By Matt Weafer
Messenger-Inquirer
This Saturday night Jason will be at Second St. Bar & Grill. Yes, Jason Vorhees from Friday the 13th — or at least the actor that played him in Friday the 13th II.
Also on Saturday, Beaver Dam band U-Turn will perform.
Warrington Gillette, the actor who played Jason, will spend the entire day at Second St. Bar, signing autographs, posing for photos with fans and promoting his new movie Bloody Social, due out October 2009.
Gillette will start off the day outside Second St. Bar around 6:30 p.m. under a tent — weather permitting — so that under-age fans can meet him, Second St. Bar owner Tom Lavery said.
97X will cast a live remote from the bar from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Then U-Turn will take the stage.
U-Turn wrote the title song for Bloody Social, which Gillette wrote and directed.
The band will also be promoting their new CD In Your Face, which went platinum in the UK.
Lavery and his wife Kim, purchased the building at 820 W. Second St. to revitalize the nightlife and business of the downtown area.
“I try to do things on the big scale to revive downtown business,” he said. “Kim and I are pretty excited about what we’re trying to do down here.”
Thursday, June 26, rap artist Casper performed for Nikky B’s Birthday Blowout.
Lavery said Nappy Roots has also contacted him about performing at Second St. Bar.
“I’m pretty excited,” Lavery said. “I’m really hoping to get a nice turn out. If this turns out fine, I’m working on bringing in something huge later this summer.”
Bringing in big name entertainers will continue to be Lavery’s goal to help boost the downtown nightlife.
“It’s pretty cool knowing we’re bringing in a big movie screen actor,” Lavery said. “Fans can actually come face to face with Jason. For any Friday the 13th fan, this will a thing they’ll want to come and see.”
Mr. Zion will come to Second St. Bar on July 12 for Reggae night.
Second St. Bar is the largest club in Owensboro, Lavery said. With 7,000 square feet, the bar offers a dance floor, pool tables, restaurant, stage and full service bar.
Every Wednesday night is Karaoke night.
Monday and Wednesday nights are home to APA Pool Tournaments. Saturday and Sundays feature in-house pool tournaments on the bar’s eight Diamond pool tables.
“They are the Cadillac of pool tables,” Lavery said.
Reprinted with permission from the Messenger-Inquirer
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Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Beyond the Brim Caters to a Smoke-Free Adult Palette
By Matt Weafer
Messenger-Inquirer
The Scene
Laughter and boisterous conversation erupted out of the glass doors when I opened them to let my fiancée and group of friends enter Beyond the Brim before me. The smell of coffee permeated the air, and muffled jazz melded into the laid-back din.
My friends and I had left the movie theatre and were wondering where to go next. So we had stopped by Beyond the Brim to hang out and decide.
“We could go to a bar,” my friend said. “It’s Saturday night; there isn’t really anywhere else to go.”
The four of us stood in line and I watched the groups of people, old and young, huddled around tables, playing games or just chit chatting.
The warm earth tones of the tables and walls, and the mellow, blue and tan light fixtures provided a calm atmosphere after the action-packed movie.
I ordered a soy latte and then a tiramisu to share with my fiancée. My friends ordered fruit smoothies. We sat at a round table on top of a small stage about a half a foot off the ground.
“Let’s play Scrabble,” one of my friends suggested. We, like the other mish mash of other clientele, delved into jocular competition and spent the rest of the night in the smoke-free, laid-back coffeehouse.
Unlike a bar, Beyond the Brim is a mild atmosphere perfect for catching up with friends.
According to Eric Ebling, who’s worked at Beyond the Brim for 10 months, The coffeehouse is a place where you can relax and enjoy the music. “Nobody’s getting up and fighting; everybody is agreeable.”
Jamie Alsop, an employee since July 2004, said, on the weekend, the crowd ranges from teenagers to people past their forties.
Christopher Lord, Beyond the Brim owner, said that despite the often-larger concentration of high school and college age patrons visiting the coffeehouse on the weekends, Beyond the Brim was specifically intended to be a place for adults to retreat and hang out with friends.
“When you go out to dinner, you work according to the server’s schedule,” Lord said. Once you’re finished eating, they expect you to leave. “Where do you go then?”
“That’s what we are in the night time,” Lord said, “a place for adults to shoot the bull.”
The conservative atmosphere offers people who are uncomfortable with the bar scene a place to be themselves.
Coffee is not the only thing on the menu. Beyond the Brim offers a wide assortment of hot teas, smoothies, frappes, shakes, and more. Especially with warm weather fast approaching, try one of the colder drinks. “Just because it says coffee doesn’t mean it’s hot,” Ebling said.
“Our desserts and drinks are not just coffee-based,” Lord said.
