So-So-Bar: Not A Sure Thing

Following on from the revelation that the So-So-Bar is being advertised on poles around town with the slogan "It's a Lower North Sure Thing", I am beginning to wonder if anyone else has noticed the irony in this statement.

I mean come on, the nightclub has been under renovation for about six months now and as far as I can see it is very far from being a "sure thing".

Perhaps the tag line "It's a Lower North Maybe Next Year Sometime Thing" or even "It's a Lower North Not Likely to Happen Thing" would have been appropriate.

However after seeing the general media strategy of the hole in action, I guess it's not really that surprising at all.

For fuck's sake "It's a Lower North Sure Thing", what does that even mean anyway? What's a Lower North Shore Thing?? The only things that most people associate with the Lower North Shore are boat shoes, blokes in turned up collars and chicks with oversized handbags: none of which are good things to have associated with your suburb.

And speaking of the Oaks (were we?), Bad Smell Boy and I drifted up there yesterday for a mid-afternoon drinking and pool session and I decided to put some tunes on the jukebox. However I found that the only CD in the whole jukebox you can put on is Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music. The rest of the CDs are 'disallowed' apparently.

While I don't mind Bryan Ferry and Roxy Music in small doses, there is only so many times you can listen to 'More Than This' and 'Jealous Guy' without needing immediate assistance at the nearest psychiatric unit.