![]() For three long years, while they had the dream to reopen a new venue, with all they had learned, after all the mistakes they had to make, they saved and worked, and worked and saved. During this time they discovered the talents of, Lady Manhattan, and Lolita Love. They loved performing so, they went to other bars and theaters and performed for ticket sales as The Jumpin' Jupiter Roadshow. They did not let that affect their spirits, and they held on to their dreams, got jobs, saved money, and moved on. However, they knew they had a formula that works, but not a dime to their name. It was hard however oddly some of the best times they ever had. Cars were taken, the heat was turned off, the slept with out electricity when it was five below, they walked to the store and purchased groceries with change around the house. That year, things got better, but not fast enough, and never enough to pay $10,000 in monthly rent, and they were forced to close, losing everything they had worked years for. When things seem dark, smile, be positive, and imagine how your life how you want it not how it is, and surround yourself with good-hearted positive people. Crowds increased, people started getting paid back, more talent was drawn to the show. During this time, they developed a formula that made people happy. Then they rebuilt a menu, changed pricing, changed how the show was experienced, and when people said, you can't do it, they just smiled and thought happy thoughts. And they found some people with no experience and trained them. Louis area, and found some talent that would work for them in the area, LuLu La Toosh, Miguel Scott, and Dahlia Delight were their first cast members. ![]() New rules were made like, no more mean negative people. " They decided no more managers, they will run and design every single system and process from the ground up. Brandy said, I will dance, and became Boom Boom LeCoeur when the chef left, Jim said, "I will learn how to cook and I will run sound and lights. They could not open their doors, for two months.īut they did not let the challenges stop them. Jon Taffer was nowhere to be found to bail them out. They lost every employee too.Īfter every worker and performer left, it was just Jim, Brandy, and the dream. The talent not only walked out but had been working at a nightclub of their own, so went off a social media slander campaign to kill the competition. When things are good, everyone is there to tell you how great you are, but when things go bad, everyone is there to tell you how terrible you are, what you should have done, they jump ship like rats, and your best friends slander you on social media. And like a dramatic episode from Bar Rescue, the bills piled up, people quit, talent walked out, vendors were upset, stress levels rose. But after the first year, they had a ton of customers, but admittedly, with no experience, made many mistakes. However, with any new innovative idea, there were just as many people who loved it, who were hateful and jealous. ![]() That first year, it made so much press and impact in the area. No one had ever done something like this before, in St. ![]() When it opened, it had so much social impact. In 2011, they opened and called it The Jumpin' Jupiter. During that time he met Brandy, his now wife and business partner, and together at that time, the interracial couple, with a love that defies the laws of the universe, worked together to open, a place like this. Until one day he decided to take action and look for spaces to lease. ![]() So it was a dream, and a seed of an idea that grew in his head for many many years. However, he had never opened a restaurant, nightclub, bar, or created a variety show. I want to be swept away to another time, escape for the challenges of the week, I believe other people do too. It all started with Jim, (the owner with his wife Brandy AKA Boom Boom LeCoeur) who watched movies like, Roger Rabbit, and The Mask, where he saw places on TV when people in the past would sit at a table, with a lamp or candle, and be served drinks and dinner while watching a show. The Boom Boom Room is the story of struggle, a story of triumph, a story of beauty, love, passion, art, and the tale of a group of people with a vision and a dream, overcoming the odds to make their dreams come true. ![]()
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