ive been to all parts of the gladstone except for staying in rooms. though i have been in the rooms when there were craft shows there. and ive seen bands in the ballroom, karaoke in the melody bar and talked with the bartenders.
theres no pretention here, theres history, theres the culture of visual, performance and musical art in the city. and theres patrons who perhaps cant sing doing karaoke. thats what karaokes for. for those people.
and theyve stepped up to the plate in their own way...reinventing themselves many times over. 143 years is along time.