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  1. Ron's middle and last names are last and minute. The fact that Ron alienated just about every musican in Washtenaw county did not help his business what so ever.
  2. I would give the Firefly another shot, she has started up Tuesday nights again (they had been closed on Tuesday’s), calling it Trio Tuesday (in loving memory). I would think your group would fit in perfectly at the Firefly, Susan somewhat changes up her schedule every month. http://www.fireflyclub.com/calendar.htm
  3. A lot of it had to do with Ron Brooks and the fact that most of the local musicians as well as many employees did not like the way they were treated and exploited by Ron Brooks. He took advantage of a lot of people and burned a lot of bridges.. ....... Like firing Paul Keller's band which had become an institution on Monday nights @ the Bird.. It pissed Paul off enough to change the name of his band & record label from "Bird Of Paradise" orchestra to the "Paul Keller Orchestra" & "PKO" records... Yes, the orchestra was “fired” in March 02. Personally I think the orchestra should have stayed at the Firefly. By coming to the Main St. address the orchestra lost their vocalist (Susan) as she was forbidden to perform the BOP. Shortly after the move from Ashley St. the orchestra was a big hit on Monday nights, however the crowds dwindled and never returned, by the spring of 02 Monday nights were a financial disaster for the club, the orchestra varied between 13, 14, 15 members. There had not been that many people in the audience for months. Paul Keller immediately took his orchestra to the Firefly (Ron’s arch enemy), renaming the orchestra was the logical move and it gives credit to Paul Keller, who should be getting credit. Upon moving back to the Firefly the orchestra once again attracted the crowds that had eluded them on Main St.
  4. Who and how did Ron exploit? The employee’s, generally speaking, had a low opinion of Ron. There is a long list of musicians who would agree with what you saying, however these two facts were not major contributing factors to the BOP’s demise.
  5. "For 19 years the Bird of Paradise jazz club, owned by local bass player Ron Brooks, earned praise, recognition and crowds for a lineup that mixed local musicians with national headliners. But at a sparsely attended closing party July 27, the Bird sounded its final note. The end came as no surprise. The building the Bird occupied was sold in February. By then, the club was behind in its rent, and the new owner ordered it to vacate by July 31. The once-stellar lineup of musical talent had dwindled to mostly Brooks' own trio. How did the Bird, named by jazz bible DownBeat magazine in 2002 as one of the best clubs in the nation, wind up out of business two years later? Was a 2000 move - from an intimate storefront setting on South Ashley Street to a larger, more expensive basement location on South Main Street - to blame? Was part of the problem an owner who was a bassist first and a businessman second? Or was it simply increased competition for a limited audience"............ full story http://www.mlive.com/search/index.ssf?/bas...xml?aanews?FEMU
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