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    I don't go to bars often, DiveBar Culture guys are a great group of guys to party with. This is where we started out the evening at. I have to say the bar was quite full and the live band that played the night I went was also quite good. I had a awesome time spending my evening bar hoping with these awesome guys.The bar tender made me a special drink that I was looking for, Took the time and made the effort even though he didn't know about the drink. He looked it up and made it for me. So that was a plus for sure. I would come back to The Fling, It was a good night and a decent local place to have a drink at ...

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    Yay! I'm a fan.

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    Two stars because I'm never afraid someone is going to stab me here. It's a friendly cast of drunkards.

    However, the bartender needs to check expiration dates. Though "cocktails" is on the sign, stick to drinking whatever doesn't have juice in it. My screwdriver had a funk that was in no way funky-fresh. Same story with my dirty Shirley and... well... I know I had a few drinks after that but hell if I know what they were.

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    The Fling is probably the coolest dive bar I have been, and I have been in pretty good ones, but this one has a "Je nais se quoi" that makes him special!  
    (Yes The Fling must be MALE)

    This bar is well hidden in a corner in the same strip mall of Stater Bros and other businesses.

    I went to The Fling on a Saturday afternoon, the first thing I noticed was the interesting decoration
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    The place is kinda small but has a lot of charm.
    And Red velvet walls..
    Interesting

    Like any dive bar there were the regulars, unlike other dives, they were kinda friendly. The bartender was a nice older gent, who was recommended me a mint julep. Hmmmm even more interesting, I never have tried a mint julep... but I ended up having a beer.

    In one side of the bar they were getting ready to have a birthday party for one of the regulars. Nice touch!

    The music is from a jukebox, and for what I heard, the selection is pretty good.

    Nice people, great prices and interesting decor.
    What else can a girl ask for?

    Highly recommended if in the area!

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    Somehow this place has the BEST Newcastles around.  Not sure why or how, but whenever I want a Newcastle, this is the place to go.  Perfect temp.  I LOVE the atmosphere.  Kind of loud a times, but lots of fun.  The bartenders here are friendly, fun, and pour some stiff drinks (love it!!).  If you're in the area, go here!

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    Now the Fling is a FANTASTIC dive bar. This is our favorite place to come after a long night of dancing and just wind down before calling a cab home. This is one of those places that you never really notice, so you will never go until someone who already knows about it takes you.  They have great live bands despite the itty bitty stage, seriously I don't even know how they get in there, and lots of room for dancing.

    Is it clean? No not really, I wouldn't look at the carpet too long. Will you see women who look 28 from behind and 75 from the front? Yes, and they will probably ask your boyfriend to dance. But it is so worth it. The Fling is a blast! A must go for anyone who enjoys a good dive bar.

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    I Finaly had a chance to stop by this place. its a dive bar, I tryed the bartender special, and made me drunk as hell! but all around a good bar fair prices, just like most places. drinks can use more flavor to cover the stong alcohol or get better stuff.

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    The bartender(s) and the patrons have much in common. Both tend to be obnoxious and rude. Seating is scarce and scant as most of the drunks and druggies fill them up quickly. Also, don't try to stand around like a normal asshole when every seat and booth is occupied, because some of these pathetic people don't like to wait  for you to move aside so they can get back to drinking their sad, insipid lives away. Alcohol is much too expensive for such low quality maintenance and service. I would anticipate the store to immediately collapse if someone breathed on the front door. The Saturday night band is great, though!

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    The Fling is a blast! No BS. Just adults enjoying life! I think I was one of the youngest people there.... and I'm 48!!"

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    The Bar:  The establishment is located in a strip mall next to a State Bros. It's a small hole in the wall and you could miss it if you're not looking hard enough. It's super dark inside and we're guessing capacity is somewhere around 50 people, however, we've seen much more in there.The entire place is carpeted and has the smell of a dive bar. If you been to enough dives, you know exactly what we're talking about. Be on the lookout for the red velvet wall coverings and the old nude paintings on the wall.
    The Crowd: Mostly retired. Not much of a young crowd here. Definitely a neighborhood local spot with the occasional homeless drunk wondering through the bar.

    Service: Service is pretty good here. You can grab a beer at the bar, or take a seat and the bartender will come to your table.

    Prices: Prices are relatively cheap, you're looking at about $3.50 for a domestic beer and about the same for a well shot. When the band starts the prices go up Jagerbombs are $7, redheaded sluts are $6.50 beer goes up to $4. Fireballs $5.50.
    A/V:  Live music every night. It's the same bands every week. We recommend Eddy Day on Friday nights. There is also a jukebox. Just a standard jukebox with CDs.

