The Glorious History of Roel's Bar "MITSWA":
50 happy years of foodpoisoning, bar fights, trouble with the neighbourhood, riots and complaints about malfunctioning toiletfacilities!

The opening of Roel's Bar "MITSWA", on 7 September '48.   Fake vouchers for free drinks and snacks were handed out, to persuade more people to attend the Grand Opening Ceremony (in the first instance, only 3 people had turned up, 1 of them being the mailman, coming round only to deliver a letter!).

Mitswa behind bars. In 1955, the entire Bar Mitswa staff were arrested for selling watered beer and suspicious smelling sandwiches, and for wearing stupid trousers (see photo).

The first broken table. July 13th 1969: For the first time, a piece of furniture was, without reason, pulled out of the pub and brutally smashed to pieces on the street. It was the first in an endless row of furniture-breaking accidents taking place in the glorious history of Bar Mitswa. Ahh, sweet memories!

The turbulent seventies. Between '70 and '76, over 30 demonstrations were organised, demanding the closure of Bar Mitswa. Slogans such as 'Help to stop infectious skin disease: withdraw Mitswa's licence!', 'Dull, duller, Bar Mitswa!' and 'Kill the whale!', were used by the protesters.

The Annual Barbecue. This picture was made during the '83 barbecue party at Mitswa's pavement. True to tradition, the gastronomical festivities ended in mass hysteria and food-fights. The riot started when some idiot actually drunk a pint of Mitswa-beer (although he was clearly warned not to!). After a minute he started losing eyesight and shaking all over, which was why he accidently knocked over a table, thereby starting the whole thing.

Mitswa's "Make your own Chinese lantern competition". This competition was held during a winter night in december '96. One bastard put (instead of the more usual candle) a complete flamethrower in his lantern! Guess what happened! There's always some moron who has to spoil it for the others, isn't there?