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mycrawfordcountyancestors · 7 years ago

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Week 17 Cemetery

After a four week hiatus, here’s another 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks post. Week 17--Cemetery.

For my birthday last year, I talked my husband into day trip two hours southwest to Crawford County, Illinois to take grave marker photos of all my direct ancestors buried there. I was able to use Find A Grave (www.findagrave.com) to get a feel for the size and shape of many of the grave markers. This allowed us, in most cases, to find the grave markers without too much difficulty. My husband (bless his heart) took multiple photos of each tombstone we found. Sometimes he was able to take a clear photo without any assistance. Other times I held a mirror to cast shadows on the letters, and other times we used cheap aluminum foil and a soft brush to make a rubbing before photographing. A quick count makes me think we took photos of close to 50 tombstones in 14 cemeteries in Crawford County. It was a very long day and we didn’t get home until close to midnight.

I’ll post my favorite grave marker from each cemetery we visited. Feel free to contact me if we share an ancestor, or if you wish to use a photo.

Oak Grove Cemetery—Walter W. Marberry, Died Sep. 27, 1866, aged 41y, 6m, 3d. This is one of my maternal 3-great grandfathers, also called William W. Marberry.

Other ancestors buried in Oak Grove Cemetery: Martha Marbrey (Walter/William’s mother)

Palestine Cemetery—we searched for over 45 minutes for my maternal great-great grandparents Winfield Scott and Martha (Medcalf) Bashears. We had a photo of the stone from Find A Grave, and a description of where to find the stone, but were unable to locate it. If anyone can direct me to this grave marker, please contact me. These are my only direct ancestors buried in the Palestine Cemetery.

Wesley Chapel Cemetery—Ithra Brashears—one of my maternal 4-great grandfathers. He was one of my earliest Crawford County settlers, arriving in about 1812. Ithra is my only direct ancestor buried in Wesley Chapel Cemetery.

Green Hill Cemetery—The grave marker for Milton A. Jones, one of my paternal 3-great grandfathers, is the marker in the front of the photo. You can see JONES near the bottom of the marker.The finial was laying beside the grave marker but with some careful balancing and quick photography, we were able to balance it on top for the photos. Wife Elizabeth (Sayre) Jones is named on this stone as well. This is my favorite cemetery in Crawford County. Small, out in the middle of nowhere, peaceful.

The inscription says, “Rest, mother, rest in quiet sleep, while friends in sorrow o’er thee weep.”

Robinson New Cemetery—I have several ancestors buried here in the shadow of the Marathon Petroleum refinery, including all four of my grandparents. I couldn’t find my paternal grandparents on this trip, but here is the grave marker for my maternal grandparents, Clarence Scott and Dorothy Opal (Marbry) Bashears. My grandfather was born in 1908, not 1909, by the way.

Other ancestors buried in Robinson New Cemetery: Ray Franklin and Glyn Inez (Berry) Wiseman--paternal grandparents; Earnest Winfield and Florence Jeanette (Waller) Bashears, William Kenneth and Bertha Elizabeth (Hill) Marbry --maternal great-grandparents; George Wesley and Nancy Ellen (Fossett) Marbry--maternal great-great-grandparents

Robinson Old Cemetery—I have only one ancestor that I know of buried in the old cemetery—Sarah A. (McCarty) Marberry Matheny, widow of William/Walter W. Marberry who is buried in Oak Grove Cemetery. She’s a maternal 3-great grandmother.

New Hebron Cemetery—This cemetery is chock full of paternal ancestors. I think my favorite marker here is that of my great-great grandmother Anstes Rosetta (Jones) Bussard. There are wonderful carvings (visible when using the foil and soft brush) above and below the inscription.

Other ancestors buried at New Hebron Cemetery: William Harvey and Clara June (Bussard) Berry--great grandparents; Milton Lafayette Bussard (Anstes Rosetta’s husband)--great-great grandfather; John Lafayette and Margaret (Jarrett) Bussard--3-great grandparents; Samuel and Catherine Bussard, Polly (Watts) Jarrett--4 great grandparents

Prier/Shire Cemetery—My paternal 3-great grandmother Ruby Ornitha (Havens) Cramer Ellingsworth is all by her lonesome in this cemetery--no other family members! Why?

Oblong Cemetery—we spent quite some time looking for my paternal 3-great grandmother Jane (Kirk) Tracy Bottenfield. Here’s an instance of where and nearly impossible to read grave marker becomes legible by using the foil and soft brush.

Prairie Cemetery—I have several ancestors buried at Prairie Cemetery, including my paternal 3-great grandmother Sarah (Mankey) Wiseman and her youngest son Albert, both named on this marker.

