This Wednesday marks the September finale of our early evening Cove gigs. How acoustic is it some of you might ask? Not so acoustic really. We just sit on chairs and it kinda looks like a bad San Antonio version of MTV Unplugged.
Come on out and bask in our acoustic glory as we congratulate Lisa & Sam on their 15th Wedding Anniversary!
Thanks to the Cove for having us this last month. It has been a lot of fun!. If you want to find the Cove just click on their logo and you will be transported to their land!At 9:15 we will begin a funeral procession from the Cove to the Esquire!
A note from the Esquire: The Oldest Continually Operated Business on the River Walk will close its doors on Wednesday, September 27th, to allow for its evolution into “The Esquire Tavern and BBQ House”. The Esquire Tavern has celebrated 73 years of continual operation on the River Walk and over 50 million beers have crossed the age worn bar top of the Longest Bar in the State of Texas, while hundreds of thousands of customers have bent their elbows at this infamous Tavern. It is listed in “Ripley’s Believe it or Not” for holding 5,973 bottles of Lone Star Longnecks, on its venerable bar top.
This 5th Generation Tavern holds just as many memories for its owners. Markets change, times change, and due to these changes, owners Rick Grinnan and Goodhue Smith will close the Tavern for remodeling and re-emergence as a new and improved downtown tavern and eatery. “Some Things Never Change”, but like all good things, they sometimes do, and “a new venue is required on the River Walk” replies Rick Grinnan. The closing of the Tavern will allow the owners to transform this institution into “The Esquire Tavern and BBQ House”, which will begin another chapter for this downtown icon. “Maintaining its historic charm will be a priority”, states partner, Grinnan. The plans call for a new and improved Esquire Tavern to have two levels. The River level will have River Walk and interior dining facilities which will serve traditional Texas BBQ. The street level will continue to house the original bar with additional dining, banquet and dancing facilities. Families and patrons can belly up to the Longest Bar in Texas and enjoy an ice cold Root Beer or a more traditional adult beverage. “This culminates a dream we have for this time honored Tavern, a marriage of the old and the new”, says Grinnan.