McGoverns
I've been going to McGoverns for 30 years, off and on.
Skipper retired today.
http://www.xanthus.net/jim/images/skipper.jpg
Skipper was thrilled that I made it, and announced his usual greeting. "Jimbo, A hell of an man. Good to see you."
http://www.xanthus.net/jim/images/skipperKey.jpg
I think Scully's (Bill) internment (after selling the place) is about over too.
http://www.xanthus.net/jim/images/scully.jpg
He also gave me a warm welcome and hug, Scully has always been a "god" to me. He acknowleged my presents loudly, "Jimbo, A legend in his own mind."
For some reason the party was at Hamelton's, a bar named for Skipper's son who is no longer a partner in that business. I guess the party room is bigger. The two "restaurants are "family" to all of us anyhow.
http://www.xanthus.net/jim/images/hamiltonPub.jpg
To bad I didn't bring my camera today, it was a real zoo.
In any case, for good food and drink and company, check em out
Update 25 July 2006 (EDT)
JimScarver 07:10, 25 July 2006 (EDT) I frequented McGoverns 1974 till 2001, when I was not at TheJasmine, I was really full of myself that night being such a celebrity and all. Scully put me in my place like noone since Zappa live in 69, "You are Groovey Man!" in a catharsis of jazz perfection, with the cresendo falling deeply into "You ain't gone nowhere Man....", immediatly invoking melodic orchestration from heaven far beyond mear mortal imagination.
Skipper's son "Mikey" has since bought another bar in Newark on University near Raymond, across the street, east of Essex county college. I got pics somewhere....