![]() I spared them the embarrassment with the way I dance – or don’t dance – LOL (I don’t have an ounce of rhythm in me). During the 80s and 90s, my friends and I would go there for the great atmosphere and for the dancing. Hoggsbreath was a disco hangout that started back in the ’70s. Ah… to go back to those days and relive all those fun moments… You can read more about Johnny Holm at “ Johnny Holm, The Human Jukebox“. You couldn’t help but have fun when the Johnny Holm Travelling Fun Show was playing! Johnny Holm got you up and moving and was totally engaged with the audience. This was a unique band that was a blast to listen to. There was one band that played there often that had an almost cult-like following, the Johnny Holm Band. The Cabooze always had a weird mix of bikers and college kids stuffed into one nightclub to listen to great live music. The place was always packed, the music was always loud, and the drinks were always cold. And very large high school classes.īoyd’s was known for it’s rock and roll atmosphere – and no other group drew a crowd like the local band Chameleon could! I remember their drummer spinning around on his rotating drum kit, while the light show and smoke billowed like a big time concert at the old Met Center! The cool thing about Boyd’s on the River was it had multiple levels and there were different bands playing on each level. I remember meeting new people there and oftentimes when I asked where they were from, we found out we had graduated from the same high school class! Small world. Thursday evenings were “prime time” at the ‘Maid – it was always more fun there on a Thursday than any other night of the week or weekend. Live bands were always downstairs, and we’d watch the North Stars hockey team play during the playoffs on satellite TV in the upstairs sports bar. “The ‘Maid” was a great place to go almost any night of the week! It was close to home for me and my friends, and had a pretty wide variety of clientele. In no particular order… The Mermaid (Moundsview) If you’re from the Cities, take a trip down memory lane with me, and see how many of these places you remember. There were so many great places to choose from, many with live music from a variety of bands – both local and famous. In my late teens and twenties, my friends and I spent quite a lot of time hanging out at various nightclubs in Minneapolis and Saint Paul. ![]()
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