Since Watson's piano bar no longer exists, I thought I'd share an experience which, thankfully, exists ONLY in my memory!
One quiet Sunday afternoon a few years ago, I was in the neighboring bar, the EO club, when a very handsome man walked in with another man. Â To make a long story short, the handsome man was gay, and said I didn't hug him passionately enough! Turned out we are both musicians, but when he went over to Watson's, it was closed (he thought he'd thrill the room with his "ticklin of the ivories,"). Â As we talked more, he revealed he'd adopted the younger man with him from "off the streets of New Orleans," and his brother hadn't spoken to him SINCE! In a moment of weakness, I traded telephone numbers with him, and happened to be in New Orleans (where he lives) one morning when he called me on my cellphone. Â Had it not been for the loser (excuse my description), I might have invited him to my room for a "romp in the hay," but I thought it best to unfriend the dude. Â When he said, "I won't call you any more," I said, "that would be best," and I haven't heard from him since!
We did a bit of a Pub crawl this weekend in Downtown Gulfport.
Had lunch at The Half Shell, moved over to The Quarter and then finished it up relaxing at Watson's.
When you walk into Watson's you just immediately get a warm vibe. Very relaxing. It was still early on a Sat so I think was just a few folks lounging around.
My friends chose to sit at the bar which to me was totally confusing.
This place has BEAUTIFUL leather furniture. Couches, chairs, nice wood coffee tables and end tables. It screamed to me "come, sit and relax" but anyway we sat at the bar =/
Service was excellent with a decent wine list.
So if your trying to avoid the overly loudness of a typical bar I really think this is a great place to hang out and be able to chat with friends.
Something else cool, the place is named after the owners dog!
So I had to edit my post cause I had the name of the place wrong. How embarrassing