Houston's David Beebe To Move to Marfa
The Houston musician David Beebe will soon move to town to run the new club, Padre's. Beebe is a popular fixture in the Houston live music scene, playing in such bands as El Orbits and The Banana Blender Surprise. Having performed an estimated 3000 times since his high school graduation in the late 80's, Beebe's vocal chords need the break (they are actually getting surgery.) And during that hiatus Beebe will move to Marfa for about three years to get Padre's up and running.The Houston Chronicle reports:
"Beebe had the opportunity to build a club from start to finish in Marfa, that odd, little West Texas town known for its Donald Judd installations and its eerie, flickering sky.
"My priest (Rev. William Miller, formerly of Houston's Trinity Episcopal Church) was hanging out in Marfa a lot and he wanted to start a club out there, so he called me. I said no at first, but then I agreed to go out there and look at the building. Man, it's a cool building. It was the right time and the right guy asking me to consider this; my spiritual leader. We built houses in Tijuana together. We went to New York and worked with the homeless together. So I told him I'd do it for three years."
The building is an old funeral parlor. The club will be called Padre's and Beebe expects to have it open by the end of 2007."
Full article here.
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BaAAaaaAAaaaaaaaAaAAaaaaaAaAAaaaaaaaaAAAAAaaad idea.
These folks will want to check with the Alcoholic Beverage Commission in Alpine. Our local city government has never passed an applicable ordinance governing the sale of spirits, so all applications (i.e. for the Blue Javelina) are currently being held up in Austin.
Building houses in Tijuana and helping the homeless in New York - both commendable - funeral parlor club in Marfa - disgusting and certainly not needed. Maybe Beebe and his minister friend could help the people of Marfa in some better way than serving Cosmos in a former viewing room - or maybe I have it wrong - the bar might be in the casket selection room using the coffins for ice chests - I saw the last two being hauled out a few months ago.
A nightclub in Marfa? A fascinating idea, but ill-conceived. In my experience, there are only a few major "event" weekends during the year that could support such a venue.
wonder if the current owners have any idea about the unusual history of their new purchase...
maybe they should call their new bar "necrophilia"
good luck fellas, your gonna need it!!
Say-
If I go up there for my next vacation will I just have the only allowed to talk to Mr. Hinkle ban and Carrie thinking I'm weird because I never talk to her or the full Mr. Gray leave you in a ditch for the cops to beat up ban? Wait, since my father wouldn't let me play drums like I wanted and I'm still not starting my own club although I'm on the verge of getting jerked around too much and going totally free and working with projects like the Homeless and shift with other things when I stop the banter can you do the following requests for me:
1) I want to hear the Cajunto Mexican version of that CLASSIC oldie 99 Tears by that ? dude.
2) Since Bingo is bared in Texas can you have door prizes and get artists to donate so you don't get all pissed at the work.
oh and since I understand you aren't having Shiners and Bok- ebay is selling a bottled RC machine for $50! Can you force Allen to go up and pick it up in that truck of his. Tell him he's barred until he does it. It's bottled RC dude!
DONNY
P.S. The anonymous locals better get use to you- because as you told us you are NOW AND FOR THE REST OF OUR LIVES- YOU ARE NEVER GOING AWAY!
That's real cool that you built houses in Tiajuana. I was going with Habitat but it was 6000 people for every 30 slots and I wouldn't give enough because I'm shifting to free so I can really do things for the first time in my life and plus some of those people don't need a house unless it's all bills paid and then they owe money and are screwed just so a few guys and sometmes chicks can show off how they are real handymen. And as always:
Can you play some Wilson Pickett? I saw him play with Leon Redbone and Leno was cool he was the most nasal ever and playing for me and 4 people in lawn chairs a foot from him- the most nasal show of all time. Then Wilson's band rocked the soul medley and he comes out in this incredible weave and he is shocked looking- it was just after OJ's verdict- and it's all white except for the 1 Mexican dude holding his girl so he takes up 10 spaces and clapping for 5 more spaces right in front of me. And Wilson plays like 30 minutes and looks disgusted and that was the fastest exist ever. But he did play for me my request the one I thought you'd play because it is your lyric my man- Don't Let The Green Grass Fool You. And people wanted to meet him and like 30 seconds after the show and they were told he is gone and he was pissed gone- he goes as I see him leave the outdoors joint by Kirby or somewhere near St. Johns or something man, what are all these F*****'
white people. Well you know it was after the OJ verdice so what can I say except may I vote for banter at the I'm sure most excellent Parlor oh and one more request-
Can you have your spiritual leader use some of his money to fly in that chick from NY or where ever from Houston who always looked to see if I was in my spot and laughing at me when I was who got married and have her make the final decisions on the look of the place. I think she has kick ass taste. That Dimond/Streisand Cover kicks ass!!!!
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