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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1982)
y /Page 4 4,1» local Battalion/Page 5 November 4, 1982 People spending less for fun in B-CS Undents tn i-campusisjl ns and foot*; by Beverly Hamilton 'al of theCOIlB Battalion Staff nts publiciBAlthough there is a saying speak on btMit people spend more money )n. Jentertainment during reces- recognizedjlnary periods in an effort to us on theTdipt away from it all” and forget That nnnAut the current economic e sports t Jtation, it is not holding up for hletic Dew entertainment spots in idairisoptc yan-College Station. :s’ participji .Some of the entertainment [spots in Bryan-College Sta- n have felt the effects of the s extracunt rease in spending, while a tradition iers have felt the effects of the wilinotbecl jession, he said,diet Movie theaters in Bryan- ily maintain liege Station have not felt the TexasAMllects of the recession, local un haschaniater owner Bill Shulman 20 years Bd. tion. Butaa* Shulman owms the Shulman it to remain]*; Manor East, Skyway Twin, mpus and Palace theaters. • •• “We haven’t had a drop in n activities! . , „ c , , , r.L .1' endance, Shulman said. We ewc th t •by the idea that if we show mvo ' , , tat they want to see, our busi- "P s an " is will do fairly well.” lorn wheeler, manager of tt Cinemas I and II in the education W shopping center, said t is madeoui PP le g° t0 the movies rtant.hesaii png bad economic periods but contenl f he hasn,t noticed re the siudi ) vie g oer s attempting to save edge andp W 1 ■nt. IThere’s an old showman’s I b e moreaij (lb that during bad times peo- rsities for p always go to the movies but I developnirt 11 tsee t l' em taking advantage discount nights," Wheeler ^limrsnfAin d,“I would expect more peo- ;the. § ed Ua ; »jo be here, officials, (ji “During the week, attendance posterinaa Jr 6611 almost nothing. But, oom. mds: "Don’ll \ rfere withy n.” on the weekends people are used to going out and having a good time.” Attendance at area night clubs such as The RoxZ and Dal las has dropped, but Graham Central Station does not seem to be hurting in patronage. Attendance at The RoxZ has declined about 40 percent on don’t know if it’s due to the economy, but everybody (the clubs) is hurting equally. The re cession shouldn’t hurt drinking establishments because people are going to drink when the economy’s bad. ” — Gary Seaback, owner of the nightclub Dallas. weeknights and 20 percent on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, Steve Graham, general manager, said. “I’d say it is partly the eco nomy and partly schoolwork,” Graham said. Texas A&M University is a more difficult school than most, he said, so students spend their time studying instead of danc ing. However, The RoxZ does have incentives, like drink spe cials, to attract customers. Dallas has experienced a drop in business, Gary Seaback, own er of the club, said. “I don’t know if it’s due to the economy, but everybody (the clubs) is hurting equally,” Sea back said. “The recession shouldn’t hurt drinking estab lishments because people are going to drink when the eco nomy’s bad.” Patronage at Graham Central Station declined in September, Keith Lawyer, supervisor of the club, said. “Club business prospers dur ing hard times,” he said. “People cut out other things to adjust so they can keep their entertain ment.” Rebels Restaurant and Bar has definitely felt the effects of the recession, Gene Rouner, manager of the restaurant, said. “With the economy the way it is, people can’t afford to go out,” he said. “Many of our customers who worked in oilfields are not working and cannot afford to come out here.” Rouner said business at Re bels was prosperous last year be cause people were spending money when the recession was in full swing. “They’ve come to realize they can’t do what they were doing before,” he said. “I think people in this town are very price conscious and they’re looking for the best deal they can get. They’re staying home, watching TV and trying to save their pennies.” Rick Elliott, general manager of Bennigan’s Tavern, said the restaurant is feeling the effects of the recession a small degree. “We’re still doing fine, but ev erybody and his mother is open ing up a new store,” he said. More people are saving money and going to the tavern just for a drink, Elliott said. “Many people satisfy their needs by trading out food for liquor and having a couple of drinks at happy hour.” Doan Shockley, general man ager of Baker Street Restaurant and Bar, said he doesn’t feel the recession has hit Bryan-College Station as hard as it has other areas. However, he has noticed that more people come into the restaurant to drink than to eat. “People are still drinking and our happy hour definitely draws more people in,” he said. Duddley’s Draw, a College Station bar, has not seen the in crease in business its manage ment expected to see, bartender Tom Shields said. “The bar business in general in this town has slowed down,” he said, “There are more bars now and that spreads business out.” Mike Richie, owner of The Thirsty Turtle, said people are pinching pennies and budgeting their money. “They’re a little more picky about what they do. They’re here, but not as much.” However, patrons don’t seem to be making an effort to find bargains, Richie said. “I don’t see the kids chasing specials. If they want to go to Graham’s for a beer for $1.75, they will.” Post Oak Mall hasn’t felt any dent in business, Maria Polites, marketing director for Post Oak Mall, said. “We’ve had no problems leas ing and we keep having new businesses come in,” she said. “I don’t think there’s been any kind of decrease. 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