    Restroom: Nasty. Often smells of rotten piss or shit. But hey, it's a bathroom, we weren't expecting roses. The paper towels run out early and you're forced to dry your hands on your pants.
    Bartender Chat: Ace & Carrie are what makes this bar stand out. Ace is the only bartender/person we know who wears a mullet with such pride, and Carrie, she's a cutie, tattooed head to toe and a great personality. You can catch them both there on Saturday's.

    How far did $20 get us: 5 Coors light bottles before 9pm with a tip.

    Closing statement: We highly recommend this bar if you enjoy the dark intimate environment with he cozy lounge singers.

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    HAHAHa This Place is Awesome!

    Old retired folks playing Johnny Cash, The Doors and Elvis!! Rocking out to your favorite tunes, just put a request, and don't forget to tip. My Friend liveS around the corner from this bar, so we decided to ditch the cab and save our selfs a DUI and came here. As we were walking in all I heard was the sounds of Rock music. I immediately thought to myself " AAAHH Yes That's what I need!! Beer and Loud Music for this Saturday Night."

    The ambiance to this bar was sooo friendly and full of spirit. We were sitting in front of the small stage and really enjoyed ourselves.

    Will come back for a drink or two or three. :)

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    On a hot, sweaty summer day I was craving a drink, but not just any drink.  I wanted a drink that tasted like I was in the 70s again (even though it wasn't my era).  I was tired of the trendy bars and dance clubs where guys tried to impress and pick up and whereby women would get all dressed up just to get validation from men so they could still feel pretty.

    It was time for a break from all that; mainly, I was tired of women grabbing my glutes!  

    It was time to go into Tasmanian Devil Mode!!!

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    I was in the Tas time machine and when I emerged I landed onto a strip mall on the corner of Tustin Avenue and Santa Clara.  There it was, the big ass sign for "The Fling".  But where was it?  Where was the entrance?  Ah, it's right next to that Mexican / American eatery place.  It's just a door, so you have to have keen-like Wolverine senses (ya know, that guy from the X-men?) to find it.  

    As soon as my friend and I walked in she exclaimed, "OMGosh!  I just walked into a small dive bar from the 70s in Las Vegas!!!   LMFAO!!

    I nodded my head to let her know that I concurred.  When you walk into this place, you definitely feel like you've gone back in time.  

    It was 7ish on a Saturday night and we sat down on the stools which had cushions (I can't sit on wooden stools but these were okay).  There were old timers and locals here.  Not crowded (yet) and everyone seemed to be minding their own business.  The old timer next to us was friendly, though pretty wasted.  He kept us entertained.  Hahaha.

    I definitely felt like I was in a 70's sitcom of some kind or an SNL skit, waiting for someone to say "CUT!".

    The carpet looked like my ex's.....nevermind.  It was old, but you couldn't really see it, thank goodness my phone came equipped with a powerful light.   Anyways..... the wall paper looked like a red velvet fabric with interesting patterns on it.  There were pictures on the wall surrounded by little light bulbs.  Suh-weeeet!

    The bartender was attentive and we ordered some drinks with vodka (Stolies) in it.  The young gal helping him out was also attentive.

    I had a drink from my cup and.....

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    I spun around in my stool and downed the drink and said, "I'll have another meistro!"  (Got that from an old Seinfeld episode).  

    I don't remember what time the band came on, but it was these 3 middle-aged guys and they were pretty good.  Either that or the vodka had taken root of my blood flow.  My friend and I moved over to a booth so we could cuddle.  And she observed, "Hey it's dark enough in here that I could service you and nobody would notice."   LOL

    I told her to control herself.  I didn't want to get kicked out of another dive bar.  It was time to chill and move to the music.

    I'm in love with the Fling.  Really.   It's the archetype dive bar.  Yes, it's divey, more divey than my Uncle Ricky's old RV.   However, this bar has personality.  It's also really small, so if you show up late, you might not find a seat. Then again, we did at 7, so there.

    Stiff, affordable drinks, a crowd that isn't pretentious, and old couples dancing on the floor because they just don't care.  Sure, there were some rough characters that showed up later in the evening, but everyone was really chill, as though they were soaking in the 70s aura and just there to have a good time.

    Another reason why I love the Fling:  they don't serve food here, but you can bring in outside food.  I've brought in food from next door, Del Taco, El Conejo (now called Aldaberto's), Ami Sushi, and Jerry's Dogs with no hassle.  Man, I love that kind of chill vibe.

