notes@ucbcad.UUCP (11/21/83)
#R:bbncca:-32500:ucbesvax:32500006:000:907 ucbesvax!turner Nov 20 16:31:00 1983 I've had that kind of trouble--there is a women's bar/restaurant/dance- hall in Oakland called Ollie's where I've had one brush with unpleasant people. Well, they were drunk, and thus probably a little more surly than they might have been otherwise. And I'd say that I'm the better for such harassment--people should know that women can (and, in other circumstances, *should*) act like that. Now I know. Which is not to badmouth Ollie's! They have the problem pretty much solved--there is the REAL bar (separatist), the dining area (mixed, but sometimes with funny vibes), and the dance-hall/theatrical area (where anyone can buy drinks and have a good time.) The food is good, the entertainment is frequently off-beat but endearing, and the people are (with the above-noted exception) quite friendly. Check it out if you're in the East S.F. Bay Area. *** --- Michael Turner (ucbvax!ucbesvax.turner)