|
Broad Ripple Random Ripplings
The news from Broad Ripple
Brought to you by The Broad Ripple Gazette
(Delivering the news since 2004, every two weeks)
|
| Brought to you by: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Converted from paper version of the Broad Ripple Gazette (v10n13)
Buzzing Around Town - by Nora Spitznogle
posted: Jul. 05, 2013
The Vogue Theater opened 75 years ago on June 18 and has gone though a few incarnations since 1938. The Vogue played hundreds of movies - some wholesome, some not so wholesome for the first 39 years. For the last 36 the Vogue has been home to live music and I've been seeing shows there for 31 of those years.
My all-time favorite Vogue concert memory is of one of the first shows that I saw there: The Ramones on May 24, 1983. Joey Ramone and I share a May 19th birthday. I'd just turned 22 and Joey had turned 32. I made a Happy Birthday Joey sign and I swear I saw him wink at me under his delightful mop of hair.
Other favorite new-wave punk shows include the Stray Cats, Plasmatics, Wendy O Williams, Joan Jett, Psychedelic Furs, and They Might Be Giants. I discovered my love of twang by seeing BR5-49 followed by Junior Brown just a week later in 1997. Ralph Stanley and Willie Nelson always put on amazing shows.
The Vogue has been great about showcasing local talent. Otis Gibbs worked at the Vogue (and its sister club, the Patio) as a doorman and in recent years his name has been on the marquee as a solo act. I even got to play there with Alice Chalmers And The Stick A Cork In Your Jug Band a couple of years ago. I think I might go down in Vogue history as the only typewriter player to grace the stage.
I also love being in the Vogue during the day. My friend Jennifer used to do the chalk calendar that was in the men's room in the late 1980s and it was fun to tag along while she worked. Did you know that you can buy tickets to Vogue shows during business hours? The office is open from noon - 5:30 Monday through Friday. The office is upstairs in what used to be the projection room.
The Vogue continues to host excellent live music. I'll see you there soon.
Vogue Theater
6259 N College Ave
Not-for-profit director by day, music writer by night, Nora Spitznogle reviews music that happened and previews music and events around Broad Ripple Village. Nora managed CATH Inc coffeehouse at 54th Street and College Avenue for seven years. During that time she hosted hundreds of local and touring musicians, both at the coffeehouse and her home. When CATH closed in 2004 and the music was no longer coming to her, she had to wander from her corner of Broad Ripple to see what is happening elsewhere. You can find her at Second Helpings during the work day, waitressing at the Red Key on Saturday nights and prowling Broad Ripple music venues the rest of the time. Visit Nora's Web site nora-leona.blogspot.com, send any questions, comments or suggestions to Nora@BroadRippleGazette.com
nora@broadripplegazette.com
|
|
|
|
| Brought to you by: |
|
|
|
| Brought to you by: |
|
|
|
|
| Brought to you by: |
|
|
|
|
| Brought to you by: |
|
||||
|
Copyrighted Property Of Broad Ripple Publishing
Site terms Broad Ripple Random Ripplings is hosted at Ionos.com |
||||
