The Charley Horse

If you were a Mall Rat back in the 80s, and hanging out at the dearly-departed Centrum Mall in downtown Lincoln, chances are you stopped into The Charley Horse Room a few times. It was located on the second level, above the also-awesome-but-short-lived Lincoln outpost of La Fonda's. The "Horse" was known for it's rather strong cocktails and never-ending country music and was a true locals-only spot for a few years. The claim to fame there was the evening when Willie Nelson stopped his tour bus outside the mall and made his way to the bar to meet a local music producer about recording a song by the same name.