Thursday, January 19, 2012
Creamtastic Photo of the Week: Cannery Loses the Poles
Posted by D Patrick Rodgers on Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 3:07 PM
- Photo courtesy of Andrew Mischke
They were long the bane of many a showgoer's Cannery Ballroom experience: those obnoxious but seemingly necessary sight line-blocking poles. Poles. Is that what we call them? They weren't exactly poles. Pillars? Columns? Load-bearing vertical beams? No matter, because we don't have to worry about them any longer. At least, not the ones in the middle. As you'll see above and in this Foursquare check-in from Mercy Lounge/Cannery Ballroom GM Andrew "Drew" Mischke, the mid-size club has eliminated the big wooden bastards that were harshing everyone's show mellow in the middle of the room. But that's only the beginning of some redesigns. Says Drew:
... The entire HVAC system for the room has been reconfigured to provide ventilation on the stage, throughout the room, including directly in front of the stage. ... The next step will be changing the angle of the stage. After that, we will be implementing plans that we have been developed through numerous consultations with sound designers. The new sound setup that they have developed will take advantage of the new layout of the room and provide optimal sound quality for all concert attendees.
For some before-and-after action, have a look at Diana "Porkchop" Zadlo's photos from the Girls and Boys event in Cannery a few months back. And by the way, the above changes aren't the only hot goss floating around in regard to the Cannery Row folk. There's something else in the works, but we've promised to keep our lips sealed on it. Quelle surprise!
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To be clear, the middle row of poles and those that were nearest to the stage are gone. The other rows (beside the bar and the wall opposite the bar) are still there. Once we have the retractable roof installed for our upcoming free open-air concert series in this summer, we will be able to remove those, too.
(That last sentence was a lie.)
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I feel the same way. With no freakin' seats the poles were the only comfort to my aging back. I wish these venues would realize that their shows just ain't for kids any more.
DREW! YOU HAVE TO STOP AND PUT THE POLES BACK SO PEOPLE CAN LEAN ON THEM!
Again, there are still poles for those who enjoy a good lean. We have only removed the ones that were blocking primary sight lines; so fret not, when the doors open and all of the kids rush to the front to insure a spot close to the stage, you can rush to a pole and claim it as yours.
I saw the Drive-By Truckers in 2010 and myself and several other tapers used those poles to gather around and guard the mics. Never thought I'd be sad that a room was removing poles! ;-)
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