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    ^^^^^^^ good one.



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    Like I mentioned before in a other thread. I was there in the 70 but don't remember a thing about the 70's

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    If you were in a working band, it was a good time awesome music and some really good clubs to show your stuff......



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    Just saw some pictures of Bar A in Belmar. Sure looks a lot different now than it did in the '80's.

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    Used to play at Aljo's in Runameade, Rianbow lounge, Penalty Box and Diamond Beach in Wildwood and Dirty Marthas in Sea Isle none of them exist any more.




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    Quote Originally Posted by js218 View Post
    If you were in a working band, it was a good time awesome music and some really good clubs to show your stuff.....Jim
    Very true...............and I loved it.
    During the time period, 1973 - 1978, the Dallas clubs were so great.
    Guaranteed crowds no matter where you played -- live music was simply what everyone wanted to do every weekend.
    The clubs would hire your band for a six-night week and paid us in cash.
    I was fortunate to be playing in a band that had draw and was desirable by the clubs in town.
    We were the traditional 5-pc. band:
    Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keys and Lead Vox that could play some guitar as well.

    Anyone here remember any of these famous Dallas joints from the 70s ?
    Binary Star
    Gertie's
    Mother Blues
    Sneaky Pete's
    Silver Eagle Mining Company
    The Cellar
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    ^^^^^ Yeah almost all of the large clubs we played at are gone.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Ricardo View Post
    Very true...............and I loved it.
    During the time period, 1973 - 1978, the Dallas clubs were so great.
    Guaranteed crowds no matter where you played -- live music was simply what everyone wanted to do every weekend.
    The clubs would hire your band for a six-night week and paid us in cash.
    I was fortunate to be playing in a band that had draw and was desirable by the clubs in town.
    We were the traditional 5-pc. band:
    Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keys and Lead Vox that could play some guitar as well.

    Anyone here remember any of these famous Dallas joints from the 70s ?
    Binary Star
    Gertie's
    Mother Blues
    Sneaky Pete's
    Silver Eagle Mining Company
    The Cellar


    I lived in Dallas in '82. Ridgecrest Road, about 5 minutes from North Park Mall.

    Mother Blues sounds familiar, but the rest don't. Bar Z was always crowded, spent most of the nights pushing people out of the way.

    I would work on my pool game at Shooters, and my bowling game at Don Carter lanes.

    I loved Dallas. I considered moving there, but, I was stationed in NC before I hit the flip, and had a soft spot for it. Plus 2 of my daughters are here and 1 is in Virginia Beach.

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    We play theaters and venues primarily - not bars/clubs, etc. Our set lasts anywhere from 45min-1.5 hrs - depending on how many bands we're playing with that evening. I'm amazed at you guys who can play for 2-3-4 hours! That's awesome. We don't have enough original material to fill 3 hrs

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    Quote Originally Posted by rickthedrummer View Post
    I lived in Dallas in '82. Ridgecrest Road, about 5 minutes from North Park Mall. Mother Blues sounds familiar, but the rest don't.
    Mother Blues was (by far) the most well-known club in Dallas because it used to be the only venue listed in Rolling Stone and Billboard............which means, when the touring acts were in Dallas [and in the 70s, they all had gigs there], they would tend to hit Mother Blues after their big-arena gig...........and sometimes would even sit in with the local bands. I actually saw Blackmore sit in one night and put on one hell of a show.
    I played a number of gigs there; the "headliner" would get the 9pm to 2am slot, like every other club in town.............but MB also hired late-night bands from 2am until 5am..........I only had that slot one time, thank the Lord.
    However, every time my band had the MB gig, we never did get a big-name to come in to sit in and play.
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