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[daVINman]

Just want to say thanks to everyone who showed up last night for the party! We had an amazing time! The crowd was great and everyone seemed to have alot of fun. Thanks again DC! We'll do it again real soon!!!

Vin

[pootsy]

[quote=daVINman;29299]It is $10 for the membership. Good thing about it, you can get as many people as you want in on your membership as long as you are there and you know them, or If you go with 10 people, everybody pays a dollar each and you chip in for 1 membership. Donny has put a lot of work and effort in to trying to abolish the membership thing in Ford County. It does kind of suck for the bar owners cause alot of people think they cant get into member bars because of it. Above and beyond all that, it is definitely worth spending it to go. It really is a great place and you could not ask for better people than Donny and Patty to run it! They have been awesome to "Ask Vinnie" and have really treated us right! Definitely great people. We will hopefully be playing there for a long time to come. Oh, I forgot to mention Donny will also have some food Saturday and some t-shirt and beads giveaways. Were gonna play it off just like New Years Eve (count down at midnight, champagne, etc..) since alot people couldnt celebrate the way they wanted to because of the weather. Should be a Blast! See ya there!



Well I know that alot of bar owners have been trying to get this law abolished for years with no luck. So if Patty and Donny get er done, than congrats to them and all the ones before them that tried. Why don't you Vinny with all your important PR work and sliming your way into everything, why don't you get er done??

[NoLongerInRadioGuy]

Originally Posted by pootsy

Why don't you Vinny with all your important PR work and sliming your way into everything, why don't you get er done??

Wow, way to take a thread about local entertainment and someone thanking the people that DID come out to support them into a personal attack...very nice...
I think your comment would be very valid - yes, the membership thing has been fought before in many places - but when you gotta put in a personal jab at someone (what exactly is "sliming your way"?) you kind of lose credibility.

[lurker]

Originally Posted by pootsy

Well I know that alot of bar owners have been trying to get this law abolished for years with no luck. So if Patty and Donny get er done, than congrats to them and all the ones before them that tried. Why don't you Vinny with all your important PR work and sliming your way into everything, why don't you get er done??

It's not easy to amend a Constitutional amendment and that's what's been done ever since Cary Nation's 1880 amendment to our constitution (92,302 to 84,304) that brought prohibition to Kansas.

Fast forward to 1948 and the Constitution was amended (422,294 to 358,310) to allow for package liquor sales; but it forever prohibited the 'open saloon' in Kansas.

Creep forward to 1949 when Kansas passed a Liquor Control Act that created the ABC and liquor stores were born... but no open saloon.

Jump forward to modern times (1986) when the amendment was amended (422,294 to 358,310) and you will see that we still don't have 'open saloons' but we have 'restaurants' that can serve liquor by the drink provided their gross revenue is at least 30% in food sales...

which Donny G's doesn't have BUT could have if they were knowledgable and successful in the business.

Does this make sense?

Food sales = restaurant. No food sales = saloon = private saloon cuz we can't have open saloons.

It's not just a law, it's part of our constitution which requires a state-wide vote to change.

[TexKan]

Well my real question is............... did everyone have a good time? Did ya'll have a belated countdown???...... just such a bummer when the weather hits on such a party night - people plan for weeks sometimes to have a good time at a nice place to ring in the new year. Was just kinda sad...... I thought of ya'll while enjoyin the 60 degree evening at the community center. I hope ya'lls was just as nice a week late...... but ya know it's not about the "time" of the party - it's the purpose!........... Hope it was a success!

[daVINman]

Thanks Tex! It was a very good time. And yes, we did count down! There was a lot of people and it seemed everyone really enjoyed it. Again, thank you to all for your support of our band. Without you there would be no reason to play! Thanks!

Vin

[pootsy]

Originally Posted by NoLongerInRadioGuy

Wow, way to take a thread about local entertainment and someone thanking the people that DID come out to support them into a personal attack...very nice...
I think your comment would be very valid - yes, the membership thing has been fought before in many places - but when you gotta put in a personal jab at someone (what exactly is "sliming your way"?) you kind of lose credibility.

It's just as it says, and it's the TRUTH.

[TexKan]

Aw come on - we can rag on lots of things other than each other......... It's the New Year......... let's feel some luv!!!