A little birdie is reporting that KIKI has been sold and employees have been given their pink slips. The buyer is local, according to the source.
Can anyone verify? I’m sad.
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It would be a great business for an owner operator. No way there was much money in that place for multiple owners, hence the buy out of the origanal partnership. And even still, with someone working a lunch shift designed for nothing more than get some food on the books for the ABC there was no way that anyone was taking home much more than headaches given the vagaries of the particular business.
Oy, I’d be happy to go in there with you and cause a distraction if you wanted to make off with a particular barstool you’ve grown fond of (and/or bartender {though maybe she’ll come back to her other drink-slinging job?})
I absolutely loved their drinks and I hope that someone (if not the next owner) in town picks up the fresh fresh fruit juice in your beverage thing Kiki’s did so well (sour mix is the twinkie of the cocktail world). Of course, I think not having patio space hurt them, as all their offerings begged to be consumed outdoors on a hot summer night.
Somebody out there has to know something… will it still be Kiki’s, will it be something completely different, am I going to actually have to make my own watermelon daquiries this summer… this lush needs to know!
/sad like the day Liquid closed
I left a painting there. Perhaps I should get off my ass and go pick it up. Is it closed now, or closing?
Funny, chatted with the owner just yesterday and she said nothing. Curious.
Barry will squeeze your fruit at the C&O Restaurant & Fishbowl. Just don’t ask him for a shooter.
Lots of folks will squeeze your fruit at the cafeteria. Definitely don’t ask for a shooter.
/wait what?
Nooooooooo - I am now despondent - I don’t know how to make a limey/basil thingy…
Please let this be just a brief hiatus. IMHO, Kiki serves the best drinks in town, and Sarah is an All-Universe bartender. Recently, I found another reason to go there: the new Israeli/Middle Eastern menu. The falafel, shawarma, grapes leaves, and salads were all beautifully seasoned and tasted authentic — which was explained when the chef told us that he had previously managed a restaurant in Israel. Prices were reasonable and service attentive.
I may take you up on that h-d, once I manage to extract myself from the fetal position …
Where is Sarah going? because I’ll become a regular to that place. She is really friendly and a kick ass bartender
<blockquote.I hope that someone (if not the next owner) in town picks up the fresh fresh fruit juice in your beverage thing Kiki’s did so well (sour mix is the twinkie of the cocktail world).Where have you been drinking and what have you been ordering? Kiki was far from revolutionary in this practice.
is speechless
The Upstart - I was hoping someone would prove me wrong here (that and I tend to drink at home most nights so I am no great authority when it comes to cocktails that aren’t made by me and my juicer). I know the Divide uses sour mix, as does Mono Loco when it comes to margaritas, and while I’ve had a mojito or caip-something I can’t spell at X, I don’t recall imbibing on anything with fresh squeezed lime juice outside of Kiki in this town… so basically I’m begging for your help here, where should I go for fresh squeezed juice (as in was still whole fruit four hours ago, not even Tropicana will cut it)?
I wasn’t joking about Barry at the C&O. The medieval grapefruit press is right at the bar. They squeeze to order. Don’t know if he’ll mull basil or mint or whatever for you, but probably. Just don’t ask for shooters. Especially don’t ask for Alabama Slammers. (And if I recall they make margaritas, but not frozen margaritas.)
nooo! where am i going to get my blueberry-thingies-of-doom? (so doomful, i can’t even remember what they’re properly called…)
I agree Lys - I like my fruit freshly squeezed. I guess we can either round up a posse or chain ourselves to the bar in protest. I blame the creepy cat house across the street.
The Kiki sign that used to hang above the entrance is gone, and right now all is darkness inside. I’ll probably pass by there later tonight, and can ask the news (and see whether the place is haunted by the ghosts of past owners and bartenders).
don’t be surprised to see Sarah at The Box……..so a little birdie told me.
Lys, when the weather is nicer and the outside dining scene is back, go visit James at the “hut” at La Taza and have a margarita made with fresh jiuce. Be sure to walk there…you can’t drink just one.
so many birds!
i think d/r bough kiki. they’re going to turn it into a blog.
Lys - you can always get a margarita “special” at the Divide that includes fresh lime juice.
Crap. No more funky flavor mojitos. Boooo.
Well, Guad has some oddball mojitos (coconut, etc.), but they don’t seem fresh and then there’s the “food”. I’d like some good tapioca or taro drinks back. Marco & Luca used to do it, and then the other restaurant in York Place that moved up the mall and immediately closed.
