Category Archives: Captain White’s

Sleazy side of Captain White’s

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Daily Clog

How sleazy was Captain White’s? I remember being mooned by the bartender once. Actually, the intended target was across the room; I just got caught in the crossfire. You’d think the bartender would have been fired, but no…her father owned … Continue reading →

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Not ready for prime time

Posted on May 31, 2008 by Daily Clog

I wish we had a word for those people who observed us from the fringes of our Thursday night activities.  Some of them liked us, some of them hated us, others were just indifferent.

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This is culture

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Daily Clog

It was another smoky night of clogging at the World Famous Captain White’s Oyster Bar and Clog Palace. Someone was playing live old-time music for free-style clogging; I can’t remember who it was that night. I sat at a table … Continue reading →

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The Clog Palace is born

Posted on May 8, 2008 by Daily Clog

About a year after I started clogging, the Tap Room closed down, and I felt like an addict cut off from her connection. I was going to the square contra dances at Glen Echo as well, but that kind of … Continue reading →

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