    My friend, she's from Ventura County, and she's driving all the way down again in a few weeks, just to come to the Fling.  She fell in love with it too.

    I dig this place.  You're either going to love it or hate it.  I like trendy bars with the young hoochie mamas, but I love this place too.  It's definitely a keeper.

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    Cheap drinks, an older crowd that isn't obnoxious and an Elvis impersonator singing covers ranging from Jason Mraz to Johnny Cash.  This is as much of a dive bar as much as it was a pleasant experience.  Even if the Jason Mraz cover from the Elvis impersonator was entertaining, and I really hate Jason Mraz.

    Go here if you want to hang out with old people who like to dance and cheap drinks.  My entire 2-hour experience was better than any of my long experiences at Downtown Fullerton's bars.

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    The dive bar of dive bars. This place was really cool. The drinks are cheap and are served with a healthy pour (which you expect in a dive bar). If Robert Irvine from Restaurant Impossible came out I think he would have a heart attack. Its dark, so you can't really tell, but the carpet is probably 20 years old. But again, what do you expect, its a dive bar.

    The other patrons were really friendly. A one man band came on later and he was great. There was a bunch of us dancing and an old man thought we were a swingers club. I guess he had never seen a group of people bumping and grinding lol.

    They don't serve food, but they let you bring it in. There is a restaurant next door that they recommend, but I went to Staters and picked up some lunchables! ;)

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    This was my first experience in a Dive Bar....
    My now fiance took me here on our first date....
    I wouldn't be marrying him otherwise
    I can't tell you much more as I don't really remember much of the night.
    Forget long walks on the beach, take me to a Dive Bar any day

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    If it hadn't been for the urging of friends to meet here, I would never have even known this place existed and if I had, I probably wouldn't have ventured in by myself.  In fact, don't go by yourself since it has a very much "locals only" feel.

    First of all, its hard to find.  It is tucked away in the corner of a strip mall.  Second of all, it has no windows and a sign that reads, "Must be 21 to enter"- like its a strip joint or something.  In fact, I think the only thing this place is missing is a stripper pole.

    The drinks are cheap and stiff.  The entertainment goes from jukebox to an Elvis impersonator depending on the time of day and day of the week.  It is dark, probably once smokey, and should be the opening scene to "The Hangover" movies :-)

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    This place is such a flashback.  You either love, or you hate, places like this.  This place feels like the patrons have a beer in one hand and a hand feeling the small caliber pistol in their pocket.

    The sign says that they open at 6 am and close at 2pm.  People that start drinking at 6am?  I gotta know these people.  

    Barmaids complaining about people playing the same songs on the jukebox?  Check.  Bartender slinging out beers and scotch?  Check.  Patrons that haven't left their barstools this decade?  Check.

    Heavy with the smell of old smoke and even older paintings of nude women from the sixties, this is definitely a dive bar.  You want food?  Del Taco and Stater Brothers are next door.  

    This place is for drinking only.   And drinking shall be done here.

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    Good dive bar.

    I've even met Noodlez from The Offspring before. Nice guy.

    Cheap drinks, heavy pours.

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    Beautiful, dark decor. Live music. Crazy cat patrons.
    Friendly bartender.
    I would definitely use this as a meet-up with friends in the future.

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    Live music nearly all the time. Cheap drinks and great decor. Dark red. Artful nudey paintings. Some patrons are over-friendly but all in all not that big of a problem. You will never *not* find a parking space.

    They have cool booths of many flavors plus a very long bar.

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    The majority of the patrons are above 25, it's a mixed group (ethnicity and style), and people are friendly and entertaining.  Some of them remind me of old vegas.

    The place is packed, so although there are many tables and chairs, they are all full and the space at the bar is back -to-back...especially when the dancing begins.  

    For the entertainment, there is a one man band.  He plays everything from oldies to top 20 pop songs (i.e. Bruno Mars).

    This place is a hit or miss depending on what you're looking for.  If you like a mixed crowd and want to be entertained, this is the place.  If you're looking for a more laid back joint where you can have convos over a couple of drinks....may want to go somewhere less crowded and more chill.  there is a lot of cheering that goes on while the one-man-band performs and people are dancing around the bar.

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    Trusting John S. in his bar credibility, I bookmarked The Fling, with no real intention of venturing over there in any near future, but Im glad I did. Drunken night turned drunker. Yes and yes please.

