Tomorrow is the last day it will be open forever from noon to 2 am. $3 mimosas and $5 bloody Mary's. I haven't been since I dated an Aggie wrangler in the 90's and was his ragdoll he tossed and flipped around. I remember my black Rockies with the rhinestones on the front pockets and my maroon ropers. I was a city girl from H town that learned how to two step and jitterbug on those floors. Can't decide if we're going between morning and evening church services or after evening service but won't miss it. And if they play Neon Moon… it will take me back.
Hurricane Harrys
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I met my first husband there. I've lost some of the friends I used to dance with until last call. I'm going early to have a drink and maybe exorcise some demons.
Exorcise is good for you.
Really
My roommate bartender there when it first opened. My wife and I would dance there all the time when we started dating. It's sad there is no where to dance these days. Places like the Hall, Graham's or Denim and Diamonds and now Harry's closing are missed and will be missed. What a great way for young adults to meet and dance. No one dances these days.
Side note, why wouldn't they open in a new location? I'm sure they would be successful.
Side note, why wouldn't they open in a new location? I'm sure they would be successful.
I hear whispers of something new coming to fill the void. In the meantime there is the Western Club in Navasota.
Kids are still dancing. I have an Elite Wrangler. Her and her friends STARVE for places to dance. We sometimes take a group to the Sons of Herman Hall in Bryan. Fun for an old school family outing. They sell beer and setups. BYOB.
Kids are still dancing. I have an Elite Wrangler. Her and her friends STARVE for places to dance. We sometimes take a group to the Sons of Herman Hall in Bryan. Fun for an old school family outing. They sell beer and setups. BYOB.
I grew up in places like that.
The owners were OK with letting it stay open as it existed, but they aren't interested in putting in the effort to reopen it in a new spot.AgTrip said:
Side note, why wouldn't they open in a new location? I'm sure they would be successful.
The original owner died years back and it was handed down in the family. The managers basically kept that place going all these years.
Tim Weaver said:The owners were OK with letting it stay open as it existed, but they aren't interested in putting in the effort to reopen it in a new spot.AgTrip said:
Side note, why wouldn't they open in a new location? I'm sure they would be successful.
The original owner died years back and it was handed down in the family. The managers basically kept that place going all these years.
I think they mentioned that it got a real good deal on the rent which indicated that it was either not doing nearly as well as thought, or the current owners really aren't interested in running it as a viable business.
The current owners nearly closed the place when they inherited it. The managers basically begged them to not sell out, so yeah. Its been on borrowed time for years.PS3D said:Tim Weaver said:The owners were OK with letting it stay open as it existed, but they aren't interested in putting in the effort to reopen it in a new spot.AgTrip said:
Side note, why wouldn't they open in a new location? I'm sure they would be successful.
The original owner died years back and it was handed down in the family. The managers basically kept that place going all these years.
I think they mentioned that it got a real good deal on the rent which indicated that it was either not doing nearly as well as thought, or the current owners really aren't interested in running it as a viable business.
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they had a killer, old school rent in that spot. They wouldn't be able to afford today's rental rates in a comparable space/parking.
Gary Seaback.Tim Weaver said:The original owner died years back and it was handed down in the family. The managers basically kept that place going all these years.AgTrip said:
Side note, why wouldn't they open in a new location? I'm sure they would be successful.
For those of us who are old, isn't Hurricane Harry's on the site of the former Sports Club?
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milner79 said:
For those of us who are old, isn't Hurricane Harry's on the site of the former Sports Club?
Yes. Sports Club, Spectrum, Electric Cowboy, Teazers, ROXZ all before Mercury Bar, The Edge, Baja Yacht Club and Harry's.
ROXZ!!!
Haven't heard that name in a long time!
Haven't heard that name in a long time!
They expanded into part of the old movie theater at some point. I can't find any article where Hurricane Harry's opened but it sounds like it was originally a strip club.milner79 said:
For those of us who are old, isn't Hurricane Harry's on the site of the former Sports Club?
I think that Harry's opened around 1990/1991, and the expansion took place around 1996.
Nm
It opened as Hurricane Harry's in 1992.
I don't think it was ever a strip club, but the bars always came up with ways to bring in the firefighters in the summer when student population dropped.PS3D said:They expanded into part of the old movie theater at some point. I can't find any article where Hurricane Harry's opened but it sounds like it was originally a strip club.milner79 said:
For those of us who are old, isn't Hurricane Harry's on the site of the former Sports Club?
Harry's was never a strip club. The "new" half was the plaza movie theater.
Ah, firefighters week. For many years I ended up hosting the "build your own bikini contest" at the Hall of Fame. I seem to recall one made out of Lifesavers and dental floss.
Ah, firefighters week. For many years I ended up hosting the "build your own bikini contest" at the Hall of Fame. I seem to recall one made out of Lifesavers and dental floss.
Oh there was skin shown at the bar when the firefighters came in town. They brought in strippers from Dallas or Houston to dance.Independence H-D said:
Harry's was never a strip club. The "new" half was the plaza movie theater.
Ah, firefighters week. For many years I ended up hosting the "build your own bikini contest" at the Hall of Fame. I seem to recall one made out of Lifesavers and dental floss.
Wasn't the original Roxz in the party room of that apartment complex on 2818 across from the Post Office? Can't remember what it was called but now they have been renamed to "Flats on 12" ....maroon barchetta said:
ROXZ!!!
Haven't heard that name in a long time!
Doux Chene.
While it wasn't a strip club, the pole that was in the bottom dance floor sure was treated like it belonged in one.
Gen x hasn't done a damn thing except pat themselves on the back
Or those interested all the furniture decorations etc are for auction on swicoauctions.com
For the really old, where was the Bombay Bicycle Club?
Wasn't it where Denny's is on Texas?
Thought it was over on College across from the new mini-golf place? But I can't remember if I ate breakfast this morning.
I worked there! Right on TX and University.
Yes!
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Independence H-D said:
Doux Chene.
The original ROXZ was where Harry's was and then moved to the mall where eyemasters is. The club at Doux chene was studio 2818
What was at briarwood?
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Pretty sure that was Zephyr before it moved to Woodstone