Comments on: Music-hall negotiations still cooking, official says

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:00:59 +0000

Ok, anybody wanna guess which one of the following you’ll be able to do first (care to put any $$$ on it?)

1. Take the Metro to Dulles Airport
2. Catch the Purple Line to Bethesda
3. Watch a concert at the Fillmore
4. Order a beer at the Hook and Ladder brewpub

Personally, my money’s on #1 – it’s the only one that has moved past the talking phase and is actually into the doing something about it phase! Yeah, we’re talking 2016 for completion, but do you really think the others will ever get off the ground?

By: dumbek

dumbek — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:49:03 +0000

Something tells me these people couldn’t even negotiate what type of pizza to order for lunch.

By: Jennifer Deseo

Jennifer Deseo — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:51:19 +0000

Here’s what gets me: If our state and county liquor laws made it possible to operate smaller venues — let’s call them “bars” — we wouldn’t be sweating over whether a 2,000-seat music hall is built.

By: Springvale Roader

Springvale Roader — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 14:24:16 +0000

At first I was wild the Birchmere because it gets musicians more in line with my age bracket (40’s), but when that fell through, I accepted the Fillmore because it seemed like I would still find some shows I liked, even with newer bands that the young’uns like.

However, the way things are going, by the time we get a music venue in DTSS, I might be ready for Branson, MO. Truly, this is getting ridiculous.

By: Chip Py

Chip Py — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:45:41 +0000

Giving someone the “Go Ahead” to do something in which no one knows what that something is …. is just a bad idea.

By: Jennifer Deseo

Jennifer Deseo — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:57:17 +0000

Because you probably will.

By: Easley Does It

Easley Does It — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:53:12 +0000

Sigh. Why do I have the feeling I’m going to read a story just like this a year from now.