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I was listening to the July 8 program of Weekend America, which had a segment on the Jolly Garogers. Shortly thereafter, a segment on Texas Music Matters described the closing of the Backroom after 33 years. It just so happened that the Jolly Garogers were playing. I had to go and talked a friend into attending. I wore a Dio shirt from the 1985 Sacred Heart tour, a gift from another friend.

The Backroom is/was a good sized venue, with 2 bars and a stage in the back. The crowd was surprisingly diverse, lots of metal fans, punks, Hispanics, kids, some Anglos who looked like they’d just left the golf course, and a number of African Americans. The Jolly Garogers were equally eclectic. While they primarily played straight ahead original rock, they played some punk and then branched into hip hop. Their pirate theme was a lot of fun, I’m sure if the pirates of the 17th century were here today, they’d be listening to Iron Maiden.