The feminist movement, the Black Power movement, the environmental movement, the Chicano movement, and the American Indian Movement sought equality, rights, and empowerment in American society. By the way, my first car was a '56 Ford.Use this Narrative with the César Chávez, Dolores Huerta, and the United Farm Workers Narrative and the American Indian Activism and the Siege of Wounded Knee Narrative while discussing the various civil rights movements occurring during the 1970s.Īfter World War II, the civil rights movement had a profound impact on other groups demanding their rights. I remember Sam's having a "drown night" as eat idea to give us all the 3.2 beer we could drink and then send us down Lookout Mountain! Did the Draught House later become Funny Papers? It seems to me that FP was on 88th and Washington.there was also another club called Yellow Pages too if I recall correctly. I'm regressing to my juvenile ways, am going down to the store to pick up a quart of 3.2! Man, I can hear that tinny speaker from my '56 Ford playing me some Sugarloaf from the Spaceship Earth 8 track tape in my Muntz 4/8 track cartridge tape deck. And I'll never forget their advertisements for "drown night." All the 3.2 beer you could drink for $3 a person.Īll right, that's it. Imagine tuning into your favorite am radio station, in this case KIMN, and listen to the radio advertisements about the place.
"The one 3.2 place that i don't believe has been mentioned and it was my favorite, though I lived across town from it, was The Draught House on 88th and Washington in Thornton. They played for 3 hours and virtually all their songs from their 2 albums that were released on Liberty Records.Īll right, that's it. And "Green Eyed Lady?" How about a 12 minute version with a kick butt drum solo in the middle of the song. They had just released their second lp called Spaceship Earth and the hit single they were really pushing was "Tongue In Cheek", off that lp. And then there was the local band that made good-SUGARLOAF! Cover was $5. And the guy who made the price of admission worthwhile was Tommy Bolin! My God, that guy could play guitar-whoo!.
They had just recorded their second lp- Going back To Colorado. Had to pay $4 cover but it was well worth it. Then there was bringing in two bands I'll never forget.
That band would always play that song as the lead singer was a gal (and a beautiful one at that) Looked an awful lot like Jackie DeShannon. Their big hit was Love (Can Make You Happy). Regarding "drown night", can you imagine a radio station advertising "all the beer you can drink for $3?" Um, probably NOT!! But it was a different time, this time being the summer of 1969 (they actually opened in March of that year.)īut it was a great place that got great bands in, I believe their best local band was LSD (Love Special Delivery) There was a song out about that time by an all girl group called Mercy. On other nights (Thursday through Saturday0 cover was a dollar and pitchers were $1.50, I believe. And I'll never forget their advertisements for "drown night." All the 3.2 beer you could drink for $3 a person (no kidding!) They charge three bills-that's it. The one 3.2 place that i don't believe has been mentioned and it was my favorite, though I lived across town from it, was The Draught House on 88th and Washington in Thornton. Same for Stout Street and After The Gold Rush. I wish I could because I was in that place a few times myself. Lucky's and the Lift.help me out here somebody! After the Gold Rush though was where I met the love of my life.still married to her after 35 years! The one place I can't remember the name of though was in the heart of Glendale.huge place.three floors.aquariums on the bottom floor.
Stout Street Electric Company! What I'd give to take a time machine back there for a night.the light show was the best.