Closing time
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Closing Time may refer to:
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- Closing time, the time when a business establishment ceases operations for the day. In the case of a bar, this is called "last callLast call (bar term)In a bar, a last call is an announcement made shortly before the bar closes for the night, informing patrons of their last chance to buy alcoholic beverages. There are various means to make this signal, like ringing a bell, flashing the lights, or announcing orally.Last call times are often...
" (for alcohol). Also called "bar time" when referring to the closing time of a bar or pub. "Bar time" refers to the practice of setting the bar's clock ahead ten or fifteen minutes to facilitate closing by a legally required time.
In music:
- "The Girls Get Prettier At Closing Time" (song), a song by Mickey Gilley
- Closing Time (album)Closing Time (album)Closing Time is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Tom Waits, released in March 1973 on Asylum Records. Produced and arranged by former Lovin' Spoonful member Jerry Yester, Closing Time was the first of seven of Waits's major releases through Asylum, the final being Heartattack...
, the 1973 debut album by singer-songwriter Tom Waits; also a song from the album - "Closing Time" (Leonard Cohen song), a 1992 song by Canadian singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen from the album The Future
- "Closing Time" (Semisonic song)Closing Time (Semisonic song)"Closing Time" is the title of a song by American alternative rock band Semisonic. It was released in March 1998 as the lead single from their album Feeling Strangely Fine. One of the band's most popular songs, it was written by Dan Wilson and produced by Nick Launay. The song was nominated for the...
, a 1998 song by the musical group Semisonic from the album Feeling Strangely Fine - "Closing Time" (Hole song)Closing Time (Hole song)"Closing Time" is a song by American alternative rock band Hole, written by vocalist/rhythm guitarist Courtney Love, drummer Patty Schemel and Love's husband, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain...
, an unreleased song by alternative rock band Hole - Closing Time (band), a Danish band rooted in Århus
- "Closing Time" (Lyle Lovett song), a song by Lyle Lovett from the album Live in Texas
In literature:
- Closing Time: The True Story of the Goodbar MurderClosing Time: The True Story of the Goodbar MurderClosing Time: The True Story of the "Goodbar" Murder is a 1977 non-fiction book by Lacey Fosburgh about the murder of Roseann Quinn, the story of whose murder was the basis for the 1975 novel and 1977 film Looking for Mr. Goodbar....
, a 1977 non-fiction book by Lacey Fosburgh about the Roseann Quinn murder - Closing Time (novel)Closing Time (novel)Closing Time is a 1994 novel by Joseph Heller, written as a sequel to the popular Catch-22. It takes place in New York City in the 1990s, and revisits some characters of the original, including Yossarian, Milo Minderbinder and Chaplain Tappman....
, a 1994 novel and sequel to Catch-22 by Joseph Heller - Closing TimeFragile ThingsFragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders is a collection of short stories and poetry by English author, Neil Gaiman. It was published in the US and UK in 2006 by HarperCollins and Headline Review....
, a short story by Neil Gaiman.
In television:
- "Closing Time" (Beavis and Butt-Head episode), an early episode of the MTV animated series Beavis and Butt-headBeavis and Butt-HeadBeavis and Butt-head is an American animated television series created by Mike Judge. The series originated from Frog Baseball, a 1992 short film by Judge. After seeing the short, MTV signed Judge to develop the concept. Beavis and Butt-head originally aired from March 8, 1993 to November 28, 1997...
- "Closing Time" (Doctor Who)Closing Time (Doctor Who)"Closing Time" is the twelfth episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and was first broadcast on BBC One, BBC America and Space on 24 September 2011.-Plot summary:...
, a 2011 episode of the BritishUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
science fictionScience fiction on televisionScience fiction first appeared on a television program during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality; this makes television an excellent medium...
series Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior... - "Closing Time", an episode from series six of Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of CrispsTwo Pints of Lager and a Packet of CrispsTwo Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps was a BBC sitcom created and written by Susan Nickson. It is set in the town of Runcorn in Cheshire, England, and initially revolves around the lives of five twenty-somethings, played by Ralf Little , Sheridan Smith , Will Mellor , Natalie Casey and...