    Ten flingy things that made my dive bar loving heart tingle (in no particular order):
    1. Free live music (and so what if its country, free anything is the shit)
    2. Lack of that dingy moldy dive bar smell!
    3. Horseshoe booths.
    4. 4.50 whiskys
    5. A ladies room fit for a queen.
    6. Random women in sweat pants stealing my date for a dance.
    7. Being asked to dance by the same sweat pantsed women, after she used my date.
    8. FREE PEANUTS.
    9. Conveniently located next to Del Taco.
    10. Welcoming locals.

    I believe that covers all bases in dive bar requirements. I am a fan.

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    Wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be.  I'd heard mixed reviews.

    The drinks were really affordable and if you drink mixed ones, VERY stiff, the bartenders are nice, the place itself is nice and dark, I liked the artwork on the walls, the bathrooms weren't a mess.  What more can you ask for in a dive??  

    Oh and the live music wasn't bad, either.  Would definitely come here again.

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    This place is so cute! Not only is it a fun dive but the people there are so unbelievable nice....I was having car trouble a couple days ago and a gentlemen who goes to Flings was the ONLY person that was kind enough to help us with this issue. Afterwards we all went into Flings and I couldnt believe how nice the bartender and the customers were....

    The bartender was sooo sweet, i will most def go to this bar again...Grant it we didnt stay for too long at all but just in the time we were there I felt like I had been there a million times......

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    Ok, as much as I didn't want to admit, I really like this place.  It's dark, a bit dingy, and like my friend Mon and Martha say, this place looks like the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland.  Now with the Halloween decorations up, it pretty much is the Haunted Mansion.  So if boozing it up inside of a Disney attraction sounds like your sort of place, head here.  They also have live music which is actually pretty decent.  

    Oh, and on a side note, if you get hungry, around midnight a guy comes to serve up some pretty decent tacos...from the back of his Jeep Grand Cherokee.  Yeah, you heard right.  The back of a Grand Cherokee.

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    If there were any one dive bar in Orange County that fit me like a glove, it would be a definite toss up between The Fling and the Continental Lounge in DTF.  The dark corners, the old wooden trim, the Haunted Mansion feel (and now with Halloween decor, even more so), the creepsters gazing all around out of the corner of your eye, the stiff drinks, the taco guy serving out of the back of his truck, the drunky locals/regulars who eavesdrop on your conversations, the sketchiness-slash-kitschiness of the bathrooms, and the awesomeness of the live band...  ah, my second home indeed.

    Five stars for just being all around fantastic.  I have pretty much been to The Fling with most of everyone I love in my life, and of course last night it only added to the drunken five-star fire to be surrounded by my favorite club members: the Bestie, Alejandro, and Craiggers.  Add to that the open food policy (there is a Del Taco across the parking lot -- enough said), Captain Morgan sitting in the corner, couples young and old busting it out on the tiny dance floor (alright...  so we may have been the youngest people in there, oh well), and watching all kinds of people engaged in the throws of 'the game' (especially the awkward rejection portion...  always a classic in the sport of people watching), and you have The Fling.

    Maybe it's just my anti-social, pro-alcoholic tendencies that continue to draw me to this place, but it really does have that old-fashioned charm to it that is severely lacking in most areas of Orange County these days.  Just make sure to come in a group, don't be psychologically scarred if you get hit on, stared at, or randomly stumbled onto, and don't forget there's a stupid CHP station around the corner...  and you'll be good to go.  See you there!

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    Oh God this place is AWFUL, but boy do I have gorgeous, fabulous endearing memories here!

    I was there post Phil Shane, Eddie Day day's and well they were glorious!

    Combine that with some underage drinking, romancing, and rebelling and yeah The Fling was awesome!

    It's kitshcy, romanticized and hey people still smoke in there...

    Don't go sober, or if you do go sober get drunk quickly, the glow is NOT right without being intoxicated there.

    Last time I went I got groped on the pseudo dance floor by some really old yucky alkie and decided at that point at the ripe age of 22, I was too old to be going there anymore.

    This place is a real and rad dive bar, well at least it used to be...

    Ahh the memories :)

    Smokey Mountain Rain Keeps on Fallin'......

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    So I came here during happy hour on a Thursday, so I can only speak for what goes on here from 7 to 9 on a brisk April evening.

    It just felt so damn comfortable here.  The Fling is like sliding on an old pair of jeans that are well worn and loved.  The dark lighting, purplish walls (mauve?), overstuffed booths and barstools, outdated everything, it just said to me "Alex, you are home."

