Gotta be the Tranzac. (originally the Australian/New Zealand Club) Friendly place and no one minds if I drink water and bring chapatis in from the Rajput restaurant next door. Of course on Monday nights Heather and I also bring the guests from the radio show, and a bunch of folks now come down and join us for songs and chat - so the bar's doin' good business (even on the questionable frozen steak and kidney pies). There are several rooms. The big one has folk concerts (capacity about 150), the front room has the ubiquitous giant TV screen where they show irish football, Ozzie rules mayhem, and baseball...BUT they keep the sound off! Another room has a pool table where Mose Scarlett and I play our "first one to reach a 1000 victories" match. (I'm ahead of him 125 - 120) Upstairs, the singers club operates once a week - and you can hear the shanties and ballads from the stairs. In another room you can see the Tranzac acting company rehearsing their newest play. About 4 years ago I suggested a "Club Django" night and my friend Andre (who knew Django) runs that every two weeks. The best thing about the Tranzak? NO MUZAK of any kind.

Rick