To attract more customers to his motorcycle repair shop, Frank Hicks started hosting parties with live music and free beer. Nowadays, that shop is long gone — replaced by Knuckleheads Saloon, a music venue that hosts some of the biggest names in music.
The outdoor stage includes a caboose that was once part of a restaurant. A friend bought all the cars, and when Hicks offered to buy the caboose for the stage, the friend told him"You can borrow it until I die. Then you'll have to deal with my daughter."
In the early 2000s, a microburst storm severely damaged the outdoor stage, resulting in a major remodeling of the space. It also nearly toppled the caboose, which has since been implanted in the ground and rendered immobile. It seats as many as 14 people. The car stands as a symbol of the tracks that run just south of Knuckleheads. The sound of trains rumbling by — horns blaring and drowning out the music — is a trademark of the venue and part of the romance of the raw, rugged environs that surround it.
The train car, now located near the outdoor stage, stands as a symbol of the tracks that run just south of Knuckleheads.The train car, now located near the outdoor stage, stands as a symbol of the tracks that run just south of Knuckleheads.Hicks kept the motorcycle parts shop around for a few years, but closed it in 2007, when costs started exceeding profits. About a year later, he turned it into the Gospel Lounge — an intimate listening room that seats about 80 people.
Hicks learned a few hard lessons about dealing with those big touring acts and the people who work with them at the beginning of his venture. The first show he booked was with the late
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