Other ancestors buried at Prairie Cemetery: Rollie Mankey and Martha Washington (Cramer) Wiseman--paternal great grandparents; Edward Livingston and Euphemia (Tracy) Wiseman, Charles Edward and Emmaranda (Stanley) Cramer--paternal great-great grandparents

Mount Pleasant Cemetery—Back in 2007, my paternal step-grandmother died and was buried at Mount Pleasant cemetery near Annapolis. On our way back to the car after the service, I was telling my mother that I thought her great-great grandparents Elijah and Mary (Mitchell) Medcalf were buried at that cemetery. Just a few seconds later we stopped to look at a pair of downed stones—it was an eerie feeling to realize that these folks were the Medcalfs! I truly believe they reached out to us! Ten years later, the stones are quite a bit less legible, and it took the aluminum foil method to be able to read the inscriptions.

Kirk Cemetery—My maternal 3-great grandparents Valentine and Anna Elizabeth (Ploch) Smith Kolter are buried at Kirk Cemetery and share a stone. At the bottom of Valentine’s side is a nice poem, visible with the foil:

“We miss thee from our home dear father,

We miss thee from thy place.

A shadow o’er our life is cast

We miss the sunshine of thy face.

We miss thy kind and willing hand,

Thy fond and earnest care,

Our home is dark without thee—

We miss thee every where.”

Also buried at Kirk Cemetery is my maternal 4-great grandfather Henrich “Henry” Kolter.

Newlin Cemetery—Charles and Hannah (Boyd) Hill, maternal 4-great grandparents, died a day apart in August 1833, perhaps of cholera. They share a grave marker. Their epitaph reads:

"There is a calm for those who weep,

A rest for weary pilgrims found;

They safely lie and sweetly sleep,

Low in the ground"

Other ancestors buried at Newlin Cemetery: Henry Marlin and Mary Ann (Kolter) Hill--maternal 2-great grandparents; John and Lizara (Morris) Hill--maternal 3-great grandparents; John Hill--maternal 5-great grandfather.

Grand Prairie Cemetery—not perhaps the most flattering picture of me, but here I am with my maternal 4-great grandfather Richard Graves Morris’s grave marker. When I first visited in 1999, the marker was still standing, but in 2017 it was laying down. Richard Graves Morris was an Illinois State Representative in the mid-1840s and helped write the Second Illinois Constitution in 1848.

So there you have it. The highlights of my birthday trip!

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pocketrandys · 7 years ago

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tagged by @burglethyturts!! thank you katherine~!!

Rules: answer these 92 statements and tag 20 people

(a lot of numbers are skipped im sorry fjj;nsnddgaljfsl;a..)

Last:

1. drink: water

2. phone call: my super best friend

3. text message: also my super best friend

4. song you listened to: Forever Summer Holiday by Kero Kero Bonito (a JAM)

5. Time you cried: um....... like four days ago thinking about kenny mccormick

Have You:

6. dated someone twice: nope

7. kissed someone and regretted it: nope

8. been cheated on: nope

9. lost someone special: not really

10. been depressed: not beyond a normal level

11. gotten drunk and thrown up: nope. fuck im boring

List three favorite colors:

12-14. pale pink, yellow, soft green

In the last year have you:

15 Made new friends: yeah!!

17. laughed until you cried: sure thing!

18. found out someone was talking about you: not yet.........................

19. met someone who changed you: nnnnnnnah

20. found out who your friends are: YES honey i’ve already unfriended people on facebook

21. kissed someone on your facebook list: nope

General:

22. How many of your facebook friends do you know in real life: all of them; ig and tumblr are for online friends!

23. do you have any pets: two cats!

24. do you want to change your name: nah i like my name

25. what did you do for your last birthday: took my best friends to Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament and then we went back to my house and watched Sharknado

26. what time do you wake up: on a school day, 6. weekend, 10

27. what were you doing at midnight last night: texting @stanfiction about creek

28. name something you can’t wait for: the FUCKING FRACTURED BUT WHOLE I THINK ABOUT IT EVERY DAY AND THE EXCITEMENT HAS STARTED MANIFESTING ITSELF INTO A PHYSICAL ENERGY

29. when was the last time you saw your mom: two hours ago when she went to bed

30. what is one thing you wish you could change in your life? i wish i lived closer to my Super Best Friend; i love my house and location a whole lot actually but i always miss her and making plans sucks

31. what are you listening to right now: Anxiety Online by Blank Banshee

32. have you ever talked to a person named Tom: yep.