Desserts range from baked goods to cheesecakes. The baked goods are fresh and homemade by Beyond the Brim, and the cheesecakes are not just plain Jane cheesecakes — try a Crazy Carrot Cheesecake, or the Great Cherry Cheesecake.
Alsop said the Christian atmosphere and the high quality food and drink, make Beyond the Brim unique and attractive.
According to Lord, “Two week-old coffee is bad coffee. Our beans are fresher than most bread people buy at the grocery store.”
The variety of coffee Beyond the Brim offers spans from different regions across the planet.
With adult focused games, comfortable setting, and high quality food and drink, Beyond the Brim is perfect for a light dinner, an after dinner or movie snack, or a place to hang out and relax.
According to Lord, “The palette here is blended for an adult comfort … but kids are welcome.”
Messenger-Inquirer
The Scene
Laughter and boisterous conversation erupted out of the glass doors when I opened them to let my fiancée and group of friends enter Beyond the Brim before me. The smell of coffee permeated the air, and muffled jazz melded into the laid-back din.
My friends and I had left the movie theatre and were wondering where to go next. So we had stopped by Beyond the Brim to hang out and decide.
“We could go to a bar,” my friend said. “It’s Saturday night; there isn’t really anywhere else to go.”
The four of us stood in line and I watched the groups of people, old and young, huddled around tables, playing games or just chit chatting.
The warm earth tones of the tables and walls, and the mellow, blue and tan light fixtures provided a calm atmosphere after the action-packed movie.
I ordered a soy latte and then a tiramisu to share with my fiancée. My friends ordered fruit smoothies. We sat at a round table on top of a small stage about a half a foot off the ground.
“Let’s play Scrabble,” one of my friends suggested. We, like the other mish mash of other clientele, delved into jocular competition and spent the rest of the night in the smoke-free, laid-back coffeehouse.
Unlike a bar, Beyond the Brim is a mild atmosphere perfect for catching up with friends.
According to Eric Ebling, who’s worked at Beyond the Brim for 10 months, The coffeehouse is a place where you can relax and enjoy the music. “Nobody’s getting up and fighting; everybody is agreeable.”
Jamie Alsop, an employee since July 2004, said, on the weekend, the crowd ranges from teenagers to people past their forties.
Christopher Lord, Beyond the Brim owner, said that despite the often-larger concentration of high school and college age patrons visiting the coffeehouse on the weekends, Beyond the Brim was specifically intended to be a place for adults to retreat and hang out with friends.
“When you go out to dinner, you work according to the server’s schedule,” Lord said. Once you’re finished eating, they expect you to leave. “Where do you go then?”
“That’s what we are in the night time,” Lord said, “a place for adults to shoot the bull.”
The conservative atmosphere offers people who are uncomfortable with the bar scene a place to be themselves.
Coffee is not the only thing on the menu. Beyond the Brim offers a wide assortment of hot teas, smoothies, frappes, shakes, and more. Especially with warm weather fast approaching, try one of the colder drinks. “Just because it says coffee doesn’t mean it’s hot,” Ebling said.
“Our desserts and drinks are not just coffee-based,” Lord said.
Desserts range from baked goods to cheesecakes. The baked goods are fresh and homemade by Beyond the Brim, and the cheesecakes are not just plain Jane cheesecakes — try a Crazy Carrot Cheesecake, or the Great Cherry Cheesecake.
Alsop said the Christian atmosphere and the high quality food and drink, make Beyond the Brim unique and attractive.
According to Lord, “Two week-old coffee is bad coffee. Our beans are fresher than most bread people buy at the grocery store.”
The variety of coffee Beyond the Brim offers spans from different regions across the planet.
With adult focused games, comfortable setting, and high quality food and drink, Beyond the Brim is perfect for a light dinner, an after dinner or movie snack, or a place to hang out and relax.
According to Lord, “The palette here is blended for an adult comfort … but kids are welcome.”
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
Taylor’s offers bikers a mile of nachos
By Matt Weafer
Messenger-Inquirer
The Scene
The plastic menu was slick in my hands as my eyes surveyed the list. Appetizers was the category, and Mile High Nachos were the item I was looking for. I had heard through the bar-hop grape vine that Taylor’s Bar & Grill’s nachos were the epitome of great nachos—layers of salty, seasoned chips, with chunky chili, cheese sauce, crisp lettuce, jalapenos, and sour cream. I had decided that while I waited to find out more about Taylor’s Wednesday night Bike Night, I’d test the nacho rumor.
Taylor’s Bar & Grill’s Mile High Nachos aren’t really a mile high, I discovered when the waitress set the steaming plate of gloppy goodness on the table in front of me; they’re more like half a foot high, but they are one hundred percent home-made.
