The Gold Mine Saloon is a drinking establishment in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] The saloon is known for creating its signature Flaming Dr. Pepper cocktail in the 1980s[2][3] and vintage video games (e.g., the 1982 Popeye).[4][5][6] The patronage has been described as an avant-garde and artistic crowd.[1][7] The establishment hosts the 17 Poets Literary and Performance Series.[8][9] The operator, Dave Brinks (son of the bar's owner, Barbara Bear),[10] is the author of the post-Hurricane Katrina poem cycle The Caveat Onus.[1][9][11]
References
edit- ^ a b c Samantha Cook (2005). New Orleans. Rough Guides. p. 97. ISBN 1843533936.
- ^ "New Orleans Signature Drink Bars". July 3, 2012. Archived from the original on August 9, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2016.
- ^ DiValentino, Ariana (December 24, 2023). "What Exactly Is A Flaming Dr Pepper Shot?". The Daily Meal. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
- ^ Julia Kamysz Lane (2007). New Orleans For Dummies. p. 304. ISBN 978-0470069349.
- ^ Zagat 2007 New Orleans Restaurants & Nightlife. 2007. p. 122.
- ^ "Gold Mine Saloon". The Times-Picayune. May 26, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Jerry W. Ward (2009). The Katrina Papers: A Journal of Trauma and Recovery. University of New Orleans Press. p. 25. ISBN 978-0972814331.
- ^ "Poet Dave Brinks finds his bliss in 'the encyclopedic living nature' of New Orleans' people". The Times-Picayune. October 7, 2009. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ a b Susan Larson (2013). The Booklover's Guide to New Orleans. Louisiana State University Press. p. 86. ISBN 978-0807153079.
- ^ "D'Amico". Louisiana Record. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
- ^ Anis Shivani. "The Caveat Onus: Meditations". Colorado State University. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
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