LOL...you named it Tebow Shovel? -BadMan
On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 9:05 PM, Robert R. Williams, PLS <[email protected]>wrote: > Last Wednesday of July at noon. > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *A. Leon Polhill > *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:43 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Sun: Ancient Gainesville history > > > > Robert is in Maine. He'll be seeing snow out his window until July. > Summer is scheduled for a Wednesday this year, right, Robert? > > > > > > A. Leon Polhill > > FlaNative1845 > > 330 NW 45th Street > > Gainesville, FL 32607 > > (352) 367-4642 > > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Oliver Barry > *Sent:* Thursday, February 19, 2009 5:37 PM > *To:* Gatortalk > *Subject:* FW: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Sun: Ancient Gainesville > history > > > > Snow? Are you in Atlanta? > Oliver > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert R. Williams, PLS <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 4:21 PM > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatortalk] Re: [gatornews] Sun: Ancient Gainesville history > > Wow, I've been listening to the Atlanta Rhythm Section while watching the > snow. Two members of that band played in the Classics IV, JR Cobb was one, > I forget the other guitar player. > > > > > > Go Gators > > Robert R. Williams PLS > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > On > Behalf Of Jerry Belloit > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 4:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatortalk] RE: [gatornews] Sun: Ancient Gainesville history > > > > Boy does this bring back memories. I remember enjoying a few listening to > Dennis Yost and the Classics IV as he sang Stormy and many other olden > greats! > > > > Jerry > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]<[email protected]>] > On > Behalf Of Oliver Barry > Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2009 2:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [gatornews] Sun: Ancient Gainesville history > > > > > Local legendary club, formerly known as Dub's, reopens under new identity > > > > > Erica Brough/Staff Photographer > > The original "dress policy" sign is shown at Eagles at Dub's, a re-opened > club at 4562 NW 13th Street in Gainesville, Fla. where Tom Petty played six > nights a week in the '70's, shown Thursday, February 12, 2009. The > three-level club has three bars, live music and karaoke nights. > > > By Travis Atria > > Published: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. > Last Modified: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 11:57 a.m. > > As far as rock 'n' roll goes, this is hallowed ground. > > A long time ago, a young man stood in this very room six nights a week with > a group of his friends and played covers, occasionally sneaking in an > original tune claiming it was a Santana song. > > The young man's voice would soon be familiar to millions around the world. > He would soon write some of the most beloved songs in rock history. But > standing in that room, he was still just regular old Tom Petty. > > The legend of Dub's in its heyday makes it sort of Gainesville's Cavern > Club > - the renowned venue that birthed The Beatles. Now, it is open again under > the auspices of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles and is called Sunshine > Eagles @ Dub's. > > "This building spoke to us from the very beginning," says Jan Hukle, > chapter > auxiliary president. "It has such history within this community." > > That history is never far from James Opp's mind. During the late '60s, Opp > was a bartender at Dubs. > > "When Dub (James "Dub" Thomas) bought the place out, he asked me if I > wanted > to be 'his bartender,' as he put it," Opp says. "I was in my young 20s at > the time." > > "On Saturday night, we'd sell 150 cases of Budweiser bottles. It was hard > to > dance on the dance floor a lot of the time because it was just bumper to > bumper, as it were." > > Opp never saw Petty and Mudcrutch play at Dub's, but he has another > connection to the famous rocker's origins. > > "I can't remember specifically Tom Petty playing there, but I used to go to > the parties right around the corner - the ranch, or whatever they called > it," Opp says. "Of course, he wasn't a famous big name at the time." > > Apart from memories of Petty, Opp cherishes the time spent working for Dub. > > "We'd be behind the bar working our butts off, and Dub would get a little > buzz on," Opp recalls. "He'd walk up to you, and he had a belly, he could > pull it in and just pump it out and give you a good serious bump. And then, > of course, he'd give you a wink and we'd go on about our business." > > After Petty struck out for California, Dubs continued to have an impact on > music, both local and national. Perhaps no one felt that impact more than > Ken Block. > > Block is now famous as the front man of Sister Hazel, but back in the > mid-'80s, he was just a kid in a band called Scorcher, hungry for a break. > > "After asking a million times, he finally gave us an opportunity to play at > Dub's," Block says. "It was really the first lesson I had in > professionalism. You had to play four sets a night, you had to start on > time > and you had to end on time and he'd book you for the week." > > One of Block's favorite memories of performing at Dubs is opening for the > band Warrant. > > "Getting to walk behind the bar and pour shots with Jani Lane from Warrant > was a big deal," he says. > > But, perhaps nothing meant more to Block than the encouragement he received > from Dub himself. > > "I remember one night he called me into his office and said, 'I think if > you > stick with it and you continue to work on your craft, you could make a > living at this and be doing it for a long time,'" Block says. "Those words > held so much weight because he had seen so many artists." > > The Fraternal Order of the Eagles, which now operates the club, is a > non-profit organization founded 110 years ago. It is a social organization > with a strong emphasis on charity and community. > > "While we're having all those good times, we're also raising money for > charity, so it's a win-win," Hukle says. > > And, while the club is now far from its golden days - which, apart from > Petty, included performances by Black Sabbath, The Eagles, The Righteous > Brothers, Molly Hatchet and more - perhaps it is fitting that it should > have > reopened in the same year that Mudcrutch reformed, and released its first > and only album. > > Hukle hopes to return the club to prominence - "We're shooting for the big > stars," she says - while keeping its historical significance intact. > > "All the time, people will come through the door and will just stop in > their > tracks, and they'll look from top to bottom and get that far-away look on > their faces," she says. > > "It's so neat to see it growing like this." > > Sunshine Eagles @ Dub's > > What: Live bands on Fridays and Saturdays, karaoke on Thursdays, variety of > music on Sundays. > > When: 5-10 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, 5-11 p.m. Thursdays., 4 p.m.-1 a.m. > Fridays-Saturdays, 4-10 p.m. Sundays. > > Where: 4562 NW 13th St. > > Information: 335-4518 > > Sunshine Eagles @ Dub's > > What: Live bands on Fridays and Saturdays, karaoke on Thursdays, variety of > music on Sundays. > > When: 5-10 p.m. Mondays-Wednesdays, 5-11 p.m. Thursdays., 4 p.m.-1 a.m. > Fridays-Saturdays, 4-10 p.m. Sundays. > > Where: 4562 NW 13th St. > > Information: 335-4518 > > sc19dubs3.jpg > > Ken Block's former band, Scorcher, performs at Dub's in the mid-'80s with > Block on stage in hat. > > Ken Block's former band, Scorcher, performs at Dub's in the mid-'80s with > Block on stage in hat. > > > > > > > > Oliver Barry, CRS, GRI > > Real Estate Broker > > Halo Realty, LLC > > 700 E. 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