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Bar gets makeover just in time for summer

By Carolyn Marnon atre in Detroit. Speer would get acts
When he wasn’t helping local res- that appeared at the Palace to come
idents by selling items during the out to Western Wayne County to play
pandemic that they couldn’t find else- at his small Wayne bar.
where (hand sanitizer, toilet paper, As a result of an article about the
disinfecting products to name a few) rock and roll renovation in the West-
by using his restaurant business con- land Observer, Jim Rothwell of Ply-
tacts, business owner John Goci was mouth sent John a copy of a poster
busy renovating US 12 Bar and Grill he had gotten on December 3, 1973
on W. Michigan Avenue. when Bill Haley and the Comets per-
One of those renovations is in an formed at the Rock-n-Roll Farm. Jim
area that Goci says hadn’t been says he sat through both shows and
touched in years. That area is now was able to get some autographs on
the Daiquiri Shack complete with a the poster including that of Bill
fully-stocked tiki bar. The Daiquiri Haley.
Shack had a soft opening last month. In Your Time, make some Night
The light and airy tropical vibe Moves, and come enjoy some Old
makes this a great place to relax Time Rock & Roll. We’ve Got Tonight.
when you can’t travel to the real trop- C’est Le Vie.
ics. Recent drink specials included
Hurricane, Sun of a Beach, Blue ...Iggy and the Stooges and
Pearl, Mojito, Bay Breeze, Rum
Rusher and flavored frozen drinks. Patrons play pool in front of a life-size mural of Bob Seger. Photo by John Rhaesa Bob Seger, both of whom
Relax by the “beach” in a comfy featuring artists such as Iggy and the Goci has included little bits of the
beach chair while sipping a delight- Stooges and Bob Seger, both of former bar’s rock and roll history performed at the bar when
ful daiquiri. It’s one of the best ways whom performed at the bar when it around what is now the Goci family it was called the Rock and
to travel to the beach without leaving was called the Rock and Roll Farm bar. He acknowledges that many fa-
the city. in the 1970s. Seger played at the lo- mous acts have played at the site. Roll Farm in the 1970s.
The other half of the renovation cation three different times. Aero- The old bar’s owner, Leo Speer, also
includes life-size murals on the walls smith also played at the bar. owned the old Michigan Palace The-

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