    So I decided to celebrate my belated homecoming by inadvertently getting piss drunk.  With $3 drinks poured with a generous hand, you can't afford NOT to get liquored up.

    The rest of the patrons were middle-aged, some enjoying an after-work tipple, some passively watching the various sportsgames on the teletubes, and some sweet old couples chatting quietly.  We got the jukebox going and proceeded to get our swerve on.

    As we were leaving, our mission well accomplished, a band was tuning up.  They sounded pretty decent, but I had to get home before my parole officer noticed I wasn't at home.

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    This is the most epic dive bar I have ever been to in my life. Never will there be a better bar. Avoid this place on Friday and Saturday, there's just no way there would be enough room for folks on a crowded night. Drinks are strong and cheap. The live band on Sunday-Tuesday is brilliant-- one of the singers is a dead ringer for Steve Perry and peppers the playlist with Journey hits. After a couple Tom Collins', I was loaded and howling "Don't Stop Believin'" at the top of my lungs. A better night at a bar has never been had.

    Yes, it's now non-smoking. Ok, there's faded old paintings of nude women all over the walls. There's not much room to walk. But this place is perfect. And the best part? The bathrooms are spotless.

    I am in love.

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    I like the Fling.  I'd give it four stars if Eddie Day were still on the docket.  Where did he go?  I wanted to show my lady the Wizard of Rock n' Roll.  Also, last I was in I noticed the smell of stale smoke but not fresh smoke, so I guess they've cracked down on that.  

    Fun wallpaper, bawdy pastel paintings, cover bands, reasonably priced drinks, conveniently located next to a Stater Brothers (ample parking!).  There is an interesting mix of patrons.  You can watch old timers who know how to dance dance.

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    Oh Fling, I can't wait to spend yet another Christmas night inside you.

    Seriously, it has become tradition and with Thanksgiving just around the corner, I've been getting amped on my holiday trip home.

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    The mang took me here a couple of times when we were first dating...yeah, shows what he thought of me when he first met me!

    Anyway...
    The Fling is an absolute dive -- and I used to love me some dive bars back when I was broke and drinkin' it up  in the name of rock n roll.
    But now, I'm old and boring...

    The Fling....

    Nestled away in a dark corner of a strip mall in Orange, CA, the Fling exudes everything you can possibly want in this dark cesspool of stale booze, tobacco stained walls and dinosaurs.
    Dinosaurs, you ask?
    Yes, here you will encounter a species known as the Ancient Barfly. This particular kind of dinosaur is found with a smoke in one hand and a Manhattan in the other and will go by the name of Shirley or Peggy.
    She's a wild one and she may not be the biting type, but boy do her dentures have a mind of their own!
    You will also encounter a few male dinos that LOVE to dance.
    With a quick guzzle of whiskey, a couple Viagra and Neil Diamond on the Juke Box, there is no stopping this feller.

    What I like about this place is its charm. You will hardly ever find a bar that carries out the simplicity the Fling does. Cheap booze, quaint folk, old-ass everything and mothball/Marlboro/Bourbon aromatherapy.

    I believe this is where Phil Shane also got his start performing Neil Diamond/Elvis covers. But for now, all you'll find is a Jabba the Hutt looking man sitting in the middle of the bar playing covers with a gee-tar and a Casio track player.
    Ahhhhh, that's one heck of a bar, Joe.

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    If you're looking to get drunk cheaply while listening to the wayward tunes of a bedraggled sailor on a MIDI keyboard, gazing at paint-by-number art of naked ladies, the FLING is your place. I've spent many nights here with my friends when I'm back home for the holidays and it is always slightly awful, but fun.

    Used to be they let you smoke here. No more, my friends. (thank god, I hated that anyway)

    Last time I went they had a deformed-looking dummy set up in a corner booth with his back to the room. It was pretty creepy, and newcomers kept getting spooked by the weird man in the corner.

    It seems like every time I used to come here several years ago it was a pick-up bar for seniors, and this 40-something dude in a mustache would always work the old ladies into a frenzy with his Boogie Nights looks. Haven't seen him recently. Probably settled down. Fling turned into a ring...

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    I frequent The Fling somewhat often, perhaps once a month - only on the days that Eddie Day: The Wizard of Rock n Roll is playing, mind you.  For more on Eddie, read the previous review by Mario F, as he states the situation succinctly and accurately.

    The drinks here are very affordable: ~$6, and this is on a Fri/Sat night.  So that's a plus.  Not to mention they put at least double the amount of alcohol compared to if you were at some swankier bar/club.  I get crown & cokes and they pretty much pour almost all Crown and just give a splash of Coke; it's delicious!

