Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack

Yep, that’s right. This year’s Warped Tour 2009 Dallas stop at Superpages.com Center Sunday 5 July 2009 is cancelled as well as all other alt, metal, hardcore, and underground concerts in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. At least that is what the Police Department and Mayor of Whitewright Texas would want. They say that ALL people who have a passion for alternate/underground music are, criminals, alcoholics and drug addicts.

When Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack (FDSS) tried to re-open our first venue in Whitewright TX, we were subject to the prejudice from the Whitewright Police Department and Whitewright Mayor Bill Goodson. THIS PREJUDICE MUST STOP!

Read what the Whitewright Police Department had the balls to post on OUR website! They are speaking for the City of Whitewright, Whitewright Mayor Bill Goodson and the Whitewright Police Department.

Are there any concert venues left in North Dallas or even North Texas?

More venues are closing than opening, The Max (Maximedia) is closed, The Plano Centre is having it’s last concert this month, Third String Production (Mike Ziemer) has moved all their shows to The Door Dallas and Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack (FDSS) is not allowed to open. It is not the economy, could it be from the prejudice that has raised its ugly head?

Post a comment here if you know what is going on with the Local music scene in North Texas. Or if you know of ANY venues, that are not bars, that are still open North of Downtown Dallas.

Whitewright Mayor Bill Goodson, husband of Pastor Narda Goodson, is Prejudice! His reason for not allowing us “Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack” to open in Whitewright, is he is prejudice. He will not allow the youth of the Texoma area go to a rock show in his town, or let them out after 11:00 P.M. even though the curfew law allows teens above the age of 16 to be out on Friday or Saturday night until 1:01 A.M. This is called “AGEISM”.

One day after we were already approved by the City of Whitewright’s Planning and Zoning to open business in the City of Whitewright, Mayor Bill Goodson called us. He told us on the phone that he will not allow us to open in his town. He is the one that makes the decision. He stated that the code we MUST follow is the exact same code that the movie theater has to follow. When we informed him that the City of Whitewright does not have a code for an indoor movie theatre, therefore we are complying to the City of Whitewright’s code, he said, that’s it. I am not going to argue. I will not allow Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack to open in my town and I am the only one who makes that decision.

He also made the statement that curfew is 11:00 P.M. When we informed him of his own curfew law that allows teens above the age of 16 to be out on Friday and Saturday nights until 1:01 A.M. he said that he did not believe that. We told him the information is on the printed code that Mona from the City of Whitewright gave us. He said he still did not believe it. What? The Mayor of Whitewright for 20 years does not know his OWN curfew laws and building codes?

It all boils down to he simply does not want a Christian based “All Ages” music venue in his town. The Whitewright Police Department gave proof of this when they posted a slanderous comment on OUR website.

This is the statement that proves that Mayor Bill Goodson and the Whitewright Police Department are prejudice:

“the city will not tolerate the drug, alcohol abuse, and the criminal element that follow these type of venues.”

Click here for the complete statement posted on our website by the Whitewright Police Department speaking for Mayor Bill Goodson and the City of Whitewright.

He also told us that the City of Whitewright is a dry town. And does not allow consumption of alcohol in commercial businesses. Well, what about the bar in Whitewright (Dusty Saddle)? Is that not a commercial business that allows consumption of alcohol?

All of this proves that the City of Whitewright, Mayor Bill Goodson, husband of Pastor Narda Goodson and the City of Whitewright Police Department are prejudice.

Definition of “Ageism” is below.

Ageism refers to the stereotyping of and discrimination against individuals or groups because of their age. It is a set of beliefs, attitudes, norms, and values used to justify age based prejudice and discrimination.

Modern-day America is a bad place to be young. We have an increasing multitude of insulting age-laws confining youth to second-class citizenship. We also have courts enforcing a double-standard of justice. In the Summer of 1998, for example, the Supreme Court ruled that if an employee is sexually harassed by a co-worker or manager, the employer is legally responsible even if the employer didn’t know about it — that same week, the Supreme Court ruled that if a student is sexually harassed by a teacher, the school is not responsible unless the victim can prove school authorities knew about it and took no action.

