Brad Womack Didn't Buy Mother Eagan's
West Sixth Street is seeing more changes lately than funeral homes are seeing celebrities (what, too soon?). This weekend marked the end of the Star Bar, much to the chagrin of political consultants and lobbyists across Texas, as the bar undergoes a much-needed renovation for approximately five months (read: one year), at which point it will reopen under new management. A sendoff at Star Bar on Friday night found the bar so packed, noisy and hot that no one will want to go there for a year or more anyway. Side note: I always thought SB smelled like my grandmother's house which, apparently, always smelled like a gin and tonic.
Today, Michael Barnes at the Statesman's Out and About reported that Brad, Chad and Wes Womack 'bought' Mother Eagan's. However, according to an email from Brad Womack, they have not bought Mother Eagan's - they've acquired the lease, which is up in May 2010. ME will continue to operate until then as it does now, so trivia fans can breathe a sigh of relief for now.
As a former ME Tuesday Trivia regular, and a one-time Thursday Bingo champion, I'm interested to see what sort of overhaul the Womack brothers have planned for the joint. Womack reports "As far as trivia, if it's going to still be a pub, etc., I simply can't tell you that because we honestly don't know." Now we know what Deanna felt like. Will they? Won't they? In the meantime, I also have some name suggestions for the new enterprise. 'Cause clearly I know more about bar management than they do.
The Final Rose - This '07 throwback might step on the toes of ABC, but think of all the Jenni's and Jennie's and Jenny's who would stop by! I'm thinking hot tubs, champagne and Deal or No Deal-style cocktail waitresses, with a red-carpet entrance littered with rose petals and tears.
The Wynn - Named in honor of our former Mayor and Mother Eagan's regular, the Vegas-loving trio (plus their "brother from another mother" Jason Carrier) could start a little Strip of their own. It seems only appropriate that with the departure of Mayor Will Wynn from City Council, so too goes Mother Eagan's.
Womacks - Classic and sounds like a cold beer. A bit self-aggrandizing, but hey, so was going on The Bachelor.
The Mark - Just to show that, west of Colorado, they do in fact know how to spell it.
Brad, Chad & Wes Womack's Ivory Kitten - Why not soak up some of the runoff from Kenny Luna's Ivory Cat closing? Sure, Marc Katz's failed "Meow" piano hovel wasn't a hit, but that place is too small and smells like pickles. West Sixth needs a rocking piano bar. Anyone? Anyone?
Leave your suggestions in the comments section, or on a napkin with your phone number at the bar.
Today, Michael Barnes at the Statesman's Out and About reported that Brad, Chad and Wes Womack 'bought' Mother Eagan's. However, according to an email from Brad Womack, they have not bought Mother Eagan's - they've acquired the lease, which is up in May 2010. ME will continue to operate until then as it does now, so trivia fans can breathe a sigh of relief for now.
As a former ME Tuesday Trivia regular, and a one-time Thursday Bingo champion, I'm interested to see what sort of overhaul the Womack brothers have planned for the joint. Womack reports "As far as trivia, if it's going to still be a pub, etc., I simply can't tell you that because we honestly don't know." Now we know what Deanna felt like. Will they? Won't they? In the meantime, I also have some name suggestions for the new enterprise. 'Cause clearly I know more about bar management than they do.
The Final Rose - This '07 throwback might step on the toes of ABC, but think of all the Jenni's and Jennie's and Jenny's who would stop by! I'm thinking hot tubs, champagne and Deal or No Deal-style cocktail waitresses, with a red-carpet entrance littered with rose petals and tears.
The Wynn - Named in honor of our former Mayor and Mother Eagan's regular, the Vegas-loving trio (plus their "brother from another mother" Jason Carrier) could start a little Strip of their own. It seems only appropriate that with the departure of Mayor Will Wynn from City Council, so too goes Mother Eagan's.
Womacks - Classic and sounds like a cold beer. A bit self-aggrandizing, but hey, so was going on The Bachelor.
The Mark - Just to show that, west of Colorado, they do in fact know how to spell it.
Brad, Chad & Wes Womack's Ivory Kitten - Why not soak up some of the runoff from Kenny Luna's Ivory Cat closing? Sure, Marc Katz's failed "Meow" piano hovel wasn't a hit, but that place is too small and smells like pickles. West Sixth needs a rocking piano bar. Anyone? Anyone?
Leave your suggestions in the comments section, or on a napkin with your phone number at the bar.
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Michael Barnes is an idiot. Not surprised he doesn't know what he's talking about -- which is generally always. I don't even know why the financially, reader and news bankrupt Austin American-Statesman keeps him on.
Somewhere in the post you had a snipe about spelling.
The bar is "Mother Egan's" - only one "a" in the Eagan part.
(yeah, I'm still a trivia regular...)
I've got a suggestion for a name. How about "the scumbag, backstabbin'neighbours Bar" considering they stole the lease out from under their former neighbour Mother Egan's. Greed wins again.