33. something that is getting on your nerves: this hoe at my school

34. most visited site: this one and youtube

Random Info:

35. moles: i have a beauty mark on my chin :>

36. marks: i have big freckles on my shoulder area and legs and a metric fuck ton of mosquito bites at all times

37. childhood dream: i wanted to be a famous singer

38. hair color: light brown but it gets blonde if i’m in the sun a lot and i Do Not like it

39. long or short hair: its slightly past my shoulders and i want it a lot shorter

40. do you have a crush on someone: isnt that a great question\

41. what do you like about yourself: i like my general outlook on life as i’m fairly positive and enjoy most things in the world, and i’m content with my appearance

42. piercings: just my ears ^^

43. blood type: no idea i think like... A-

44. nickname: I respond to Syd, Sydford, Squid, or Cunt

45. relationship status: singel

46. zodiac: pisces sun, leo moon, gemini rising

47. pronouns: she/her

48. favorite tv show: South Park, Gravity Falls, Bojack Horseman, Rick and Morty

49. tattoos: don’t have any but i’d like a little scribbly flower outline on the front of each thigh

50. right or left handed: Left!

51. surgery: none so far

52. hair dyed a different color: i’ve had the ends dyed pink and turquoise (not at the same time), and i’ve had my bangs silver-blue and dark blue

53. sport: fuck no lol

54. favorite video game: i ower my entire life to Super Mario Galaxy

55. vacation: Japan is my only priority right now and eventually i’d like to go to South Korea, Ireland, and Iceland.

56. pair of trainers: i only wear flip flops and large clunky black shoes

More General:

57. eating: nothing rn

58. drinking: ^

59. I’m about to: slepe

61. waiting for: mThe fuckein............f..ractued but whole..

62. want: THEe FUCKIN...............................FRACTURED B

63. get married: at some point i would like to

64. career: i’d prefer to do something with japanese language, maybe work as an interpreter

Which Is Better:

65: hugs or kisses: depends on the person but i love hugs a lot

66: lips or eyes: eyes im always focused on people’s eyes

67. shorter or taller: i like being the shortest one of the group it tends to attract positive attention

68. older or younger: i prefer to be around people the same age as me or a year older

70. nice arms or nice stomach: nice stomach....gotta b soft

71. sensitive or loud: what

72. hook up or relationship: idk im like 10 years old lol

73. troublemaker or hesitant: hesitant

Have You Ever:

74. kissed a stranger: Nope

75. drank hard liquor: noo

76. lost glasses/contact lense: my eyes are Perfect.

77. turned someone down: yah

78. sex on the first date: i wouldnt no

79. broken someone’s heart: i doubt it i mean i’ve broken up with a guy but we were 14

80. had your heart broken. nope

81. been arrested: no i’m no heathen

82. cried when someone died: does my cat count

83. fallen for a friend: i’ve been infatuated with nearly all my friends at some point lol all of them are very attractive and funny

Do You Believe In:

84. yourself: Hell yea!

85. miracles: na

86. love at first sight: not really

87. santa claus: no

88. kiss on the first date: ya life is short do it

89. ghosts: not too much but i like to

Other

90. favorite fictional character: Kenny McCormick will literally always be my favorite character from anything ever

91. eye color: blue w a little yellow ring in the middle

92. favorite movie: probably Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

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cometokagawa · 5 years ago

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This month has been a busy one. Our little company, englishbiz, has been getting ready for the new school year with our language students and we are very glad to have such an excellent, intelligent, and thoughtful team to do our work together. But it has been hectic!

Besides our main work as language professionals, we also do work with Inbound Tourism. A special area, within the Inbound Tourism field, and where we have some speciality is welcoming and hosting martial artists. In my own background, I have trained in Shotokan karate for over 20 years and long ago wrote a book on the subject, (called “Karate The Japanese Way”). So, I might just have a feeling for what may be a good “karate experience” or martial artist adventure, and I also have some confidence in what can be done here in Shikoku for people who are interested in embarking on their own journey in Japan.

This time, we were very fortunate to welcome a karate organization that has in their mandate, and principles of organization, the strong desire to have “karate adventures”. That organization is the HDKI, the Honbu Dojo Karate International. This organization has dojos all over the world and is a fast growing forward thinking association that holds onto traditional values in training in a modern world.

Meet Scott Langley. Scott and I have been corresponding with each other on and off over the last 15 years or so. Scott is a very interesting person, a karate student, a karate teacher, a karate author, the mastermind behind a new (and better) way to develop karate organizations, and a very very good person. He is known all over the world as a top level karate teacher, and as a great technician and analyst of how karate really works, and he is heavily sought after as a teacher and mentor.

