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I;.. , raft with a three dollar<br />
cover and a live band. Ten pm<br />
rolls around, its standing room<br />
only and the place begins to pop.<br />
Its amazing because this place is<br />
so out of the way you would<br />
never find it or stumble upon it<br />
by accident. If any of you know<br />
anything about Ogden you'll<br />
know and recognize the Grey<br />
Moose h<strong>as</strong> been around for about<br />
a hundred years or so. In the<br />
p<strong>as</strong>t they have played host to<br />
some killer loci1 towns. The<br />
Malis brothers for example. All<br />
of a sudden the Grey Moose<br />
becomes paranoid and offers<br />
something they've never offered<br />
in the p<strong>as</strong>t, Wednesday nights no<br />
doubt, five drafts, free hot dogs<br />
and a live band with $5.00 cover.<br />
Why now? Why this? Are we a<br />
little concerned about a no name<br />
club still in its infancy taking all<br />
of our valuable customers or do<br />
we just want to show them who<br />
the big - dogs - are in town. Who in<br />
the fuck w<strong>as</strong> the marketing<br />
genius that threw in the free hot<br />
dogs. But 1 love it when I've<br />
been drinking beer then I eat a<br />
hot dog or two and then I go talk<br />
to the ladies and end up burping<br />
the shit up for the rest of the<br />
night. And I got to tell you it<br />
drives the women wild. In fact, 1<br />
like free hot dogs so much that I<br />
scan the paper every weekend to<br />
see what car lot in town is givinp<br />
out free hot-dogs and hell I'll<br />
bring .. mv . own beer. This kind of<br />
move goes beyond competition.<br />
Can you imagine if every store<br />
had this attitude. Sure companies<br />
and corporations would lovl<br />
to own the market by hey this is<br />
a free enterprise system and its<br />
just not a reality. And for the<br />
most part good competition is<br />
healthy. I just think having a<br />
choice, an option is good. I say<br />
forget about what the Dead Beat<br />
Tavern is doing and get on with<br />
business. Do whatever it is you<br />
do best. Look forward. Go bab)<br />
go. I think that two or th,ree or<br />
four or more companies can be<br />
successful in doing the same<br />
thing without the main goal<br />
being lets put the other guy out<br />
of business. Lets drag them<br />
under. The other night the Grey<br />
Moose sent n\.er their doorman<br />
and a couple of bar boys to chec<br />
out the scene at the Dead Beat<br />
Tavern. They poked their heads<br />
inside, did a quick head count<br />
and headed back over to the<br />
Grey Moose corporate offices to<br />
crunch some numbers. You can<br />
tell these boys have never ownel<br />
a business outside of Ogden. Dc<br />
you really think Spanky's<br />
Cinema Bar cares rvhat's happel<br />
ing at the Zephyr just up the<br />
street or vice versa. I doubt it.<br />
And oh, did I forget to mention<br />
one minor detail. The Grey<br />
Moose caters to a totally differei<br />
clientele than the Dead Beat<br />
Tavern. The Grey Moose is a<br />
harder edge. The tavern is laid<br />
back. Its like the Ashbury Pub (<br />
Ogden yet smokier. Its got the<br />
love vibe floating through it.<br />
The Grey Moose is heavier, mor<br />
of a place to flex your muscle.<br />
Regardless of bvhat role you pla<br />
in life don't think nobody's<br />
watching because we are. And<br />
<strong>as</strong> the quote in the movie says 1<br />
am the iYes and ears of this ins<br />
tution. Big brother signing off.<br />
-P. Parker
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