Merillee Rush
&
the Turnabouts used to play Goofy's quite a bit. We played there
a couple times. Butch Bockmier had a steak grill where customers
could cook their own steaks! Of course, band members were on that
in a minute!
Steve
Strange,
July 2007
In the early to
mid
70’s, just about every NW band with a name played that room including
one
of my old bands ‘The Weston Davis Group’.
Jerry Lee Lewis
played
the room in 1975. He used ‘Blind Willie’s’ PA system. Blind
Willie’s
manager, Mike Hansen, and myself, ran the soundboard that night.
In about 1976
or
77 Goofy’s in Spokane became Gatsby’s under new ownership. Everybody
played
Gatsby’s. The club started out country, But went with Rock in 1978.
My band, ‘Kracker’
was the 1st Rock band booked at Gatsby’s. Hot
Stuff
(Spokane) and The Models played there too.
Chuck
Burbank,
November 2008
I used to work at Gatsby's Tavern in
Spokane,
Washington and a Band called Calico played there for us. They
played
there somewhere around 1981 to 1986. I left Spokane in 1986. They
personally
gave me the promo currently on the Calico Page.
However I was working and did not get a chance to have them sign
it.
So I have no names for them. It is posted on my face book and I
am
hoping someone will be able to give me some names.
Martina
Haine
(Campbell), May 2010
The Grand Opening for Goofy's
was
the Summer of 1970 and they brought in two bands: The Universal Joint
and,
as the headliner, We Five. We Five's hit record was "You Were On
My Mind". It was a two week engagement and the place was packed
every
night.
Bob Acorn, April 2015
