Shotgun Betty’s Is A Major Blast, But Is It Racist? Naw.
Wed., Mar. 3 2010 @ 4:45PM
Dwight Yoakam’s version of “Little Sister” was blasting out of the loudspeakers, along with other country and classic rock hits spun up by a cowboy hat-wearing DJ.
Meanwhile, patrons sucked down Budweiser and other bottled brews whilst eating peanuts and gawking at a pair of tight-bodied waitresses in Daisy Dukes cutoffs and barely-there tee shirts wrap themselves around stripper poles in time to the music.
Such was the scene during the opening weekend of Shotgun Betty’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Saloon in Scottsdale this past weekend. The club, which replaces bygone bar DrinX, was filled to the rafters with peeps on both Friday and Saturday.
It’s a somewhat smaller place than neighboring establishments Mulligan’s or Revolver Lounge, but packs plenty of thrills into its tiny space. Owned by Todd Borowsky, the same cat who also runs Skin Cabaret, Shotgun Betty’s boasts the down-home vibe of your favorite shit-kicking redneck honkytonk bar (complete with peanut shells on the floor), albeit with a heaping helping of Scottsdale panache.

See the full article from “Phoenix New Times (blog)”



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