In bad news Waterfront Auckland has pulled the pin on the Auckland project. I was really excited about the prospect of getting out of town and representing Christchurch during the Rugby World Cup. In preparation for the event, Waterfront Auckland has developed a bunch of hospitality tenancies on the North Wharf. At the last minute [...]

I’m sad to report more retards have been stealing stuff. The Matchless has sat outside for some time awaiting its new clutch. people sit on it, get their photos taken on it, twist the throttle and generally enjoy the old thing. Last night some Muppet stole the petrol cap which makes me mad as I [...]

We are back open for business. Thanks to everyone that supported us in 2010, we are hoping 2011 is a better year with no massive earthquakes to disrupt business. We all went over to Lake Brunner for five days which was a nice break. It rained non-stop, which is what you should expect when holidaying [...]

Do you think a bullet is a strange thing to find in a bar? While cleaning up, I discovered this wee gem. It seems we must have some gangsta gangsters hanging out here now. If this continues, we will need to get metal detectors at the door and scan you all on the way in. [...]

Aine and Aoife Doherty are testament to Goodbye Blue Monday’s employment policy that we only hire people that we have known since they were born. These are people that won’t steal off you. So, in honour of them being our two best staff members, and the council elections, we’re running a “Who’s your favourite Doherty [...]

A marketing whiz recently looked over my business and told me this blog was too offensive… I had promised to try and tone down the vulgarity, then an opportunity like this presents itself to me… To the owner of the Naughty Boy bum dildo who left in in the toilets on Friday night: Your silicone [...]

Thanks to everybody that came down last night to celebrate our re-opening. We were so happy that we had happy hour all night long. Tonight, we’re back into providing Christchurch’s best gigs with Thought Creature and Magic Eye from 10pm. I live very close to the bar so the Poplar Lanes/ High Street area is [...]

You’ll all remember Steve of the Month (September); he who once drank the bleachy bucket of beer. It seems that the major aftershock shook Steve’s house so hard that it picked up all the shitty couches, ciggie butts, pornography, and small pieces of cheese from his balcony and dumped them over the railing. We will [...]

We have it from strong sources that the earth continues to rotate around the sun and life goes on. A eerie sense of normality has started to return and the streets slowly fill with people going about their lives. Life still feels strange with cops and the army on many corners, but on the whole [...]

Sorry folks. We won’t be open this weekend. We are hoping to be up-and-running next week. Tommy Ill were supposed to be playing Saturday but instead they will be playing at a house party. I’m sure if you’re in the right circles, you will hear where this house is. Otherwise, Al’s Bar looks like a [...]