Martial arts organizations, by their very nature, can be brittle and delicate structures. There are a lot of large personalities to navigate around, and there are delicate sensitivities that demand too much attention. Having been at the business end of the heavy stick of karate organizations, Scott decided to form a new kind of karate organization. One that is more communal, more group focussed, more nurturing, more supportive, more collaborative, more fun, and more humane. I don’t know what it is, but there was so much packed into the culture of this kind of karate organization I was simply overwhelmed with this group and the rather incredible (albeit too short) time we had together. I love their approach and was very happy to meet the members that Scott had taken along on this Japan trip.

Our adventure together began with meeting at Takamatsu airport and immediately taking the group to Kotohira. Scott Langley bounded out from the Arrival gate and we shook hands. It was great to finally meet the man I had been corresponding with over the years. I had a good feeling right away, and Scott made a perfect first impression. After a busy morning of commuting from Tokyo to Takamatsu, the HDKI team was ready for the next, and final stage, of their three location Japan adventure. They had been in Sapporo for the famous snow festival, been in karate dojos all over Tokyo, and were now in Shikoku. I really felt a little pressure as I wanted their time here to be something they would not forget. I wanted to do what I could to “beat” the experiences that they already had in Hokkaido and Tokyo.

We were off to Kotohira and our first stop was to get his group fed for lunch. Normally we could have just gone to any lunch place, but I thought it might be fun to take the group to the Nakano Udon school. It was here where the group would have the chance to make their own udon noodles. The methods of the creation involved teamwork, rhythmic dancing, and much laughter.

After a couple of hours of the udon making experience, and eating their own creations, the group took off up the road to climb the steps up to Kotohira, the famous shrine of Kagawa. I’ve been to Kotohira dozens of times by now, but I love going there each and every time. The trees, the steps, the gates, the shrines that dot the path up the mountain, the fresh air, and the wind on your face when you reach the summit. It just can’t be beat. Kotohira is known as the shrine for seamen, sailors, and those who have their livelihood on the waves. One of the members of the group was particularly touched in knowing this and dedicated her climb up the hundreds and hundreds of steps to her father. That was quite touching. I love how she brought meaning to her own journey to Japan, and celebrated her father along the way. Thanks for sharing that, Amanda.

On the way back we had a chance to visit a sake brewer and try his wares. Traditional sake is something that needs a little time to get into, and some guidance to have a sense fo the variances in flavour and textures. My own palette, in truth, is still quite primitive and naive, and my own understanding of sake is rudimentary. Mr Hata of Kinryo Nishino was so kind in hosting us and letting the group try a bunch of different sake. The sake with the citrus yuzu was quite a hit, and I am very glad that several members of the group got some of those to take home with them from Japan.

It was now time for us to get out to Zentsuji. This was a very special part of our excursion, and a real highlight for martial arts visitors to Shikoku. We booked lodgings with the temple and stayed in the “Shukubo”, the lodgings that pilgrims often stay in when they travel through the 88 temples of the Shikoku pilgrimage. There was food that was unique in flavour and form, onsen, tatami mats with futons, and an earlier lights out than usual as everyone crashed out after such a busy day.

The next day we awoke around 5:00am. The temple holds its prayers from 6:00am and we were all invited to witness and participate. We gathered in the main temple. The primary deity could be seen at the back of the temple hall. It is an ancient and priceless relic. In came the priests in full regalia. Their robes sweeping across the floor as they moved up to the dias. Hands hidden in the folds of their sleeves, holding Buddhist rosaries, gongs, and books of sacred sutra. They bow, get into two rows facing each other, and kneel on their thin cushions. Then they chant. A mix of voices and incense. Gongs are rung, chanting trails off to the corners of the room, and we are transfixed as if in a spell.

Despite the chill and the creeping cold that finds my toes, then feet and ankles, the group remains calm and at peace, respectful and very much “in the moment”. The chanting ceases and the main priest turns to the group to speak. He tells us that even though so many of the foreign guests are unlikely able to understand in detail what was said or what so much of the rituals mean, he is encouraged to see so many people come so far to this edge of the world for a new experience, a new culture, and to be touched by being in the birthplace of his holiness, Kobo Daishi.

After the ceremony we are invited to journey beneath the temple itself and walk through the “Mikage” hall. It is pitch black, but you keep your left hand on the wall (which passes over images of the Buddha painted all the way through) to guide you. You hear the recorded voices chanting in the dark until you come to the epicentre of Kobo Daishi’s birthplace. In Shikoku, this may be considered the “holy of holies”. Then you walk up out of the darkness and into the morning light. It’s a great way to start the day.

