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General Discussions => Spunk => Topic started by: davepeck on February 19, 2004, 09:06:42 am
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when mike first posted here about the 2/13 Deep Banana Blackout show announcement at Tuxedo Junction in Danbury, I was immediately psyched.. not only is TJ a nice room, but it\'s right down the street from a great place to eat & drink - one of my all-time favorite
pb "the breakfast" venues: the Colorado Brewing Company. lisa and i had been craving their BBQ Chicken \'pizza\', and were psyched for any excuse to go there.
as we entered the CBC, things were different.. no one was standing at the podium waiting to seat people, and the whole back section was dark, with all the chairs up on the tables. the bar & front restaurant section was pretty packed though. i ran to the bathroom while lisa grabbed a table..
more weirdness in the bathroom - the bulletin board above the urinals, which usually has lots of posters for upcoming shows, was empty. in fact, the ONLY thing left on the bulletin board was a (PB) sticker...
when i went back out to the table, the waiter came up and asked if we were eating.. i said yes..
"here\'s the deal.. we\'re going out of business tomorrow. we have chicken, ribs, and steak - just trying to get rid of everything. everything is $15, and all pints are $2 of whatever we have left."
wow. i was shocked... i mean, it\'s not too surprising, because the place is huge, and is often pretty dead, but wow. talk about a let down...
lisa and i both got the chicken, and it was fantastic, just like everything else there.. they didn\'t have too many kinds of beer left, but i had a couple pints of their Scottish Export, and it was terrific.. just made me more bummed that they were calling it quits.. but i guess i can be happy that i got in there the night before they closed, rather than showing up to a locked door not knowing what was going on..
the guy said they were closing on saturday, then had a week after that to drink 76 kegs of beer!! :)
so pop in your favorite CBC show today, and remember.. whether it was the first \'Hope\', the \'Vortex\' show, first \'Pygmy\', or playing blackjack on the pool table upstairs... we had some good times at the CBC through the years... they will be missed.
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seem like a trend to me. . . everywhere PSYCHEDELIC Breakfast has had memorable shows has been shutting down, what\'s next? Toad\'s?
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i was told this pm that the owner dropped dead suddenly....don\'t know if true but that\'s what i was told......our condolances to his family
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brain anyrism.i heard that too.nice guy mike was..
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WOW....that sux. My best to his family.
Hopefully someone just as cool will reopen this fantastic place
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mike was a great guy ... when i had my first benefit show ever he was gracious to make his club available to us for the whole day and took care of all the bands and us ... sorry to see you go mike!! you will be missed!!
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lupo\'s in providence is NO LONGER ...
It\'s true. Places really are shutting down
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Lupo\'s is closed? Wow. Well, PB never made it there anyways...they now hold the record for Dying Room shows by one band at 17.
Interesting to note the PB strongholds that have shut down:
Butterfield
CBC
Tobacco Road
Callahan\'s
Fire and Water (Northampton)
At least 5 shows at each of these palces. TR, Callahan\'s, and F&W each hosted Diesel Experiments as well. Toad\'s is next???
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dont ever,evereverever, forget the short beach saloon.
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Originally posted by freddiewaht
dont ever,evereverever, forget the short beach saloon.
Burnin\' down THE HOUSE!!!
RIP SBS:wave2:
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PB needs to get a foothold in THE CALL in providence. This place is seriously the bomb.
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Originally posted by rustyD
PB needs to get a foothold in THE CALL in providence. This place is seriously the bomb.
pb played there in \'01... actually century lounge, which i believe is connected to the call, right? cool place.. the met was cool too - is that place still there.. anything is better than the living room...
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the century lounge is connected to the call, but it does the call no justice. The Call is a pretty sweet venue that I think they would do well at. I\'m pretty sure the Met closed down with Lupo\'s. I agree that the Living Room is a dump, and I\'m a firm believer that they would draw a bigger crowd in Providence if they played the Call or Ultra or anywhere\'s else, I just think people don\'t like to step foot into the LR unless it\'s for Max Creek.
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i was at the higher ground for moe this weekend and i hear it\'s closing also
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how was that show? i\'ve been looking for a set list but nothing yet. i was at the free moe. on church st. but had no tix for the sold out higher ground show.
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gfunk...it was great...i\'ll follow with details soon
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yes, the met cafe is closed down with lupo\'s... UGH. Drove by this weekend and saw lupo\'s all GUTTED out and construction and all. Totally depressing. That place was awesome.
The Call is a very very good place. It attracts some bigg-ish names. Most recently Reid Geneauer and the AOD. They are good, but I think PB can step right into this place. Totally worth it.
Century Lounge is connected, but they\'re using the call for our type of thing. With lupo\'s and the met out of play, the call is stepping up their schedule.
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Oh and yes, higher ground is closing. Bought out by development interests, just like lupo\'s and others....
:(
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no! the Higher Ground is closing down? That\'s really a shame, I\'ve had many a good night in there... Everything always SOUNDED awesome there too....
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I hate capitalism...
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nothin stays the same...we\'ll always find a place...it\'s about us