[kj] OT- West Hollywood House Of Blues' Future In Trouble

[Karen Weil]

Well, you know what they say: "It's only rock -n- roll!"

Here's to a successful KJ gig on Thursday! 

k.w.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: folk devil 
  To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 12:10 PM
  Subject: Re: [kj] OT- West Hollywood House Of Blues' Future In Trouble


  this has been affecting venues all over..resulting in excessive security.. :[




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  From: karen.weil at sddt.com
  To: gathering at misera.net
  Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:57:42 -0700
  Subject: Re: [kj] OT- West Hollywood House Of Blues' Future In Trouble


  Man, let's hope not!!!! Thanks for the info.


  k.w.

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: LONESTYLE at aol.com 
    To: gathering at misera.net 
    Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2008 11:45 AM
    Subject: [kj] OT- West Hollywood House Of Blues' Future In Trouble


    This for L.A. folks and what not, but I just heard this last night. But I do not think it will affect upcoming shows.

    ~LB

    http://cbs2.com/local/house.of.blues.2.834251.html



    Oct 7, 2008 1:48 am US/Pacific 
    WeHo House Of Blues' Future In Trouble
    WEST HOLLYWOOD The West Hollywood City Council Monday discussed the possibility of revoking or suspending the House of Blues' business license because of a series of violent incidents and management's failure to address them. 

    From September 2007 to September 2008, events at the House of Blues have led to 44 arrests, including for fights, drunken and disorderly behavior and grand theft, more than doubling the arrests for the same period in 2006 to 2007, according to Councilman John Heilman. 

    There have been more than 100 sheriff's radio dispatches in the past year to the club at 8430 Sunset Blvd. 

    "Unfortunately, for the last several years, the House of Blues has had a history of serious problems and an unwillingness to address these problems," said Heilman, who introduced the motion to begin proceedings to revoke or suspend the club's license. 

    "After each serious incident, there is a perfunctory apology and a promise to reform, but the problems persist and have escalated." 

    The club's general manager spoke at Monday's council meeting, pointing out the club's high revenues for the city and ability to draw some 300,000 visitors each year. But he did not address the history of problems that have occurred at the venue. 

    Heilman's fellow council members also expressed unhappiness at the meeting over the club's failure to fix the growing problems, which have caused distractions and inconvenience to residents and businesses nearby. 

    On Sept. 4, more than 100 people were involved in fights both inside and outside the club. Sheriff's deputies required assistance by officers from 
    the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills police departments to keep crowds under control. 

    Authorities arrested several people that night on outstanding warrants, battery and drunkenness, and one woman was hospitalized. 

    Helicopter units monitored the area from above until 1 a.m. while a stretch of Sunset Boulevard remained closed for several hours. 

    Because of the closure, several nearby businesses lost customers and were not able to to return vehicles to their customers already at their establishments, Heilman said. 
    (© 2008 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Wire services contributed to this report.)






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