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Bye Bye Rockin' Rodeo
By: Bake Town
Description: Bako's biggest nightclub gets handed walking papers, after gangs tarnish image with violence...and death.

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Posted by baketown Tue Nov 30, 1999 00:00:00 PST
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It looks like Rockin’ Rodeo may finally be closing its doors for good.  Lawyers for the owners announced yesterday that the club had lost its lease.  Owners of the property felt that the shooting there recently, along with other incidents in the past, placed their other tenants in danger. According to the paper, city council members were more than pleased by the announcement. 

I don’t get that.  I mean, I don’t care one way or the other if Rockin’ Rodeo closes or not, and I don’t blame the owners for not wanting it there anymore, but why are the council members so pleased.  It’s not like getting rid of the night club is going to get rid of the people who went there.  The thugs that shot up the place are still running around town.  Obviously they enjoyed going to Rockin’ Rodeo, maybe they’d go back if they kept it open.  You know, return to the scene and all.  It might it easier to catch them.  Closing Rockin’ Rodeo just means that the crowd who went there will have to start going somewhere else.  Personally, I’d rather they stay were they are. 

Better Rockin’ Rodeo than downtown.

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Comment From: dusty

Thu May 25, 2006 11:22:20 PDT
Evidently the owners aren't willing to pay out of their own pocket to put security in place to protect the patrons and the public. They just want to make a buck and keep their overhead down. If thats the case, then I am glad its gone.
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Comment From: twinkie

Tue May 30, 2006 14:16:25 PDT
It placed their other tenants in danger? What tenants? The ones that are closed by the time Rockin Rodeo opens their doors? That's about a laugh and a half. I don't blame the owners of the building either though. Why didn't the owners of Rockin Rodeo front the cash for added security? Wouldn't it be their responsibility? The fact that the council members are pleased cracks me up. Maybe they own a lot of downtown bars and they welcome the added busines? LOL I can't say I'm sad they are closing down. I never did enjoy going there. I prefer the smaller more intimate places in Bakersfield. But that comment from the council members DOES crack me up.
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