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Topic: Another Honky Tonk closes |
Ron Whitworth
From:
Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Jim Phelps
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Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 4 Sep 2004 5:31 pm |
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Chris Bauer
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Nashville, TN USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2004 7:23 pm
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| I hate it. This was such an important club for so many years. AND, a whole lot of great steel players have made their magic in there - Ivan Greathouse and Danny Sneed among many others. It's a shame. |
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Earnest Bovine
From:
Los Angeles CA USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2004 4:19 pm
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| If you guys would just drink and drive a little more, this wouldn't be happening. |
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 6 Sep 2004 5:16 pm
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 6 Sep 2004 7:15 pm
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Ben Slaughter
From:
Madera, California
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Posted 7 Sep 2004 9:22 am
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Smoking ban really hurt things in here in Caleforeia
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Ben
Zum D10, NV400, TubeFex, POD, G&L Guitars, etc, etc.
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 8 Sep 2004 4:32 am
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The smoking ban (which I support) has really hurt the clubs in my area.
One of my regular, nicer clubs, has cut down from Fri and Sat to only Saturday.
(Three years ago is was Wed thru Sat)
Another club has the following message on their outside marquee:
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| Where Are All The People That Wanted No Smoking? |
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Chris Forbes
From:
Beltsville, MD, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2004 6:04 am
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| Sitting at home feeling smug, perhaps? |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 8 Sep 2004 7:01 am
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| Good one Chris. |
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Tony Prior
From:
Charlotte NC
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Posted 8 Sep 2004 10:06 am
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I tried to not comment here..
Once Politicians and Anti everything groups decide what is good for me an you..and lobby to set policy..the doom begins...
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Steve Allison
From:
Eatonton,Ga. U.S.A.
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Posted 8 Sep 2004 10:16 am
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Thanks Tony P.
We either use our own common sense, or let these people heard us like cows. And then they run cows in a stanchion and knock 'em in the head with a hammer! The cows never knew what was comeing!
I bet 'ya if a war vet that died on Normandy beach were to come back to life and light a cigarette where he used to smoke it, somebody nowadays would scorn him and ask him to put it out! Kinda makes you wonder what he died for don't it !!!!!!!!! |
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Gary Carriger
From:
Victoria, Texas
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Posted 8 Sep 2004 6:18 pm
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Agree about the "drinking & driving", and the "no smoking"....both are hard on the bar / live music business. But let's not overlook a couple of my pet peeves....DJs and the Karoake (sp?) singers(?).
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 8 Sep 2004 7:40 pm
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Jerry Clardy
From:
El Paso, Texas, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Sep 2004 8:45 pm
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| Do you think we could blame it on outsourcing? |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 9 Sep 2004 1:25 pm
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The Main AM Country Radio Station in my area,
CHAM, http://cham.701.com
whose motto, as seen on their webpage, is
"Celebrating 20 Years of Ontario's Best Country"
is switching to a TALK RADIO format next month.
There's something more than a Smoking Ban causing this downturn. |
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Don Walters
From:
Saskatchewan Canada
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Posted 9 Sep 2004 2:17 pm
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| ... is switching to a TALK RADIO format next month ... |
More people want to express their uninformed opinions than listen to music these days.
just MHO, of course
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Jim Phelps
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 9 Sep 2004 2:28 pm
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Joe Casey
From:
Weeki Wachee .Springs FL (population.9)
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Posted 12 Sep 2004 7:06 am
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Another Honky tonk closed its doors today..Steel Guitars were first to go,and people stayed away.........................................They rocked Country music, no one came to hear them play.........Now they closed, another Honky tonk today. Verse of a song I wrote and recorded 9 years ago. Songs called "no place to play". Fits today.
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Ron Whitworth
From:
Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Posted 12 Sep 2004 10:02 am
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It sure does fit today, Joe..You should get that song to Alan Jackson - you just never know??
This was the club where Waylon played for so long before he was a BIG star..What a shame it is closed now..Ron |
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Don Joslin
From:
St. Paul, MN
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Posted 13 Sep 2004 4:12 am
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Once Politicians and Anti everything groups decide what is good for me an you..and lobby to set policy..the doom begins...
If you believe this is true you should CLICK HERE
Don
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Bob Smith
From:
Allentown, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2004 4:27 am
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| When that magic potion that removes all traces of alcohol is perfected we ll all be back in hog heaven! Hey ya never know? Look at some of these" magic" pills that have came out in the last few years!! Nobody would have believed it 20 yrs ago! Ha , have a wonderful day, bob |
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Bob Watson
From:
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
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Posted 13 Sep 2004 9:50 am
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| I too hate to see another legendary Honky Tonk like Mr. Lucky's go out of business. It’s true that DUI laws and no smoking laws are part of the cause, but I also think it has a lot to do with technology. I believe that cable tv, satellite tv, vcr's, dvd players, playstations and the internet have all had an effect on the live music club scene. Younger people are the ones that go out and party, and their generation grew up with all of these home entertainment services and devices. Sadly, they just don't care as much for live music as people did 20 years ago. Also, the music industry blatantly panders to the younger generation and I think that a lot of people see through this and are turned off by the "products" that the music industry has to offer. It seems that you see a lot better crowds in clubs that offer "alternative" styles of music. Anyway, it sucks that Mr. Lucky's is closing down. [This message was edited by Bob Watson on 14 September 2004 at 02:44 AM.] |
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Ron Whitworth
From:
Yuma,Ariz.USA Yeah they say it's a DRY heat !!
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Jim Hinton
From:
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 14 Sep 2004 9:35 am
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Ron, I believe the club Waylon Jennings worked at may have been Green Gables here in Phoenix.
There was another club that burned down years ago that was two stories like Mr. Luckys, but I cannot remember the name of it. It was on the Phoenix/Tempe "riverbottom", and was last open sometime in the 1980's (as I recall) |
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