House of Blues   

on 2/18/05 my wife and i went to see the greg allman and friends , we also had dinner at HOB. the whole experience was great from the food the prices, the valet parking, our server was awesome, can't wait till our next visit. Keep up the good work HOB.

my wife and i attended the (opening night) concert by cheap trick at the house of blues in cleveland. the show sold out the day of the concert,after waiting in line to be COAT CHECKED we made our way upstairs to view the show.we managed a few seats to watch the opening band and slowly realized that we were probably not allowed to be seated there even after asking employees if we were good to sit where we were. inevitably the people who had our seats showed up and we were forced to stand the rest of the evening and watch the show thru in house TV monitors scattered about the upstairs.what a big disappointment, paying $25 to stand all night and watch television.when i bought my tix it was only general admission,although it advertised two price levels so how did those other people get their seats?i don't think the staging was thought out correctly as i saw massive amounts of room behind the stage curtains.opening night service was slow and chaotic which i won't fault but a building this size (52,000sf) should be able to seat those who pay dearly for a ticket,some co-workers who attended subsequent shows all complained of the same problem.words of warning:if your attending the HOB to see an act with a decent size following make sure your tickets place you in a seat or plan on standing and looking up to the ceiling. house of blues indeed!

I know The House of Blues will be a success. Just wanted to also comment that my Husband Jack was with the Calvacade of Stars with Dick Clark back in the 60's. Jack's band "THE FLAMES" backed up all of the stars that Dick Clark would bring Akron, Ohio. I was also there. We have been married 38 years. We are true believers in the music of the 60's. Jack has since reformed the band and the new name is "THE NEW FLAMES" Jack and the original sax man, Don, are back together in this group. And need I say they are fantastic. They opened up for the Lovin' Spoonful when they came to Norwalk for a concert at the Norwalk Raceway. We hope to make it to the opening of the club this Sunday the 28th. It's going to be great for Cleveland. The Blues Brothers movie is my favorite. And Dan I wish you were in another TV sitcom. You definitely keep the audience laughing. You're great. Well, better end before you think I'm writing a book. So, GOOD LUCK with the club, it's going to be a success. Phyllis Bishop pjb1jab@aol.com