While plying their dollars toward Jukebox Roulette and drinking themselves into a respectable stupor, patrons at Dave's Stagecoach Inn last night learned of the death of the man for whom the bar is named, owner Dave Golad. His death was of natural causes.
Golad opened the bar in 1952 where Fitz's Blarney Stone is today. In 1972, he moved the bar to its current location at 316 Westport Road, where it stands as one of the greatest dives the world has ever known. Be sure to stop in during your last-minute Christmas shopping frenzy -- several new T-shirt designs are in, including ones with slogans like "I'm the One You Gotta Blow to Get a Drink Around Here" and "[this face intentionally left blank]". Still available are classics like "All I Got for Christmas was Drunk" and "Dave's: Your 1st Stop After Parole."
I'll post details in the comments regarding whatever memorial services have been planned for Mr. Golad. Feel free to post your favorite Dave's memories or any memories you may have of the man himself.
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Took my future (and current) wife to Dave's on one of our very first real dates. Haven't been able to get her to go back since then, and most of my friends are such big pussies about smoking that I don't have much luck getting anyone to join me. Guess I'll have to start drinking solo more often. I love that bar.
My friend Budzilla tended bar there once, my lady's best friend Ann was his nurse and friend when he had his heart attack years ago.
His bar was indeed a world-class dive, right up there with Dirty Frank's in Philadelphia.
I'll drink a toast of wine for his memory today, Ripple.
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