Brooklyn vs. Bush TV:
11:30pm – 12:00am
every Monday
http://brooklynvsbush.com/

Stand Up Comedy Night:
The 1st & 3rd Mon 9:30

DIORAMA LODGE:
the first Tuesday 8:00

Second to None Tues:
the 2nd Tue

Minimalist Brklyn Chick Jazz:
The 3rd Tue

Jazz from the
N.Y. Underground:
The 4th Tue

Cringe Night:
The 1st Wed 8:30

Night with Cecil:
The 2nd Wed

H.A.M.:
The 3rd Wed 9:30

Old Time Jam:
The 1st Thu

OPERA on TAP: Diva Night
The 2nd Thu

Kings County Opry:
The 3rd Thu

Willit Up:
The 4th Thu

Board Game Night:
The 1st Sun 5:30

Knit PH at Freddy's:
The 3rd Sun 7:00



July 2 0 0 9 CALENDAR

M O N T H L Y  O R I E N T - A S I A N
Brought to you by InfoAsian™, a subisdiary of SINO-It-All™. Did you know that July 26 "Parents Day"? If you have parents be kind, take out the garbage and take mon n' pop out for a frosty beer... or just buy some really old dude at the bar a beer.

USE: Freddy's Backroom is to be used for entertainment purposes, and for temporary relief from symptoms of:
• general ennui
• mediocre televised programming
• cultural weariness
• malformed evening plans
WARNING: Late bookings, cancelations, and misconceptions of good public behavior may be hazardous to your evening plans. Call ahead to avoid making begrundging statements such as:
 • "Wah! Why won't you let me pour my own beer? My daddy owns a bar
   and he let's me and other strangers do it. Wah!
• "I'm not cheap! A quarter is a very good tip you bastards! Wah!"
• "This isn't O'Connors? Hang a sign, you are all bastard liars!"
• "Cigarettes cost money? Why don't you just give me one, Wah!
   I hate you! You ruined my birthday! Wah!"
• "Wah! You don't sell Red Bull? Why not? Wah! Why not?"
If Wah-wah-ing, name-calling, and irritation pursist, consult this web site for updates or call ahead during daytime hours for more information on music, events, and stuff.
USAGE: To Ensure Proper Service and leisure enjoyment always be curtious to your wait-staff. You are encouraged to be mindful and respectful to other patrons, entertainers, and musicians. So don't be a super douche bag. Kamsahamnida.


Did you know that Freddy's Backroom has a muscial theme, just like "Cheers" but more somber, and no one knows your name... check out this little ditty by local bluesman Andy Friedman and the Other Failures.

For Don TV, freaky bar vidoes and so much more check out www.youtube.com/prognosisgrim

M A N A G E R ' S   P I C K S

Wed 7/1 8:30 Cringe Reading Night:
Get your voyuerism/nostalgia fix in one fell swoop, with real live readings from the readers' own old teenage diaries, letters, and zines. Angst? Humiliation? Breakup poetry where rain rhymes with pain? Check, check, and check. You'll laugh, you'll cringe, but most importantly, you'll go home thinking your grown-up money or relationship woes ain't got nothing on reliving fourteen. "...the funniest night out in New York." - Spin Mag on Cringe Night.

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Thu 7/2 9:00 Old time jam: (The first Thu of every month) Always a big night! American music from before the electric era. An immense wall of acoustic sound. Jug music, banjos, wash-board & wash-tub bass, tin-can drums.

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Fri 7/3
9:00 Rev. Billy Fundraiser: with Jacob Miller

10:00 Bop Monroe & Pocket Monster: Hailed as 'The Best NYC Band Seen By The Least People' in a recent web survey. "Bop Monroe & Pocket Monster" are 2 brothers, an uncle and niece plus two other friends from Brooklyn who've been performing REAL ROCK & ROLL together since 2001. Fast, fun and furiously joyous, this tight harmonic entertainment dynamo return to Freddy's Backroom to debut their 3rd official CD release "Oh Great Tiger Spider" on AstroPop Records. You'll hear such great new original songs like "Erika Of America", "We Got Nothing To Funk (Except Funk Itself)", "Pennygirl" and the touching ballad "Puppies On Drugs".

Forgoing the usual route of heavy touring and endless gigging, this band only does about 2 dozen shows a year at private parties, nursing home Xmas galas, barbecues, Organized Labor fundraisers and the NYRR Club NYC Marathon every November; the other 12 are every month here at Freddy's Backroom!
www.myspace.com/bopmonroeandpocketmonster

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ATTENTION! On a more serious note, a work of art that was taken from the back room is still missing. On the weekend of October 24, 2008, one of the paintings of visting Dutch artist Klaas Bosch was reported missing from its exhibit space. The large monochromatic image is of a man smoking... so dude, please don't be a total douche bag in 2009, just return the painting.

Check out Freddy's Facebook!, Donald O'Finn/and Freddy's Interview, and Freddy's on Film. Sarah Brown, you so rock! Check out coverage of Cringe Night in LA Times. Opera Divas kick cultured ass! Booya! Check out what National Public Radio had to say about "Opera on Tap" at Freddy's.. BorrowMag.com is now launched! Go to www.burrowmag.com.

