Farewell to The Dame

Farewell to The Dame, originally uploaded by Alison.

Tonight The Swells and Hot Club of Cowtown performed at The Dame*, which will close its doors in an hour or two (it's 1 am as I write this).

Lexington has lost something special. I'm too tired to write about it now. More photos and commentary to come.

*The Dame's MySpace page actually has more info; you can see a list of musicians who have performed there and get an idea of what a HOLE the closing of The Dame is going to leave.

Comments

[rebecca]

sad. i am upset i haven't visited before now to have seen this place for myself.

[Beth]

Oooh, Ali. It's very Edward Hopper "Nighthawks." Love it!

[cassie-b]

Now that's a real shame. We usher at a local theater, and I worry about it's future. It's in the 76th year (I think), and the building could use a lot of repairs.

[Neil]

That's always sad when an old theater closes.

[uǝʞoʇ]

I never went "in" to the Dame. When it first opened Emma and I would hang outside a bit and listen on our walks. It really did bring some life to that side of the block. It was cool to stand and watch the guys hauling in equipment and whatever. And then some of the bands had buses and they'd hang out around the corner at Mia's.

[Michael C]

Looks like a great place. That's what I miss about the new, clean suburban utpia or surbopia that Corona is. There just aren't any of those old great places with the history, character and charm. And if they are here, I have yet to find them...

[kathie]

Hey Alison, I love the moody photo--totally conveys your sadness. Places like that are priceless.

[kikikentucky]

J'y crois a peine tellement cette photo est superbe, on dirait un tableau d'edward hopper, qui est certainement le meilleur peintre que les etats unis aient connus.
C'est toi qu'a fait ca ?? c'est une photo ???

juste grandiose

[pinkbOnO]

je suis assez d'accord avec le père kiki', elle est superbe cette photo, bravo !
C'est juste qu'elle a un gout de trop peu, tu l'aurais pas en HD qu'on profite des détails ?!