Morrissey at the Surf Ballroom

[ketelmeister]

If you enjoy a sense of history at any facility or building, you will enjoy the Surf. It's a classic 1950s ballroom, restored to it's original condition. Booths, beautiful wall painting and classic dance floor. The hall of fame of performers there is a who's who in rock and country music. It's going back in time, and for many that is something fun even if you are too young to remember. I HIGHLY recommend going. My Dad's band played the Surf the night after Buddy Holly's plane crash. The owner took him out to see the crash site. They played a couple of tunes and ended the evening. The loss of some of the brightest stars of the day carries to this day.

[docholihawk]

I live in Clear Lake and from what people have told me they really like what's been done there. When I was younger I saw 30-40 concerts there and had a great time. The place got to be run down quite a bit in the 80's-early 90's but when the Snyder Construction family bought it they put a lot of money into it. I haven't been there since I became disabled, hard to handle crowded areas, but it does attract large crowds for good concerts. I believe the date is right after the Winter Dance Festival/Buddy Holly Days so the town won't be packed with a ton of people and Hotels, restaurants, bars shouldn't be hard to get to. I would be careful about drinking and driving, cops seem to be okay with the bars on main street and The Other Place, two blocks from Surf, but other than those they watch pretty close. If you can make it I think you would have a good time. The Surf is listed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for Venues although most of that can be attributed to the early days.