Two-steppin’ back in time July 18, 2011
Posted by Ron Warnick in Businesses, History, Music, Television.trackback
Someone posted a newscast video from circa 1987 by the now-defunct KTSP-TV in Phoenix about Bert’s Country Dancin’, a place that held dances only on Saturday nights on old Route 66 between Hackberry and Valentine, Ariz.
This site had a bit more information about Bert’s:
That was when Bert Denton, a retired cowboy and sometimes fiddle player, had his imprimatur on the place. A hound would greet guests at the door, and a draft beer could be had for a dollar. A sign on the wall notified guests of Bert’s credit policy, “The banks don’t sell beer. I don’t make loans.”
Regrettably, I think Bert’s no longer operates.
Back in 1993 we were on a roadtrip through Arizona and stopped in at Bert’s place as it looked interesting. It was during the day, so no dance was going on, but we had a nice visit with Bert. Glad to see this news report on him and his Country Dancing establishment. So sad if it’s no longer open.
I posted this video. Just a clarification: KTSP-TV (Phoenix) is not “defunct” as you stated. It was sold to Fox Broadcasting and the call sign was changed to KSAZ-TV (“Fox 10″) to reflect the change in ownership.