VRG

Hey everyone, Looks like I found some L Hall old schoolers...huh? my name is Valentina Gonzalez, I am the daughter of the late Roberto Gonzalez, a former manager of the Hall. For those of you that care, Roberto passed away last October from a massive heart attack. He was crazy! creative, inspirational, irrational, brilliant, irresponsible, innovative, addicted to life(and some other stuff too...), and above all fun as hell! He designed many if not all the posters hanging in the Museum exhibit, and brought in bands, that at the time were, completely exotic. Thanks to his passion for all forms of music and art, I was able to grow up claiming John Lee Hooker and Lightin' Hopkins as my god pappies, and I continue to utilize that same passion in my life as a musician, artist, mom, and partner. As for the architecture of the building goes, I can't say much because I'm only 30, but I do know that beyond the bar, down a little hallway, there was a secret room that all sorts of rowdy shit happened in. I've also heard some had preference for the old timey seating that was in the main hall, which my father tore out for a dance floor. In fact the only picture I have of the face of the building, was taken at my mother and fathers wedding out front...big crowd, shitty copy, and blurry, so I've always just used my imagination. I was planning on doing a film about the Hall, my pops, and the musical history of Houston, but everybody is either dead, thousand dollarsed up, stuck up, or over it. What do you all think? If its something you think would be cool, or that you would like to contribute to, or even if you would like to simply share a memory I can be reached at bloomn@gmail.com Have a good day! Keep rocking! VRG