To most first-time visitors to Japan, Kukai (Kobo Daishi) is an unknown entity. But to Japan, he is as famous as Jesus Christ and Leonardo DaVinci are to the West. Kobo Daishi is their saint, genius civil engineer, poet, diplomat, spiritual founder of Shingon Buddhism (enlightenment comes from within), linguist and creator of “hiragana” (written Japanese in a phonetic system), healer, architect, and sage. To come to the place of his birth, and then to travel in the tunnels beneath the place where he was born, was a pretty unique experience. As the guide for this project I fretted a little about throwing everyone into the “deep end” of Japanese culture, but everyone seemed to be rather impressed and moved by this experience. So, I guess that worked out all right. I breathed a quiet sigh of relief.

After prayers and breakfast we still had some time on the temple grounds before heading out for the day. Ando-san, one of the monks of the morning service was to be our guide for the temple. And it was marvellous. He carefully explained so much about how to visit the temple, its unique history and story, and even granted us access to go inside the five story pagoda which is off limits to the general public. We got a very good look at how the pagoda was constructed and the statuary inside which were gorgeous and simply stunning to behold. That was pretty cool. Then we were escorted out and the treasures were closed up again in the darkness, secreted away for another day.

We still had a little time before we were to depart so the group took good advantage of this incredible environment and went out to get some photos of themselves in “karate mode” among the temples, trees, gates, and stones. It was marvellous to see them so excited and enthused to get some rare photos of them in karate poses and doing kata and techniques by walls, gates, temple bells, and statues. And there was much laughter too. That was the best part.

Sadly, the next part of the HDKI karate adventure in Japan I cannot tell you about. I really would like to, but due to unforeseen circumstances related to a current threat of a pandemic, and also connected to the nature in which martial arts organizations are brittle and delicate, I can only say that we were able to arrange for Scott Langley and his HDKI group a very unique and most excellent martial arts experience here in Shikoku.

It was so good that they have promised to come again. And next time will be even more spectacular… but I can’t talk about it now.

So, after an amazing afternoon of (that which cannot be mentioned in detail) we headed back by train to Takamatsu. There we were awaited by the owner of the New Grand Mimatsu. We have used this old Showa era hotel before as it is very authentic, complete with onsen baths and old style Japanese hotel accommodations. We piled into his old bus with a mountain of luggage and were off. A few minutes later we arrived and the group took some time to check into their rooms and settle in for a little.

Our dinner was at the spectacular restaurant called “Seafood Umaimonya Hama Kaido Kajiyacho” and the group was having a great time. With ample drink, dish after dish of seafood and other Japanese dishes, drinks of cocktails and beer, there was a lot of free-spirited boisterous talk and laughter. There was even some close quarters karate kata performance as well by a recently branded black belt. Much cause for celebration and fun.

There is one thing that the HDKI group does on its karate adventures and it is called “Best Of – Worst Of” and people make comments about their experiences in Japan and what they thought was great, or not so great. I was over the moon as the comments that were frequently offered were about how wonderful they enjoyed their time in Shikoku. That just made my day, and beyond.

We ended the evening at my absolute favourite bar in the world: Grandfathers. It was the perfect ending to a very fun-filled Shikoku experience. And a lot of fun too.

This experience with the HDKI really solidified in my mind the notion that I want to do more of this kind of work. I find it deeply fulfilling. I am absolutely thrilled to see our guests, and new friends, so happy and satisfied. They come from a long way to find something interesting and unique in Japan. They risk a lot, and invest a lot I think. So when they are happy and glad and grateful for the experiences that we can help them have I feel so great. And that is the gift I get to take from it.

I’ve lived now for over 20 years in Japan. It’s not my country, but it’s my home. My wife is here, my daughters are here, my work and company are here. Shikoku has been a very good place for me. The culture, the people, the style, the food, the weather, the environment, and the incredible chances to learn and explore and discover are everywhere. It’s a great pleasure and a profound honor to have guests from around the world come here to discover their own treasures in Shikoku.

Thank you Scott Langley and the incredible group with the HDKI. It’s my most sincere wish to see you guys here again. There is a lot more I want to show you, and things we have done that we can do again, but with greater intensity and depth and opportunities to journey and discover.

