Pawpurr's Bar

The Throng Remains Insane

If any bar in Athens was named the official drinking establishment of Ohio University it would be Pawpurr's. That doesn't mean that it's not also the most overrated bar in town, but what would you rather be overrated or sober? Pawpurr's is incredibly small, sticky floored, and perpetually smells like piss, shit, and vomit. I guess you can accredit that to the Athens bar scene's most famous event: Primetime! For those of you that don't know Primetime happens every night from 8-9. Drinks are half-priced and every goddamn student in Athens flocks to it as if Jesus Christ himself is gonna make an appearance.

Since it seems nearly impossible to get served during Primetime bar patrons usually order two strong, fruity, electric blue cocktails known as 'Blackouts" and double fist them for the hour. A Blackout is right deserving of its name. It contains about four shots worth of vodka, blue curacao, sprite, and a splash of Smirnoff Ice black cherry. It's color, taste, and alcohol content will have you think that you just drank radiator fluid from a pub in Chernobyl. Two of these motherfuckers will have you crawling on your hands and knees in an alcoholic stupor.I prefer the Black Widow across the street at Pigskin myself.


The music varies from everything from Bob Dylan to Trey Songz. The personalities of the bartenders vary greatly as well from the laid back and easy going to the narcissistic and sociopathic. Makes you never sure how much you should tip them. I'm technically banned for life from this place for calling out the resident sociopath, but that's another story. I'm sure everyone else won't really care.

Despite holding the crown jewel in Uptown Athens' bar scene, after the bell rings at 9 pm every night Pawpurr's patronage is decimated. Maybe these people only stopped by because they wanted to get drunk first and save their money for a nicer bar with better atmosphere, and better bartenders. Though hundreds of students come and go throughout the rest of the night, there still is no topping the dense numbers that Primetime wrought.

People who would probably drink here:
Bode Miller, F Scott Fitzgerald, Jackson Pollack, Amy Winehouse, Robert Downy Jr., Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Billie Holladay, Left Eye, Drew Barrymore, Hank Williams, Samuel L Jackson, (consult a list of past and present alcoholics) which wouldn't be complete without Hunter S Thompson (seems to be a trend)

What to order:

Blackout