Pete's Piano Bar

[solitude]

My Texas DL is expired and it's almost impossible to get an Oklahoma one because of STUPID HB 1804 so they said I had to leave. That has never happened to me before BUT IF OKLAHOMA ESTABLISHMENTS WANT ME TO SPEND MY MONEY THERE THEY NEED TO MAKE IT A LITTLE EASIER FOR ME TO GET AN OKLAHOMA DRIVERS LICENSE. Ok I'm done yelling but I'm mad and I'm going to Austin Thursday for the weekend where I don't have to deal with this nonsense. I do love living here but still really, really hate HB 1804. I mean, I hate it's GUTS.

Isn't that ridiculous? Isn't a photo ID used in a restaurant/bar to establish age? Did they think since your license expired - you quit aging? I can understand being tough on a DL being current to drive - but to establish your age? Current or not, it does that. Sorry - and welcome to Oklahoma!

[Richard at Remax]

I hope this doesn't go through. I would like to see something else go in that spot.

As for the drivers license ordeal, I had the same thing happen to us while at OU/Texas last year in Dallas.

For some reason, many bars, regardless of what your age was, wouldnt accept an out of state ID (aka oklahoma) because they didn't want to deal with fakes. Really frustrating experience.

[OKCMallen]

[QUOTE=worthy cook;150940]I hope this doesn't go through. I would like to see something else go in that spot.

[QUOTE]

Like what?

[Richard at Remax]

Anything but a one story unoriginal building. How bout something 2-3 stories that has balconies and such. the second story can have a feed in to the walkway that passes by earls. something that doesnt have tenates recycled every six months. something like complements toby keiths but doesnt match it.

[John]

Re: Expired licenses

That's how a lot of underage kids get into bars. An older friend/sibling, what have you.

Plus, since it's expired, it's not really a legal form of ID anymore.

On the other hand, it is kinda petty, but hey -- what can ya do?

[metro]

Steve, how about an article talking to good ole slick Randy Hogan about him not living up to expectations and not breaking ground on his project he said he would have finished by now. Ask him if it's still on the table, and since he claims the Centennial is "successful" and 100% sold out, why not have a bigger vision than a crappy stucco 1 story building? Please..........

[ssandedoc]

Is anything happening with this Piano Bar? I haven't checked the sign lately, but it has said "Coming Summer 2008" for the longest time. Not even ground has been broken.

[kevinpate]

There's a rumor "Coming Summer 2008" apparently referred only to the chap that periodically shows up to mow the grassy lot

[Steve]

Ah heck... let me add this to my list.

[ssandedoc]

Thanks Steve, a lot of us would appreciate that. I think it's embarrassing to have a big billboard saying "Coming Summer 2008" with no construction activity. Hopefully they will take it down soon or update the "Coming Soon."

[metro]

Maybe former poster Cier can graffitti over it! J/K (I do not endorse illegal graffitti).

[Turanacus]

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[ssandedoc]

Any idea what's going on with this project?

[OKCMallen]

I don't think anything. Really frustrating.

[Midtowner]

Unless someone has rock-solid financing, I don't think any of these deals are going through for awhile. Banks just aren't loaning money like they used to -- and let's face it -- loaning money to a restaurant in Bricktown is anything but a safe bet.

[ssandedoc]

Whatever goes in that lot between Harkins and Toby Keith's will do well. It is a high traffic area with the free parking, bricktown, water taxi, canal. I just want something built sooner than later.

[metro]

Whatever goes in that lot between Harkins and Toby Keith's will do well. It is a high traffic area with the free parking, bricktown, water taxi, canal. I just want something built sooner than later.

Yes, but let's not settle for crap development like the Theater and most of Hogan's other projects. Originally he was just going to build another one story bldg here and then changed it to two story. I imagine his financing is tight if any at all right now. Let's not settle for second rate development again. Let's make him get his financing in order for a high density project and give him a time frame after he got a steal on all that land or take/buy it back from him.

[Midtowner]

I'm fine with the land sitting empty for another 5-10 years if that's what it takes to get quality development.

[ssandedoc]

I like Harkins, just wish they put an Imax in there. Ya, I'm not saying let's build something crappy there, a nice 2-3 story tall building with good a layout would be nice.