tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post5286071798465026133..comments2023-06-04T08:20:57.435-04:00Comments on Port Reporter Unlimited: The Thirsty WhaleGillian Swarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16075628273664457571noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-24815119234900360852010-02-17T17:53:18.145-05:002010-02-17T17:53:18.145-05:00Thanks for explaining, Mike. I will point out that...Thanks for explaining, Mike. I will point out that I explained what I meant in the piece about Lisa (as in, I meant you were sympathetic to the need to keep the Whale as a place for natives, even though you are not one yourself and whatever else I said to you back then). Only much later did I realize I got Steve Jewett's last name wrong and that <b>was</b> sloppy of me. And that was, in fact (noting my obviously failed attempt at clever wording), the only thing that was truly "erroneous" - and yet you never mentioned it!Gillian Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075628273664457571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-44576854802590892382010-02-17T13:09:21.002-05:002010-02-17T13:09:21.002-05:00Gillian,
The reason why we did not comment was und...Gillian,<br />The reason why we did not comment was under the advice of our attorney. As you probably know, one word or one sentence can be drastically taken out of proportion. (remember the article on Lisa Cousins -Townie Tuesday- had all sorts of erroneous information.) Imagine what could happen if I commented on something as significant as the <b>ABCC</b> and my <b>livlihood</b>.<br />Mike Connelly<br />Owner - Thirsty WhaleMike Connellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-14084409281515431852009-12-13T09:31:54.187-05:002009-12-13T09:31:54.187-05:00Thanks, macsurf. I think in a lot of people's ...Thanks, macsurf. I think in a lot of people's minds, though, The Grog is in there as well. But how can anyone resist Lisa's cooking?Gillian Swarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16075628273664457571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-909873906945302299.post-76512654888219544162009-12-12T21:12:50.810-05:002009-12-12T21:12:50.810-05:00Gillian, as one of those "day time" patr...Gillian, as one of those "day time" patrons of the Whale on occassion when in Nbpt, I can assure you your assessment of the place as a unique, local, almost "Cheers" like institution is right on the money.<br /><br />I can, honestly, count the times I've been in the Whale at night thru the years on less than my fingers and toes.<br /><br />I know the current owners. I know how hard they are trying to adhere to the almost impossible to comply with rules and regualtions that come with running a bar and restaurant these days.<br /><br />And let's not forget, the Whale is not the only establishment in Nbpt having a hard time living up to those almost impossible standards - after all, do the names Michael's, the Grog, the Rockfish, and the Cow ring any bells?<br /><br />I sometimes, quite honestly, wonder if the Whale doesn't get so singled out because of the one "ism" in Newburyport, an alleged "No Place for Hate" and celebrant of "tolerance and diversity" community, that is STILL tolerated.<br /><br />What might that "ism" be? Well, classism of course.<br /><br />Michael's Harborside has been overserving and serving booze to underage people for years.<br /><br />But Michael's is an "upscale" place, as is the Black Cow. <br /><br />The Grog and the Rockfish stand somewhere in between.<br /><br />Somehow such places seem to be more easily forgiven in the "new" bourgeois bohemian Newburyport than a long time local, blue collar, every man's kind of tavern like the Whale seems to be.<br /><br />For me it brings two words to mind - DOUBLE STANDARD.macsurfnoreply@blogger.com