    The atmosphere used to be a lot better before they started turning on the lights on the chandeliers on over the tables towards the front of the house, but it's still tolerable.  It's not as smoky as it used to be back when the previous waitress (with all the tattoos) was working there, as it seems as though they made a concerted effort to curtail such actions in the bar - I'm guessing they took some criticism from some standards/codes people about this.  

    A good place to go for cheap (strong) drinks and to watch old (and I mean old) people move like you never imagined they could.  Get ready to sing along to "Sweet Caroline" and "Sweet Home Alabama"... OR DIE.

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    A timeless classic.  

    Smoking inside.  Middle and older aged types slow dancing, very drunk, at 1 in the a.m.

    Red upholstered booths.

    Did I mention the cockroaches the size of puppies in the parking lot?

    Never your first stop of the night, but often your last.

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    As a woman, this is the only type of fling I can handle. If I become emotionally attached, it will still be there. (From 6 a.m. to 2 a.m.) If I spend all night with it, it will still love me in the morning. The drinks here are so cheap, there is no need to worry about any horrific bar charges made drunk. I don't know about you, but that is love. How is this place a Fling? I would never know. My friends try to convince me that it's not, but I just won't listen.

    If you're in search of a true dive bar, complete with all the trappings of dive bar such as dim lighting, cowboy hats, senior citizens, jukeboxes, 'Victorian' paintings of nude women and Las Vegas style musical entertainment -- look no further.

    About smoking indoors...don't do it. It appears that they've cracked down on that.

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    Finding a little flava (yes, flava) isn't all that hard in Orange County, you just have to know where to look! Luckily I have the best tour guide ever and he took me to The Fling last night after a fabulous dinner at Zov's.

    I think this is going to be my new favorite bar. This place looks like it opened in 1972 (maybe earlier) and it hasn't changed one bit since. The crowd is a total mixed bag of people in their 50's and 60's dancing to the songs they remember to 20-something bar flies looking for some booty.

    The big draw at the Fling? Eddie Day. Simply put, Eddie is the man. He sits behind his bar and entertains the hell out of the crowd with his guitar and midi files. We heard everything from Black Velvet (my song!) to a little Dino and lots of Elvis.

    Other reasons to love the Fling? They let you smoke. Inside! I got to sit down with my drink and actually smoke. I know - to some of you that's probably not a good thing. But bars are supposed to be smoky. Deal with it. Carrie our cocktail waitress was a goddess. Even before we'd finish a round, our next drink would be waiting for us. Between two of us we probably had around 10 drinks. The Tab? $25!!! And she called me baby girl. I love her.  

    To sum up the Fling - It's cheesy, It's old school and I love it.

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    Hands down, the best dive bar I've been to.....

    1. I smoked inside....(sorry non's)
    2. I drank cheap booze
    3. I sat on maroon vinyl upholstery
    4. I had good conversations with my elders
    5. I had the nicest slow dance ever with Walter, who is 48 years my senior, and I did not feel creeped out at all.

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    This place is legendary.

    Ed Chiaverini, a.k.a Eddie Day: The Wizard of Rock n Roll, is probably the biggest reason to waste a Friday or Saturday night at this dive. He played guitar for The Lively Ones; A Southern California instrumental surf rock band that played during the 1960s (see track 15 on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack). Equipped with nothing but a MIDI machine, a guitar, and a few props, Eddie is a one man show that puts it ON and turns it OUT. Neil Diamond, Rod Stewart, Alabama, James Hornsby, Billy Joel and much more are all included  his stacks of 3.5'' floppy disks. If it's Friday and the dive gods are with you, a no younger than 83yr old man will croon while Eddie takes a break (his name escapes me).

    The drinks are fairly priced and they allow people to smoke inside. The mean age of the crowd is somewhere in the area of 50yrs old with a few hipsters in the mix. Definitely worth checking out if you are looking to change up the weekend routine a little bit.

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    If someone told me that the patrons of The Fling had been stuck there since the late 60s or early 70s I'd assume that they'd been partying ever since.

    The Fling is a hole in the wall dive bar in the corner of a strip mall that I'd expect to see my grandmother at. With that said the place also has character oozing out of every crack in the wall or every plume of smoke that exits the front door.

    The bottom line is that you probably can't find a better Elvis impersonator/Cover Artist than Eddie Dey. Just let me tell you, watch your women - he told a friend of mine that she had taken "too many cute pills". You should have seen her swoon.

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