J
Joined: May 06, 2002
Posts: 111
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J
we visited the cove in February, and had a pretty good time. Richard Cheese was playing the Venus side, which made for some humor and the bartenders on the Taboo side were informative and friendly. It was the bartenders who mentioned to us that matchbooks and swizzle sticks could be auctioned, so we took a few and auctioned them, theatrically with the intent of raising enough money to buy just one of the Shag tiki mugs.
During an auction, someone e-mailed me and berated me (and people like me) for causing the remodeling of the place. I had already heard rumors of the remodeling and had e-discussed it with Bosko and not wanting to be part of the problem had the exchange below with Shag.
Mr. Shag (?)
I actually traded e-mails with Bosko a few weeks ago and at that time he was
unaware that the lounge was being changed. He suggested that any changes
were related to Dj's versus live music, etc.
Nevertheless, we visited in February, for a genuine vegas-style wedding and
were thrilled to discover your lounge. It was actually the bartender who
told us that there was money to be made auctioning items with your motif and
I decided that an auction might be a reasonable method for raising enough
money to actually afford one of your mugs, during one of their occasional
appearances on ebay.
I would be broken-hearted to discover anything I might be doing contributed
to the un-retro-ing of the space. This is only my third auction of your
material and I will GLADLY cancel the auction if you feel that it would be
more appropriate.
Your fan
J
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From: Shag
To: "J"
Subject: Re: Venus Shag items
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 23:42:45 -0700
Hi J,
Thanks for your consideration. I'm actually pretty ambivalent about people
selling the Venus stuff, so I'd never ask you to cancel the auction. On the
one hand I'm flattered that people are willing to collect, sell and buy Shag
stuff, on the other, I do understand The Venus' reluctance to continue with
the Shag theme. It sort of fits in with my whole "Limited Edition"
mentality -- see the place before the edition sells out!
It is nice to know that there are watchdogs out there, keeping an eye out
for my best interest!
shag
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