Riled Up About Ronny’s
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Generally agreed . . . the place was a novelty for how actually shitty it was, beyond normal dive-bar standards. It was fun once in a while though, when a band you knew was playing. In its defense, it had been fixed up a bunch in recent months (at least the performance space). I talked to Ronny (?) about six months ago and complimented him on the improvements, and he said proudly something like “You haven’t seen nothing yet.” I got the impression he enjoyed having flocks of people coming in the doors. What bar owner wouldn’t? The Bonnie “Prince” Billy shows last month were great, well run with good sound. That said, if Pancho’s is up for the task then I’m all in favor of it. —logan squeer
Good article Brian, I appreciate it, as far as some of the comments, you are really clueless as to how things operated there, we care about Ronny and did everything within our power to help him improve the place . . . it was exhausting and depressing mostly, it was doomed from the start, sorry for trying. —mpblows
Move to a place where there are literally no small venues left and you will quickly learn to appreciate a place like Ronny’s (and its scent)! I always had a good time there, even before it was Ronny’s. . . . They call them “dives” for a reason. . . what do you expect? Marble floors and bathroom attendants?! Also, I never thought the Fireside was a shithole back in the day! I was too excited to see shows any night I wanted—only a couple blocks from my apartment. Ahhh, just puppy love I guess! —CryanShame
