Jimmy O The Interview The Palomino Club of North Hollywood

This is a video that I have from my archives. I found out that my dear friend Jimmy O passed away May 2003, I moved to Austin, Texas July 2003. This is a tribute to Jimmy O and the interview with a lot of editing for him and dedicated to his wife Mary. He collapsed outside the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano. The interview as in 1999. The Palomino ended with a Blues Concert courtesy of Jimmy O. Living in Austin I have a lot of Stevie Ray Vaughn influence. I grew up with blues, playing the keyboard etc. There has been a time span between me completing my documentary about the Palomino Club Of North Hollywood. I think Jimmy O brings us all together with the music and lets do ti and be cool. I , now being from the Live Music Capital of The World see music and love from both sides now. The tears from my eyes expressing the sympathy for Jimmy O's wife and really why I did not call them? I I moved from LA not to forsake my friends from the Palomino but to forsake the dude that beat me up and put me in Kaiser Hospital, I am here for you Jimmy O to start the project again and Darryl Harrelson. Vicki

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[vicsflick]

I began a documentary in the late 90's about The Palomino Club of North Hollywood. This is the first of many short films that I am going to produce with the footage that I have. I have S-VHS footage and need a camera of this archive nature to get the total sound from some of the footage. Jimmy passed and I did this for his widow, Mary. WHo are you?

[cliffworks4321]

does anyone remember in the 1970's a great lesbian singer named Ski who would win open mic night a lot I was her bandleader at a Lez club up the street called Hialeah House. pls drop me a line, tks cliff in tokyo

[nickandmikec]

Sorry of the passing of Jimmy O.But, would like to make a correction.Jimmy said

that after Tommy Thomas Died his son Billy took over.That's incorrect..Billy died first,

and Billy was Tommy's brother, not his son.After,Tommy died his daughter helped

Tommy's wife run the club..I worked there in the 1970's as a bartender.It was very

special place because of world class musician's. I was very fortunate to have

experienced working there because of the musician's that came through..

[onstageagain]

The first time I went to the Palomino club was in th e70s , this is the club where every country star there was performed... Marty Robbins... Hank Snow... all of um.

[Featureman]

When I used to appear there in the 1980s and 1990s Jerry Lee Lewis was often in the audience. Other regulars included Roger Miller who's son was a friend of mine on Talent Night. Victor French from Highway to Heaven visited the Pal often. Hoyt Axton was a regular. I had worked with Wynn at a radio station in Las Vegas in the 1960s. I last saw him shortly before he died at the Pal. His voice was still great but he was in bad shape.

[Featureman]

@starringJayMcK I was at The Palomino several hundred times in the 1980s and 1990s. I was the emcee for the Talent Night show for a month or two in the 1990s. Great bands, too loud, great atmosphere. Fabulous people who were often characters and often very talented and they had real credentials.

[starringJayMcK]

Heres a story for you Vics. I went to the Palomino one night (1979?) to see Susie Allanson. The place was mobbed, people spilling out into the street. Turns out Jerry Lee Lewis was making a surprise appearance. They rushed Susie on and off. Then out came The Killer and the place went berserk. Guess Im a total wuss; it wasnt my scene at all. JLL was profoundly trashed and seemed belligerent and dangerous. I surrendered my seat to a big beefy cowgirl and crept quietly away into the night.

[starringJayMcK]

The Palomino. Someone should write a book about the legendary little dive. LAs one historic country music honky tonk and a rite-of-passage for the new stars coming up. LA in the 70s, pre-Urban Cowboy, didnt give a hoot about country western. But if you were a fan, you could go to The Palomino, sit four feet from this non-existent stage, and see your favorite radio stars sing up close and personal, all for a two drink cover. Unheard of today!

[dannohanks]

Not a Comment, but a question. Are you doing a Palomino Club documentary?

Danno Hanks