Maybe it was the slow economy, maybe it was the lousiest winter in a city known for lousy winters, or maybe it was something one of us said after the umpteenth round of beers & shots at Thoughts for Food, but our old friend Dave Popoff and his wide Soosan have decided to sell George's and enjoy the fruits of their labor in sunny Califorrnia. Our other old friend, Ron Dixon, is taking over the business and plans to rename it R. D.'s Pub & Grill in July.
HWY 13 will be celebrating this "changing of the guard" with a live gig there (1201 N. Main St. Racine) this Saturday night May 17 from 8-12. George's has always been one of our favorite venues with great acoustics, a nice big stage, plenty of seating and a full bar in a separate room for those who don't necessarily want to hear Ace of Spades three feet away from the PA. With two full sets to play and no major sporting events to cut into our time, we've added a number of songs, originals and covers, we haven't played for a while. We've also been working on a secret Black Sabbath cover song, so if Thursday's practice goes well, you'll have that going for you.....which is nice.
Either way, we're sorry to see Dave go and we thank him for all the support he's given to local live music. Hope to see him at the gig Saturday night, but if not, we wish them well and we'll be thinking of them next January when the snow is up to our eyeballs again. It's great to see R.D. is booking live music every weekend and we hope you all make a point of going out to see your favorite bands there.....preferably us......this Saturday night.
Thanks again for tuning-in to the blog and keep rockin'!
