Comments on: Lee’s Palace on Bloor St. West in Toronto http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2009/12/11/lees-palace-on-bloor-st-west-in-toronto/ Guitars, tips and great music discussions Thu, 24 May 2012 01:20:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2009/12/11/lees-palace-on-bloor-st-west-in-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-1815 Chris Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:47:26 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/?p=2122#comment-1815 I have not been inside Lee's Palace since we bought our house Wilton. I used to love seeing bands there and meeting up with friends. I only went up to the dance cave once or twice but when I did, it was great. Man I miss that place! I guess there comes a time in one's life when you have to chose between having a good time and paying the mortgage ... the mortgage always wins! We are poor in wealth but rich in equity!!! The guy who arranged all the bands sounds like he knew what he was doing ... to bad he was so socially challenged? You make a GREAT point about today's society! We desperately need to find more innovative ways in which to help the arts! Any idea's Wilton? I have not been inside Lee’s Palace since we bought our house Wilton. I used to love seeing bands there and meeting up with friends.

I only went up to the dance cave once or twice but when I did, it was great. Man I miss that place! I guess there comes a time in one’s life when you have to chose between having a good time and paying the mortgage … the mortgage always wins! We are poor in wealth but rich in equity!!!

The guy who arranged all the bands sounds like he knew what he was doing … to bad he was so socially challenged?

You make a GREAT point about today’s society! We desperately need to find more innovative ways in which to help the arts! Any idea’s Wilton?

]]> By: Wilton http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/2009/12/11/lees-palace-on-bloor-st-west-in-toronto/comment-page-1/#comment-1813 Wilton Sat, 12 Dec 2009 14:31:04 +0000 http://feverishthoughts.com/guitar/?p=2122#comment-1813 I think the interior layout they've had for the past 8 years or so sucks. It looks like a dive. Previous, it was more artys with weird sculptures hanging from the ceiling. Also the stage was lower then it is now. The guy who used to book the bands for the longest time, (I can't remember his name) was a bit of an ass hole but a straight forward and honest ass hole. Upon booking a band, he would give each band colour coded tickets so that each band got paid depending on how many people came out to see that particular band. He would also give out a detailed info sheet which listed things like the phone numbers of the other bands, which band was supplying the drum kit, time schedule etc. A great way to keep the show organized. He left around the late 90's and since then, Lee's has taken to charging bands to rent the space (pay to play). With society as a whoie going out less and less, I fear the days of playing for free are coming to an end as venues make their money from bar sales. Lack of people means lack of bar sales which means the venues have a hard time paying rent. It's no wonder some of them are charging rent or bar minimums. Wilton I think the interior layout they’ve had for the past 8 years or so sucks. It looks like a dive. Previous, it was more artys with weird sculptures hanging from the ceiling. Also the stage was lower then it is now.
The guy who used to book the bands for the longest time, (I can’t remember his name) was a bit of an ass hole but a straight forward and honest ass hole. Upon booking a band, he would give each band colour coded tickets so that each band got paid depending on how many people came out to see that particular band. He would also give out a detailed info sheet which listed things like the phone numbers of the other bands, which band was supplying the drum kit, time schedule etc. A great way to keep the show organized. He left around the late 90′s and since then, Lee’s has taken to charging bands to rent the space (pay to play).

With society as a whoie going out less and less, I fear the days of playing for free are coming to an end as venues make their money from bar sales. Lack of people means lack of bar sales which means the venues have a hard time paying rent. It’s no wonder some of them are charging rent or bar minimums.

Wilton

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