Comments on: Boozing in the arcade http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/ Exploring the value of games-as-iconography in art, literature, and popular culture Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:14:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-187 Mike Wed, 13 Aug 2008 12:53:44 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-187 True story: My bachelor party was at Ground Kontrol. Fantastic! True story: My bachelor party was at Ground Kontrol. Fantastic!

]]> By: Dig Dug Stained Glass Window http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-184 Dig Dug Stained Glass Window Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:55:36 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-184 [...] If you’re thinking of moving out to Portland, Oregon, let us know (chances are if you’re from Philadelphia, you’re on your way there right now). They’ve got an arcade, Ground Kontrol, that features an awesome Dig Dug stained glass window. [...] [...] If you’re thinking of moving out to Portland, Oregon, let us know (chances are if you’re from Philadelphia, you’re on your way there right now). They’ve got an arcade, Ground Kontrol, that features an awesome Dig Dug stained glass window. [...]

]]> By: librarian http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-113 librarian Sun, 27 Jul 2008 13:40:42 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-113 Oh, <em>very</em> nice. Thanks, Paul! You see traditional tile mosaics as 'pixel art' often enough, so the stained glass medium is way rad, kind of uncharted territory. Oh, very nice. Thanks, Paul! You see traditional tile mosaics as ‘pixel art’ often enough, so the stained glass medium is way rad, kind of uncharted territory.

]]> By: Paul http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-110 Paul Sun, 27 Jul 2008 01:39:04 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-110 just check out this link http://kotaku.com/5029525/the-ecclesiastical-church-of-st-mega-man just check out this link

http://kotaku.com/5029525/the-.....t-mega-man

]]> By: Paul http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-108 Paul Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:36:54 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-108 that looks amazing. i would love to see if someone could ever do a set of stain-glass windows to the early 8 bit nintendo games, like metroid, mario, zelda etc. that looks amazing. i would love to see if someone could ever do a set of stain-glass windows to the early 8 bit nintendo games, like metroid, mario, zelda etc.

]]> By: Art Santana http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-102 Art Santana Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:35:00 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-102 Hey, I'm Ground Kontrol's manager and I just wanted to clear up a couple of things! We've had a beer & wine license since 2005, but were able to make some very helpful changes to our license just this past month: extending our serving hours to 5PM (from 7PM), and having more flexibility so we can now serve beer & wine during private events at any time of day, and also allowing minors during private events in which alcohol is served (so now your kid doesn't have to stay home during your Best Birthday Ever should you want to include alcohol service!) Also, we're not yet serving hard alcohol. Beer taps are next on the list, so we can more efficiently serve your favorite beers. Hard alcohol (and the food required by the OLCC to serve it) will be the stage after that! Anyway, thanks for giving us a nod and I hope to see you all @ Ground Kontrol sometime! (Never heard of Georgetown Liquor Company, so that will be a definite stop when I'm in Seattle next month!) Hey, I’m Ground Kontrol’s manager and I just wanted to clear up a couple of things!

We’ve had a beer & wine license since 2005, but were able to make some very helpful changes to our license just this past month: extending our serving hours to 5PM (from 7PM), and having more flexibility so we can now serve beer & wine during private events at any time of day, and also allowing minors during private events in which alcohol is served (so now your kid doesn’t have to stay home during your Best Birthday Ever should you want to include alcohol service!)

Also, we’re not yet serving hard alcohol. Beer taps are next on the list, so we can more efficiently serve your favorite beers. Hard alcohol (and the food required by the OLCC to serve it) will be the stage after that!

Anyway, thanks for giving us a nod and I hope to see you all @ Ground Kontrol sometime!

(Never heard of Georgetown Liquor Company, so that will be a definite stop when I’m in Seattle next month!)

]]> By: Christopher http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-99 Christopher Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:07:02 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-99 As an upstanding Portlander (not only have I lived here my whole life, I also love indie rock and have no fashion sense whatsoever), I can vouch for Ground Kontrol's incomprehensible levels of awesomeness. They've been serving beer there for years, but if they start serving Tempest-inspired cocktails then I'd never leave. As an upstanding Portlander (not only have I lived here my whole life, I also love indie rock and have no fashion sense whatsoever), I can vouch for Ground Kontrol’s incomprehensible levels of awesomeness. They’ve been serving beer there for years, but if they start serving Tempest-inspired cocktails then I’d never leave.

]]> By: arne http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-97 arne Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:12:36 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-97 Shorty's is great too, forgot about that and they have pinball. I'll have to check out GLC, never even heard of it! Maybe soon, yes. Shorty’s is great too, forgot about that and they have pinball. I’ll have to check out GLC, never even heard of it! Maybe soon, yes.

]]> By: kentdoggydog http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-95 kentdoggydog Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:01:54 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-95 Yes YES Y...EEE....SSSS! Ground Kontrol is indeed the raddest joint since the quarter pounder in Up in Smoke. I have enjoyed a PBR tall-boy there whilst grooving to the incredible soundtrack of Moon Patrol well before this month, but apparently, now I can partake in a martini while discussing the finer points of Elvira and the Party Monsters. It's no Monster Bash, but it will do nicely. The competition for Ground Kontrol's west coast title is fierce, with my two favs being: Shorty's - http://www.shortydog.com and Georgetown Liquor Company - http://www.georgetownliquorcompany.com/ Yes YES Y…EEE….SSSS! Ground Kontrol is indeed the raddest joint since the quarter pounder in Up in Smoke. I have enjoyed a PBR tall-boy there whilst grooving to the incredible soundtrack of Moon Patrol well before this month, but apparently, now I can partake in a martini while discussing the finer points of Elvira and the Party Monsters. It’s no Monster Bash, but it will do nicely.

The competition for Ground Kontrol’s west coast title is fierce, with my two favs being:

Shorty’s – http://www.shortydog.com

and

Georgetown Liquor Company – http://www.georgetownliquorcompany.com/

]]> By: arne http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-94 arne Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:45:14 +0000 http://www.infinitelives.net/2008/07/24/boozing-in-the-arcade/#comment-94 But does Barcade have an entire floor dedicated to pinball machines, old and new, like Ground Kontrol has? Noooooooo. Is Barcade full of dirty hipsters and general douchebaggery, largely absent at Ground Kontrol? Yesssss. Ground Kontrol wins. But does Barcade have an entire floor dedicated to pinball machines, old and new, like Ground Kontrol has? Noooooooo.

Is Barcade full of dirty hipsters and general douchebaggery, largely absent at Ground Kontrol?
Yesssss.

Ground Kontrol wins.

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