Misty Moon
jack
Misty Moon. I recall it being on Gottigen st, then down on Barrington, then
on..Kempt or Lady Hammond.
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badmanbelair
knew the moon . someone should have steped up to the plate and kept it open
.
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slmader
why. I think the Discovery Centre is in that space now.
Lisa (Halifax, NS)
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gman
Right, it started out on Gottigen, moved to Kempt and then down to
Barrington when it closed it's doors for good...what a shame. There's
only one place in Halifax that has good live bands...the Marquee Club
(old Derby / Cousin Brucies)...The good old days....
jack
there, either 3 Dog Nite or Levon Helm and the Cate Brothers were
playing...that was on Kempt Rd..
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demibee
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>Can anyone enlighten me, a returnee to Hfx, what and when, happened to the
>Misty Moon. I recall it being on Gottigen st, then down on Barrington, then
>on..Kempt or Lady Hammond.
I think it was Gottingen, Kempt, then Barrington. The Barrington
location was our hangout from '88 to '92 or so. During that time, it
changed from The Misty Moon to The New Misty Moon, and the guy who
owned it also owned the Palace, I believe -- Jeff, IIRC.
Not long after that, still in the early '90s, a friend and I were
making our rounds through the downtown area, and I decided to drop
into the Moon to see some of the old crowd. The place was dead; all
told, there May have been ten people in the entire place -- including
the two of us. I ordered a local beer; it was $4.25 or $4.50. Then I
figured it was no bloody wonder that people were going elsewhere.
It closed pretty soon after that. Maybe the management wanted to
concentrate their efforts on the Palace alone??
db
jack
much damage to vehicles at Bob MacDonald's Chev..!! Hey..there's another
memory from the past...what happened to them/him ??
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santos
joints and a restaurant or two is the only other thing there
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Friar Donk
It was on Barrington until it became the Roxbury for a brief stint then
closed down.
Trooper (seemingly) played there every weekend. Saw Lee Aaron, Kim
Mitchell there too. When it became the Roxbury there were several great
shows in a short period (Our Lady Peace, I Mother Earth, Ginger, Tea
Party).
--
Donk Has Spoken.
reg
dropping beer off the second floor-also RAZORBOY can only play so much bon jovi
before its aghhhhhhhhh
badmanbelair
waterdowned drinks
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Richard Bonner
> I miss the moon .It was known all over the world if people knew halifax they
> knew the moon . someone should have steped up to the plate and kept it open
Someone tried. The Recession got it, along with an lot of other places.
Richard
Richard Bonner
> AFAIK it was last on Barrington.
I disagree, it was best on Kempt Road. Barrington had great acts,
but Kempt had the *best* acts. Here's a sampling...
Besides the very best Atlantic Canadian acts, Kempt had:
Edgar Winter
Johnny Winter
Levon Helm/Cate Brothers
Steppenwolf
Joe Cocker
Three Dog Night
George Thorogood
Elvin Bishop
Long John Baldry
Tower of Power
Lisa Dal Bello
Toronto
Downchild Blues band
Roy Buchanan
David Wilcox
Powder Blues
Delbert McClinton
Atlantic Rhythm Section
Blushing Brides
Bonnie Bramlett (Bonnie Sheridan)
Commander Cody
Crystal Ship
Gary `U.S.' Bonds
Gregg Allman
Luba
Mamas and Papas
Martha & the Muffins
Nighthawks
Rick Derringer
Roy Young
Rough Trade
Walter Zwol
... and on, and on, and on ...
> I can't remember what year it closed or
> why.
I believe it was 1992, but can't remember. Gottingen closed in 1979 or
80, Kempt in 1984.
> I think the Discovery Centre is in that space now.
> Lisa (Halifax, NS)
It is.
Richard
Richard Bonner
> >Can anyone enlighten me, a returnee to Hfx, what and when, happened to the
> >Misty Moon. I recall it being on Gottigen st, then down on Barrington, then
> >on..Kempt or Lady Hammond.
> I think it was Gottingen, Kempt, then Barrington. The Barrington
> location was our hangout from '88 to '92 or so. During that time, it
> changed from The Misty Moon to The New Misty Moon, and the guy who
> owned it also owned the Palace, I believe -- Jeff, IIRC.
