Author Topic: Another one bites the dust: RIP Colorado Brewing Company (Read 6537 times)

davepeck · « **on:** February 19, 2004, 09:06:42 am »

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.

antbach · « **Reply #1 on:** February 19, 2004, 09:14:57 am »

seem like a trend to me. . . everywhere PSYCHEDELIC Breakfast has had memorable shows has been shutting down, what\'s next? Toad\'s?

oldnewbie · « **Reply #2 on:** February 20, 2004, 12:01:47 am »

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

freddiewaht · « **Reply #3 on:** February 20, 2004, 09:11:03 am »

brain anyrism.i heard that too.nice guy mike was..

Todd · « **Reply #4 on:** February 20, 2004, 12:20:59 pm »

WOW....that sux. My best to his family.

Hopefully someone just as cool will reopen this fantastic place

aJwvof · « **Reply #5 on:** February 20, 2004, 12:34:09 pm »

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!!

rustyD · « **Reply #6 on:** February 20, 2004, 04:19:59 pm »

lupo\'s in providence is NO LONGER ...

It\'s true. Places really are shutting down

Wolfman · « **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2004, 05:19:55 pm »

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???

freddiewaht · « **Reply #8 on:** February 22, 2004, 04:16:23 am »

dont ever,evereverever, forget the short beach saloon.

Todd · « **Reply #9 on:** February 22, 2004, 04:41:32 am »

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Originally posted by freddiewaht
dont ever,evereverever, forget the short beach saloon.

Burnin\' down THE HOUSE!!!

RIP SBS:wave2:

rustyD · « **Reply #10 on:** February 22, 2004, 10:34:11 am »

PB needs to get a foothold in THE CALL in providence. This place is seriously the bomb.

davepeck · « **Reply #11 on:** February 22, 2004, 10:40:28 am »

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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...

antbach · « **Reply #12 on:** February 22, 2004, 03:13:02 pm »

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.

oldnewbie · « **Reply #13 on:** February 22, 2004, 08:31:36 pm »

i was at the higher ground for moe this weekend and i hear it\'s closing also

Gfunk · « **Reply #14 on:** February 22, 2004, 08:35:12 pm »

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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Author Topic: Another one bites the dust: RIP Colorado Brewing Company (Read 6537 times)