Gold Mine Saloon Explained

The Gold Mine Saloon is a drinking establishment in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.^[1] The saloon is known for creating its signature Flaming Dr. Pepper cocktail in the 1980s^{[2] [3]} and vintage video games (e.g., the 1982 Popeye).^{[4] [5] [6]} The patronage has been described as an avant-garde and artistic crowd.^{[1] [7]} The establishment hosts the 17 Poets Literary and Performance Series.^{[8] [9]} The operator, Dave Brinks (son of the bar's owner, Barbara Bear),^[10] is the author of the post-Hurricane Katrina poem cycle The Caveat Onus.^{[1] [9] [11]}

References

1. Book: 97. New Orleans. Samantha Cook. Rough Guides. 2005. 1843533936.
2. Web site: New Orleans Signature Drink Bars. April 22, 2016. July 3, 2012. August 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170809141135/https://www.bestofneworleans.com/gambit/new-orleans-signature-drink-bars/Content?oid=2032804. dead.
3. Web site: What Exactly Is A Flaming Dr Pepper Shot? . . December 24, 2023 . 7 May 2024 . DiValentino, Ariana.
4. Book: New Orleans For Dummies. 304. Julia Kamysz Lane. 2007. 978-0470069349.
5. Book: Zagat 2007 New Orleans Restaurants & Nightlife. 2007. 122.
6. Web site: Gold Mine Saloon. May 26, 2015. The Times-Picayune. December 27, 2015.
7. Book: 25. The Katrina Papers: A Journal of Trauma and Recovery. Jerry W. Ward. University of New Orleans Press. 978-0972814331. 2009.
8. Web site: Poet Dave Brinks finds his bliss in 'the encyclopedic living nature' of New Orleans' people. October 7, 2009. The Times-Picayune. December 27, 2015.
9. Book: 86. The Booklover's Guide to New Orleans. Susan Larson. 2013. 978-0807153079. Louisiana State University Press.
10. Web site: D'Amico. August 8, 2017. Louisiana Record.
11. Web site: The Caveat Onus: Meditations. Anis Shivani. Colorado State University. December 27, 2015.