Longtime Buffalo institution The Old Pink suffers two-alarm fire

[boater]

I never heard of the place. I asked a friend and he told me it was the old "Pink Flamingo" then I remembered it.

[stevestojan]

14 hours ago, Ridgewaycynic2013 said:

Hai Karate, cigarette smoke, sweat, and spilled beer? 🤔

Hai Karate? I’m not from the Greatest Generation. I graduated college in 2002. It was Polo Sport by the liter. 

[QCity]

'Weird, wonderful cathedral': Remembering the Old Pink and the night I saw my future

[T&C]

https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/public-safety/2024/08/01/bpd--fire-at-the-old-pink-ruled-arson--person-of-interest-identified

 

Investigators say the fire that destroyed The Old Pink bar in June was sparked on purpose and they have a person of interest in the case, according to Buffalo Police.

"The video that helped us identify the person of interest actually came from The Pink itself, internal video that...

[US Egg]

Oh, by the way…..

 

[QCity]

Man charged with setting Old Pink on fire

[boater]

36 minutes ago, QCity said:

Man charged with setting Old Pink on fire

The perp obviously has anger management problems. He will have plenty of time in Club Fed to address that.

[RiotAct]

man, I had figured this was an insurance scam of some sort.

[ChevyVanMiller]

Here's information on the guy arrested that's not behind a paywall.

 

https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo/man-charged-in-old-pink-fire-threatened-to-burn-that-b-down-prosecutors-say/

 

 

[bills_fan]

His name is John W. Burns.  You cannot make that up

 

Does the "W" stand for "Watch It"?

[LeviF]

22 hours ago, bills_fan said:

His name is John W. Burns.  You cannot make that up

 

Does the "W" stand for "Watch It"?

 

Nominative determinism.

[teef]

10 minutes ago, LeviF said:

 

Nominative determinism.

my chiro/pt guy has the last name goodbody.  

[Augie]

On 9/7/2024 at 10:32 AM, ChevyVanMiller said:

Here's information on the guy arrested that's not behind a paywall.

 

https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo/man-charged-in-old-pink-fire-threatened-to-burn-that-b-down-prosecutors-say/

 

 

 

Oh! He showed HIM! Now that former security guard (who presumably works somewhere else) won’t have a job! I’m guessing this genius wasn’t drinking Ginger Ale at the bar. What is wrong with this world? 

 

I bet the former security guard doesn’t want to trade spots with him right about now. The movie Fletch comes to mind for some reason. Hello Mr Dover. 

[Fleezoid]

59 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

Oh! He showed HIM! Now that former security guard (who presumably works somewhere else) won’t have a job! I’m guessing this genius wasn’t drinking Ginger Ale at the bar. What is wrong with this world? 

 

I bet the former security guard doesn’t want to trade spots with him right about now. The movie Fletch comes to mind for some reason. Hello Mr Dover. 

 

Now the song "Moon River" comes to mind.

[Augie]

Just now, Fleezoid said:

 

Now the song "Moon River" comes to mind.

 

I think it was a bit more “Moooooon River.” 

[Captain Caveman]

Wait, his name is John Burns?