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Callahan's Place was the original. Located off Route 25A somewhere in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York it was run by Mike Callahan himself. It operated for at least 39 years (1947 - 1986) until it was destroyed by a nuke in the course of saving the Earth. Immediately afterwards Mike Callahan and family (along with Josie Bauer) departed for some other ficton.

The regulars at Callahan's Place included Jake (who is the narrator through almost all of the Callahan's books), Doc Webster, Fast Eddie, Long-Drink, Tom Flannery, Isham Latimer, Jim Omar, Joe Maser (And his wives Suzy and Susie), John Smiley, Josie Bauer, Marty Matthias, Noah Gonzalez, Pytor, and Shorty Steinitz. They are joined by the newcomers Mickey Finn, Tommy Janssen, Tom Hauptman (who ended up helping to bartend there), Jim & Paul MacDonald, Rachel, Ralph von Wau Wau, Billy Walker, and the Cheerful Charlies.

Callahan's Place is visited by The Meddler, Dink Fogerty, Kathy Anders, The Beast, Raksha, Al Phee, and Robert Trebor.

Mary's Place was opened in May 1988 by Jake]] to fill the void left after the destruction of Callahan's Place. It was located somewhere off Route 25A in Smithtown, Long Island and ran until November 1988 when it was shut down by a bureaucrat.

The Place] was opened in 1990 by Jake Stonebender "a few blocks from Duval Street" in Key West, Florida. It is presumably still open today.

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What's new on Callahan's Wiki

29 March 2009 - Creation: The Callahan's Wiki is created! I'm working on starting as many articles as possible, most are just barebones at the moment awaiting future editing by you! Also, we need a logo, so anybody who has ideas for one drop me an e-mail or leave me a note on my talk page. --GaidinBDJ 23:03, 30 March 2009 (UTC)

1 April 2009 - Logos and more articles: Ok, we've got some more stuff added. I threw up a logo for the wiki as well as a "banner" for the main page. I've got pages created for most of the characters. Most are still pretty skimpy, but it's coming along. --GaidinBDJ 05:15, 1 April 2009 (UTC)

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Topics covered

All published Callahan's Books (including the video game)
All published short stories
Information given by Spider Robinson in prologues, epilogues, interviews, and podcasts (make sure to mention the specific source if it's not part of the main text of the books)
GENERAL information about online and offline communities.

Topics NOT covered

Fan fiction including fan-created puns, short stories, etc. (Feel free to put them on your user page though)
Information about specific members of any online or offline community
Specific locations of any of the Callahan's bars or conjecture about their possible location. Neither Mike nor Jake want the publicity.

Article Creation Guidelines

Make sure the article doesn't already exist (The best way is to check the appropriate Category)
Create a Wikia account for the best results please. Feel free to share your personal puns, riddles, songs, and tall tales on your user page NOT in an article.
Create the article with the character's full ("straight") name. If they're addressed differently create a redirect to the full name page
Make sure you add the appropriate category to the bottom of the article
When writing articles link to Wikipedia for non-Callahan's type stuff that need more explanation.

Category Guidelines

Books - Covers all the published books, short stories, and video games.
Communities - GENERAL information about online and offline Callahan's communities.
Concepts - Covers all the concepts, methods, etc. mentioned in the books (Transiting, Finn Drive, Puns, etc)
Lists - Lists, timelines, and other compiled information.
Objects - Covers all the various objects, devices, and such used or present in the Callahan universe
Other Sentients - Covers all of the characters that are not patrons (generally "Bad Guys" or people mentions who never visited any of the Callahan's Bars)
Patrons - Covers all the various patrons and regulars at any of the Callahan's Bars (basically "Good Guys")
Places - Covers the bars, locales, and places in the Callahan's universe.
Real People - Covers people from the real world who have a direct contribution to the published Callahan's books and stories
Redirects - Redirects to other pages

Note: In an attempt to head-off any angry e-mails let me clarify one thing: I have nothing personally against online communities or fan fiction. It's just not what this wiki is about. There are wikis out there coving fan collectives.

