At first alcohol was indeed allowed at the bar. When the ABC contacted the owner, it was no longer allowed inside the building. ← Older revision Revision as of 05:41, 27 January 2007 Line 3: Line 3: It hosted many acts from the time it was initially leased for ((fraternity)) ((party|parties)) and ((biker)) bashes in ((1985)) until it was discovered by young ((rock band))s desperate for a place to perform. The first hardcore/((alternative rock)) shows to play at The Outhouse were in the late summer/fall of 1985. Its doors were permanently closed in ((1998)). The growing mainstream popularity of pop punk music in the early ((Timeline of trends in music (1990-1999)|1990s)) was already leading to the decline of the Outhouse, but what ultimately led to its closing was the ((Great Flood of 1993)). The building once known as the Outhouse is now a ((BYOB)) ((strip club)). It hosted many acts from the time it was initially leased for ((fraternity)) ((party|parties)) and ((biker)) bashes in ((1985)) until it was discovered by young ((rock band))s desperate for a place to perform. The first hardcore/((alternative rock)) shows to play at The Outhouse were in the late summer/fall of 1985. Its doors were permanently closed in ((1998)). The growing mainstream popularity of pop punk music in the early ((Timeline of trends in music (1990-1999)|1990s)) was already leading to the decline of the Outhouse, but what ultimately led to its closing was the ((Great Flood of 1993)). The building once known as the Outhouse is now a ((BYOB)) ((strip club)). - The Outhouse was unique because it was a gutted cinder-block storage garage in the middle of a corn field. The walls (if any) had been torn out leaving only cinder-block walls. Original shows in ((1986)) featured no stage until a stage was built in 1986 by members of various local bands. The stage was a box that stood approximately a foot and a half above the cement floor. Much later, a bar area was added to the back that was used to sell ((T-shirt))s, and other band merchandise, as well as refreshments. Alcohol was never served, but people often brought their own. It was never sanctioned inside the club, as alcohol-related ordinances were the few county ordaninces that could be enforced to stop the venue from operating . + The Outhouse was unique because it was a gutted cinder-block storage garage in the middle of a corn field. The walls (if any) had been torn out leaving only cinder-block walls. Original shows in ((1986)) featured no stage until a stage was built in 1986 by members of various local bands. The stage was a box that stood approximately a foot and a half above the cement floor. Much later, a bar area was added to the back that was used to sell ((T-shirt))s, and other band merchandise, as well as refreshments. Alcohol was never served, but people often brought their own. At first alcohol was allowed in the club, but after the Outhouse received publicity in the local press, the Kansas ABC told the owner that it would begin enforcing the law at the Outhouse. Thereafter, alcohol was openly consumed in the parking-lot-front-yard, but not inside . People would park in the front yard, and for large concerts, they would often park on the nearby gravel road. The field across the street was rumored to have housed a ((Missile silo|missile silo)), but this was incorrect. People would park in the front yard, and for large concerts, they would often park on the nearby gravel road. The field across the street was rumored to have housed a ((Missile silo|missile silo)), but this was incorrect.