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by Ali Freeman
Staff Writer
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cover the other walls. Quiet swing or New Orleans
jazz usually plays in the background. And
you can have a conversation at your normal
speaking level. Not your typical Five Points bar.
Owners Scott Linaberry and George Meares
opened the Knock, Knock Club as an alternative
to the usual Five Points scene.
"We were searching for a demographic," Linaberry
said. "If you're a professional, you might
still want to go out in Five Points but find
that it is hard to when you are over the typical
scene. The Knock, Knock Club is a place you
can come to for a meeting or a quiet night out."
The search for a demographic might seem
rigid since you need a key to get in. But it's
not as strict as it sounds. Often, a key is not
even necessary; the door sits wide open during
most Happy Hours.
"It's actually really easy to get a key," Linaberry
admits. "Who am I to judge if a person
is worth coming in here?" Key distribution
works on the principle that if you know the laidback
mood of the club and want to go there, you
should fit and get in.
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Stage Door, which opened in 1969. In 1981, it
was Pug's and a comedy club, The Punchline,
then Pug's and Pug's Too from 1985 to 1995.
What makes Linaberry think he can make
The Knock, Knock Club work? "I don't think
we'll let it not work," he said. "We're too stubborn.
That's why I'm working here behind the
bar at Happy Hour. I'm stubborn."
The remodeling and redecorating of the lower
level of the club was completed in the past
month. The upper level is the next step. A long
antique bar will line one wall across a large
dance floor from a stage where local jazz acts
can perform.
Until then, you can have a meeting or talk
and listen to jazz recordings while you play pool
or sit at a booth or table in the two lower levels.
And although the atmosphere is 1920s, you
Buffalo strikes
by Clayton Kale
Gamecock Critic
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Land is the third CD from the Trumansburg,
NX-based band.
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There is definitely something
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The first song on the CD, "Tides of Time,"
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your head to. The diversity of instruments
gives the entire CD a rich and aesthetic feel.
Donna uses the regulars of rock: electric
guitar, bass and drums, but they also use instruments
that aren't usually found in a rock
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need not worry about sharing Prohibition proclamations
like the one depicted in an old Buster
Keaton movie poster on the wall: "What? No
Beer!"
Drinks: The Knock,Knock serves bar brand
drinks, 2.50 during Happy Hour, 3.50 at night.
They also have top of the line liquors such as
premium single malt scotches that are $7-9/ mini
bottle.
Location: 634 Harden St.
Getting in: Call 7991015 to get a key or make
reservations for a party.
Food: The Hideaway serves food from $3.50
egg sandwiches to $9.75 crab cakes from 6pm
to 4a.m. and delivers until 3 a.m. Monday
through Saturday to Five Points, USC, Shandon
and University Commons. Call 799- 1015
for delivery.
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CHverse musical talents aren't the only positive
aspects of Rockin'in the Weary Land. Hie
songs preach love, understanding and global
harmony.
'We've got your dream, Mr. King, and it's
in our hearts... it's a vision of the way things
have got to be," says the anthem
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