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Bourbon Street Back After Blaze
Posted Aug 12, 2009 by Geoff Fox
Updated Aug 12, 2009 at 06:03 PM
As the owner of a bar and concert venue, Greg Serio has plenty of hassles, like dealing with nationally known bands that have passed their prime, but still insist on green M&Ms being removed from their candy dish in the dressing room.
In 11 years of owning Bourbon Street on U.S. 19, Serio, a straight-shooting Cleveland native, has hosted rock ‘n’ roll shows, weekly pro wrestling events and open-mic nights for local bands to practice their chops.
If not for an eagle-eyed, off-duty Pasco County firefighter, Serio’s beloved bar might have been reduced to rubble a couple weeks ago when an electrical fire started in his office.
”The guys closed up at about 2:45 a.m. By 3:24 a.m., Pasco Fire had entered my building and put the fire out,” Serio said this week. “Some off-duty guy was just driving by when he saw smoke billowing from the front of the building.”
Firefighters saved the venue, but Serio’s office was destroyed, along with paperwork, office furniture and equipment, and all liquor not stored at the bar. Happily, the business was shut down only two days – and a rock show relocated to the nearby Insomniacs all-night coffeehouse – while the office was renovated.
“We were closed Sunday and Monday, the two slowest days,” he said. “We re-opened on Tuesday in time for our ACW [wrestling] show.”
Serio said he didn’t have insurance on the contents of his office and is awaiting invoices on all of the work that was done.
“Once word hit the streets, the local bands here really stepped up to the plate,” he said. “It’s their place, too. They want to do a fundraiser for me on Aug. 22, but I don’t have all the details yet. They want to make it an all-day event.”
Check Everyday People for an update on the fundraiser.
For information about Bourbon Street, call (727) 843-0686 or visit http://www.clubbourbonstreet.com.
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