(BW&BK) On Friday afternoon, 307 Downtown had GUNS N' ROSES' 'Welcome To The Jungle' cranked on the stereo and at least one employee was doing frontman Axl Rose's signature snake dance. That day, venue managers sent in a deposit for a solo Rose gig on May 26th and felt certain they had booked the biggest show ever at the club.
By Saturday afternoon, the song and dance came to a halt: Following a front-page story in Saturday's edition of The Daily Advertiser, Rose's booking and management company e-mailed the club's management, asking why they were disseminating false information.
"We both came to the conclusion that it (the booking) was fraudulent," said Chad Fouquier, 307's entertainment coordinator.[see full story for more]
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Posted by Bluch:
We pulled the stunt with Downtown 307 due to the fact nthat Club owner Rob is a man not of his word. He lied to the papers and to his own family.....