Reminds me of a Guad drink story. Happened about a decade ago. A wise-ass friend of mine with a very pronounced stutter ordered a margarita over there. On tasting it, he flags down the poor waiter. “There’s no f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-f-ucking alcohol in this!” Which, of course, there was. He just wanted more. For some reason,, hearing it all said with a stutter gave quite the context to it. Funny guy. He works for the federal government in DC now.
*spitting spaghetti all over her computer screen*
WTF? Guess I’d better stop painting for my March show…at Kiki?
Bartenders, get ready to pounce on me, and I do not mean that in a sexual way. Has anyone tried ordering a margarita with lime juice instead of sour mix? I hate sour mix with a distinctly sour passion, and since so little of it goes in a margarita, it doesn’t seem like the hugest chore in the world to squish four little lime wedges in a cup, especially when it’s a big tequila upgrade. (I would never do that if a bar was slammed.)
I’m really sorry, shen. Hope you get another venue. That sucks.
For that matter, hope that all the Kiki staff land on their collective feet.
Dang. I hate sour mix. I should look into that lime substitute. Although, like lilith, I wouldn’t want to overload a busy bar with that. Guess you have to pick your place and your moment.
Michael Fitzgerald bought it. Perhaps he would let a hot young artist show her new stuff there?
who is this Michael Fitzgerald you speak of, and can he crush basil ???
Didn’t Fitzgerald originally own Kiki? He bought it back? Is he trying to become the poor man’s Coran Capshaw?
Sorry, I’m being selfish. I meant to say, that sucks, I will miss Kiki, and I will miss Miss Sarah making me painkillers. :(((((
i bought kiki. it’s going to be charlottesville’s most adorable new boutique!
i’m going to sell various knick-knacks like christmas tree ornaments shaped like easter bunnies, and other stuff that makes me want to kill myself.
Shenan……. Rocks!
you are all mocking my pain. I just wish there was a tall building in this town I could jump off of…
Shennanigans, how ’bout 125 Painkillers in one batch? peep this: http://www.pussers.com/rum/cocktails
[Side note: I just checked, and Kiki remains dark as a tomb…..]
last week my life was a festering, fetid pile of square wombat shit, now I don’t even have that. Happy friggin’ Valentines Day.
@27: I know that Mas uses fresh lime juice in their margaritas. I’m with you, it’s frustrating to get an expensive tequila margarita and have it ruined by sour mix.
It’s also grosses me out when people (In my experience, mostly corner crawlers) drink nothing but Midori Sours all night! yuck!
Midori = gross,
sour mix = gross,
Midori Sour = guaranteed hangover from hell
Oy, you’re still the a Connect Four god. No one can take that away from you!
Lil, James at La Taza makes mags with lime juice, too. I can’t wait for the weather get be nice again to have one or two or ten on the patio.
Yes, Michael Fitzgerald was one of the original partners that owned Kiki. “Poor man’s Coran Capshaw”…I like that.
Is M. Fitzgerald the one who used to tend bar and kinda looks like a surfer whose just done a bit too much blow? The one who briefly tended bar at Carne Pazzo? Or is that someone completely different? (I did always like his drinks - he always went easy on the simply syrup, which I appreciate.)
Oy, we’ll find you a new water hole.
Yeah, I do look like I’ve done too much blow. I’ll work on that
Thanks TG - though I seem to recall you did, in fact, take that away from me
A VD gift for you:
Lys - thanks, but it wasn’t the drinking, the location, the space, the bartenders, the owner or the customers that made Kiki - it was all of the above. We’ll see - maybe the new owner will simply improve on a good concept.
oops - linky poo didn’t go through for TG in the last post.
A little birdie told me he’s reading this. Everyone say hello.
I’m not comfortable with anyone saying “they look like they do drugs” because that could build a reputation that’s not true. Same principle as “she looks so slutty.” For all the gossiping we do, that’s one thing I’m really sensitive to.
So cosmo, what are your plans for the place?
/kinda embarassed about description but know I’ve said much worse on this site
love you kiki’s owner..kiss kiss
He has asthma guys:) What’s with the personal comments and using people’s names? I’m the wife — aka ‘the buoyant girlfriend’.
Can we build reputations for ourselves? Me first….
I look like a slutty drug.
Relo and Cosmo, thanks for stopping in!
