Saturday Night Special: continuing urban diversions theme ... others will know much more abt this, so i'll just kick it off with three famous melbourne venues:

starting, of course with 'The Espy', Esplanade Hotel (1878) Upper Esplanade St Kilda, home of
Paul kelly, Angels, appearances by
people such as Nick Cave etc.etc.etc.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/Espy21.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/negro81.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/bm_0031.jpg
one band board for the espy got automatically deleted on my host site - i think it was the Fuck Fucks...anyway:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/thisweek1.gif

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/negro91.jpg


Around the corner to The Prince of Wales (1920), Fitzroy Street:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/images29.jpg

Where abbreviated F*ck F*cks survived computer's attention:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/Prince1.jpg

this was Fred Negro's wall board for his appearance with the band
of that name, and many others. I missed Taj Mahal in April:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/negro61.jpg

15 minutes of fame...or do i just not know him?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/images19.jpg


Rob Roy HotelFitroy;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/638-11.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/638-21.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/robroy1.jpg

adding...Beaconsfield Hotel St Kilda handsome, historic, heritage- listed venue whose Perth-based owner, however, has some rather serious problems atm with the David Hookes inquest coming up, compounded by VCAT mediation/possible hearing listed next week over local residents claims that it has been exceeding planning permit (rather then liquor licence) hours for years:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/261.jpg


Piles of 'em out there: see crowds lining up to get into the Queensbridge Hotel ('QBH) in our Southbank skyscraper precinct: pics will be rare i suspect, but let's know what's good. Bronte

corner hotel is popular although i never been

Plotty is talking abt The Corner Hotel 57 Swan St Richmond:
Here's a Firecracker album launch going off there last year ...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/16mar03_0971.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/16mar03_3412.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/16mar03_1951.jpg

and other stuff (live music almst every night)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/181-21.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/GL_nightlifeRHL2_150x1001.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v460/Bronteboy/livemusicBMEL_345x1501.jpg

THE HALLAM PUB!

...joking. :)

Summer In Perth
The Cottesloe Beach Hotel (The Cott)
Cottesleo, Perth, Western Australia

http://www.cottesloebeachhotel.com.au/html/images/functions-trio.gifhttp://www.cottesloebeachhotel.com.au/html/images/food.gif
http://www.cottesloebeachhotel.com.au/html/images/functions-pic.gif
http://www.cottesloebeachhotel.com.au/html/images/bar.gif
http://www.cottesloebeachhotel.com.au/html/images/cafebar.jpg
http://www.cottesloebeachhotel.com.au/html/images/upstairs-bar-1.jpg
http://www.cottesloebeachhotel.com.au/html/images/dawn-at-cott.jpg
http://www.cottesloebeachhotel.com.au/html/images/crowd.jpg
http://www.cottesloebeachhotel.com.au/html/images/leuwin.jpg
http://www.cottesloebeachhotel.com.au/html/images/pete-on-scoot.jpg
http://www.cottesloebeachhotel.com.au/html/images/cottesloe-hotel.jpg
http://www.cottesloebeachhotel.com.au/html/images/sunset-pylon.jpg
http://www.cottesloebeachhotel.com.au/html/images/pine-tree-sunset.jpg
http://www.inthemix.com.au/photos8/albums/041114-heinekencott/abk.sized.jpg
http://www.inthemix.com.au/photos8/albums/041114-heinekencott/aac.sized.jpg
http://www.inthemix.com.au/photos8/albums/041114-heinekencott/aaa.sized.jpg
http://www.inthemix.com.au/photos8/albums/041114-heinekencott/abr.sized.jpg
http://www.inthemix.com.au/photos8/albums/041114-heinekencott/abx.sized.jpg
http://www.inthemix.com.au/photos8/albums/041114-heinekencott/abp.sized.jpg

adding...Beaconsfield Hotel St Kilda handsome, historic, heritage- listed venue whose Perth-based owner
he probably called it that because we have a suburb here called Beaconsfield (my dad lives there actually)