Billy A-Hole Revisited
Billy A-Hole
The cool thing about having a personal blog/journal for so long is that occasionally I get to revisit old entries like the one dealing with Billy A-Hole. Shortly after I posted that entry, Billy A-Hole won: the Icehouse he was bitching and moaning about incessantly was forced to close its doors.
But I'm sure Billy A-Hole is still bitter and grumpy. And the owner of the place he managed to shut down? Pam Robinson's doing just fine, turning Washington Avenue into a pretty cool place for those of us who like live Americana music and despise the pretentious downtown club scene. As for Billy A-Hole?
"He won," she says. "I paid a lot of money in legal fees, fixing the place up to try to blend in with the neighborhood, but he was having no part of it. It was really sad, because many of my customers lived in the same town houses he did. They loved the fact that they could have a few drinks and walk across the street and be home. They loved it, but he hated it. He won. Oh, well."I love it.Murphy may have gotten Pam Robinson out of his backyard, but he sure hasn't cramped her style. "But in the long run, I win," she says. "Because I'm having a good time, and he's not, and you can quote me on that. Murphy -- bah, humbug! You're not having any fun, and I am!"
[Posted at 18:10 CST on 06/14/02] [Link]
