old Cha-Cha used to be.
I know this spot has already been written about tons on Slog and in the paper. Quick: Former Cha-Cha bartender Marcus Wilson (aka, comeback DJ, performance artist, sci-fi rock commander Ursula Android) opened Pony when the Cha-Cha moved east of Broadway and over a block to Pike.
Wilson’s place gives me hope for Seattle. Despite the condo invasion, the money pigs, Mayor Nickels, and the Grateful Dead/Doors/Jimi Hendrix on the Juke in Fremont, the weirdoes are alive and well. Pony is all Venus lipstick and Martian bracelets and air hockey and booze and dirty and dark.
I also caught Wilson’s band’s set (Ursula and the Ononos) which was great for a million reasons, starting with the fact that he’s the manager of the place. So, his 21st Century make-up face Andromeda Galaxy rock in the lower-level room, added to the sense that Pony is just Wilson’s cozy basement where we’re all invited to goof and flirt.
At a time when weirdo culture has been colonized out of existence, Wilson deserves sainthood for his tireless efforts to keep the witchcraft alive.
“War is Over if You Want!”
I was told that Seattle was quirky and fun before I moved out here from Ohio. Compared to Cincinatti this place is like Burning Man! One of the guys in my condo building even has a pet iguana.
People who whine about condos and people making big money need to get over themselves. I went to Pony last week with one of my visiting fraternity brothers and he loved the place. A guy even hit on him. (We're straight but not narrow and are thinking of bringing our dates from J-date to Pony next week)
Seattle is great, it's easy to get a job, real estate market is hot and there's all kinds of weird shops and bars. I love it.
Seriously, why is this not on Lineout?
Marcus Wilson is truly a local hero, and one of the people in the nightclub scene you know will be real with you. He deserves our thanks, and he deserves the best.
Is that photo a still from Velvet Goldmine?
Did you accept the invite to flirt Josh, and if you did Score as a result ------- How Was It?
For Eric Grandy- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wbonT9EoXA
"I'm not a prophet
or a stone age man
Just a mortal
with the potential of a superman
I'm living on
I'm tethered to the logic
of Homo Sapien
Can't take my eyes
from the great salvation
Of bullshit faith"
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Clever picture on ^Mortgage^ story, easily trumped by The Simpsons and Wonder Twins Powere activate imagery.
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Josh, I was thinking the same thing Friday night while at Pony. I hope Marcus can make a move of it to another location. Until then, let the weird times roll.
what mark mitchell said @3, times a million. he is a local treasure.
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