It's a sad fact of our modern times. RT Quinlan's used to be the single best place to go for some music and some drinks. For whatever reasons, they've decided to cut out the live music almost entirely over the past few years, much to the chagrin of all of us old codgers who have fond memories of doing bad things up in the "green room." It is now a much more rare occurrence, but when RT's
does decide to switch on the juice and crank out the rock, I feel it's the duty of every patriotic rocker and booze hound in the north country to come out and fuckin' rock.
Now I obviously have a vested interest in getting people to this show. But let it be known that it's not because I'm getting paid. I'm not. No one is. This is a benefit for the Toys for Tots foundation. You know, those guys that give toys to kids who don't have any. I also want people to show up and have a great time out with their friends, because that guy Andrew Olsen is a douchelord. I know it's not his fault. He has to sell ads, and the only way to do that is to move papers, and the Reader isn't going to move based on the quality of its content alone. I know he doesn't really mean all the negative garbage he's forced to write about how the local music scene is worthless, uncreative and boring. It's just fuel to get people like me talking about the Reader. Mission accomplished.
Nevertheless, it's damaging to the spirit of our town. Since there aren't any other local rags that can compete with the sheer mass of the Reader, one has to assume that visitors to our area will look at it as a faithful representation
of our area. That is why we, as music loving citizens and right minded people who love our area, must go out to the one place in town that still knows what it means to play a fucking rock and roll show.
That place is RT Quinlan's.
So:
TONIGHT - SATURDAY the 15thROCK FOR THE TOTSRT Quinlan's - Duluth9pm$5 at the door or BRING A NEW TOYFeaturing:
PROFESSOR HEFNERTHE SURFACTANTSJEALOUS JESTERAUTOTOXINI highly recommend that you go out to
Chris Monroe's Holiday Art Show and Party at Starfire's place, then stumble on over to Quinlan's to get much more drunk and rocked.
Thank you.
(See, I can get attention by calling people names too!)