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James Vanya, co-owner of Coupe de Ville’s, said he wanted to open a bar on Northgate that had a different atmosphere than other bars on the strip. The bar is as different on the inside as it is on the outside. Vanya describes it as a “hip, rock ’n’ roll shot bar,” featuring music from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s. Scott Schumacher, a junior general studies major and man ager of Coupe’s, said the most distinct feature of the bar is its drink board. The bar offers 101 shots, all of which are listed, along with their contents, on the wall opposite the bar. “That way people know exact ly what they’re getting,” he said, “and most of the bartenders know more than 101 shots.” The bar offers mixed drinks, long necks, flaming Dr. Peppers and, of course-, pitchers of beer. Schumacher said that another thing that sets Coupe’s apart from other bars is its clean atmosphere. “Nobody’s allowed to spit on |dson n* disabil College Stal J Committe :enier Advisor ig br people v Coupe de Ville was opened three weeks ago by the owners ofP;(ei ts or mem Louis Cra% I house Billiards. I r jo Hud S( I gnew Texr I ces for stud< lldson co I a backgroi ■ is, experie I admin 1str jtf-represer Tty of settin Rtoric s< ior East^a the floor here, and if they do, we kick them out,” he said. “If you've been around here (College Station) for a while, you can ap preciate that.” Jim Cooper, general manager of Coupe’s, said the bar does things a little different from other bars. He said he is proud of the outstanding customer service the workers at Coupe’s offer. “We have a friendly staff that treats people the way they would want to be treated,” Cooper said. wlf ge Station 92i's to 1950s Like most employees I interested < Coupe’s, Cooper also worii Be and dis< Penthouse billiards. t 9:30 a.m. < Vanya and StephanSliBference G burne, co-owners ofCouiBj 1 opened Penthouse in JantiariBF'“T" 111 this year. moral hist. Vanya said that peoplek 1 1 e ' ing for a change of pace ski /- * r '-jrmer G Dry Bean offers traditional atmospherf Jan Higginbotham The Battalion I t’s an image right out of the movies — a shot bar, only 12 feet wide and 100 feet long, filled with smoke, people and liquor. A movie image is exactly what Don Ganter had in mind when he created the Dry Bean shot bar on Northgate four years ago. The bar was created in the image of the Dry Bean saloon in the movie Lonesome Dove. Ganter converted what had been Sticky Chins, an ice cream parlor, into the popular Northgate shot bar. “1 had a real, estate man in Dallas tell me once, ‘If you can walk out of a building and see a hotel, motel or college dormitory, build a bar,”’ Ganter said. So that is what he did. Kevin Cox, a senior business analysis major and Dry Bean bartender, said the bar’s atmos phere is what keeps people coming back. “We’ve got real good drinks, real good bar tenders and great atmosphere,” Cox said. “The Dry Bean is becoming a new Aggie tradition.” Ashoka Ali, a biomedical science graduate, said visiting the Dry Bean is a tradition for him and his roommates. “We usually start out our nights there,” Ali give Coupe’s a try. “Coupe’s is a good platifet OVeTS get away from the slow* | atmosphere around h«:fc(jsj|Ni (a Vanya said. . Sards is out [it easy afte liand. ['She’s resti ■time spoki ' iday after said. “It’s a fun atmosphere. A fun group ofpK BicJ CenU always hangs out there. You have to be21ti iaslume< in, so there aren't a lot of young kids in there' If T r salf The Dry Bean is one of only a Bryan-College Station that checks the aget-: ||j octors j dividuals entering the bar. |ly" bones Ganter said Dry Bean employees hat Seu i spokesv check l.D.s because there is such limited sps jh4 added th the bar. .Till It a full reo “This makes it more attractive to theoi B^ ic h ar[ ls, crowd because they don’t have to mess ar: ! 61 ^ v y^ en with the younger crowd,” he said. ,ht! h'*' Jason Maxwell, a senior management ml tin’s Towr said the older crowd at the Dry Bean mat |F^ more unique. 1I3 while v When you have to wait a few years to Pbji near dow to a place like the Dry Bean,” Maxwell saidfe makes it that much more exciting when y 0li ujtyVotC tually get to go in. That’s why I celebratedr j 21 st birthday there.” UrDZin IS! Because the Dry Bean is a relatively nev tablishment, Cox said a lot of former stude:|ST. PAUL* like to come in to see the place. B ur ^ l1n slr ' “A lot of parents and old Ags come in onweTr 1 ^ l™ ce ends,” he said. “We see a lot of them in hercr 6 j J . r ” 5 en | s Friday afternoons before football games.” r J J'' ea " , <',•,1 t-iP-i • faj maneuve Gourtney Smith, a senior English mapor,s«| e | ect j on5 her parents have enjoyed visiting the Dry BtlQ t yy ote with her. tia! rote coi “My parents Mions on No' wanted to see whattlliding Mi was all about,” Simlwark, N.j said. “The Dry Bean"! Ikit the 1 ttee is lol nton off tl li as New k|jty officia aw votes j ilinton kael-P Louis Craig, Trip. Battalion Dixie Chicken owner Don Ganter opened the Dry Bean Saloon four years ago. n’t around when my® was in school here they hear me talks it as being this real neat place to hangout Cox said the unkp atmosphere and the elty of the Dry Bean what keeps people c® ing back. _ wnct- “There isn’t a barldfriticized 01 it anywhere else,"^Clinton is s said. “I’ve been in bars access as / Houston, Dallas and«°anian pc lot of other places,WB 0Llse pre| they’re just not likeIW S |^8 n ing Dry Bean. It’s just arkp 15 wdc unique place.” WASHIlx Jation batte |ution on Hinton, f 0 [sually pla^ pan in the u. TheT ion ThOMfeh V\^drobe of Exciting adventures come to life when a group of curious cliildren accidentally enter the strange land of Narnia through a wondrous wardrobe door! Children of all ages will enjoy this imaginative musical production of C.S. Lewis' "The lion, The Witch & 'lire Wardrobe." You won’t want to miss it! 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