Eulogy for Rocks, Sacrosanct goes out with a Bang

[mr_jaeger]

We cringe through a full minute of dead-key atonal static and the kind of raw, red distortion that makes the owners of clubs and their large, expensive speakers weep tears of runny little dollar signs. This is how W.A.S.T.E. shakes hands with their captive audience. This is when she calls me cooler than frozen peas and dares me to include that

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[mr_jaeger]

Yes, we do have Fallout...a club which is apparently unwilling to host Sacrosanct. It's a comfort, but i'm afraid for some of us, this is a cold comfort.

It's a shame you didn't get to know the old girl. She was tempermental, but she was cozy.

[audiorapture]

That's actually debatable - the version I heard is that the people behind Sacrosanct actively *refused* to move to Fallout. That's why there's "Grinder" on Thursdays. And no, I do not have that from the owner, but from at least 1 person actively involved with Sacro.

Apparently this is a "story has at least 2 sides" moment.

[rat_bastard]

I don't know who told you that, but it's not at all accurate.

It is, however, a somewhat complex issue.

[shadowmusic]

it is indeed a shame. i had just recently booked a show there for my band too, and we were so looking forward to playing there again. it was a fun venue from the band aspect as well. it was a unique element for the area, to have an outside venue.
i can only hope it will revive in time.. but there isn't much time to be had, sadly.

[mr_jaeger]

Sadly, no. With a place like Rocks, the longer it stays out of business, the more likely it is to remain that way. And the 75,000$ in damages won't just materialize out of the sky. But there is a slim chance, I'm told. And I'll cling to that like a snake.

[shadowmusic]

oh, and it looks like the former shell of the raygun is to be transformed into.... a bagel joint. O_o
at least that is what the name of the coming business implies. i forget that it is right off hand, but i happen to be in the area (in fact on the day this whole rocks mess came about), and noticed many permits on the wall for renovations and the like.
the final product will be.. interesting, i'm sure.

[mr_jaeger]

Bagel Czar.

I've driven home past it every work day for the last year and a half going, "It's right there. It exists. It looks habitable. Why am I not in there laughing, listening to music, playing pool and slamming rum?" I died a little bit when the Bagel Czar sign went up.

[misseeriesays]

<< pissed.

Boycott on fallout? Until Tucker takes his head out of his ass?

We could start a house party exchange for friday and saturday nights?

[mr_jaeger]

Sacrosanct Emergency Staff Meeting this Sunday to discuss options and work out the details.

And I don't want to move from 0 to 60 on a Fallout boycott, I can tell you that right now. It starts with a petition and becomes doubly effective when that petition has Fallout Member #'s on it.

[glowbelly]

ahem you will not be in town this sunday, mister. you will be at A THREE YEAR OLD'S BIRTHDAY PARTY.
so cool.

[mr_jaeger]

Good point. But a Sacro Meeting will have to happen with the soonness.

[rat_bastard]

Breaking News: Rocks is reopening tomorrow. Sacrosanct will be happening as originally planned.

However, to celebrate the month of "Holy shit, we're still alive!", there will be no cover at Sacrosanct for the rest of the month.

Yes, Marchoween is still on.

A few changes to rocks: Will is going to emphasis the 'rock' in rocks, so the decorum will reflect that more (rock posters, etc). Also, Will is dropping the price of alcohol across the board (we're talking $2 rails, $4 jaeger shots, etc).

[mr_jaeger]

Hoooooooooooooo-leeeeeeeee SHIT that's awesome!

And mildly infuriating, in the sense that I have no idea how I'm going to hear this story before I leave for Cleveland for the weekend and won't be around to get the update on the dirt until Monday night at the earliest.

[rat_bastard]

Apparently, it went something along the lines of Tucker saying "Fine. Rocks is a rock bar. It's not really what I originally wanted it to be, but it is one, so I'll let it be one."

There is also going to be a tent set up to replace the old one, but it's going to be smaller. Shows will be resuming at rocks on weekends as per the original schedule.

[mr_jaeger]

Well...I get the whole Rock Bar thing...and I don't entirely see where that's a huge divergence from where it was. Of course, I say this before I see them transform Rocks overnight from its current incarnation to a revival of Twisters in two rooms. Okay. Rock bar. I get that.

But what of the 75,000$ in damages, tripled insurance premium and all the other reasons they went tits up? Well...those pretty much were all the reasons they went tits up, but just in case I forgot something, I'll stand by my 'all the other' comment.

Fuckin' MARCHOWEEN!

[rat_bastard]

As an aside, Alter der Ruine blogged about their Richmond experience on myspace:

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=14882219&blogID=366335394

[mr_jaeger]

Excellent!