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vandenberg
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Hussong's was the "in" place to go for gringos in the 70's and 80's.
Spend a few hours there getting blitzed.
Big margies with cheap booze.
You guys do know that there is one in Vegas also.
In the shopping area of the Mandalay Bay resort.
Not quite the same, but not bad.
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BajaBlanca
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Is it owned by the same Hussong family of Ensenada? Did they license out the name?
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chuckie
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It is in fact owned by the same group..There have been others....They are easy to tell from the originals....Close your eyes, take a deep breath..They
don't smell the same....You notice I said "group"=corporation....Quintas Papagallo? Dunno if that's still part of it all.
[Edited on 8-28-2014 by chuckie]
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bajabuddha
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I think they're almost as franchised-out as Elvis (the REAL one). 
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bajacalifornian
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My Suegro's mom was a cook for the Hussong family. His stories included trips to
Ensenada from San Diego in a Chrysler Airflow. Great stuff. His father, my wife's
grandfather, waited on the front porch Hussong's for his dad.
American by birth, Mexican by choice.
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DanO
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
Close your eyes, take a deep breath..They don't smell the same.... |
Their bathrooms sure as hell don't smell the same. I made the mistake of going into the Ensenada Hussong's bathroom late on a busy night. That was
the fastest u-turn I have ever made. 
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chuckie
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There ya go! When were you in the one in Vegas?
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vandenberg
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
There ya go! When were you in the one in Vegas? |
About 4 to 5 years ago.
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chuckie
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Well, it opened in 2010, give it a chance...perhaps the bathrooms will reach the quality level of the original....one can only hope...
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DanO
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
Well, it opened in 2010, give it a chance...perhaps the bathrooms will reach the quality level of the original....one can only hope...
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I'm fairly certain that if that ever occurs, the Southern Nevada Health District will shut them down.
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chuckie
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Really? For an upgrade?
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LancairDriver
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Recognize anyone in this hazy photo? Gotta be a Nomad or two there somewhere.
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LancairDriver
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Here's another one. Guy at the card table with his back in the picture kinda resembles Skeet.
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JAG
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Hussongs Cantina: Does anyone remember back in the 60's An old man that had a wooden box about the size of 2 cigar boxes that had a battery inside
with two wires coming out attached to 2 metal bars. You paid him a couple of Pesos and he would turn the knob up on the box until you couldn't take
anymore pain.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by JAG
Hussongs Cantina: Does anyone remember back in the 60's An old man that had a wooden box about the size of 2 cigar boxes that had a battery inside
with two wires coming out attached to 2 metal bars. You paid him a couple of Pesos and he would turn the knob up on the box until you couldn't take
anymore pain. |
There was more than one. Macho Masochism was a popular bar activity in those days.
Are they gone?
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chuckie
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I think so, they are gone...One was a hand crank telephone with a hot and a ground What a kicker! Now a days, someone would pay to try it and then
sue....
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Tioloco
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Was an old jewel in San Felipe with the crank up shocker a few years ago downtown. Fun stuff.
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monoloco
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Nice photos Ken, the b&w really works for the series.
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tripledigitken
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Thanks monoloco!
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neilm81301
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Harry Reid?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Cliffy
Worked for a guy many years ago (he died many years ago also) who got married at Hussongs and the old man was his Best Man at the wedding. This guy
also owned all of Searchlight, Nevada at one time. |
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