/fanandeveryoneknowsit
Does anyone not read cVillain?
I don’t
me neither
never heard of it
Relo and cosmo… that giant pinkish (48″ x 60″) painting right behind the doorway from the bar to the kitchen is mine and I would like to get it if at all possible. Sorry for the hassle but this is all happening so fast…
escisme (at) gmail
uhm, yeah - and the TV and bottles of scotch and tequila are mine, and I’d like to get them if at all possible.
And the blonde bartender. I called dibs.
@50 What does a slutty dog look like? pix plz.
“And the blonde bartender. I called dibs.”
There was a bartender named dibs? Well, you can have dibs I take the other blonde one that work on Fridays!
no no, same one. I call her “dibs” she calls me “leave me alone for once and for all you friggin’ creep”.
it’s a thing we do.
Restraining orders are just another way of saying I love you.
Well, doesn’t “dibs” get a say?
allowing a woman to have a say? What are you, a homo or something?
“Kiki” lurks around here and posted in the thread about the “Christian Incident.” I’m sure you’ll all have your information in due time…
@46 - “I’m not comfortable with anyone saying “they look like they do drugs” because that could build a reputation that’s not true.”
Agreed. “He looks like he did a lot of shopping at Sexshuns” is much better
@64 I think “Kiki” will need to find a new handle. Doesn’t seem right to to keep using the name
Relo___, why have a handle that’s the first half of your name if you don’t think full names should be used here?
Michael’s name is public records…a quick google search just turned up a number of Hook and Cville mentions, so what’s the big deal?
Just nobody better say anything unflattering about that awesome Capshaw dude
Now, the Sexshuns space could be available for Kiki. Mmmmmmmmmm……..Sarah could make a Sexshuns cocktail.
that awesome Capshaw dude- you mean the guy that was married to Kate Capshaw- that would be Steven Spielberg- That guy does rock!
I think the new Indiana Jones is coming out in May
@45 Thanks, oy! That really made my day!!!
Kiki will reopen mid March with a new name.
Relo, where have you been lately? OXO dancing is not the same without you. So no mas Kiki? That’s a sad story. Do agree we could use a place with their cocktail menu and some outdoor seating, maybe a sand pit. I’d like to sip on a mojito with my toes in the sand while watching the taroh reader make bold predictions downtown.
wanago, watch and be amazed: http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/indianajones.html;_ylt=AsY7qv8MSH6wl3g1GC6bw55fVXcA
May 22 cannot get here soon enough.
maybe a sand pit
A game of horseshoes!
Okay, maybe not at a Kiki-esque place, but somewhere. ’shoes! I wanna play.
Charlottesville Sports and Social Club is having a lawn games league this spring. There will be Polish Horsehoes, although not the normal type. Heavy drinking will be involved regardless. You should sign up.
Tim, please say there will be bocce.
CSSC does a lot of really rad things. I’m glad they’re around. Alas, I’m inevitably out of town on Saturdays and home too late Saturday night to do anything useful on Sundays. So I’ll continue to sport-drink vicariously through people like Tim. (Pour some out for me, bro.)
Polish horseshoes?!?!?! Count me in! I’m assuming this is the place to sign up? http://www.cvillessc.org/ ??
There will be bocce. And cornhole too.
Jeff, you’ve got the right address.
Tim: and you’re missing it! what does LA have that Charlottesvil–
nevermind. :\
I think that fitzgerald guy is part of the box with Chaswell Webster.
Folks, it’s true: I purchased Kiki this afternoon. The last few weeks have been a wild ride for Relo and me. –Glad it turned out as well as it did. I’m hoping we’ll be open in a month. In a perfect world it would be sooner, but one can’t escape the realities of licensing (Health, ABC, Business etc.)
The food concept will remain something of a secret for now. A few folks know ( or think they know) and that’s enough as far as I’m concerned — at least for now. The drinks will be what they were from day one….and then some.
I welcome any input any of you might have.
we love Kiki
Cosmo, I don’t have any specific suggestions for the new/old joint. I simply hope you stay in touch on the site; personally, there’s nothing I appreciate more than getting the inside perspective on what bars/restaurants deal with. It keeps people on the site in check and helps us be less assholish (that is an official word, even if I did just make it up).
Tim, sup!
Sup bitch. Can I call you bitch?