But more than that, ageism is ingrained in our culture, influencing the minds of nearly everyone, and causing youth to face hostility and unfairness at every turn.

Definition of “Prejudice” is below.

Prejudice, unsubstantiated prejudgment of an individual or group, favorable or unfavorable in character, tending to action in a consonant direction. The hostility that prejudice can engender and the discrimination to which it may lead on the part of a dominant population toward an ethnic group, gender, religious or linguistic minority have caused great human suffering throughout history. Some researchers attribute prejudice to deep-rooted “fear of the stranger,” while others cite religious or nationalist chauvinism, and fear of economic competition.

Most, however, agree that prejudice is learned and can be reduced when members of different communities work together toward the realization of a common goal or when groups intermarry. Since prejudice and discrimination each contribute to the origin and growth of the other, prejudice can be reduced by removing discrimination, and a change in discriminatory institutions usually leads to a change in attitudes.

Honorable Mayor, if you would like to rebut this information feel free to post a comment. If you do not know how, just ask the Whitewright Police Department. They have already posted a comment on our website.

This post will not be taken offline. Google has already picked it up.

Please pray for 17 year old Mark Bolen and his family from Denison. Info about the horrible accident is below.

News below is from KXII First 12 News. Here is the link.
DENISON, TX — A 17-year-old boy was flown to a Dallas hospital after sustaining a head/neck injury in an accident on a Vacation Bible School obstacle course Friday morning at a Denison church.

It happened around 11 a.m. at Parkside Baptist Church in Denison. EMTs say the teen feel on his head from roughly 10 feet off the ground.

Church officials say Mark Bolen, 17, was attempting to do a backflip onto a bounce house when he landed wrong and lost all feeling in his body.

Emergency responders where there within minutes, and Bolen was transported by helicopter to Parkland Hospital in Dallas

“At this point he still has partial paralysis. I just talked to the pastor. He says his right side is still paralyzed, he can’t move and doesn’t have feeling on the right side. We hope over time that will improve,” Dr. Tan Flippin, Minister of education, at Parkside Baptist Church says.

Bolen plays football at Denison High School and will be a senior in the fall. Right now the extent of his injuries is unknown.

Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack is Dead!
August 2004 -  June 2009

We have just received bad news from the Mayor of Whitewright. He called at 11:18 a.m. June 19, 2009. Due to reasons beyond our control, we will not be able to open in Whitewright.

This will end our long journey of trying to find a new building and have shows to support the local music scene.

Trust me when I say, we have looked everywhere, lost a lot of money on buildings, deposits, build out, etc. Only to be denied opening by the cities.

This is a sad day for me, personally. I will miss everyone and every musician that has ever performed at Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack.

Thank you and God Bless,

Kenny Brattain

The town and Mayor of Whitewright should have watched the video below. It would have shown them that Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack was good clean fun and safe for all ages.

Fox4 News Report about how Safe, Good, Clean and Fun Fat Daddy\’s Sound Shack is.

THIS IS THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM THE WHITEWRIGHT POLICE DEPARTMENT. I did not make this up, nor, is it hearsay. Here is the link to the comment the Whitewright Police Department posted. For your convenience I have pasted it here. Below is the comment the Whitewright Police Department posted about you and Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack:

whitewright police department
whitewrightpd@yahoo.com | 12.154.46.177

in the first place there will not be any byob at this facility within the city of whitewright. whitewright city ordinances prohibit the public consumption of alcohol, and since this establishment is open to the public no one will be allowed to bring and consume alcoholic beverages in it. the police department has a no tolerance policy toward the enforcement of the ordinance and will arrest any and all who violate it. be aware also that noise ordinances for the city will be strictly enforced. we will also work with the state fire marshal to enforce the maximum occupancy code for the building. while we want young people to have a good time the city will not tolerate the drug, alcohol abuse, and the criminal element that follow these type of venues.

From This Blog is for EVERYONE. You can write your own blog here for FREE!, 2009/06/18 at 5:19 PM

like the title says all the good venues are out of business. i am sick of all the fans that never go to shows to support the bands. shit where do i go now to see good bands?

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