All for the laughs, a classic bar on Colfax. The first of the Pete’s empire, predating the kitchen by almost 25 years.
Via Westword-
Stumble in, sit a while, and you’ll hear Joey Mestas – the jovial jack-of-all-trades who’s worked there since February 1972 – whose “Plates are hot! Have a nice time,” catchphrase is an institution all its own. Behind the bar is Shannon Hollingsworth, just as she has been since 2003 and just as her mom, Tannia Chamberlayne, was before her. Longtime regulars sit around trading stories, like the one about the dented can of creamed corn perched atop the backbar, dropped one night by a regular who disappeared shortly thereafter; or Chamberlayne’s wedding there, when she was given away by Pete; or the black sparkly ceilings wiped away in a 2009 remodel. Just as they’ve done generation after generation, these folks holler names as friends roll in, sing along to the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s standards blaring from the jukebox, and shell out for drinks for other barflies – new and old – as things begin to get hazy.
Just under 11”x11” (27x27cm) hand deckled, edition of 10 giclee prints. Printed by LKMNDD. $65 each handed off in Denver (use pickup option in check out) or $80 shipped. Comes framed.
All for the laughs, a classic bar on Colfax. The first of the Pete’s empire, predating the kitchen by almost 25 years.
Via Westword-
Stumble in, sit a while, and you’ll hear Joey Mestas – the jovial jack-of-all-trades who’s worked there since February 1972 – whose “Plates are hot! Have a nice time,” catchphrase is an institution all its own. Behind the bar is Shannon Hollingsworth, just as she has been since 2003 and just as her mom, Tannia Chamberlayne, was before her. Longtime regulars sit around trading stories, like the one about the dented can of creamed corn perched atop the backbar, dropped one night by a regular who disappeared shortly thereafter; or Chamberlayne’s wedding there, when she was given away by Pete; or the black sparkly ceilings wiped away in a 2009 remodel. Just as they’ve done generation after generation, these folks holler names as friends roll in, sing along to the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s standards blaring from the jukebox, and shell out for drinks for other barflies – new and old – as things begin to get hazy.
Just under 11”x11” (27x27cm) hand deckled, edition of 10 giclee prints. Printed by LKMNDD. $65 each handed off in Denver (use pickup option in check out) or $80 shipped. Comes framed.