C U L T U R A L  I N V - A S I A N

Ahhg! That stupid dog ate the July calendar of events! Stupid dog... anyhow, Wednesday July 1 is Canada Day. In lieu of the calendar, Freddy's Bar brings you these right-free lyrics from our 51st state. Name all the crypto Canadians that live among us while groovin' to this tune... Click Here for the MP3.

(English Version)
O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

(French Version)
O Canada! Terre de nos aieux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux.
Car ton bras sait porter l'epee,
Il sait porter la croix.
Ton histoire est une epopee,
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempee,
Protegera nos foyers et nos droits.
Protegera nos foyers et nos droits.
Although "O Canada" was proclaimed the national anthem on July 1, 1980, it was written and composed by Calixa Lavallée and first performed 100 years previously on June 24, 1880. By World War I (1914), "O Canada" usurped other popular patriotic songs such as "The Maple leaf Forever." Now it can be heard at all Parliamentary functions and hocky games. There are many English versions of this wholesome anthem, but the original blood-thirsty French lyrics (written by Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier) were never altered.

Canada is the awesome! Keep your shirt on mister poet man. There's more to come.

-Esquire Magazine:
ESQUIRE'S BEST BAR'S IN AMERICA
Freddy's Bar and Backroom, 2006

Time Out NY:
"It's possible that Freddy's is as near a perfect saloon experience as you'll ever encounter."

New York Magazine:
"Greatness lies behind these doors."

New York Post:
"While Crane-Swizzle, wasn't the first to turn his local watering hole into something trendworthy - that honor could go to Donald O'Finn, manager of Freddy's Bar & Backroom (freddysbackroom.com) who began creating "an adult playground" with events like Cringe Night, Board Game Night and Quiz Night at his bar over 10 years ago - he's certainly taking advantage of New Yorkers' thirst for fun."

N.Y. Gamble Guide:
Voted ONE OF N.Y.'s 10 BEST DIVE BARS: "A Brooklyn classic worth the trek from Manhattan. Freddy's is like taking a day trip away from the city - the place is so darn welcoming. ...and there's much to love about this place - it's a spacious, beautiful old bar with friendly bartenders, polite patrons...... Also one of the best bars in N.Y. City for Sunday afternoon drinking."

The Brooklynite:
"Freddy's is one of the borough's most vital cultural hubs."

Village Voice, NYC Guide:
"Freddy's hosts some of the city's most original readings and performances."

New York Magazine:
(Best Of Issue) "The great Freddy's...seems to sizzle with life."

Shecky's Bar Guide (2006)
"This worn-in classic....a delectable dive...best known as a fringe art space."

New York Times:
"Freddy's... a friendly barkeep, good beer on tap and a generous backroom .... it's an exceedingly comfortable joint. Some of Freddy's clientele publish a literary 'zine, Lurch, out of the bar, and it decorates the walls ...The staff likes to keep things low-key... Freddy's is a little bit blessed....."

Zagat (2007):
"loads of atmosphere".... "this place oozes Brooklyn pride."

New York Sun:
(on Diva Night) "...raucous and sublime... un-elitist, imperfect, and fun..."

Time Out NY:
"This is the perfect neighborhood bar."

SOMA (South of Market Arts-San Francisco):
"Freddy's Bar waits patiently with a warm Brooklyn vibe ... Freddy's is mellow while still being interesting.... but most of all the place is comfortable."

Village Voice, Best Video Art In A Bar:
"Donald O'Finn's feverishly edited encyclopedically strange video collages are lively rivers... his editing is so hyper-intuitive that the culture shocks and time warps gel into a state of half vertigo and half trance. Catch his videos at Freddy's."

Village Voice:
BEST BROOKLYN BAR WITH A SMALL TOWN VIBE: also "Most comfortable hang."

CitySearch:
Freddy's is a great bar, all the beer you'd expect on tap, weird stuff on the walls, TVs showing bizarre sleazy movies, it's got it all.

CARA (Aerlingus Travel Magazine):
"undiscovered treasure...classic dive"

Spin Magazine, on Cringe night:
"The funniest night out in N.Y. City."

ESPN:
"Freddy's is one of the great dive bars in New York city... a far nobler institution than you are likely to find in proffesional sports"

GetUnderground.com:
"Hip...yet unyuppified"

Knotmag.com:
"a Mecca for artists and writers with no stomach for hipster poseurs or overpriced drinks.

Bavatuesdays.com:
"This storied speak easy represents the best combination of dive bar and underground cultural Mecca."

New York Magazine, New York's Best of Nightlife:
"The best spelling bee for Adults"

No Tourists Guide Book, Best Of Edition:
Voted Best Backroom

NOB (Not Only Brooklyn) Arts:
Freddys...is both wondrous and free, presenting a diverse selection of artists simultaneously down home and excellent.

Continental Airlines Travel Magazine:
"Freddy's...casual, free swinging atmosphere."

AM New York:
"One of the Cities most popular Dive Bars"

Metro (Mix):
Freddy's is all you would want (and more!) in a dive bar. The beer is cold. Their calendar is chock-full of interesting and offbeat events, including tons of live music, a diorama/craft night and something called "strip club." There is always something interesting on the TV sets, including amusing B-movie footage that you'll have to see to believe.