Inspired from another thread, here are some joints that seem to act as unoffical Seamen’s Clubs in various ports. Now, some of my information may be dated; and of course much has changed since the early 90’s. Stoney’s in Tampa, also mentioned in the other thread. South Port Raw Bar in Port Evergl…

[QUOTE=c.captain;130233]WHAT?..you say that’s a real seaman’s bar somewhere? to me it looks like a set… is this the house flag you mentioned? States Lines if I am not mistaken but no clue where the joint is? Gotta be LA/LB tho![/QUOTE] Most definitely a seaman’s bar. Correct on the States Line…

[QUOTE=Chief Seadog;130283]Seamen’s Club Manila?[/QUOTE] Right port, wrong joint.

I recognized the San Miguel Beer bottles.

[QUOTE=cmakin;130262]Correct on the States Lines flag. Turned around I guess to prevent any connection with the really bad movie, though. [/QUOTE] REALLY BAD MOVIE IS THE UNDERSTATEMENT OF THE CENTURY! Maybe the flag is shown backward because the film was somehow flipped when presented digitally…

[QUOTE=cmakin;129970]Okay, time to revive this thread. Can anyone name the bar seen in this video clip? If I have previously posted this, just ignore. Oh, THAT so sucks ~ You’re welcome ~

[QUOTE=Chief Seadog;130349]Shamrock, Olongapo/Subic Bay[/QUOTE] Right name, wrong port. It was the New Shamrock Bar in Manila. Right down on the waterfront. I understand that it is gone. It was usually the first stop before heading into town, and the last stop before getting underway. . . . and…

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