Sportsman’s Bar Closed -Forever?
Spent a great deal of today getting back to normal, after a heavy night out with an old friend, yet still news reaches me, even when recuperating!
Hence that headline!
As I said when it last shut down,The Sportsman’s was one of the oldest bars on Jakarta’s famous Jalan Falatehan – aka The Street of Dreams!
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It was not a typical Falatehan bar, with its strange restrictions on the entry of those lovely but importunate butterflies who flocked to its competitors – if you wanted to meet somebody new, tough!
It could be a bit of a bore, really –
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Jalan Falatehan
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– but sad, however, when any bar closes!
It is said that more bars are expected to be closed in 2015 – wretched gentrification, developers – aka vultures – circling overhead.
Sic Transit Gloria Jakartae!
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Peter V. and 
Darren are discussing. 
rossrightangle 
Darren 08:40 on December 19, 2014 Permalink |
Sad to see, as you say.
The places we like to go, and can afford to go,like Jaksa and Falatehan, are dwindling.
I agree with you, Ross, on this if not on much else.
We could do with more bars like Blok M’s, and fewer of the Kuningan and Kemang chic.
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Peter V. 05:54 on December 23, 2014 Permalink |
Darren, never fear, you and Ross will always be able to find cheap (sleazy) hang-outs.
He likes Pasar Rumput, so maybe you can ask him for the names of those horrible dangdut bars there that he likes so well.
The rest of us are perfectly satisfied paying a little more for clean and modern surroundings!
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