I used to go to Blue Gold a swillion years ago. Don't know if it's the diviest dive, but I may have to go investigate for old time's sake. I also used to go to a place on A between 8th&9th with no sign, but we called it Blanche's. Skanky to the nth degree. There was also Nightingale on 2nd and... 10th? Personally, I never thought the Wa Wa hut was that bad.... There was 119 on 15th between Union Square and Irving Place. Actually, I don't know if that was the name or just the address. Anyway, it's all fruitified now. Shame. Used to have good darts. Shame about Billy's Topless, though. There was a bar on Broadway between 75th &76th called Mc Gowan's (now Bear Bar). We used to go in highschool. I mean, if you had a bandaid with your DOB on it, they'd accept it. I started going there when I was 14, but some other kids looked no more than 11. Anyway, the bar was in the front where the old drunks sat, and we'd go to the back. Max was the Maitre'd and always greeted us warmly. He often wore a red tie, and we'd say "Hi Max, nice tie!" and he'd look down at his tie and reply "Das not my tie, das my tongue!" every time. *sniff* I know I've been to a thousand dives, but I can only think that most of the time I wasn't in the remembering way. But you guys are jogging my memory. How about an eGullet dive night NYC?