It’s the end of an era with the recently announced closure of Skooners (1617 University), a bar I regularly attended way back when I regularly attended bars. You’ll be missed Skoon-tangs! The last day will be this Sunday with a final last call.
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What Skooners Was All About
Skooners was absolutely a dive bar with dirt-cheap drinks, smoking allowed, and plenty of karaoke that my friends and I would crash on occasion- oh, you were hoping for Neon Moon? Let’s give you Nine Inch Nails’ Closer! Actually, drunk people really like Closer after all.
The legendary David Trout was the host of karaoke here for years. “Hot Damn! Cold Beer!”…