People on Reddit are saying the Shamrock is closing. No official word from the hotel, but a bunch of bands are saying their shows are cancelled. It was a decent dive bar, and had some good shows. It'll be missed a lot more than the Cecil.
There was one time I was driving down Memorial, going pretty fast, and took the 4th ave flyover a lot faster than I should have. Went to downshift to slow down and instead of putting it into 3rd I missed and put it into 1st at about 100 km/h. Completely over-revved the engine so bad that a rod actually shot out of my hood. Coasted along and pulled into the Cecil. I was mad, at myself and my car. Got out and started kicking the car, cursing up a storm. A couple of drunks in the parking lot took notice and came up asking "hey buddy- what's the matter." I replied "****in piston broke." The bigger of the two guys put his hand on my shoulder and said "Ah, don't worry. We've been pissed and broke for years!"