Lastly, here’s my pitch. If you are with a karate, or some other martial arts, organization, and would like to find a way to explore and experience Japan, please feel free to contact me. I’ve very recently made a collaborative business structure with two good Japanese friends and we are now ready to smoothly welcome you to this part of Japan, this Deep Japan. Please go to Tokyo and Kyoto and see the wonders that you have known about your whole life. But when you would like to take a step further, a step beyond, you ought to call us. We can help you discover and immerse yourself in the Japan that is seldom seen, and must less discovered. From pristine nature, to special and hidden cultural experiences, to temples and shrines, to mountain mystics, to pilgrimage, to the dojo floor, we can get you there. That is, get you here, to the deepest parts of Japan.

Below are links to Scott Langley’s books. I must confess, at first I had misgivings about the title for the first book, but in context, and after reading all three, my thoughts have turned around completely. Love the narrative, and the story is fascinating to follow. Scott’s experiences as a karate student, then a karate teacher, and then a karate association founder is an incredible story in the telling. And having met the man in person, I am glad to have a new friend, and to have met the inspiring leader, teacher, and student in person. He is honest, kind, thoughtful, intelligent, approachable, and full of mirth and boundless laughter. Marvellous. Read for yourself!

https://www.amazon.com/Karate-Stupid-True-Story-Survival-ebook/dp/B00ICOOBQU/ref=sr_1_2?qid=1583903772&refinements=p_27%3AScott+Langley&s=digital-text&sr=1-2&text=Scott+Langley

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H5GRJOG/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_taft_p1_i0

https://www.amazon.com/Shu-Ri-Ha-Evolving-Thoughts-Scott-Langley-ebook/dp/B07DM1XG3L/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=scott+langley&qid=1583904011&s=digital-text&sr=1-3

Important link:

www.hdki.org This link is for karate students and teachers who would like to connect with Scott Langley to discuss his organization.

HDKI Karate Adventure in Shikoku This month has been a busy one. Our little company, englishbiz, has been getting ready for the new school year with our language students and we are very glad to have such an excellent, intelligent, and thoughtful team to do our work together.

#HDKI in Japan #karate adventure #karate in japan #karate tour #kompira #sake tasting in Japan #udon making #Zentsuji

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michaela9125-blog · 7 years ago

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Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name. And they’re always glad you came.

That’s a really awesome reference that you should Google. No, don’t worry about it, I’ll drop a Youtube link. It’s time for yet another edition of Top o’ the Lot (or TotL pronounced “TOTAL” by the kids), Outright Geekery’s weekly listicle. This week’s countdown examines all the great bars, taverns, clubs, and dives from my favorite TV shows, movies, comics, and more. While Cheers may not have made the list, nothing beats that song. So, without further ado, we hit all (or most) major forms of media, make it a double, and everybody sing along, with Outright Geekery’s Top o’ the Lot: 15 Fictional Watering Holes.

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Honorable Mention: The One from Every RPG Ever

Including video games, table top games, and the occasional board game. You know the one: Where there’s always someone selling the exact stuff you need for the upcoming journey, the bartender is burly (probably a bastard), the bar maidens are hot and ready (and probably rogues), and (in too many cases) there always seems to be an NPC or PC ready for a team up.

This one is ridiculous in almost every single case. It’s cheap storytelling, hinges primarily on nostalgia, and none of that matters at all. Seeing the local Inn in video games like World of Warcraft or Elder Scrolls is often such a terrific feeling. It denotes discovery and familiarity in brilliant ways. But there’s way too many, so it gets a Honorable Mention.

15. The Bar with No Name

Ok, try to keep up. In the Marvel Comics Universe there is this bar…or maybe it’s a series of bars, where the badguys meet up for planning world domination, cementing their criminal networks, or celebrating good times (Kang’s birthday party was a true rager), and they do this in a place known only as The Bar with No Name.

This is the one that should be getting an Honorable Mention. What a cheap way around getting some bad guys talking. But it’s throwback, it’s subtle and dark, and some really cool things have started in these Bars with No Names…or whatever. And it’s comics. Comics get a pass.

14. Kadie’s Club Pecos

This is the bar from Sin City. A lot of things happened there. Dwight and Ava meetup, The Long Bad Night, Nancy’s Last Dance. What an amazing way to tell a story, and what a terrific scene.

Only hits this low on the list because so many others are just better. It should be on here, but 14 is as high is it’s getting. The dance is really good though…but NSFW.

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13. Gaston’s Tavern

What a lovely little town. Too bad the only bar is run by this douchebag. But there’s no denying that Gaston’s Bar from Beauty and the Beast is THE happening place in that provincial little town. Everyone loves the owner too.