“We make the chips; we make the chili; we do everything except grow the lettuce and the peppers,” Taylor’s Bar Manager Shannon Hancock said.
From 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Taylor’s sells made-to-order sandwiches and appetizers. Try the Smothered Chicken, or Chicken Bacon Ranch.
“We can make just about anything you want with ham, turkey, bacon, burgers, and chicken,” Hancock said. “We’re famous for our Mile High Nachos, though.”
Taylor’s also offers a Pizza and a pitcher of beer for $10.
Taylor’s has attracted leagues of people to listen to bands, have a drink and bite to eat, and hang out on the Patio or inside. But now, according to Hancock, they plan to attract even more people.
“We want everyone to feel welcome and comfortable,” Hancock said.
Wednesday nights, Taylor’s Karaoke Night, will soon be home to a double-header, both Karaoke and Bike Night.
Anyone that rides a bike to Taylor’s on Wednesday nights can buy a can of beer for a dollar out on the Patio.
“We are trying to attract a wider range of a crowd,” Hancock said. “With Bike Night someone can sit outside and have a cheap beer and listen to the juke box, and then go inside and sing a song. We will have two different atmospheres, and everybody is welcome.”
After Karaoke a live deejay will man the stage. The deejay will also control the tunes on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Live bands will perform on the Patio, which was recently reopened.
Taylor’s always offers buckets of beer (six cans of beer) for $5.25. During Happy Hour, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., draft beers are 75 cents and other beers are only one dollar.
After I finished a portion of the nachos, I couldn’t each much more because they were so filling. I’d say I had eaten about half a mile’s worth, but still discovered that they lived up to the rumor.
Mention this article next time you are in Taylor’s and you can buy one appetizer and get the second one free.
Messenger-Inquirer
The Scene
The plastic menu was slick in my hands as my eyes surveyed the list. Appetizers was the category, and Mile High Nachos were the item I was looking for. I had heard through the bar-hop grape vine that Taylor’s Bar & Grill’s nachos were the epitome of great nachos—layers of salty, seasoned chips, with chunky chili, cheese sauce, crisp lettuce, jalapenos, and sour cream. I had decided that while I waited to find out more about Taylor’s Wednesday night Bike Night, I’d test the nacho rumor.
Taylor’s Bar & Grill’s Mile High Nachos aren’t really a mile high, I discovered when the waitress set the steaming plate of gloppy goodness on the table in front of me; they’re more like half a foot high, but they are one hundred percent home-made.
“We make the chips; we make the chili; we do everything except grow the lettuce and the peppers,” Taylor’s Bar Manager Shannon Hancock said.
From 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Taylor’s sells made-to-order sandwiches and appetizers. Try the Smothered Chicken, or Chicken Bacon Ranch.
“We can make just about anything you want with ham, turkey, bacon, burgers, and chicken,” Hancock said. “We’re famous for our Mile High Nachos, though.”
Taylor’s also offers a Pizza and a pitcher of beer for $10.
Taylor’s has attracted leagues of people to listen to bands, have a drink and bite to eat, and hang out on the Patio or inside. But now, according to Hancock, they plan to attract even more people.
“We want everyone to feel welcome and comfortable,” Hancock said.
Wednesday nights, Taylor’s Karaoke Night, will soon be home to a double-header, both Karaoke and Bike Night.
Anyone that rides a bike to Taylor’s on Wednesday nights can buy a can of beer for a dollar out on the Patio.
“We are trying to attract a wider range of a crowd,” Hancock said. “With Bike Night someone can sit outside and have a cheap beer and listen to the juke box, and then go inside and sing a song. We will have two different atmospheres, and everybody is welcome.”
After Karaoke a live deejay will man the stage. The deejay will also control the tunes on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays.
Live bands will perform on the Patio, which was recently reopened.
Taylor’s always offers buckets of beer (six cans of beer) for $5.25. During Happy Hour, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., draft beers are 75 cents and other beers are only one dollar.
After I finished a portion of the nachos, I couldn’t each much more because they were so filling. I’d say I had eaten about half a mile’s worth, but still discovered that they lived up to the rumor.
Mention this article next time you are in Taylor’s and you can buy one appetizer and get the second one free.
Sunday, December 2, 2007
The movie theater can make Friday night entertainment Dionysian proportion
By Matt Weafer
Messenger-Inquirer
The Scene
Like a typical Friday night my friends and I were anxious to forget about our weekday burdens and indulge in Dionysian recreation and relaxation.
We sat around our kitchen table and contemplated our possible courses of action for the night. The Granny Smith Apple clock hanging above my refrigerator read 6:00 and we were already ready to hit the town.