The Panagiotakos (PAN-na-yah-TALK-os) family owned all the Misty Moon's
and The Palace. They sold The Barrington Moon around 1988, I think, but
kept The Palace. Steve ? owned The Moon for a while, or maybe managed it -
I can't remember, but think he owned it. He also owned Clancey's for a
while, in the 1980's. It's possible that when The Panagiotakos family sold
The Palace, that one of the later Moon owners may have bought it, but I
don't know. I am under the impression that only the Panagiotakos family
owned both.
> Not long after that, still in the early '90s, a friend and I were
> making our rounds through the downtown area, and I decided to drop
> into the Moon to see some of the old crowd. The place was dead; all
> told, there May have been ten people in the entire place -- including
> the two of us. I ordered a local beer; it was $4.25 or $4.50. Then I
> figured it was no bloody wonder that people were going elsewhere.
By then, no one was going anywhere. The Recession took care of that.
Also, too, the cost of the U.S. dollar had risen so high that the club was
unable to bring in the international acts which, in earlier times, had
cemented its reputation.
> It closed pretty soon after that. Maybe the management wanted to
> concentrate their efforts on the Palace alone??
> db
Again, I did not know that both were owned by the same person in the
1990's. The Palace was a smaller club in a lower tax bracket and survived
via DJ/disco, which kept costs low.
Richard
Richard Bonner
> I thought that they had been "forced" out of the Kemp Rd location due to so
> much damage to vehicles at Bob MacDonald's Chev..!!
Nope. A small recession in 1983 saw audiences drop and such a large
club could not maintain itself. It closed in 1984, shortly after the
owners bought The Palace. They felt the university/downtown crowd could
sustain a smaller, centrally located club.
Richard
Greg Beaulieu
: I thought that they had been "forced" out of the Kemp Rd location due to so
: much damage to vehicles at Bob MacDonald's Chev..!! Hey..there's another
: memory from the past...what happened to them/him ??
I believe it was around 1990 or so when Bob MacDonald's closed. I remember
reading about it in the Herald on a Saturday morning and that it seemed
pretty sudden. He had gotten into some financial difficulty apparently due
to trying to help bail out his son who had a Pontiac dealership in
Sackville that also went under. It was too bad; Bob was a good guy and he
ran a good dealership. I remember going there as a kid to see the new car
introductions back in GM's heyday and they always had some Vette, Z-28 or
4-4-2 there for me to drool over.
--
Greg Beaulieu ab...@chebucto.ns.ca Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
Greg Beaulieu
: Trooper (seemingly) played there every weekend. Saw Lee Aaron, Kim
: shows in a short period (Our Lady Peace, I Mother Earth, Ginger, Tea
: Party).
I always associate the place in my mind with Doug and the Slugs. Great
fun. Also, I seem to have a dim memory of seeing BTO there around 1984 or
so. Those were the days...
Richard Bonner
Richard Bonner wrote:
> slmader wrote:
> > AFAIK it was last on Barrington.
> I disagree, it was best on Kempt Road.
Sorry, I misread this. I was tired last night and trying to et caught
up.
> Besides the very best Atlantic Canadian acts, Kempt had:
> Atlantic Rhythm Section
That should have been "Atlanta".
Richard
Richard Bonner
> Friar Donk ((ROT-13)sevn...@sevneqbax.bet) wrote:
> : Trooper (seemingly) played there every weekend. Saw Lee Aaron, Kim
> : Mitchell there too. When it became the Roxbury there were several great
> : shows in a short period (Our Lady Peace, I Mother Earth, Ginger, Tea
> : Party).
> I always associate the place in my mind with Doug and the Slugs.
*** Doug and the Slugs played mainly at the Kempt Road location. I
think they were only at Barrington once or twice, but I could be wrong.
I stopped going when it became The Roxbury.
> Also, I seem to have a dim memory of seeing BTO there around 1984 or
> so. Those were the days...
> --
> Greg Beaulieu
*** BTO were at the Barrington location twice. I think the years were
1986 and 1988. I can check, if you need the exact dates.
Richard
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jvangurp
> It closed in 1995 when it was named Roxbury and it became the Discovery Center now closed and it's being demolished now
YUCK
John
