Within the framework of this philosophy, the mission
of Callahan's Saloon on Delphi Forums is to
have fun while providing a
safe cyber meeting place for friends new and
old to learn, to love, to enjoy each other's
company with respect, tolerance, acceptance, and good
humor.
Callahan's Saloon was founded on Delphi Internet in July,
1993 and became an immediate success.. as discussed in
an article in the
December 1996
Bar Rag...
Several of our patrons have written and continue to
write poetry about Callahan's Saloon. These can be
found on our
Poetry About Callahan's page. Also, you can read
Tracy's (DOVE1) essay as a toast in the
January 1997 Bar Rag.
To help you understand the nature of Callahan's Saloon,
the following [edited for space] excerpt is from the
first few pages of "Callahan's Crosstime
Saloon", by Spider Robinson:
"Inside, several heresies.
"First, the light is about as bright as you keep your
living room. Callahan maintains that people who like to
drink in caves are unstable.
"Second, there's a flat rate. Every drink in the
house is half a buck, with the option. The option operates
as follows:
"You place a one-dollar bill on the bar.
"You are served your poison-of-choice. You inhale this,
and confront the option. You may, as you leave, pick up two
quarters from the always-full cigar box at the end of the bar
and exit into the night. Or you may, upon finishing your
drink, stride up to the chalk line in the middle of the room,
announce a toast (this is mandatory) and hurl your glass
into the huge, old fashioned fireplace...
"Not too surprisingly, it's a damned interesting place
to be. It's the kind of place you hear about only if you
need to -- and if you are very lucky.
"... somehow many do feel like spilling it in a place
like Callahan's; and you can get a deeper insight into human
nature in a week there than in ten years anywhere else I know.
"It's that kind of a bar."
"My own experience and development deepen everyday my
conviction that our moral progress may be measured by the
degree in which we sympathize with individual suffering and
individual joy."
-- George Eliot
"Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest
of the pleasures; costs nothing and conveys much. It pleases
him who gives and him who receives, and thus, like mercy,
it is twice blessed."
-- Erastus Winman
