if you read my post here about the situation at the 585 saturday night, i thought i would provide an update.

i got an email from deke spears, one of the co-owners of the venue, which with his permission, i will go ahead and relay here verbatim after the jump.

Hi. This is Deke Spears (owner of the 585). I was the one who got on the mic and told everyone we had to stop the show. I read your blog. Thanks for writing.

We were shut down because of alcohol. The report said that the detective tried to pay for alcohol but the bartender wouldn't accept so he put the money in the tip Jar. They charged us for selling alcohol...which we didn't do. Not only did they close us down, after we got everyone off the property, they arrested me and co-owner Steven Marchi. Fulton County lock up for 15 hours is a blast!You should try it some time...

We are very sorry to the bands and to the fans who were there Saturday night. We are fighting to remedy the situation. But until further notice all shows have been cancelled. We appreciate all the support we have gotten for
the past 5 months and we hope the support will continue when we re-open.

-Deke

[ Wow, if that's all true then FUCK, fuck, fuck the PO-lice. -k]