We’ve known this was going to happen for a while now, so there are no surprises here.  Still?  Damn.  Tonight is the last night before Pop’s is taken over by Madrone.  Via bartender Dara Santhai:

Tonight is definitely the last night at Pops as we have known it! This time for reals!!! I would really like all my friends to try and come out, it would really mean a lot to me. To all my patrons and coworkers that I’ve become friends with from all my years working there I will miss you all so much! I’m feeling pretty sentimental right now. I wish I could keep on serving you guys drinks somehow, and this is definitely the end of an era for me. Now I won’t know what the hell to do with myself for a while. Well…please come out tonight I would like it to be a good one!!!

Pop’s manager Tuffy tells us over email that the bar “will close for about 3 months for renovations and upgrades. At least half of the staff (including me) are staying on for the new bar.”

Also? “Bring the PMA. This is a celebration and not an invitation to steal shit or trash the place.”

[Photo: Jeremy Brooks]