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> On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:30:40 GMT, Dog3 >
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> Wow, I'm catching up on this thread and you are mentioning so many
> restaurants that I went to when I was in my teens and 20's. The Firehouse
> (remember the pole in the middle of the eating area?), Max & Irma's, the
> Kahiki (very cool rainstorm effects and a large Tiki god that I think
> spouted fire), the Wine Cellar (it was THE place to take a date on Prom
> night!), Brown Derby, Jai Lai...not sure how many of these are left. I
> know the Wine Cellar, Kahiki, Brown Derby, and Jai Lai are gone.
>
> I think Columbus also had a Playboy Key Club, but I could be mistaken.
>

The Playboy Club was in Cincinnati. Hard to imagine considering that Cinci
is much more conservative and home to some strange right-wing nut cases. I
remember visiting the PB club around 1977 when a group of the guys from
school drove down from Columbus. The crowning event was one guy threw up in
the elevator as we were leaving!

I do remember the pole at Engine House #5. If you recall, the ceiling in
the basement (at "The Spot") had these trampoline-like fire nets with bull's
eyes painted on them suspended from the ceiling. I was just remembering how
the sommeliers at the wine cellar were dress like monks in brown, hooded
robes.