Uncensored, alcohol-soaked chick perspective:
The drinks at Kiki were too heavy. I would look at that cocktail menu and fret about the sugar, sour mix, and/or simple syrup, followed by the price. All were noticeably viscous and tart. It’s not the worst thing in the world for a chick-drink, but if not for an awesome bartender and the promise of running into really cool friends while watching surf videos and creating naughty chalk drawings, I probably wouldn’t have chosen to start my nights there. I haven’t said it explicitly yet, but I have truth syrum in me, so… Bang has the best cocktail menu in this city. Not too many, not too few, traditional and innovative, sweet and sour. They get creative but stay strong. And it helps that the bartenders are just so cool.
Play around with ingredients like lychee, basil, wasabi, lavender, and langoustine.
Just checking to see if you were paying attention with that last one.
Uhh, yeah you can call me a bitch. Can I be your bitch?
Your talking to yourself………………
do you have friends/
Ppl, so so so so so so so much fun!
Whoa, lilith wants to be my bitch! Where were you when I was out tonight? In other news, I think I agree about Bang. The Joe is pretty much the best drink ever invented. Bang’s one downfall is the mutant salt/sugar they use on the rims…the indivdual grains are like the size of ice cubes.
lilith! it’s good to talk to yourself on a public forum. no, really!!(hearts) (being the 15th of february and all) really.
but hey! one of bang’s old bartenders(and a very good one, i might suggest) moved to zo.ca.lo, AND happy hour monday thru thursday.$1 off beer, $2 off specialty drinks 5:30-7:30. -at bar/lounge.
come on over after tea service at boheme!
i also think the barista everyone might be missing at cafe cubano is moving over to the Z.C.L.
so that makes hte beer like $5 and the cocktails $8?
what’d y’all think of saxx last night?
Saxx was interesting. Had a really really good time. Odd mix - kinda “Oxo meets Rivals” thing happening. DJ Payne makes my vagina wet.
I imagine I’m gonna have a killer hangover once I’m no longer drunkiepoo…
I liked saxx, too, and I wonder what it would be like to hang out there when it isn’t prom night? Not that I didn’t like kicking balloons around and watching a hershey food fight… the best: the dance floor was particularly soft and slidey.
Saxx was fun; I’d never been before. Could’ve used a few more people. Oy described it quite well. It’s a killer space…someone needs to turn that place into a great restaurant and late night party spot. Doof made a good point last night: that smaller back room would make for a good jazz spot, while the rest of the restaurant is too big and should be used for more things like last night.
Feeling surprisingly with it this morning.
My first time in Saxx last night too. That space feels very much like the upstairs at Starr Hill used to, it’d be great if they could get a multi-genre music thing going, ’cause this town can’t support/fill a space that big thats simply dedicated to jazz in my opinion. Cute bartender, where have I seen her before? Dj Payne needs a remote-control, so he never has to leave the dance floor.. Oh, and events like last night need to be promoted better if they want to get crowds of people to come to Belmont…
agree with doof on every point. bartender was smoking and so was the dance floor everytime the DJ hit it. I seem to recall someone testifying that DJ Payne plays to the crowd. Very apparent last night as he entertained the sweet older couples dancing early and moved into entertaining us lushes.
Speaking of the dance floor….
What is the best party song ever? Like, if a party is dead and you can play only one song to get the room jumping, what would it be?
Cute bartender, where have I seen her before?
wasn’t it here - linkypoo
Can we move this entire thread over to the new post? You can literally copy-paste your comments! Thank you!
@100
Shout
I love that site, Oy! click around and it takes you to rosiesvagina, and medicaladoptions, all classics. Back to work..
@ 100
Love Shack
Tighen Up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n7C1AyU-9Q
Oy, hilarous site, and rather practical too I suspect….
not as practical as this one - linkypoo
I sure do love Kiki, and will miss all the beautiful people that made it what it was. I am very ready to spend some quality time with my 3 boys, and then move into my next venture. Michael and Relana will do something fabulous, they dearly love Kiki and will put their heart and soul into another wonderful space for us all to come and enjoy. I cant wait, and I wish them all the luck in the world. xoxo
I will miss kiki, but I won’t miss you - because I’m assuming you still have my number.
We haven’t been to Bizou in weeks, they have an amazing new wild game pate
@100 House of Pain Jump Around
oy, tell me more about the wild game plate!
!
!!!!
not plate, “pate”. Buttery, melt in your mouth meat that was amazing on its own, but when paired with the mustard they give with it. omg.
