fricken poost eating crap
FrankieTeardrop said 4 hours ago:
Maybe it IS time for a change of name though, partially as a sign of respect.
let's not get ahead of ourselves. i mean this with no disrespect to bruce, but he doesn't have a stranglehold on my memories of the tote and what the tote means to me. the history of the tote extends way back before he took over. he has been a brilliant custodian, but just coz he's no longer on board doesn't mean that the ship has to sink. there are plenty of people who could do a great job and take over the reigns.
there have been numerous changes of staff, management, and bookers over the last 2 decades. there is not 1 single person left working there from when i started patronising the tote. it was just as great back then, as it is now. clearly that isn't to say that the current tote peeps are not totally awesome, but let's not get carried away and think that these people ''own'' the history of the tote. and let's not get too cynical and pre-judge any potential new management or booker.
but yeah, ideally , hopefully many of the current employees will be retained. they have amply proved their worth.
The Scrote
We've had Le Tote ad The Tote. I vote for La Tote.
I fully agree.
The Tote has always been bigger than individuals.
If someone can get some sensible changes to the Liquor Licensing rules and run it in the spirit of the place, I will work with them.
I would love to go back to being a punter and just enjoy the music and a beer.
If they can't, they'd better find a new name for it cos they ain't using those four letters that mean so much to so many people.
not knowing anything about business law, is the brand ''the tote'' trademarked?
Is it even deemed a brand?
...just that someone could start up a tote somewhere else, or merchandise or whatever, and bleed the brand.
The scrote by a country mile.
Yeah, Bruce owns the rights to the name ''The Tote''. I think.
iTote 2.0
I do, but I'm not going to let that get in the way of me being able to see it change over to someone who can run it in the same spirit.
mrsgideon wins the thread
If it was gonna be different, maybe they should change it back to The Ivanhoe?
Anyway, with so many threads and so many posts can someone tell me the latest developments? Is someone taking over the lease?
Not unless the Govt changes the stupid rules that have made it impossible for anyone to run the Tote and make a buck.
Is there no truth to the posts we read today that Liam Old Bar is out of the running because someone else has secured the lease?
my hope is fluctuating like the melbourne weather.
I'm not sure what is happening other than the owners not wishing to speak to me any further as a deal is all but done.
By the way, the Ivanhoe hotel is already taken, by a pub in Ivanhoe.
i see some people have just read the title of the thread, and not the content, and thus decided to chime in with funny comments re tote name change.
i spose that's my fault for not thinking the title thru thoroughly, instead trusting that people would actually take the time to read my initial post.
anyway enough of that. we're all very amused by the witty names and all that, but let's get back to the topic.
and thanks to all the others for their thoughtful comments, especially bruce
Le Tote Au Go Go
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Just keep the Cobra Bar intact (if there's anything left after Last Drinks)
I like 'The Hemensley', but 'Low Risk Hotel' is clearly the winner!
WINNER!
That's the funniest thing I've read ALL week.
God
Persecution Hotel
The Maclellan
Sue's Place
Dynamo Palace
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
Sucked in Timey, I bet you love these name suggestions.
Timey's Last Chance Saloooooon
i'm imagining him with a very red face and bulging neck veins right now tokes.
LOOK OUT MA SHE'S GONNA BLOW!!!!
If they serve meals they can serve Sook a la Timebomb
The Tote was named for John Wren's tote across the road in the early 20th century, we all know.
But that tote didn't trade under the name of the Tote, because totalisators were illegal at the time. It traded as a tea and tobacco shop to throw the cops off.
I think ''Cullen's Tea Shop'' would be the perfect ruse.
No, officer, there's no live music here. Just tea buyers, and pipe smokers.
tote-el recall. BRILLINAT, you are a genius
The Tea Tote-aller
The Toto.
All yacht rock, all the time.
totes
Totes Totes
The Taken?
The Token?
tootles
Cobra Bar Goes Large