GREAT ODIN’S RAVEN: Melb’s Ron Burgundy Bar Kiboshed Over Licensing Threat

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October 10, 2016

Look, we’re in a glass case of emotion right now, because that all-but perfect Anchorman pop-up bar we were promised is no more.

According to the organisers behind Ron Burgundy’s Rich Mahogany Bar – which was slated to open this Thursday in Melbourne – they came across some troubles, you know, trying to use intellectual material owned by a major film studio.

As a result of that not-insignificant hurdle, they made a statement on the Facebook event page claiming “in no way will the event be Anchorman inspired,” and “all names, images and references have been retracted.”

However, emulating the inimitable spirit of that moustachioed raconteur himself, the event will still be going ahead. They’ve just had a cheeky rebrand, and the joint is now going under the Operation Shutdown Pop Up Bar moniker.

The statement explains that while the name (and imagery, and references, and explicit connotations…) has been changed, they’re still coming through with the eponymous Rich Mahogany.

“We will still have our wood scent machine pumping wood aroma throughout the room,” the organisers claim, along with “our pungent perfume” and a slew of not-at-all-related dranks.

If you’re still keen to scope out the delightfully bootleggy pop-up bar – we suggest changing the title to Newscaster: The Myth Of Reg Oxblood – y’all can check it out from October 12 at The Porcelain Tea Parlour, 149 Elgin Street, Carlton.

Source: Facebook.
Photo: Anchorman, because of course.