the one bar i miss in Costa mesa is the Helm, that place was a shithole, but the drinks were cold and cheap and always a good time. the Blackwatch in huntington used to get pretty rowdy, that was the first place i saw someone get hit with a pool cue.
was Sundown the one on Beach and PCH? If so i can remember being a little kid and my dad buying parts there and the guys being cool and letting a kid watch as they worked on stuff in the back through the service doors. its just a vacant lot now.
Yea he was a cool guy.. Hope all is well with him now.
Loved 49ers! The picture of the cowboy and the girl on the doors...
There was a bar/dance club/pick-up place on 17th in Costa Mesa in the 80's/90's I forget the name, maybe Rapunzels???? Boy, did me and my friends have a great time there as young single guys!
Well, same playing field...3 decades apart! (If it was Charter Oak in Covina)Dated a real cutie from Charter Oaks HS back in 66'. A rather long distance relationship back then for a kid from the Tustin area, but I'd met her at Lake Arrowhead.
Reading this thread and how many of you fall into an age group similar to my own kids, it's not a huge stretch that I might have "Known" your mom
If so, you were very fortunate and f*ck no, I'm not any of yawl's daddy.
…Bought a SBC conversion ‘63 Jeep Wagoneer from a guy that worked at Grumpys about 1972???…his name may have been Victor???…
Well hot damn, yup, same high school. Even attended one of their proms and a home football game.Well, same playing field...3 decades apart! (If it was Charter Oak in Covina)
Damn, that's near 40 miles from there to Tustin..
Musta had a damn good horse!
Many GREAT memories at Blackwatch, ran into the old owners Chris and his dad with their wives recently at Neptune's they are doing good! The craziest bars in HB that I went to were Redz, the place at 6th and main with the pool tables upstairs (can't remember the name) and The Pen! Helm was bitchen, reminds me of the drinks at Cassidy's!
Dated one of the girls that worked there and was friends with several of them. Used to go Blue Chip bowling with a couple of them.Celebrated my 21st B day there.Lived a few miles away.
I have a GREAT story about that place when I was in my twenty's that I can't post online!Celebrated my 21st B day there.
Hey @Willie B , do you happen to recall the boxing arena on Ventura Blvd. in what I recall was Tarzana ? When I was dating who would later become wife # 1 out of 3, her dad and I used to attend boxing matches there in the later 60's. Seem to recall the area favorites being one or both of the Quarry brothers. If I recall, the promoter gal become rather famous. Anyway, only place I ever watched live boxing matches, but damn, I can't recall what it was called.
ahhh yes, the pig PEN, some crazy nights spent in there, I dont recall every going to Redz, or seeing a bar with pool tables up stairs.
Feel free to PM me you're story but remember the first liar doesn't stand a chance.
I didn't know Fritz was around in 1910.Celebrated my 21st B day there.
… boxing in Tarzana does not ring a bell???… I definitely remember the Quarry Brothers… And the promoter chick may also have been Jerry quarries manager but I could be completely wrong about that???…Hey @Willie B , do you happen to recall the boxing arena on Ventura Blvd. in what I recall was Tarzana ? When I was dating who would later become wife # 1 out of 3, her dad and I used to attend boxing matches there in the later 60's. Seem to recall the area favorites being one or both of the Quarry brothers. If I recall, the promoter gal become rather famous. Anyway, only place I ever watched live boxing matches, but damn, I can't recall what it was called.
… Roscoe Hardware Sun Valley Ca… nowadays the homeless just keep lighting it on fire???..,
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Deadman’s was owned by the Hoovers of PHD Plumbing
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I remember Rex Staten, Tom Rapp and other future MX stars racing there. We got a new Travel Queen camper in 1970 and we camped by the huge rocks. Great times!
I saw Rex at walters electric supply about a year ago was standing at the counter and he was talking about racing Joel roberts and Rodger decouster finally I asked him who he was and his response was Rex staton and he gave me a business car with his picture on it I was impressed
The last time I saw Rex was at the annual Sierra Safari trial ride that goes from Mammoth Mountain to Hawthorn Nevada and returned the next day. Had a few drinks with Rex and his buddy, he told stories with a bunch of us. Great guy.
Cool guy for sure he can really work the room
Kept digging and found some info on the arena, promoter I believe was Aileen Eaton, but wouldn't put money on it.
