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

folk devil folkdevil_23 at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 7 20:24:03 EDT 2008



I guess I have become used to a different 'ilk'...
going to venues like the HOB is like a return to the early 80s for me..
i have thrown events in what some would call the dodgiest parts of LA, without a wiff of trouble...
but i understand what you mean...the hollywood athletics club security broke a friends clavicle...98, i think..

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From: LONESTYLE at aol.com
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 19:33:19 -0400
To: gathering at misera.net
Subject: Re: [kj] OT- West Hollywood House Of Blues' Future In Trouble









It actually been happening for years since the 90's and what not.

~LB

In a message dated 10/7/2008 12:17:19 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
folkdevil_23 at hotmail.com writes:
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.


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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 TroubleWEST 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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