Louis "Red" Deutsch (1890-1983) was a heavyweight boxer and later the owner of the "Tube Bar", a tavern in Jersey City, New Jersey that he started in 1933 after the repeal of Prohibition. The bar, named for its proximity to a subway station, became a popular watering hole, especially with Deutsch's fellow boxers. Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano was known to drink there, and a photo of him and Deutsch at the bar is widely circulated among Deutsch's fans. Deutsch was drafted during World War I; he served two years and eight months in the service but was never sent overseas (probably because he was deaf in one ear). He became local color around New Jersey for his unorthodox methods of running his bar: there were no barstools, women were forbidden to enter, and anyone caught not drinking was subject to be beaten by Red and ejected by force. Red, at 6'2" and over 200 lbs., was still an imposing physical presence even in his 80s and was famous for his unusual voice, described by one person as a deep, guttural bark. He was also known for his charitable giving. Newspaper columnist Jimmy Breslin wrote about Red in a 1974 column, adding to Red’s already legendary status. 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. ... A tavern is, loosely, a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and, more than likely, also be served food, though not licenced to put up guests. ... Location Location of Jersey City within New Jersey. ... 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Prohibition agents destroying barrels of alcohol. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Rocco Francis Marchegiano, better known as Rocky Marciano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969), was an Italian-American boxer. ... Local color is a type of writing that was popular in the late 19th century, particularly among authors in the U. S. South. ... Allegorical personification of Charity as a mother with three infants by Anthony van Dyck Charity, meaning selfless giving, is one conventional English translation of the Greek term agapÄ“. // Etymology In the 1400, charity meant the state of love or simple affection which one was in or out of regarding one... Jimmy Breslin (born October 17, 1930 in Jamaica, New York) is an American columnist and author who has written numerous novels and appeared regularly in various newspapers in New York City, where he lives. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...

Deutsch is still known today for his profanity-filled tirades in response to a series of prank calls placed in the mid-1970s to his bar. The recordings of these calls were widely circulated in the 1980s and 90s. The character of barkeeper Moe Szyslak on television's The Simpsons is based entirely on Deutsch. A prank call, also known as a crank call, hoax call, or phony phone call is a form of practical joke committed over the telephone. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... MacGyver - 1980s hero The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... Seinfeld was a pop cultural phenomenon during the 90s and became one of the most popular TV programs ever. ... Moe Szyslak (pronounced SIZZ-lack, as opposed to the Polish pronunciation, SHISS-lack) is a fictional character on the animated series The Simpsons, voiced by Hank Azaria. ... The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox network. ...

The phone calls

The pranksters behind the phone calls, Jim Davidson and John Elmo, refer to themselves as "The Bum Bar Bastards". Although they initially said that they had picked the Tube Bar at random out of a phone book, they later admitted that they had passed by the bar several times while still in high school, and had proffered a long standing fascination with Red ever since they saw him beat a loitering drunk and literally hurl him through the front door of the bar by the seat of his pants and the collar of his shirt.

Some of the early phone calls involved getting Deutsch to unwittingly call out a name that was actually an embarrassing pun such as "Phil Lacio (fellatio)", "Pepé Roni (pepperoni)", or "Mike Hunt" (my cunt). Initially, Deutsch would gullibly fall for the gags, but after Deutsch began catching on to his tormentors he would invariably launch into a cursing tirade. The Bastards would also sometimes immediately insult Deutsch to further infuriate him. The Bastards later escalated their assault on Deutsch, repeatedly challenging him to a fistfight but never showing, and at one point calling him at home and telling him that the bar had caught fire. It has been suggested that dajare be merged into this article or section. ... Oral sex consists of all those sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, tongue, etc. ... In English, pepperoni refers to a spicy Italian-American variety of dry salami made of pork and beef. ... Mike Hunt is the performance name of Mike Aivaz, who hosts a public-access television program called Mike Hunt TV in Seattle, Washington. ... Cunt is an English vulgarism that refers to the human female genitalia. ...

Despite Deutsch's claim that he knew the identities of his tormentors, he would never learn their names. After several months of telephoning Deutsch, the pair moved on to other targets. Deutsch sold the bar in 1980, and retired to Pompano Beach, Florida, where he would die three years later at the age of 93. Unbeknownst to Elmo and Davidson, the tapes they had made of their calls to Deutsch were beginning to circulate among their friends, and their friends' friends, becoming an underground sensation. Pompano Beach is a city located in Broward County, Florida, along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Fort Lauderdale. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,794 sq mi (170,451 km²)  - Width 162 miles (260 km)  - Length 497 miles (800 km)  - % water 17. ... Look up Underground in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

The "Red" Tapes

By the 1980s, the equipment managers of several Major League Baseball teams had shared copies of the tapes, which had become known unofficially as the Red Tapes or Tube Bar Tapes. The tapes popularity spread throughout the league, branching out to other professional sports leagues, and then to sports reporters and into the media. By 1981, one of the Bastards' gags ("Mike Hunt") was incorporated into the movie Porky's. Animator Matt Groening had obtained a copy and incorporated the phone hijinks into a running gag on The Simpsons. Several New York City alternative rock record labels released various edits of the tapes on vinyl, before the Bum Bar Bastards came forward in the 1990s to copyright the tapes. The Bastards later released their own "official" version on CD which is now available on iTunes. Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in professional baseball in the world. ... The Tube Bar prank calls were arguably the most famous series of prank calls ever made. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... // Events January 19 - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer acquires beleaguered concurrent United Artists. ... Porkys is a 1982 Twentieth Century Fox movie about the sexual escapades of teenagers at a 1950s Florida high school. ... 12 frames per second is the typical rate for an animated cartoon. ... Matt Groening Matthew Abram Groening (born February 15, 1954 in Portland, Oregon; his family name is pronounced /greɪnɪŋ/, rhyming with gaining and raining) is an American cartoonist and the creator of the American animated television series The Simpsons [1] and Futurama. ... The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox network. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Big Apple, The Capital of the World[1], Gotham [2], Metropolis Location Location in the state of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,214. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Seinfeld was a pop cultural phenomenon during the 90s and became one of the most popular TV programs ever. ... The Compact Disc logo was inspired by that of the previous Compact Cassette. ... iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application, launched by Apple Computer on January 9, 2001, for playing and organizing digital music and video files. ...

External links

• The Tube Bar fan page
• The Bum Bar Bastards Official Website
• Tube Bar iTunes