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The OK Hotel mural...
Completed August 1999.
3' X 20' (2 X 10ft pieces)
Oil on canvas

Construction of the bar by: Matt Freeborn, James Nagle, Robert Cross, Charlie Armstrong, and Steve Freeborn Listed bands and events which occurred at the OK Hotel: Pere Ubu, Hater, Beck, Tad, Gas Huffer, Presidents of the United States of America, Fastbacks, Crazy 8's, Chris Whitly, Jeff Grenkie,
The Stranger magazine
Listed bands and events which occurred at the OK Hotel: Bill Frisell, Wane Horvits, Robin Holcomb, Stone Temple Pilots, Billie Tipton Memorial Saxophone Quartet, Black Cat Orchestra,
Didgeridoo, Gretsch Guitar.
The ghost of Mr. Butnick (former owner of the space which became the bar. -Brother of the building owner.) More bands and events which occurred at the OK Hotel: Supper Suckers, Critters Buggin, Cherry Poppin Daddies, Toad the Wet Sprocket, the Gitts, Grinn, Sage, Jello Biafra, Sore Jackson, Steel Wool, House Band, HammerBox, MudHoney, Eugene Chadbourne, Wayne Kramer, Memorial for: Steven Jesse Burnstien, Mojo Nixon, 7 year bitch
Listed bands and events which occurred at the OK Hotel: Mother Lovebone, Nirvana, Sub Genius "revuolvol #8", Hempfest (the first 5 where at the OK, featuring: Herbivors, Cannabis, Ganja Farmers, Stickerbush, and Freedom.) The OK Gallery, 10 year aniversary party poster, 4 Coffee Cup paintings by Jeff Mihalyo, sculpture by Russ Meltzer, ArtSpace, Dijon Turky-dip sandwich with Home Fries and Coffee.
Tia Matthis Miles and Romona Freeborn, Debbi Lester of Art Access magazine.
People that made the OK Hotel function: Dick Matthies, Arlene and Pat Keller, Steve Gilbert, ---, Patti O. Furniture, Denis Kemp, Dian Podolak. Russ Meltzer, Ben Shepard, Claton ---, Jeff Mihalyo, Art by Steve Gilbert featuring the upstairs rooms of the OK Hotel, and artist Frieze Undine, Chicken painting by Curtis Taylor, and door sculpture by Tom Richards.



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