Well I have to admit straight away, I'm not a boot scooter, honkey tonker, line dancer or even remotely a country type a gal by any stretch of the means. But, I gotta hand it to Joe's they have a pretty nice place to lay down your boots, or heels... or flip flops. And perhaps I'm lying a tiny bit, I do love me some George Jones.
They are as country as you can get, with their gravel parking lot and cow boy hats and boots abound. I half expected the Marlboro man to ride up on his faithful steed hollerin, "Yeeeeeehaaaaawwwwww!!" It's a huge venue that opens up into a few separate areas and has a large stage that has famous acts and their own house band jamming away. I went for a birthday and didn't know how the night would go, but after I walked in under that gleaming chandelier in the lobby I figured it'd be pretty fun and I was right.
The main area is totally for the music. It's got a large bear encased in glass who watches over the crowd, and a bar to serve up some inexpensive drinks. I was very pleased with the prices, but they only take CASH! Keep that in mind. If you are like myself and hoard all your cash in lieu of a plastic rectangle, no worries... they have an ATM, with a $2.00 fee to start your night out right.
The middle area has another bar, and some seating areas, but not much, and the back area has the famous mechanical bull, great for people watching. There are funny things throughout the place to catch your eye, like a pair of legs hanging out of the ceiling and a guy sitting on top of a deer or some other animal head. Near the bathrooms they even have a huge buffalo standing guard. Upstairs are some pool tables to get your hustle on, and yet another bar to keep you from being thirsty while you're, hustlin. hustlin. hustlin...every day I'm hustling.. Oh wait, that's Rick Ross, wrong venue.
The only reason for the lack of that fifth star is the seating, and the cash only. I was wearing heels and my feet were sore by 11! There isn't a ton of carpet throughout and no empty seats around. I do have to admit, this was a Chris Young concert though, so there may have been more people than normal. If I get a hankerin for some boot scootin, I know where I'll be headed. :)