Buffalo Billiards shuts its doors
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klbjfm.comPosted Sep 14, 2020, 10:39 PM UTC
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klbjfm.comOh damn. My boyfriend and I had our first date here. We were on 6th, trying to meet up with his cousin, who was definitely too drunk to tell us where he was. After 3 failed attempts to meet up, the cousin texted us “sorry bro 😂” and my bf decided fuck it, just an us night then.
He was talking mad shit about his pool game, and I was talking mad shit about my lazy eye, so we both expected him to win. He sunk the 8 ball. Twice. It was DEFINITELY not on purpose, no matter what he says, and I bring it up every time we play pool. It was hands down the best first date I have ever been on.
October 1st will make 5 years since that day. We live together, we have two dogs, and a few months ago he helped me start my own business. Truly sad to see this place go, knowing what started there.
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well, lets hope your relationship survives the quarantine
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It will
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Awe. I'm actually disappointed in this one. I used to love going there to play pinball on weekend afternoons.
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this is terrible. I LOVED playing pins there. Such a great place.
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I was only there a few times and it seemed pretty chill.
That being said...
Say what you want about Joe Rogan. But he's already mentioned plans to open a comedy club on 6th, specifically stating he'll be able to get a good deal since so many clubs will be going under this year. That would be the perfect location on 6th, and is big enough to accommodate a comedy club. It would require some renovation but I wouldn't be surprised if he swooped in. What other club on 6th would be better (that's potentially going under)?
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I mean... keep in mind what's happened in comedy the last few years and how there's already been so much about the impossibility of separating the art from a shitty/predatory artist
I'm not a conservative/tech librotarian white male and I honestly don't get a good feeling about that dude and the type of following he attracts. To be blunt, counting on him to be a major part of gentrifying the local comedy scene is not something to be excited about.
Basically every local venue is operating on life support for the foreseeable future, so having such a speculative discussion is tone deaf and frankly disrespectful to all the people who are unable to work or worse, may permanently lose their business/jobs
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No it won't.
I'm not stepping foot in that area at 11pm on a Saturday. It's a complete shit show I'd rather avoid.
Unless Lovejoy's opens up. Then it's all over for me.
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Their rent was around $35,000 per month. I’m surprised it didn’t happen sooner. Sad to see another fixture of the Heartside close down 😕
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Crazy! That's like 3x my yearly income.
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Dude I thought I was broke.
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Unfortunately, too many people live below the poverty line.
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Yea it’s wild out here. I remember paying $400 a month in rent to live off riverside and still blowing my daily tip out on dirty 6th. Hard to imagine living like that in Austin not even 10 years later.
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Umm what? Crazy.
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Say what? No, they own the building.
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I know of multiple buildings downtown being owned by someone, but the land being owned by someone else. So the building owners pay land rent to the people who own the rights to the land. Not sure if this is the case here.
Source: I worked in property management for a few years back when I lived in Austin.
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they do own the building
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Sorry for the crappy source. Heard it on the radio a bit ago and this was all I could find online at the moment.
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DB&M ftw ✊🏼
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What?
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Reference to a show on the source site’s radio station: Dudley and Bob with Matt.
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Ah, got it! Thanks.
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I wanna thank Buffalo Billiards for always getting me very drunk when I was 21, along with the rest of dirty sixth.
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Bring back Charlie Hodge and the Chicken Wing!
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Rock and roll half time show used to be the best part of the day.
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Stopping Negative Austinites Through Cocked Halfness
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Still looking for my Krystal with a K who smokes while she eats.
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That's my girl. I love her
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You got that right!
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I just stole sausage and cheese from HEB!
Man, I miss it. Reminds me of old-school Austin. I'm not one of these dudes who automatically hates or rejects change, but I do feel a pang of nostalgia sometimes.
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He has a podcast, I listened to it a little bit. It just wasn’t the same.
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Still waiting on Johnny Dallas to build a razoos on town lake.
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Which also means it’s been 20 years since Hang ‘Em High Saloon closed. The grave is calling me!
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I enjoyed going to Hang 'Em High way back in the day!
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I'm starting to think covid was invented by the AA types.
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My liver begs to differ.
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True, I was moved to one week on and one off and paid!
But having 5 days at work and 9 days off is.... Deadly to my liver and lungs.
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Pretty sure alcohol use is up a ridiculous amount since lockdown.
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That's a shame. Was one of the better places on 6th.
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Haha I remember a few years ago I went up to the bar there and ordered a beer. The guy said $7. And I was like "ohh ok I'm gonna get my wallet" and then i just walked away. I hope that's not the reason they are closing lol
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I just want to thank Buffalo Billiards for getting me drunk during college. It was always there for me.
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would like to thank BB for getting my group of friends trashed when we were underage.
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I liked to go in there because they carded you no matter what. Made me feel young.
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My cousin and I would go because there were plenty of pool tables before it became D-bag central...but I haven't stepped foot inside of that place in YEARS. Still...
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Massive space. I wonder who’s going to eventually rent it, or if it somehow gets subdivided
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Damn. Always a good place when you were tired of the usual shennanigans.
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That place with all the shit on the walls?
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if we're talking about Shenanigans up near 183, it could be
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Mother fucker, so shitty man. Gonna miss the minthly pinball tourneys.
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Thank u Nacho for not checking my Id Appreciate it bro!
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The pinball community is weeping hard. For over a decade BB was the premiere place to play pinball at a high level competitively on machines that were in great condition. You'll be missed. Thank you Jesse
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Agreed, great when it wasn't packed - I only go to dirty 6th during SX and I have a lot of good memories mingling on their balcony during less packed times while on a sit break/people watching
The balcony is where it was at. Just hidden enough.
I’ve been there a number of times and had no idea they had a balcony! Unless you mean the one with the pinball tables indoors?
the balcony is on the second floor and overlooks 6th
Upstairs over 6th. It was kinda blocked by trees do it's hard to see it's even there.
Same. Loved playing shuffleboard when not on a weekend night.
This is fair about the peak times. I may have been too harsh about "good riddance"
this spot was fun mon-thur
man. i am heartbroken. we went there so often we earned service industry discounts and could hangout at the upstairs bar when we couldn't take it downstairs. yes, the bathrooms left something to be desired, but, crapola.