West Windsor Charlie Brown’s Closes
October 3, 2007
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I have terrible news. Charlie Brown’s is closed. Not only is this unfortunate because I just scheduled the first Princeton Emergent Cohort meeting to take place at Charlie Brown’s - but it is an utter travesty. Why? On Thursday nights, Charlie Brown’s was the hangout for Princeton Seminarians (especially those of us who are married because we could walk there) - and they had $2 pints. $2 for anything - black & tans, Guinness, Sam Adams. It was also a place where some wonderful community was formed. And it was a hell of a lot of fun. And we could walk there - did I mention we could walk there?
As far as I can tell - the closest bar to us now is Hooters…and I’m not sure how everyone feels about that. I’ve only been once, but I’m not sure it would provide the best atmosphere for conversations on theology - unless it was a discussion on temptation…
So, what are we to do? Any ideas? There has been some talk about getting a keg each week and hosting a gathering in one of the basements of CRW. Would any current students be down with that? If everyone pitched in $2/night, that might work. Any other ideas? Here is an article from the Princeton Packet on why Charlie Brown’s called it quits.
Tags: Charlie-Browns, Princeton, Princeton-Seminary, Pub, Steakhouse
Posted in Rants
Adam Walker Cleaveland: I am a 28 yr old 
October 3rd, 2007 at 4:25 pm
Dude, I totally feel your pain. We finally found a new place, but when the doors close on a community hang out, a little piece of the community dies.
October 3rd, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Actually, the next closest bar is TGI Friday’s at the Marketfair. They’re open to 2am, but also WAY more expensive. I think a little sit down with the manager is in order to negotiate a seminary deal. Seems to me we could walk in there and say, “So, a large group of people are looking for a new watering hole, here’s how you can be it…”
October 3rd, 2007 at 10:45 pm
d-bar
October 3rd, 2007 at 10:48 pm
@Chris - yah dude. I know. The D-Bar is an option - but…I only wish we could walk there from CRW…but you’re right, it’s an option - as long as can get a grad student to sign us in.
October 4th, 2007 at 12:39 pm
Next Thursday - October 11 - Theology on Tap at the Yankee Doodle Tap Room at the Nassau Inn.
October 4th, 2007 at 3:25 pm
Shoot. Charlie Brown’s was SO CLASSY! :)
Remember the first time we went there, and the conversation you had at the bar?
October 31st, 2007 at 11:59 am
Can I tell you how depressing that picture is? So many wings….so much Guinness…. Can you hear that cheesy Boyz 2 Men song playing in your ears? That one they wrote for Dr. Cosby? (sniff) :-(
That became the place to be after when I was there the D bar in the grad school stopped allowing seminarians to go there despite the amount of business we gave them.