That's the bad thing about the digital jukeboxes a lot of places have now. Pretty much anything is available. I liked how some places used to curate the selection to fit the ambiance of the place. A British pub has nothing but British music, the local music venue had local bands well represented, etc.
I think music selection is part of running a great establishment, I don't think the jukebox should belong to the customer in a hall with 20+ tables. Why should I suffer someone else's bullshit music choice?
And that's generous. With all the empty real estate downtown, I sometimes think it would be cool to get a private key club together. An otherwise great city with fewer than 20 pool tables, and none newer than 20 years or so is pretty shameful.
It isn't a pretty place by a lot of measures.
The political nonsense, brutalist architecture, terrible traffic, useless public schools, middle-school carjackers, and sky high murder rate don't do it for you?
Plenty of sharks in DC, but not the pool variety.
Plus they had darts and ping pong , thats the biggest place I was ever in .
The digital jukeboxes (TouchTunes et al) can be programmed by the establishment owner to ban specific songs, artists, or even whole genres. If your room owner says they can't, have them contact the coin machine company that placed them and they will train them on it.
I won't waste the 5 bucks in those. Phone selections override the playlist. Wait all night if you like.I think music selection is part of running a great establishment, I don't think the jukebox should belong to the customer in a hall with 20+ tables. Why should I suffer someone else's bullshit music choice?
The only time I've really had a problem was when someone put on the Velvet Underground. I like the Velvet Underground but this was one of their more "experimental" tracks, and a long one at that. Definitely not what I consider pool shooting music. I try to be open minded but I do have a limit.
What I mean is, the place should have its own vibe. I don’t want to potentially have my ears raped by someone else’s nonsense haha give me the owners choice or my headphones (Naturally, the owner can and should be open to suggestion). Juke box is for the bar…
21 oversise 8’ gold crowns, 17 9’ gold crowns, 1 9’ old Diamond, 2 10’ billiard tables, 1 10’ snooker table set up for golf, 1 12’ snooker set up for golf, 7 7’ valley tables. The room was the gold standard 30 years ago. Nothing has changed unfortunately.
There was a joint in SanDiego with a live music room adjacent to a pool room. Don't know the name. Somebody I can't recall happened upon it on vacation.
I don't know if it is still that way, but McGoo's in Tulsa had a live music stage adjacent to the pool room as well. A few years back I was spending some time checking out pool rooms between Texas and Wisconsin, and I spent a few pleasant days at McGoo's. As soon as the band opened up on Saturday night, though, I was out of there, and on my way to Wichita the next morning.
Five years ago, the city was quite safe. Safest it's been since I moved to Washington in the late 1990s. The good schools are also good schools. And it actually is a pretty, livable city in many parts. Lots of greenery, no big skyscrapers.