The back pages of Toronto's free daily newspaper The Metro are usually filled with gossip about celebrities, none of which I really give two thoughts about. Today though on my way into work I flipped to the back and noticed the headline, "Winehouse rallies behind British pub."
It turns out the Winehouse is a fan of The George Tavern, a pub that can trace its roots back to 1654 and is in danger of losing its natural lighting as developers plan to build a high rise apartment building next door. It says artists and directors have praised the atmospheric lighting for many years.
Winehouse decided to help out by lending her name to support the pub selling $50 t-shirts that say "Save the George". Is this a good thing or a bad thing? I mean having Winehouse endorse anything could be a lighting rod for controversy, but it does put the George Tavern on the map.
Maybe Stonch can go pick up a t-shirt and fill us in on the situation.
Up next, The Cloak and Dagger Pub.
2 comments:
I've heard the pub is a dive, but have never been there! However if it's important on the music scene that's a good enough reason to keep it open.
Amy Winehouse hanging in a dive?? Would we expect anything less?
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