Paired it with a wild boar stew and it was easily the best meal I’ve had in Bizou.
Likely going back tomorrow night - who’s in?
Oy - speaking of amazing slow cooked meat, Casis has short ribs as an appetizer now and they are excellent. I haven’t been to Bizou in at least a year, but just having wild boar on the menu is enough to bring me back.
Cosmo - I’m excited for the reopening, thanks for teh details and keep us posted on when the door officially unlock. Mmmmm, fresh fruity rum drinks.
@93- beer=3-4.50/5(for the belgian), cocktails 6-8.(mostly 6.)
Thanks Kiki! We’re so excited and honored that you chose to sell to us. We’ll do our best to continue the great inspiration of the intimate fun loving environment there. Looking forward to your frequent visits! OXOX
Thanks also for the girlfriendly drink idea! I always want lighter drinks too, with less SUGAR and maybe a bit less POW. I actually like POW though as all of you know:) I’ll put COSMO to work on this drink idea tonight!!!
@32 You know we love you and want to get your stuff up for sure!! Can’t wait to see it beautiful artist girlfriend!
@73 Also, I have been dancing some at OXO some lately but obviously falling down on the job:) Cosmo wonders who you are:)
Relo knowing that ABC stuff cannot be counted on to be prompt when do you HOPE to be slinging your less sugary concoctions?
It takes a minimum of one month to get all the licenses in order but Cosmo will get things up and running very soon.
I am so excited! “So” is an understatement, in fact.
The book Heat has a really interesting background on what short ribs are and how to cook them. I have no doubt Sean is dead-on with his at Cassis.
“I’m so excited! I’m so excited! I’m so…..scared.”
D.A.R.E to stay off drugs.
Lilith, we always read the same books! Love “Heat.” Just finished “The Perfectionist”
http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/03/features/booksam.php
Sad. Going to read a bio of Jacque Pepin, next. I read too many chef biographies.
[…] lala, without Kiki and on a search for a better cocktail, I may be exploring new places. I’ve compiled a list […]
To those of you who hung with us at a certain super secret location that shall be disclosed at a later date in time, thanks….it was lots of fun. Loved being waited on. Definitely was reminded of why I always loved Kiki. Not sure I’ve ever spent so much time on that side of the bar….Again, thanks.
cosmo- i thought yuo said i would never see you post here. hmmm, too many flaming coctails?!;)
i’ll be having one of those at your secret location for this.
okay, flip the o and u, add a k and we’re good to go.
I can not wait for the “new Kiki” to open. Everyone is on the same page now… SYNERGY! This place is going to be a powerhouse. TRUST.
Everyone is on the same page nowWhich is why this site has become so tedious. Good-bye, dear lemmings.
well if you’re leaving I’m leaving
I’m leaving too!
Good, get the hell out of my life.
No! Wait I had second thoughts. Come back. I miss your sexy bodies…errrr…I mean words.
So wait. Is this site wearing a fonzi jacket and water skis too, now?
Kindred.
/does not know what page he is on, let alone anyone else.
I didn’t even know book club had started
/and now I’m way behind
i just miss blockquotes.
i miss blockquotes too parliepoo.
block quotes are back!
No I’m not. This sucks
are not
That’s what I was sayin’ Oy
that’s not blockquote. that’s tiny, almost invisible quote.
i thought it said “i am black!”
which, for the record, he is not.
I thought I could be anyone on the internet…
/have we met
you may have met my representative. sometimes he runs into internet people after 1am, when he can’t feel his face and has trouble forming lasting memories.
I know I was just jokin
that’s all i know how to do!
So, uh. is it parlie hour yet? and what does that even mean?
(I’m lookin’ at you parlie)
or is that carolines department.
i guess it’s my department, but nobody really knows what it means. including me.
maybe it’s just a way of life, maaaaaaaaaaaaan…
more than cheese do you have an ecrush?
wait, you’re both girls right?
good, carry on. please move to the jello room if you’re going to fight.
silly parlie I meant an ecrush on me, not you.
“that whilest they were in parlie, a comotion being raised,
the Lord of Escute and the troupes which came with him,
in that tumult found himselfe to be
the weakest, so that alexander trivultio was there slaine,
and hee deeming it the safest way, was forced to follow the
Earle, and on his word to yeeld himselfe to the mercie and
shelter of blowes, into the Citie. Eumenes in the Citie
of Neru, being urged by Antigonus, that besieged him, to
sallie forth to parlie,…”
-Lord of montaigne
that might be the most confusing thing i have ever tried to read. is it making fun of me? i hope so!
