Coppers in Athlone

Steven81

Anyone hear that this is going to reopen, Piano Bar has the crowd now with the crowd completely different to that who were in Coppers.

demanufactured

Havnt heard anything....note sure what the 2nd statement means.

veryangryman

demanufactured wrote: »

....note sure what the 2nd statement means.

Say it in a Biffo/South Westmeath accent.

In english, it means "Piano Bar is now the place where crowds go. However, the crowd that go there are not the same crowd as had previously frequented Coppers."

A Venn diagram showing "Piano Crowd" in Set A and "Coppers Crowd in Set B" would have helped also. The intersection (A N would have contained very few heads.

I might get a nixer as an Athlonian-English interpreter at this rate.

demanufactured

veryangryman wrote: »

Say it in a Biffo/South Westmeath accent.

In english, it means "Piano Bar is now the place where crowds go. However, the crowd that go there are not the same crowd as had previously frequented Coppers."

A Venn diagram showing "Piano Crowd" in Set A and "Coppers Crowd in Set B" would have helped also. The intersection (A N would have contained very few heads.

I might get a nixer as an Athlonian-English interpreter at this rate.

Thank you my good sir.
I couldn't speak/type in a Biffo accent....it would uncharacristic of me.

Sunny Dayz

Well it's so long since I had a night out in Athlone I couldn't even tell you where the crowd goes anymore!

demanufactured

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

Well it's so long since I had a night out in Athlone I couldn't even tell you where the crowd goes anymore!

They go to seans the snug and the piano bar

Saint_Mel

demanufactured wrote: »

They go to seans the snug and the piano bar

Never saw the facination with Seans.
It seemed to consistantly attract @rseholes, which was great cos it meant less of them around the other pubs :pac:

demanufactured

Saint_Mel wrote: »

Never saw the facination with Seans.
It seemed to consistantly attract @rseholes, which was great cos it meant less of them around the other pubs :pac:

Grand for a Sunday afternoon pint in the bar...but Saturday nights in the beergarden it has turned into a dublin pub...they are pushing people out the back gates as soon as the band finishes....it's just a typical pub now with no character.

VulcanRaving

I thought it was renamed 'Oppers?'
Oh wait I remember now.. someone stole the C from their sign!

Lt Dan

demanufactured wrote: »

Havnt heard anything....note sure what the 2nd statement means.

"Classier" crowd,cough, in Piano bar compared to what went to Coppers!

demanufactured

Lt Dan wrote: »

"Classier" crowd,cough, in Piano bar compared to what went to Coppers!

LOL....Wouldn't call the crowd that go to piano bar classy in any way.....

Lt Dan

demanufactured wrote: »

LOL....Wouldn't call the crowd that go to piano bar classy in any way.....

I never said "Classy". I said "classier" ..compared to ....

Sure we all know that the best and finest go to places like Gerties

demanufactured

Lt Dan wrote: »

I never said "Classy". I said "classier" ..compared to ....

Sure we all know that the best and finest go to places like Gerties

LOL

Amy enterprises

I'm thinking of taking over coppers in Athlone I need to know would many go to it would it be worth it and tell me something about it what do u remember it as - Amy

boredatwork82

It was a great spot. Way better than that horrible piano bar.

L.Jenkins

Amy enterprises wrote: »

I'm thinking of taking over coppers in Athlone I need to know would many go to it would it be worth it and tell me something about it what do u remember it as - Amy

How many would go? Probably every underage teenager in Athlone chancing their arm with new management.

Saint_Mel

Amy enterprises wrote: »

I'm thinking of taking over coppers in Athlone I need to know would many go to it would it be worth it and tell me something about it what do u remember it as - Amy

I remember it as Ginkles, Bananafish Park, Pearls, Club Ginkles, Club Ginkles 2000 ... and having a cocktail bar and women dancing on podiums!
Last time I was in it as Coppers there some some psycho looking lad hounding everyone to borrow money for the punching machine!

demanufactured

Saint_Mel wrote: »

I remember it as Ginkles, Bananafish Park, Pearls, Club Ginkles, Club Ginkles 2000 ... and having a cocktail bar and women dancing on podiums!
Last time I was in it as Coppers there some some psycho looking lad hounding everyone to borrow money for the punching machine!