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+;The bars
-Callahan's is a series by [[Spider Robinson]] that started with a very peculiar bar off Route 25A in Suffolk County, Long Island.  The overarching philosophy is that pain shared is divided and joy shared is multiplied.  The patrons of Callahan's are encouraged to listen to the problems with others (but no [[Snoopy question|snoopy questions]])  So they merrily sat around, drinking, making puns, singing, telling stories, and happily sharing the joy and pain of friends and strangers alike.
+'''[[Callahan's Place]]''' was the original.  Located off Route 25A somewhere in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York it was run by [[Mike Callahan]] himself.  It operated for at least 39 years (1947 - 1986) until it was destroyed by a nuke in the course of saving the Earth.  Immediately afterwards [[Mike Callahan]] and family (along with [[Josie Bauer]]) departed for some other [[ficton]].
+The regulars at Callahan's Place included [[Jake Stonebender|Jake]] (who is the narrator through almost all of the Callahan's books), [[Sam Webster|Doc Webster]], [[Fast Eddie Costigan|Fast Eddie]], [[Long Drink McGonnigle|Long-Drink]], [[Tom Flannery]], [[Isham Latimer]], [[Jim Omar]], [[Joe Maser]] (And his wives [[Suzy Maser|Suzy]] and [[Susie Maser|Susie]]), [[John Smiley]], [[Josie Bauer]], [[Marty Matthias]], [[Noah Gonzalez]], [[Pytor]], and [[Shorty Steinitz]].  They are joined by the newcomers [[Mickey Finn]], [[Tommy Janssen]], [[Tom Hauptman]] (who ended up helping to bartend there), [[Jim & Paul MacDonald]], [[Rachel]], [[Ralph von Wau Wau]], [[Billy Walker]], and the [[Cheerful Charlies]].
-Then the alien cyborg arrived.  Then a time traveler, a telekinetic, a pair of telepathic brothers (who helped the gang get telepathic), another time traveler, a 300-year-old woman, the alien who posed as Hitler, the woman whose husband possessed [[fivesight]], a talking dog, another time traveler (this one was a salesman), the guy from the mirror universe, an ethical vampire, and the alien cyborg's Master.  Then the patrons all got telepathic again and place got nuked.
+Callahan's Place is visited by [[The Meddler]], [[Dink Fogerty]], [[Kathy Anders]], [[The Beast]], [[Broodseven-Sub-Two-Raksha|Raksha]], [[Al Phee]], and [[Robert Trebor]].
-A few years later [[Mary's Place]] opens up to continue the sharing and puns and on their first night a pookah/Fir Darrig lands (literally!) there.  Close behind is a cluricane, the guy who brought AIDS to the human race, a whole parade of musicans, an Artificial Intelligence born of the Internet, a millionaire determined to literally burn through his money, a man who feels no pain, Nikola Tesla, another alien cyborg (prompting the gang to get telepathic again to save the planet, and resulting in a little girl born with vast intelligence and knowledge granted by the Internet herself.), and two very unpleasant (and ugly!) people (allegedly) who cause the place to get shut down.
+----
-Another few years later Nikola Tesla shows up to recruit the gang to save the universe.  The whole thing.  This prompts the patrons to head south to Key West and set up [[The Place]] where they are joined by Pixel (Robert Heinlein's cat who walks through walls), an obscene parrot, a talking Key deer, a merman, and succeed in saving the universe, outwitting the Department of Defense, and leading a mobster-wannabe named Little Nuts around by the....nuts.
+'''[[Mary's Place]]''' was opened in May 1988 by [[Jake Stonebender|Jake]]]] to fill the void left after the destruction of Callahan's Place.  It was located somewhere off Route 25A in Smithtown, Long Island and ran until November 1988 when it was shut down by a [[Jorjhk Grtozkzhnyi|bureaucrat]].
+----
+'''[[The Place]]]''' was opened in 1990 by [[Jake Stonebender]] "a few blocks from Duval Street" in Key West, Florida.  It is presumably still open today.
-And have a damn good time doing it.
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