Back before this show was booked I'd heard all abut the eventual demise
of the Triple Crown, San Marcos' finest place to play. It was falling
victim to the same kind of property development that's been happening up
here in Austin, clear out the old crap and build the new/fancy and rich
folks will buy it up as fast as they can.
So it was a bittersweet drive when I headed down for the show. After (literally) hundreds of late, sweaty nights the last time I would play there would be with the Hickoids and we were opening for the Beaumonts.
Since the Dog and Duck closed on Halloween (and with this last show looming) I'd been bummed out about all the change in central Texas. I was getting all sentimental and missing cherry picked parts of my past. I even Tweeted about the show with the hashtag #anothergreatbarcloses.
I pulled in to the parking lot and loaded my gear then headed outside to talk with the fellas. At some point I said something about our last night here and I was told...
"Oh no, it's staying open. The guy that owns it decided not to build condos."
I was thrilled! The Crown was staying! And I had just posted the stupidest tweet possible in that situation...
It probably wont be the last time.
So it was a bittersweet drive when I headed down for the show. After (literally) hundreds of late, sweaty nights the last time I would play there would be with the Hickoids and we were opening for the Beaumonts.
Since the Dog and Duck closed on Halloween (and with this last show looming) I'd been bummed out about all the change in central Texas. I was getting all sentimental and missing cherry picked parts of my past. I even Tweeted about the show with the hashtag #anothergreatbarcloses.
I pulled in to the parking lot and loaded my gear then headed outside to talk with the fellas. At some point I said something about our last night here and I was told...
"Oh no, it's staying open. The guy that owns it decided not to build condos."
I was thrilled! The Crown was staying! And I had just posted the stupidest tweet possible in that situation...
It probably wont be the last time.
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