Until yesterday, I didn’t know what a blog was, but it’s time for me to weigh in on this. Hearing the news was like receiving the news of the death of a close friend. Feeding people is my life’s work. It starts at 6:00 am and it usually ends around 9:00pm, seven days. I would not choose anything else, but there are “those days”. Kiki was my refuge, a place for me to re-create and blow off steam, to connect with friends new and old. On particularly difficult weeks, I could be heard saying out loud, “I need Kiki! Something about Kiki met a need that made it possible to return to my life without feeling cheated. I know I am not alone in this.
Cosmo. I remember you from the beginning. I tried to connect with you but you came across as aloof and annoyed with my presence. (pay attention, ‘cause it’s not just about the drinks) What evolved at Kiki was something quite rare. Among employees, there was a culture of mutual respect and understanding that could be felt by patrons. To me, Kiki was not about the paint, or the wide screen, or even the juice. It was about the people. IMHO, Jamaica is the most creative and artistic bartenders anywhere. I could throw her the most, vague and ridiculous B.S. about the kind of drink I wanted her to make me and she always nailed it, never judgmental or put off. I called her the drink shaman. Sarah was a breath of fresh air, always happy to see you, gracious, and willing to chat. She could pull forth a smile from the grumpiest of curmudgeons. A few minutes in Sarah care and you just knew the world would be okay. And what held it all together was Jeannie. Only Jeannie could attract and hold together such an eclectic and independent group of free spirits. How she did it was rather intangible, but patrons new they were in the presence of something special. Each trip to Kiki was unique, and never routine. And the people we met were always “open”.
Today, if I want an edgy and cool paint job, I can go to Lowe’s. If I want some retro surf flicks, I can go on line. If I want juice, I can go to Kroger. But if I want a place where I can feed my soul, a place that is like being in the home of a close, life-long friend,… then I just don’t know where to go.
That just makes more than my heart melt. Nice plug.
/never been there.
I feel your pain house….be strong…we’ll make it through.
Eye-ronic, ain’t it, that the “We Ate Here” item in today’s Cville is a paean to the Middle Eastern food that was only recently introduced at the now-departed and already much-mourned Kiki.
Anyone (Michael? Bueller? anyone?) know whether Haim will return, at Kik’s new incarnation/successor?
Thor- why is Coran Capshaw’s pad for sale ?
http://www.virginiaestates.com/property_listings/property_details/CAARResDetails.asp?pref=958&realtor=13
Coran bought/is buying a bigger place( more land, bigger house, better out buildings) down the road.
df, are you speculating?
no….got that from a solid source.
I am surprised he is selling seven oaks and moving to a house down the road that needs quite a bit of renovation. Boredom?
no, P. Diddy Rich! Money, money, money maney MOnaaaaaaaaay
Why settle for seven oaks when you’ve got the cake for at least eleven?
$12.5 million?! Jeebus. Can cVillain pool together and buy it? We could use a group flophouse. I presume there’s already a velvet closet installed (yeah, CC! you go boy!).
@158: I can confirm.
@164: i bet if we pooled all our money we could come up with at least sixty dollars.
I’d rather have his bldg. on the mall. That tall one that used to be a bank or Miller & Rhodes or whatever.
Ive got a dollar forty three, some expired WIC coupons and some lint.
do you accept bits of string?
corks- i have plenty of corks.
i can get more, too.
happily.
I’ve got a mangled quarter that won’t go into a vending machine, a rubberband ball, a crystal, 2 civil war era bullets, and a matchbook from l’etoile. And that’s just what’s on top of my computer monitor. Wait till I get the riches off of my dresser.
I can donate 2 half full space bags, a welcome mat that says “Go Away” on it, a homemade glow-in-the-dark dartboard (for those adventurous nights when you just have to play darts in the dark), a can of silly string, and some odd-looking borosilicate shot glasses that I made two years ago.
[…] Kiki is sold. [We all cry] […]
Update: The Space Formerly Known as Kiki now sports brown kraft paper in the windows. No peeking!
A little birdie told me to be ready for action there by the end of the month.
I met the dude who bought the place and he’s opening it really soon under the name, “Ventana.” Gonna have food and drink, akin to Kiki’s.