4/21/2014 Update: Sports Bars updated
Because of only being open Thursdays through Saturdays, knocking the Last Chance Lounge at its new location on 17th St in Rock Island (former site of Rexie’s Gourmet House and, more recently, Club 573 ) off my list was proving to be a difficult task. With a free couple hours owing to my wife having a girls night at the Circa on a Friday night, I finally was able to visit, and got to see Bob and Diana, whom I had met at their old location. Made it just in time, apparently: they told me that Mar 31st was to be their last day. In addition to the Last Chance, I’m adding (with memory-tweaking help from friends), two blasts from the past, both in the Rock Island District. Thanks to Kyle Born for reminding me of Bushwood (currently the Daiquiri Factory ). I can’t exactly recall who reminded me of The Library (now The Smoking Dog Pub ), but I think that was the second bar I ever went to in the QCA; Steve’s Old Time Tap was the first. Those three brings me up to 520 . A cou