Gaston is the man, and he knows it. Why shouldn’t he run his very own tavern? But it’s that song! Although, a good tune can only carry you so far. And he’s such a jerk. Calm down, dude! Grab a drink, go lift some weights, and get with one of those other honeys. I mean, you own a bar. He should just move on.

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12. The Bada Bing

The Bada Bing is the fictional strip club owned by Silvio Dante, second hand to crime boss Tony Soprano, and it was a crazy place. Topless girls, alcohol, and gangsters 24 hours a day. The back room was a gentleman’s club, where New Jersey’s finest criminals ate sandwiches, played poker, and counted money.

The Bing makes the list because it was just a cool place. The setting worked to help define the backdrop of this series, and it was one of my favorites. I picture myself walking in, spreading around the cash to all the fine “ladies” dancing, and being invited to the back room for a late night poker game, which inevitably leads to Outright Geekery becoming a front for the mob, my wife’s fingers being cut off as a warning, and me ultimately floating in the Hudson River. Worth it!

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11. Swerve’s

In IDW Publishing’s Transformers titles, there’s a story about a group of ragtag Cybertronians – loners, castoffs, shut-ins, socially inept etc. – who decide to leave Cybertron and search the galaxy for the fabled Knights of Cybertron. Things have not gone well. Despite that, however, one standout of this series in the context of this list is Swerve’s Bar. Swerve is a wise-cracking smartass of a guy, but he’s just looking to have a good time. And Swerve’s Bar is THE place to go on the spaceship The Lost Light should you have the need for some Energon Ale.

While Swerve’s doesn’t break into the top 10 o’ this Lot simply because it’s such a vague and relatively unknown bar, it makes the list overall because I just love these robots, their stories, and their relationships so damned much. I know, these are plastic toys from the 1980s. But their real to me.

10. Quark’s

Although it’s not the coolest bar from the Star Trek universe, Quark’s is easily the one that looks more like your traditional western frontier saloon, which is what Deep Space Nine was going for. Set right off the main hub in the promenade, Quark’s offered food, drink, fellowship, but most importantly it offered gambling and holosuites.

Having hookers and gaming was a real departure for the series as the Federation tended to frown on such things, but it added a sense of realism to the fell of the entire series. Real frontier stuff, unrestrained by the laws of the Federation. And the cast of regulars, including the ever-silent Morn, were fantastic additions. A great place that deserve to break the Top 10 in a list with so many great entries.

9. Club Rockit

Club Rockit was an actual, real-life place that writer Bryan Lee O’ Malley used to model the fictional punk rock venue in the wildly successful and fun Scott Pilgrim series of comics. It was described as cramped, ugly, and terrible by its creator, but we loved it for a lone reason: Sex Bob-Omb played there!

If you have a club in a comic book and there’s a cool band that plays there it’s going to be an awesome place. The club shows up in every instance of this license including comics, movies, and video games, and really just goes to show you how damned popular this series is. Sequel? I sure hope so!

8. The Leaky Cauldron

Founded by Daisy Dodderidge in 1500 to serve as a doorway between the non-magic Muggle World and the Wizarding World, The Leaky Cauldron is a pub and inn from the Harry Potter Universe. It was one of the first introductions readers and viewers had at what the new magical world we were stepping into truly had to offer.

Whimsy filled both the book and movie scenes that introduced The Leaky Cauldron, and it only got better from there. Beyond that, however, The Leaky Cauldron was a portal of sorts from the real to the imagined, a mainstay in scores of fantasy titles. Subtle and fun, it was a great anchor early on in the series and just neat in its own right.

7. The Prancing Pony

Another one from both famous books and popular movies, The Prancing Pony is in the village of Bree in Middle-Earth from The Lord of the Rings series of novels and films. This is where Frodo and his group meet up with the Ranger Strider in what became one of the most amazing adventures of all time.

More occurs at this inn and bar than just the meeting of Frodo and Strider, but it’s the most famous by far, and this meeting represents a ramp up in the adventure of the story. And it’s a terrific moment. Thorin Oakenshield and Gandalf meet up here at one point, as well, but it’s just not mentioned as much. While the Honorable Mention spot in this Lot may be a stereotype, this is the inn that created it.

6. Moe’s Tavern

When you visit Springfield there’s only one place where the Everyman goes after a long, hard day of running the nuclear power plant. Moe’s Tavern. The cold Duff on tap, terrific music, fun regulars, and, of course, Moe, our lovable bartender. There may not be a more well known bar on this list.

A lot of people know about Moe’s because so many people have been forced to watch so many seasons of The Simpsons. I guess it deserves it – I haven’t watched since season 5 or 6 – but Moe’s is still very worthy of making this list.

