A few years ago I did a post on an article (click here) written by a San Francisco-based journalist. She was in South County to attend a wedding at Woodlawn and was staying in one of Peggy’s houses. She wandered into Buzzy’s Country Store on a Saturday night and based on her experiences there then wrote an article on Buzzy’s with the title Lessons From an Indescribable Dive (click here.)
I was reminded of all this when I found this article discussing the nine signs that tell you when you are in a dive bar (click here.) Here is a quick summary of the signs with my True/False rating as to whether are not they apply to Buzzy’s.
1. No menu – True.
2. Most expensive beer is $6 – False (Answer $3.)
3. Lighting is too dark or too bright – True.*
4. At least one elderly person is always present – True.
5. Seats are duct taped – Semi-true
6. Bathrooms to be used only in emergency – Maybe.
7. Vomit instructions are present – False
8. No food – True
9. Most exotic drink is peach schnapps – True.
*When I first started running Buzzy’s, I replaced several of the lights in the Store and added new fixtures to make it brighter. Buzzy cautioned me against it saying “People like it when it’s a little dark in a bar.” I told him I didn’t care, I like it bright.
If you’ve never seen the movie Borat – don’t. It hits too close to the truth about the U.S. and what schmucks we all are.