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Stories for Shorty: A Collection of Recollections from the Jockey Club 1982-1988

by Chuck Byrd

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An oral-history portrait of a pivotal 1980s punk venue

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An oral-history portrait of a pivotal 1980s punk venue

Centered on Newport, Kentucky’s Jockey Club, this collection assembles recollections from people connected to the club during 1982–1988. The venue stood across the Ohio River from Cincinnati and served as a stop for touring punk acts, while also anchoring a local community remembered as “the freak show.” Contributors revisit the bands, regulars, and owners Hallman “Shorty” Mincey and Haynes “Tiny” Mincey, framing the club as both a performance space and a gathering point within the regional punk scene. Its retrospective, multi-voice approach preserves personal perspectives on a demolished venue and the people who made it matter.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Fans of 1980s punk history and touring-band culture
  • Readers interested in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky music-scene history
  • Those who enjoy firsthand recollections of influential clubs and venues

Themes

Punk cultureMusic venuesRegional music historyCommunity memoryOral history

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Book overview

Located just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati during the height of 80s punk was the home of the legendary Jockey Club. Nearly every touring punk band made their requisite stop in Newport, Kentucky at the now infamous club owned by Hallman "Shorty" Mincey and his brother, Haynes "Tiny" Mincey. Twenty years after its demolition, the cast of characters affectionately known as "the freak show" share their stories about the bands, the people, and Shorty as they remembered them. Everyone from Joey Shithead of D.O.A. to Eerie Von to the Human Zoo himself, Bevo, contributed in not just conveying the importance of The Jockey Club to the Cincinnati area music scene, but just how much it really meant to the people that were there.
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