OT: any club/bar owners on here?, thinking about taking over a club ... Options

[SirAndy]

so i've been thinking about opening a bar/club here in oakland for a while now and yesterday i was offered what i would consider the ideal venue.

the club has been at the current place for 25 years, comes with full inventory, liquor license, venue license, got a large outside patio where people can smoke & drink, full bar, full kitchen (!), large stage for shows. about 3000 sf of inside space.
the current owner has simply been burned out and wants to retire.

now i have run my own bar back in germany and i'm friends with several club owners back home, so i know the business side of it, but it would be great if i could pick someone's brain who has run a bar/club here in the US.
i'm sure there'll be quite a few differences.

if you know anything about the club/bar business, please PM me so i can annoy you with lots of questions!
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) Andy

[effutuo101]

Cool! Glad to hear it Andy! Time to book Reverand Horton Heat, the Derailers, maybe a little Mike Ness (if he plays nice and gets some new jokes) and so forth. Good Luck! Let me know the addy and I will send some of my Sacramento buddies down to have a few and support your biz. Their only requirement is good music, lots of alk and some eye candy. They aint aferd of the Oakland.