Saratoga Winners (Latham, NY) re opening

As mentioned in a previous journal entry ("Notes from the New York Extreme Metal Underground") legendary capital district venue Saratoga Winners is re-opening (October 2007) this fall. Saratoga Winners (built like a barn, located between Cohes and Latham, NY) is undergoing renovations and repairs ("A roof that don't leak"-Darrin the sound man of Saratoga Winners) as the legendary venue has hosted the best of extreme metal and other genres of bands. Saratoga Winners closed in the fall of 2006 and now is under new ownership and management.
  From Saratoga Winners MYSPACE:

 Saratoga Winners a live music venue for over 40+ years needs your help. As much as we hate to do what we are about to do we have no choice. We need all music lovers, bands, everybody to help us re-build this historic music venue. Do to circumstance beyond our control such as new building codes and the condition this venue is in our construction costs are now 4 times what we excepted. We bought this property/venue once we heard that builders were looking at it to tear down and put up condos, We could not let a piece of music history be torn down. So now before we have to sell out to those builders we are asking for your donations to hope us re-build. Any amount you can give will be greatly appreciated. Please pass this on to everybody on your friends list and ask for them to help us as well. Lets work together to bring back Upstate N Y's premier music venue. You can donate 2 ways


1. Mail Checks to:
Saratoga Winners
PO Box 219
Greenfield Center, NY 12833

OR

2. Through our pay pal account at saratogawinners.com

All who donate will have their names placed on the new walls at winners as a thank you for helping.

Thank You for your support!!!

"The Crew At Saratoga Winners"
FROM SARATOGA WINNERS MYSPACE:
ALL SHOWS ARE CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.........SORRY.....DARRIN
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal- \m/ -l-