I was in there pretty much every weekend night from the fall of 1977 to 1980 or so. And pretty much every night in the wonderful summer of 1978. Saw lots and lots of bands, from bunches of high school kids with guitars, to local legends, to national and soon international acts [[like The Police). Or, sometimes, it was drag night, which was also amusing.

The place was really beautiful on the inside, in a decaying kind of way. Left over from the Frank Gagen's days there were the long shiny bar, cushy semi-circular red banquettes, and checked-tiled raised dance floor. Backstage there was still the remnants of a kitchen, along with old signs for things like a $4.00 steak dinner special.