Word: barred
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...thirds, of the permanent military force of 6,000-including 1,500 crew-cut (and mostly German) members of the 13th Demibrigade of the famed Foreign Legion. Shopkeepers in Menelik Square hope the legionnaires will stay on. "They raise hell in drunken brawls and bust up a bar now and then," says one, "but at least they spend what they make here. Most of it is for drinking or whoring, but they spend it." One scar-faced Legion major seems willing enough. He shrugs and says, "The booze and the broads are as good here as anywhere...
Cyrk--from the Polish word for circus--is a small silk screen design studio in Rockport, owned by two businessmen who met tending bar four years ago. Greg Shlopak and Paul Butman feel they successfully combine creativity and business: mostly, they produce T-shirts, those ubiquitous billboards for the body. The shop works to capacity--over 100,000 T-shirts will be printed this year, double last year's figure...
Jake's on Boylston St. has a nice downstairs bar. Drinks are okay, if a bit expensive, and there's often good live folk music...
...drinks, loud music, and maybe a genuine bar fight, try the Oxford Ale House on Church St. If you're really up for some good brew, though, you'd do better to check out the Warsthaus, in the Square, which stocks more varieties of beer and ale than anywhere else around...
Finally, for those who prefer fermented grapes to grains, several local restaurants have varied wine collections. The Wine Bar, on the second floor of the Garage, has a fine--if expensive--selection of wines, which go very well with their excellent desserts. You might also try the Blue Parrot and the Ha'Penny, which are both located on Mt. Auburn...