[Mpls] Steve McClelland out at First Avenue

[David Brauer]

Word on the street is that Steve McClellan has been fired at First=20
Avenue. One person connected with the club confirmed this, but that's=20
all I have right now. Don't know why it's happening.

Dude IS Mr. First Ave. He's been First Ave's guru forever, and even=20
though hundreds of people have made the club what it is, he's done more=20=

than anyone to make this local music scene.

There are hundreds of us geezers who can regale you with tales of=20
McClellan's passion, soul and cantankerousness =97 which will =
undoubtedly=20
fill acres of print soon =97  but I mostly wanted to let folks know what=20=

I've heard and shake the tree for more news.

Just for the hell of it, here's a link to a great oral history City=20
Pages did last year. (By the way, they also have a wonderful Pride=20
Parade oral history in the issue out today.)
http://www.citypages.com/databank/24/1187/article11480.asp

Here's our own most recent McClellan story, about the pressure of=20
competing with Clear Channel:
http://www.skywaynews.net/articles/2004/02/23/news/news03.txt

David Brauer
Kingfield
(Editor, Skyway News & Southwest Journal)=