100%!!! i go into ithaca 3-4 times a year and only to have maintenance done on the car... then goto Five-Guys when i pick up the car gone are the days of the Salty Dog, the "OLD" Haunt and the Derby, it's now simply one more place to avoid at all costs
Let's see, Salty Dog -> Captain Joe's Reef -> Max's -> KeyWest -> Castaways (did I forget one?)
Castaways closed down over a year ago and the building is either razed or due for it. The whole frickin' West End is getting "gentrified" out of existence. My band played at the three last incarnations... *SIGH*
The old Haunt is now a D.P. Dough calzone place. Decent calzones, given that they're quick-n-dirty. But not very musical. We played the old Haunt a number of times, too..... *SIGH*
The new Haunt is kinda upper-crusty now, even though it's more metal. I assume you probably experienced "Fetish Night" there. It's not for the faint of heart, but you strike me as a pretty robust character... ya never know.... :)