The next report of bad behavior was in October 1967, when Lt. Belgea said he “escorted Gourd from the establishment twice but did not kick him.” Belgea said Gourd came in drunk, was refused service, fell off a bar stool, and annoyed other customers. Belgea, age 23 and identified as the manager of the Whisky Go Go, was fined $100 for assault when he was accused by Gary Gourd of kicking him when ejecting Gourd from the bar. Trashmen: August 15 – 29, 1966, as reported in the Tribune by Will Jones on August 15, 1966.Īfter mid-1966 there are no more music ads for the Whisky, but there are some scandals to report on. Joey Dee and the Starlighters: Week of July 10, 1966: Lake Street, Minneapolis.īill Haley and His Comets: Week of March 27, 1966 She’s also a secretary at Anderson Dodge 1201 E. Go-go girls dance in a glass cage – and take requests for rock ‘n’ roll records from bar patrons – at Whisky Go Go, a combination go-go place, and discotheque on St. The Whisky Go Go was featured in the Minneapolis Tribune Picture Magazine of Janu– in a feature on glass! The caption for the picture below reads: Are those Hamm’s beer cans on her shirt? ( Minneapolis Tribune Picture Magazine, October 17, 1965) Were you a Go Go girl? I would love to hear your story!Ī 1965 article showed go-go girl Mickey McCann dancing in a glass cage while taking requests for rock ‘n’ roll records from patrons who call from phones around the bar. The Go Go girls of the Twin Cities were more likely to be college girls or young moms trying to make a buck. The most famous Go Go girl was Lada Edmond, Jr., the girl wearing the fringe in the cage doing the frug on Hullabaloo. Just Go Go.ġ965 was all about Go Go, with girls in skimpy outfits dancing in cages. Which ever it was, it is clear that it was not “Whisky a-Go-Go,” like the club at 8901 Sunset Blvd. The ads below show that the club couldn’t decide either. The spelling whisky is generally used for whiskies distilled in Scotland, Canada, Australia, Japan and Europe, while whiskey is used for the spirits distilled in Ireland and America. Whether it is whisky or whiskey has been the basis of many arguments over many years. Or was it Whisky Go Go? Let’s Google Whisky: Whiskey Go Go was an over 21 spot that operated here from 1965 to 1967. Odd to think of Rene’s fancy French restaurant as a “Steak House.”Ī Diner’s Club-type ad from May 1963 gives George Willkom’s as the name of the restaurant located at this address. Featured in the back room “Allens Alley” is Fabulous Felix Healy. For your evening’s entertainment, Dorothy Truman, organist in the Main Lounge and Dining Room. A “Places to Go” note in some publication from 1960 describes Chez-Rene (with a a dash like that) thusly:ĭowntown’s Finest Steak House.
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