kenog Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Daily Dish The inside scoop on food in Los Angeles Oh the faces it's seen! Barney's Beanery turns 90 October 21, 2010 | 12:30 pm It's a story so revolting and so legendary that it has achieved near mythical status. One night in the 1960s, during a particularly heavy bout of drinking, Jim Morrison stood up and urinated on the long wooden bar at Barney's Beanery in West Hollywood. Rock-god status and titillating snug leather pants or not, Morrison was booted from the famous restaurant and bar. "Of course, this being Barney's, they wiped it off and put a plaque there," jokes Jim Ladd, the KLOS-FM DJ known for spinning raw, classic rock sans formulaic playlists for nearly 40 years. He adds, "Probably every rocker that has ever come through L.A. has gone to Barney's." This month, with Barney's celebrating its 90th birthday, Ladd's observation speaks to Barney's reputation as a gritty clubhouse for the famous and those who love them but leave them be. Since its opening, the cluttered wooden roadside shack has drawn the likes of Clark Gable, Rita Hayworth, Jimmy Page, Jack Nicholson, Quentin Tarantino and many more with its greasy food and rough-and-tumble atmosphere. And, due to a longstanding (now exorcised) intolerance of gays, it has generated as much controversy as it has plates of chili. To read the full story, click here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAJones Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Nice find! Led Zeppelin went there at least once, following Sep 4, 1970 concert at The Forum, and a drinking contest between Bonham, Dave Pegg and Janis Joplin ensued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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