During winter and early spring the cooler climate, and thunder storms spontaneously erupting limit outdoor activities to sparse, infrequent gatherings. And indoor activities tend to become tiresome and worn out.
We needed a place to go where we could kill a few hours and avoid the tempest lurking outside, but also changes and will be different every time we go.
With the newspaper sprawled across the table, I spotted the movie listing section and noted a few flicks that looked interesting.
After a quick debate over which movie we wanted to watch, we filed out of the house and headed to uptown Frederica for Malco. I hadn’t been to the movies in over a year, so when the tires of my car rolled into Malco’s parking lot, I spotted an addition to the building that I had not seen before, a whole new wing.
Michele Heilers, Malco employee, said the new wing has been open since around October of 2004 and it houses four new theaters and a concession stand. Malco has also installed new seats for every theater.
“They’re a lot more comfortable, and they’re roomier,” Heilers said.
As my friends and I watched the movie, I was able to stretch my legs, rest my head on the headrest, and slightly rock the seat.
Heilers said the addition of the new theaters gives Malco 16 theaters in all, and allows it to show either more viewings of the same movie, or more movies at once.
“If it wasn’t for the new theaters,” Heilers said, “we wouldn’t have gotten Sideways.”
Just outside the new theaters, the new concession stand facilitated my refreshment acquisition. I didn’t have to wait in an insanely long line, and when my soda cup was empty, I was able to step only a few feet outside of the theater to fetch a refill.
Aside from shelling out a nice chunk of change to watch the movie, we were highly entertained and were able to pass the time before heading to a new destination to continue our Friday night festivities.
The movies are a good way to get out on the town, without having to endure weather conditions or uncomfortable bar stools or restaurant booths. Catching a flick from time to time is also relaxing; surrounding myself with a bunch of strangers, smoking and drinking, or waiting for a server to bring me a wrong order can be taxing on my nerves; and that’s not what relaxing is about.
Even the afternoon can be a good time for a movie. Any show before 6:00 p.m. is only Matinee price, and children receive discounted prices as well.
Star Wars Episode III, Heilers said, will be the next big blockbuster. Purchasing tickets ahead of time is a good idea, she said.
Messenger-Inquirer
The Scene
Like a typical Friday night my friends and I were anxious to forget about our weekday burdens and indulge in Dionysian recreation and relaxation.
We sat around our kitchen table and contemplated our possible courses of action for the night. The Granny Smith Apple clock hanging above my refrigerator read 6:00 and we were already ready to hit the town.
During winter and early spring the cooler climate, and thunder storms spontaneously erupting limit outdoor activities to sparse, infrequent gatherings. And indoor activities tend to become tiresome and worn out.
We needed a place to go where we could kill a few hours and avoid the tempest lurking outside, but also changes and will be different every time we go.
With the newspaper sprawled across the table, I spotted the movie listing section and noted a few flicks that looked interesting.
After a quick debate over which movie we wanted to watch, we filed out of the house and headed to uptown Frederica for Malco. I hadn’t been to the movies in over a year, so when the tires of my car rolled into Malco’s parking lot, I spotted an addition to the building that I had not seen before, a whole new wing.
Michele Heilers, Malco employee, said the new wing has been open since around October of 2004 and it houses four new theaters and a concession stand. Malco has also installed new seats for every theater.
“They’re a lot more comfortable, and they’re roomier,” Heilers said.
As my friends and I watched the movie, I was able to stretch my legs, rest my head on the headrest, and slightly rock the seat.
Heilers said the addition of the new theaters gives Malco 16 theaters in all, and allows it to show either more viewings of the same movie, or more movies at once.
“If it wasn’t for the new theaters,” Heilers said, “we wouldn’t have gotten Sideways.”
Just outside the new theaters, the new concession stand facilitated my refreshment acquisition. I didn’t have to wait in an insanely long line, and when my soda cup was empty, I was able to step only a few feet outside of the theater to fetch a refill.
Aside from shelling out a nice chunk of change to watch the movie, we were highly entertained and were able to pass the time before heading to a new destination to continue our Friday night festivities.
The movies are a good way to get out on the town, without having to endure weather conditions or uncomfortable bar stools or restaurant booths. Catching a flick from time to time is also relaxing; surrounding myself with a bunch of strangers, smoking and drinking, or waiting for a server to bring me a wrong order can be taxing on my nerves; and that’s not what relaxing is about.
Even the afternoon can be a good time for a movie. Any show before 6:00 p.m. is only Matinee price, and children receive discounted prices as well.
Star Wars Episode III, Heilers said, will be the next big blockbuster. Purchasing tickets ahead of time is a good idea, she said.
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