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I personally think that was the biggest ‘fuck you’ of I have had discussions about such divisions with my friends in Maine. So that alone was a big “Fuck You” to anyone gay on its own before even the whole “dress code” thing. To add insult to injury… they were charging cover, which NO ONE charges cover around here. That’s what it SEEMS like from the outside. That was a stupid mistake in that particular location. The new owners probably thought that because there wasn’t much of a clientele they could change direction without much of an impact.
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So I wouldn’t call it an “established business” because it takes us gays a little bit to warm up to a new bar that offers… nothing. And your right, the intentions of the new owners may not have been known. I’m guessing the owners of the business saw failure in the 3/4 months they were opened and maybe they did a panic sale (cut their losses and run) as renting a building there is INSANE in price. There’s not much they could have added to the strip without a major overhaul, so there was tons of potential (dancing boys behind glass and private party rooms if they spent the money) but no one was buying into it just yet. There was a lot of problems… shoddy promotions, retrofitted decor and not a very inviting when you have an established Neighborhood bar, sports bar, trendy dance club, and a bar to be seen at all in a row.
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The RedRoom is a new business… but not doing very well.
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So when an investor has a chance to get a building with a liquor license downtown, they jump at it without thinking. The building housed a restaurant that moved. The location are all historical buildings owned by millionaires, the businesses inside are owned by whoever can find investors. Licenses to serve stay with the building location, not with the people who own the business. Hyhybt: Derek Williams: Snapdragon: There’s a lot of stupidity here is Texas because we have alcohol Nazis that regulate everything alcohol and how it’s served.