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Updates: Fall,
2009
Café
Zool (Oude
Leliestraat 9, pg. 122) is gone. In
it’s place? A new bar, the Thirsty
Dogg, run by an expat drummer, is open. In an
amazing feat of ingenuity,
this bar was entirely repainted, rebuilt and redesigned in three weeks. Music ranges from Hip Hop
to Raga to Dubstep
to Rock. (You never know what to expect.) The drinks are poured free
hand and
the atmosphere is comfortable. This
little joint, just across the street
from the Grey Area (pg. 63) is also smoker friendly.
Winston
International
(Warmoesstraat 123-129, pg. 111) has
extended their hours. This
popular
little venue is now open until 4 on weekdays and 5 on weekends-- good
news for
all you early morning dancers, rockers and crawlers.
Squatting
is now illegal!
The
Dutch government has outlawed the
squatting and occupation of empty buildings, countrywide. Local
squatters say
they will continue actively taking buildings as long as there is a
housing
shortage in Amsterdam. In the city large banners
have been sprawled
across occupied buildings reading:
Kraken Gaat Door, which means,
Squatting Will Continue.
For more
information visit http://squat.net
Corrections:
September, 2009
Page 77: Henk
Lee’s Comics & Manga Store—This shop specializes is
Manga but does not have used records for sale. My apologies to Go
Joker (Zeedijk 31), a comic store on the same street as Henk
Lee’s that also stocks used vinyl, and whose basement is crammed
to the rafters with records. Go Joker will have an updated review
in the next edition.
Page 79: De
Plaatboef—Now called Velvet, this store continues buying and
selling vinyl and is a cool place to finger through racks of
records. Get Lost says: Support independent record stores!
Updates:
Summer, 2009
Two of the better health food stores in Amsterdam
have unfortunately shut down. De Belly
and Weegschaal (both listed on page 38 in
the new Get Lost!) are no more. It seems that chain health food stores
are taking over business from the small independents--much the way
chain supermarkets have put mom and pop markets out of business the
world over.
The hair salon Chemical Blond
(pg. 82) has shut its doors. This cool little shop will be missed.
The Hash Marijuana Hemp Museum
and the nearby Hemp Museum Gallery have
raised their entrance price to €9 for a ticket to both
locations.
I removed Homegrown Fantasy (Nieuwezijds
Voorbugwal 87A, Map area D4) from the book because they were supposed
to shut down last April. Luckily, they are still open for business--at
this writing it’s unclear for how long. This well-known,
well-established coffeeshop/gallery is a mellow place with a nice
summer terrace. Definitely check it out while it is still here.
Book Traffic (pg. 76)
has closed down. On the same beautiful little canal you’ll
see a sexily clad pirate wench statue at the door of Frontier
(Leliegracht 42). This bookshop, publishing house and gift shop
advertises history, mystery, science, health, spiritual and physical
travel.
Updates:
Spring, 2011
Disc Golf – Attention chain heads!
Amsterdam now boasts the longest 18-basket par course in the Netherlands, situated in a serene west side park. It’s mostly flat terrain, but has a plethora of features: cement tees, water hazards, tight trees, hook shots, mandatories and sometimes painful out of bounds --stinging nettle grows in abundance! Frequent wind and rain make this course even more challenging. A round is free but losing discs in the mucky water or gnarly nettle is the norm here.
Hole 10 is a tight line through trees full of nesting Herons. (Look out for bird poop bombs!) These huge birds make a hell of a racket and look like pterodactyls as they fly overhead.
Discs are available at Sloterbad, an indoor pool complex located next to Sloterpark, where the course is located. There’s no pro shop, you have to walk upstairs to the pool’s reception and ask to see what discs they have. Although sponsored by Discraft, there’s a pretty limited selection, mostly beginner friendly straight flyers and putters. They may have a few opening day, limited edition Buzzes, however, with “Amsterdam” included in the stamp.
Joe’s Vlieger Winkel (Nieuwe Hoogstraat 19) has recently starting selling discs and has a broader selection, but the plastic here is high priced. Best bet is to bring your own bag when visiting Amsterdam!
Directions: Take tram 14 to the end of the line, walk south towards the Sloterbad, just after the pool, the park begins. The first tee is in some trees, next to the fence separating Sloterbad and Sloterpark, near the parks entrance. You’ll also find a full map posted at the entrance. Holes are marked at every tee, with OBs, distance, par and path to the next hole. Intrepid types with bikes can peddle here in about 30-40 minutes from the city center. Find Slotermeer (a Westside lake) on a map that includes the entire city—Sloterpark runs along the lakes west shore.
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