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Old 06-08-2015, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by LndLocked View Post
IMO .... that is what the OBO is, a dump. Feel free to go there and form your own opinion

She was a mega star, big time A list'er in the 70's & 80's. However, she has not had an album on the charts in 2+ decades. So now, she is on the B team. That is just the way it works.
You may be too young to remember the Golden Bear in Huntington Beach, California. It was also a "dump" once owned by Greek immigrants, George and Ted Nikkas. It's a national icon. A great number of "A-list" stars got their start there and performed there. Crystal Gayle, Linda Ronstadt, Hoyt Axton, John Denver, Mac Davis, Glen Campbell, The Mamas and the Papas, and a host of others come to mind..."B-listers" that you describe, soon to become top stars.

The Golden Bear was a wonderful, down-home venue. "A-listers" were climbing over one another for the opportunity to play there, probably for very little money. The ambience was just about the same as that of the Orange Blossom Opry, but that didn't stop anyone - including the so-called "Hollywood glitterati" - from going there regularly to watch the shows...and to be seen! It didn't seem that they thought they were too good for it.
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