Back in 2006,
Linda and I went on a sketchcrawl of Knoxville, and we both drew a little run down place called "
Toddy's". The sign in front of the building proclaimed it to be "Knoxville's Fun Place to be Thirsty," which struck me as rather odd. I mean - if you're thirsty IN the bar, doesn't that mean that your bartender isn't doing his/her job? Maybe it means that even though the service is really bad, you'll still have a good time?
I don't know. I never actually went inside.
I drove past there about a month ago and saw that it is no longer called Toddy's. Another bar has taken its place, although they hung onto the tagline, strangely enough.
So I thought it needed be immortalized as it used to be. The Toddy's that Knoxvillians knew and thirsted over - the best place in town to not get a drink.
It's newly listed in my Etsy shop - feel free to purchase it to hang in a really dry part of your house... SOLD
LOL. Was it dry when you sold it? I've heard of Pub Crawls, but never Sketch Crawls. I'll add that one to my lexicon.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great painting and story! No wonder it sold!
ReplyDeleteBTW, hope you got my reply about homeschool curriculum? - my email was acting a little weird. Or maybe it was just me :-)
:) - barely dry... Sketch Crawls are just like pub crawls, except less boozy. Sometimes. There's a whole movement - http://www.sketchcrawl.com/forum/index.php
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ann! I did get your response - thank you for all your information - I'll email you!
what an odd tagline. strip club in disguise? o.0
ReplyDeletedelightful piece. i can see why it sold so quickly. i like the name toddy's.
ReplyDeleteColorful and fun! I passed a bar the other day called the "Mental Ward" with the tagline "We are all here, because we are not all here." I thought that was a hoot, but I had to wonder if anyone would want to be seen going into the place! :)
ReplyDeleteWow, that sold fast. Looks like your business has really taken off. Big congrats!
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you immortalized it before it began to change!
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