Excerpts quoted in the article:
Be Nice: (A) Elvis was always polite; (B) Have a good time; (C) Don't beat up rowdy fans unless absolutely necessary.
Beer, Snacks, Beer, Dinner and Booze: (A) Snacks in dressing room for soundcheck. Cheese crackers or such; (B) One case of Budweiser on ice. More beer if we need it. Sometimes we do.
Dressing Room: (A) Big enough for four grown people at least; (B) Bathroom or three piss jars.
Loaders: (A) Just a couple of guys or gals to help carry stuff from van to stage and back again.
Edit: Pic from Twitter-
No fucking flute players!
That pic's from the Continental Club, absolutely legendary venue
Is Big Top still around? I miss the clown bar.
I kept driving by this place that I thought was a bar when I lived in L.A. called Jumbo's Clown Room. Eventually I thought I had to stop and go into a place with a name like that. Sadly, it was a strip club (which I'm not into anyway) with a stripper looking as I imagine another stripper could not possibly have looked as bored as she was.
We got to be talking about different places, Continental Club I went to and met Mojo was in Houston.
Oh we definitely are. That name just reminded me of it.
Big Top Candy Shop is right across the street, but can't say I know anything about a clown bar. And here I thought I was a true Austinite 😂
Continental Club is in Houston.
Oh the original Continental Club is in Austin, been there since the 50s. The 2nd location in Houston location opened more recently. There's a SXSW poster on the right, so I'm going to assume this was taken in Austin
Thanks, I never knew that.