During the '50s, I worked for the General Dynamics Corporation, then known as Convair. One afternoon, driving home from work, I passed the Ridglea Theatre and looked up at the marquee. It said, "Pat Boone in His First Staring Roll."
-Fort Worth Star-Telegram article, August 14, 1994
One of the shows I best remember is Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. I sat through the first showing, then I stayed for the next show, and halfway through it I moved up to the very front row, and before I knew it I was sitting on the carpeted floor with quite a few other kids my age just mesmerized, watching Kirk Douglas fight the giant squid as it attacked the submarine Nautilus.
-Fort Worth Star-Telegram article, August 14, 1994
I feel that I helped build the Ridglea Theatre. I was one of those daily "sidewalk superintendents". Each day after lunch at the Ridglea Drug Store, I would walk across the street to watch and check on the progress.
-Fort Worth Star-Telegram article, August 14, 1994
I started going to the Ridglea to see many of my favorite bands around 2004. I saw many amazing bands, a lot of local and a lot of signed.
The first one i can really remember was either Sluggfest or a Recommit Concert. Then i was there when Mindless Self Indulgence was there with Suicide City and Retard-O-Bot and Jimmy Urine Decided to climb on the wall and he found an old Faygo bottle and i almost passed out from clostrophobia.
After the show i was waiting for my ride at exxon and almost was mugged by a homeless guy. I remember New Years Evil 06' with Element Eighty. Kind of.
The Next Big Concert i saw there was Insane Clown Posse's Hallowicked 06 With the usuall Psychopathic Artists. Before we got to Ridglea our tickets were in the glove box and the glove box got stuck and we had to get this guy in the parking lot bust it open with a crow bar. And when we left it was all worth it because WE were soaked in faygo and it was amazing show.
And then there were the ton of Recommit and Soilborn Shows and Suicide Opera and Bangladesh and Element eighty of course. THe last show i went to was Nov. 26, 2010 day after thanksgiving it was the Otep, Bury Your Dead, and Through the eyes of the dead, and some other bands.
That show was amazing the pit was intense. Needless to Say Ridglea is the Best place for local and other music. A life without Ridglea Theater wouldn't be a very good life at all :)
On Saturday March 12, 2005 at the historic Ridglea Theater in Fort Worth Texas, 1970's Classical Hard Rock band and Capitol recording artist Bloodrock, reunited for a one-time special concert event for the benefit of their keyboard player Stevie Hill, who has leukemia.
The long awaited reunion concert of original members, Jim Rutledge, Lee Pickens, Steve Hill, Nick Taylor and Ed Grundy, was captured on video and with this DVD release, fans who were unable to attend the March 12, 2005 benefit can enjoy a live Bloodrock concert one last time.
