I just heard the news that Saratoga Winners has been burned down with an alledged suspicion of arson. I don’t really want to be blogging about local music with this blog, but I got to blog this one since this is one of the most talked about music venues in the area for years.

I don’t get why people get sad if venues close down or get burned to the ground. I don’t get heartbroken about these kind of things and I don’t get why everyone else gets sad about it too. It’s just a building, just some pieces of wood, metal and wires all over it to have a roof over your head. That’s all it is. Just some places where bands go there and play.

I have never been there before. I have seen local music message boards going on and on and on about it for years. Mostly people complaining about the place and the previous owner, I think his name was Solam or something like that? It’s puzzling me why people would complain about the place so much and now they are crying about it.

Isn’t your life more important than a music venue? This is just evidence that this music scene is dying and there is no music scene left anymore. I find that sadder than losing a music venue.

I understand how it’s an important venue ’cause legendary bands go there and play, but fuck, they all played there before they became big, rich and famous anyways. Do you think the Mighty Mighty Bosstones or Ben Folds would care if they heard that place burnt down? I don’t think so. These guys are too famous that they wouldn’t even remember they played there.

I don’t get all the emotion about this place. The place hasn’t been in business for a while before it burnt down anyways. It seemed like the public didn’t care that the place closed down before. The place booked a bunch of bands that I never heard of except for the most well known local and famous bands that played there.

Saratoga Winners, in my opinion, wasn’t anything special, so don’t take this as an offense. I love going to see live music myself, but if we lose any other venues, I won’t be sad about it. Things happen for a reason, life moves forward and you can’t change the past. I understand how important and legendary Saratoga Winners is but I think people grieving about this building is just pretty silly, in my opinion.

Kev