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Dive Bar Fact Blast: Are There Any Real Dives Left?

John Waters says: No.

by Devra Ferst
Via John Waters Talks Filthy Sex Acts, Hitchhiking, Leatherface And Christmas Fruit Baskets [Gothamist] and All Coverage of Cocktail Week [ENY]
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Pope of Trash John Waters bemoaned the state of New York dives last year, saying there isn't "a good one that isn't ironic, that isn't infected with expensive coolness." Back in the day, the legendary recurring party SqueezeBox! was his jam.

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