Shanghaiist: Mike Tyson? Shanghai?! What?!?

Nick Withycombe

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:36:12 +0800

I read all of the above in a childish excited rush and for a second thought that Macho Man Randy Savage was coming to Shanghai. If Eddie Murphy comes here I will definitely go and listen to some jokes about how white people are so up-tight. Does he still do those?

Carlito

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 19:08:26 +0800

That still doesn't explain why he's got Tina Yothers' face tattooed on his right ass cheek...

Eric Jones

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 13:02:18 +0800

By the way... The answer to the contest (according to Google & http://home.netcom.com/~mrlucky/tysontat.html): Mike Tyson was so impressed by the writings of Mao Tze Tung during his stay in prison that he had Mao's visage tattooed on his right arm. Arthur Ashe's face resides on Tyson's left arm for the same reason.

Eric Jones

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 12:41:11 +0800

Of all the people to get to open a club, Why MIKE! He's a freak! Always has been, always will be.

Pillz

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 10:28:28 +0800

I just tried that other new place, 'Cunt' on Caoxi Lu. Not so good. From the photos, Snatch looks like a nice big club, but could the promo be more ghetto?

Pirx

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 08:19:24 +0800

The name 'Snatch' fits perfectly to the 'Slit Bar' that opened just a few blocks away from Snatch at Zhaojiabang lu/Xiangyang lu. These names make me shiver in anticipation if this will 'inspire the next' (Hitachi). Hai Xin Building is a crappy building in a crappy location (I used to have an office in that building). You got to offer free parking there, else people won't show at all, but I wonder if Shanghai will legalize drunk driving to cater to 'Snatch' patrons.

Jeff Jorve

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 06:03:04 +0800

I think the order was something like this, off the top of my head: Mike Tyson Super Macho Man Mr. Sandman Bald Bull (2) Soda Popinsky Don Flamenco (2) Bald Bull Piston Honda (2) Great Tiger King Hippo Don Flamenco Piston Honda Von Kaiser Glass Joe Best character? I loved Soda Popinksy. He was a Russian lefty addicted to soda pop. Genius name, genius character...

peijin

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:55:10 +0800

well, since washed up baseball players can find a new lease on life in Japan, it seems only natural that Shanghai can become a place for washed up american celebs... who was the guy before mike tyson on the video game?

2dogs

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:47:24 +0800

this is just sooo....SHANGHAI? Janet jackson?? Maria Carey? EDDIE Murphy? Well, question marks for now. Anyway, Ralph Fiennes, Steven Spielberg, Tom Cruise...hangs on the Bund.

snatch lover

Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:24:04 +0800

I don't know what circles you guys hang out in, but everyone's been talking about the new Club Snatch. Used to be Club One. Mike Tyson is supposed to be the celebrity guest for the opening, and they plan to bring in a different celeb every month or whatever ... that's the rumor that's been going around for a few months now. Yeah, it's really friggin' bizarre....

Jeff Jorve

Sun, 19 Mar 2006 23:44:11 +0800

On a side note, I used to play Mike Tyson's Punch Out! all the time for the NES. I only beat Mike Tyson once. It was a sweet victory. Then he got sent to jail, and Nintendo stopped making Mike Tyson's Punch Out! and just made Punch Out!, which was the exact same game except for the final bout was not with Tyson, it was with Mr. Dream. Mr. Dream? Who are the ad wizards who came up with that one?