You're old man.... Just old....

veryangryman

demanufactured wrote: »

You're old man.... Just old....

He also spelled Ginkels wrong if i'm not mistaken!

Saint_Mel

veryangryman wrote: »

He also spelled Ginkels wrong if i'm not mistaken!

Back then, the Kaiser stole our word for Ginkels

L.Jenkins

I do remember the day when Viva was Bozos and the older brothers would hoard cards from the place. I was only in it a few times prior to its name change. Never had the pleasure or misery of going to Ginkels.

Zubeneschamali

L.Jenkins wrote: »

I do remember the day when Viva was Bozos and the older brothers would hoard cards from the place. I was only in it a few times prior to its name change. Never had the pleasure or misery of going to Ginkels.

Ginkels and then a kebab over at Ryano's...

Sunny Dayz

L.Jenkins wrote: »

I do remember the day when Viva was Bozos and the older brothers would hoard cards from the place. I was only in it a few times prior to its name change. Never had the pleasure or misery of going to Ginkels.

We still refer to it as Bozos, or rather "Bozos or whatever it's called now". Been a few years since I set a foot in there.


Is Karma in the Prince Hotel still open?


(I'm old and don't go out anymore!)

L.Jenkins

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

We still refer to it as Bozos, or rather "Bozos or whatever it's called now". Been a few years since I set a foot in there.


Is Karma in the Prince Hotel still open?


(I'm old and don't go out anymore!)

I believe Karma is still open. 2011 was the last time I set foot in a night club here in town or anywhere for that matter.

Sunny Dayz

L.Jenkins wrote: »

I believe Karma is still open. 2011 was the last time I set foot in a night club here in town or anywhere for that matter.

I remember when Karma opened - it was such a big deal - you'd swear it was like a superclub in Ibiza!


Only time I've been in nightclubs the past few years is on hen parties.

Mena Mitty

veryangryman wrote: »

He also spelled Ginkels wrong if i'm not mistaken!

We called it nothing other than Wrinkles back in the day.

L.Jenkins

Sunny Dayz wrote: »

I remember when Karma opened - it was such a big deal - you'd swear it was like a superclub in Ibiza!


Only time I've been in nightclubs the past few years is on hen parties.

I had enough when I went to Bozos New Years 2011/12 and saw it was full of teens. Needless to say, I felt old and went home :P

Angron

Ah Karma. I've been in there twice, and both times ended up in a big discussion about pro wrestling :pac: Yeah, I'm fairly sure it's still open, I was in Athlone a week or two ago and they still had the big arch up anyway.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Karma is still open, it still seems to be the most popular nightclub in town, I wouldn't be in it too often myself anymore!

Seems to be that "Bozos or whatever it's called now" (I got a great laugh out of that, because that's exactly what I call it) caters for the teenies, Karma is for those in their 20s/early 30s and everyone else goes to the Piano Bar.

L.Jenkins

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater wrote: »

...Seems to be that "Bozos or whatever it's called now" (I got a great laugh out of that, because that's exactly what I call it) caters for the teenies...

Not one, but 3 floors worth of teens every weekend. Thank feck the era of working as floor staff in hotels are long behind me. Could you imagine having to clean that place every weekend?

Angron

L.Jenkins wrote: »

Not one, but 3 floors worth of teens every weekend. Thank feck the era of working as floor staff in hotels are long behind me. Could you imagine having to clean that place every weekend?

It'd be a fecking nightmare.

Dank Janniels

Is Blinkers still goin?

flazio

That place closed down before Scribes

L.Jenkins

flazio wrote: »

That place closed down before Scribes

Was it not renames to Genesis? A student nightclub if you will attached to the Tack Room.

charlieIRL

Bozo's (or whatever is called now) has a teenie bopper disco every few weeks, 15 to 17 year olds. Genesis has discos for 13 to 15 year olds about 5 or 6 times a year, not sure about it after that.

cena

Are night clubs a dead thing these days

L.Jenkins

Haven't driven around town of a weekend night in years, but I'd assume they're still popular. I think we might see them as being an unpopular choice because we're getting older. :P