Shady Pictures

Shady Pictures

We were flattered and honored to learn this week we were named the number one dive bar in the South by Southern Living magazine.
We know that of late, "dive bar" has become a wildly misapplied and overused appellation and, we also know that, for a few reasons some may even feel that the Green Parrot may have strayed too far from our roots to qualify.
For example, some say a true dive should never appear in print unless it is closing, or mentioned as a crime-scene.
Others say that a clean, safe, well-run joint, (which we are), without the sense that shit could get dangerously strange at any moment does not qualify.
It should also be noted as other potential disqualifiers that we no longer have a condom machine in the restroom, nor are there discarded whippits strewn about.

While we do have a pinball machine and a great jukebox, as well as having a string or two of year-round Christmas lights, all dive staples, we do understand and concede that just having them doesn’t make you a dive.

What we do understand however, and here’s where I think we do qualify, is that a dive bar is one of society’s best accidentally-created things ever and we believe it’s clear to even the most casual observer that no one could ever have planned this place.
In reality, dive bars are, put simply, neighborhood places that serve reasonably-priced simple drinks with no pretense and have no-nonsense attitudes where, to name just one example, it`s patently understood you can choose to be social, or can choose to be left alone to drink in private.
These are the places that pretty much say, “don’t F*** with anyone here and everything will be fine.” Our decor was once described as being whatever the clientele was wearing that day, and we acknowledge that our clientele is motley and changes according to the time of day.
In the words of local author Joy Williams, "The Parrot has an engagingly louche clientele, a pool table and a dart board, odd art, and an attitude best described by the sign over the booze shelves: `No Sniveling`”
#southernliving #divebars #greenparrotbar #localsbar #keywest #keywestlife #joywilliams#divebar#keywestbars #divebarlife #corner-bar
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Cayman says he thinks it’s time to come out, so, this Wednesday, September 13th at 5:30 pm, please join @caymango and Friends for “A Lovely Cruise”, a local tribute to Jimmy Buffett, a 90-minute set of Classics at The Parrot.

#greenparrotsoundcheck #greenparrotbar
#localsbar #keywestmusic #keywestmusicians #southardandwhitehead #jimmybuffett
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Wednesday, September 13th, 5:30 to 7:00 pm, please join @caymango and Friends for “A Lovely Cruise”, a local tribute to Jimmy Buffett, a 90-minute set of Classics at The Parrot.

#greenparrotsoundcheck #greenparrotbar
#localsbar #keywestmusic #keywestmusicians #southardandwhitehead #jimmybuffett
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Whether you’re a local or a tourist, I know you know about the greenparrot and their bar & music scene!
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This beauty is now available at the gallery and online 🥳
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#greenparrot #greenparrotbar #keywest #keywestlocals #keywestbars
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Go to conta.cc/2P7yYdq to read for our latest #community, #artistic, and #musical #recommendations! #AfroRootsFest #RooseveltCollier #Guanabanas #GreenParrotBar #RhythmFoundation #DowntownDoral #RitmoDoral #Miami #nonprofit #Give33toJoinCAC ...

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The #oneandonly greenparrot Arguably the #bestbar in #keywest. #greenparrotbar #greenparrot #keywestbars #bar #classickeywest ...

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Our good friends John Martini and Carol Munder and the people of Boudreville celebrate Bastille Day, 2017, in their Green Parrot gear. Each year when John and Carol would return to France for the summer they would bring Green Parrot shirts and hats for the village, and here they all are, sporting their Parrot gear.
From all of us at The Green Parrot to John and Carol and our friends in Boudreville, LE PEUPLE FRANÇAIS, : LIBERTÉ, ÉGALITÉ, FRATERNITÉ.
#greenparrotbar #bastilleday #keywestpeople #luckystreetgallery #boudreville #france #locals
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This girl knows how to PARTY on a Saturday night! #southernmosttootsie #greenparrotbar #keywestlife #saturdaynight #poochonsofinstagram ...

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Wow… Huge Thanks to all the fans & friends we saw over the Holiday Weekend! We just played a bunch of shows in the last 4 days, and all of YOU brought out those good vibes, thank you so much…

#bobmarley #reggae #florida #fl #floridakeys #keywest #4thofjuly #greenparrotbar #farmerstablenpb #northpalmbeach #fireworks #USA #lostboyscreations #reggaeband greenparrotbar lostboys.creations farmerstablenpb out
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