Or the Dallas Cowgirl Pussies!
Posted on 10/08/2017 7:27:05 AM PDT by 11th_VA
KIRKLAND, Wash. — Dub Pub is a sports bar in Kirkland which caters to the college crowd. In the past, they’ve always had large, standing room only crowds on Seahawks game days, but that wasn’t the case on Sunday.
Protests during the national anthem continued into week four of the NFL's regular season. At least a half a dozen customers stood inside the Dub Pub sports bar in Kirkland watching, and to some extent, still supporting the nine players sitting on the Seahawks sideline Sunday.
Dub Pub owners don't mind what stance customer's take on the protests. It's what you don't see that has them worried--more people.
"We've had customers that have decided not to come in," said co-owner Lee Dumas. "It's unfortunate because a lot of us make our livelihood off of these sports."
Dumas says his patrons are particular, especially when it comes to the protests, but the recent lack of business is starting to affect his bottom line.
"They don`t come in. They don`t support the NFL."
Even the regulars have noticed.
"It's completely full, typically. Hard to get in actually. Hard to sit down," described long time customer Mike Riley. "It would be a full hour and a half before the game."
Not Sunday. An hour and a half before the game you could count the patrons on two hands.
"I`ve been to Husky games and Cougar games here, among UFC fight and the place, is always super crowded," Riley said.
Instead, rows of empty seats and deserted tables filled in a little once the game started.
"Compared to what we've had in the past it's a ghost town," said Dumas.
"I think it`s hurt us a little bit," said Brittany Ingamells.
Ingamells the lead evening bartender at Dub Pub, says it's it's unusual for a place that's used to setting up plastic tables and chairs for overflow crowds.
"I feel like it`s more packed on the Husky games than it is on the Seahawks games."
The bar pays for Direct TV gameday packages for over 50 TV screens inside the establishment.
Based on full occupancy that costs them several thousand dollars. Bar owners said they still pay for full-occupancy pricing even when the restaurant is far from full.
Sounds like the owner hitched his wagon to the wrong star. Lesson learned?
“It’s unfortunate because a lot of us make our livelihood off of these sports.”
Bad idea to be dependent on those with critical character issues.
Or the Dallas Cowgirl Pussies!
bump...to show my husband later....LOL...”Colin Cancer”...I’m still chuckling.
And if this is happening in Seattle, you can bet it’s happening everywhere.
“It would be a full hour and a half before the game.”
Wow. Dont even want to think about the money these people are losing.
And, Kirkland is where the SEAHAWKS practice if I’m not mistaken.
Ha ha ha
Good one on siren gramps
I like the one on Delanie Walker. I heard this and the Steelers player (I think it was Pittsuburg) say, “If you burn our gear, don’t buy it back” I thought these guys are going to regret that. If I was the owner, they’d be the first players I’d renegotiate contracts for. Give them a lesson in business and the bottom line.
The good news is the salary cap will not be a problem in the future.
Mr. niteowl77
More good news.
I hope they lose another million viewers this week.
50 TVs, I wonder how that boosts the ratings. If all are on, it doesn’t matter how many are actually watching.
And SEASAC, the company that owns and sells most TV rights in bars, etc., is still getting paid. They get paid on a formula based on seating capacity, not watcher numbers. I know a bar owner with a small operation, about 7 TVs, and live music several nights a week. Between BMI, ASCAP and SESAC he pays $4,500 a year for the right to have that entertainment. He seats about 200.
Very clever and amusing cartoons/pictures :)
The Hawks practice in Renton, about 20 miles from Kirkland.
"White Liberal Elite Owners" propped up by angry pity-party millionaires... Yep, that's a bunch doesn't give a damn about anyone but themselves.
Funny, hubby and I went to one of our usual places, serves burgers lots of t.v.s with sports playing on them, and, this place had no football on any of the tv screens. This was on a Sunday.
Something is going on out there; and, I don't think these nitwits at the NFL have any idea how deep this thing is that is going on across America about these millionaire thugs.
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