5. The Hellfire Club

I’m not really quite sure if this entry even qualifies, as the Hellfire Club is more of a group of people than a building where people drink, but I don’t care. The perennial X-Men villain, the Hellfire Club is a fictional society bent on obtaining power, but they do often have an actual club.

Sometimes a bar isn’t about the where, but the who. The place is terrific, but The Hellfire Club is really made up of really interesting – and often very evil – characters. And those cool Chess piece nicknames? So cool!

4. The Iceberg Lounge

Barely missing the Top 3 is the relatively new aspect of DC Comics Gotham City, Penguin’s Iceberg Lounge. The iceberg shaped nightclub, conveniently located in Gotham Harbor, acts as a legitimate business front for the Penguin’s criminal dealings, and also works as a place for Batman to use his makeup kit.

My favorite parts of the Iceberg Lounge are when Batman disguises himself as a criminal, goes to the lounge incognito, all in an attempt to overhear some underworld information that may help him solve the next crime. And it’s just really cool to see it floating there on Gotham’s Skyline.

3. The Ink & Paint Club

Yes, breaking into the Top 3 is the nightclub run by cartoons from the movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, The Ink & Paint Club. In a world where toons are real, this nightclub takes the best parts of that animated world, puts them to wrok, and provides quality entertainment as well as superb nightclub services.

Opening on the Duck vs Duck piano duel, Jessica’s solo in the middle, and ending on that gorilla of a bouncer, the Ink & Paint Club not only left an impression on anyone who watched this movie, but it made viewers want to go there for a Saturday night of drinking, dancing, and drawing.

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2. Mos Eisley Cantina

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

But, man, they play such good music! Like many things in the Star Wars Universe, less was more when it came to this Outer Rim bar on the mudball that is Tatooine. Is was rightfully a dangerous place. Who goes to Tatooine if they aren’t in trouble and laying low? That’s a recipe for smugglers, pirates, and, yes, nerf-herders.

Again, less was more here. Lucas understood that an audience will fill in their own gaps, and usually an audience will fill it with better stuff than a writer ever could. So many alien races with absolutely no explanation whatsoever about who or what they are. It was perfect. Oh, and that house band is the best in the galaxy.

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1. 10 Forward

Wait! They put a bar in a Federation Starship? Yes, they did, and it was awesome! Deck 10 in the forward section of the U.S.S. Enterprise-D was just that: A bar. A place where weary Starfleet officers could relax, eat, fellowship, drink, listen to music, and otherwise have an awesome time. It was weird for a while. There’s a bar on a Federation starship? But it ended up working so well for so man reasons.

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The primary reason was the bartender, Guinan, played by acting legend Whoopi Goldberg. But all of the little things fell right into place over a very short period of time to make 10 Forward one of the most popular place in the entire galaxy. Sometimes there’s a hostage situation, some days it’s a birthday party. Other days there’s a funeral wake, yet others there’s an emergency baby delivery (thanks, Worf!), and still others see the entire crew trying to beat each other to a pulp. Business as usual on the Flagship of the Federation.

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TotL – 15 Fictional Watering Holes

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TotL – 15 Fictional Watering Holes Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name. And they're always glad you came. That's a really awesome reference that you should Google.

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Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name. And they’re always glad you came.

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-mi0r0LpXo%5B/embedyt%5D

Honorable Mention: The One from Every RPG Ever

15. The Bar with No Name

14. Kadie’s Club Pecos

This is the bar from Sin City. A lot of things happened there. Dwight and Ava meetup, The Long Bad Night, Nancy’s Last Dance. What an amazing way to tell a story, and what a terrific scene.

Only hits this low on the list because so many others are just better. It should be on here, but 14 is as high is it’s getting. The dance is really good though…but NSFW.

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yUWO2PFVF4%5B/embedyt%5D

13. Gaston’s Tavern

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuJTqmpBnI0%5B/embedyt%5D

12. The Bada Bing

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11. Swerve’s

10. Quark’s

9. Club Rockit

8. The Leaky Cauldron

7. The Prancing Pony

6. Moe’s Tavern

5. The Hellfire Club

4. The Iceberg Lounge

3. The Ink & Paint Club

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2. Mos Eisley Cantina

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stbYF6XpTYE%5B/embedyt%5D

1. 10 Forward

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TotL – 15 Fictional Watering Holes Sometimes you wanna go where everybody knows your name. And they're always glad you came. That's a really awesome reference that you should Google.

#15 Fictional Watering Holes #Bars #Clubs #list #Taverns #Top o&039; the Lot #TotL #Watering Holes

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