Is this thing on...
every once in a while, I peruse my friends page, and am surprised to see updates from people I like. It just now occured to me that I can still post stuff here. ha! It's also probably no coincidence that that thought came at the end of two very bad no-good shitty stressful days. Today is the first day in 2 years that I really wish I could have a drink.
We made the decision to close Kinfolk Japan today. It wasn't an easy decision, and we were forced into it by some really shitty circumstances. It sucks that so many of my friends will never have a chance to experience that place. It was truly special, and very much the heart and soul of Kinfolk. The bar in Brooklyn is great, but it's mostly full of customers. Kinfolk Japan was always full of friends. It was like our private clubhouse or living room, but at the same time open to everyone, and always attracting the most random collection of local derelicts, bike nerds and jet-setting rich folks and celebrities. The new places we have in the works are going to be amazing, but i don't think we'll ever capture the magic of that little tokyo cocktail lounge ever again.
I guess that's how "growth" works though.
The new bar began construction today. It really is going to be...something. I don't know if we're gonna pull off what we're going for. It's going to have conversation pits... and a geodesic dome... and a two story bookshelf with a spiral staircase? that all sounds insane.
LA is looking like a go. I have no idea what we're doing there, or how it's gonna work, but I'm looking forward to having a legit business in a place with good weather.
hello...is anyone out there?
We made the decision to close Kinfolk Japan today. It wasn't an easy decision, and we were forced into it by some really shitty circumstances. It sucks that so many of my friends will never have a chance to experience that place. It was truly special, and very much the heart and soul of Kinfolk. The bar in Brooklyn is great, but it's mostly full of customers. Kinfolk Japan was always full of friends. It was like our private clubhouse or living room, but at the same time open to everyone, and always attracting the most random collection of local derelicts, bike nerds and jet-setting rich folks and celebrities. The new places we have in the works are going to be amazing, but i don't think we'll ever capture the magic of that little tokyo cocktail lounge ever again.
I guess that's how "growth" works though.
The new bar began construction today. It really is going to be...something. I don't know if we're gonna pull off what we're going for. It's going to have conversation pits... and a geodesic dome... and a two story bookshelf with a spiral staircase? that all sounds insane.
LA is looking like a go. I have no idea what we're doing there, or how it's gonna work, but I'm looking forward to having a legit business in a place with good weather.
hello...is anyone out there?