Showco Haunts & Hangouts

Where the family gathered off the clock

Showco was built in shops, trucks, arenas, and stadiums—but the family was also formed after work, between tours, and late at night in the places where crews met for a drink, a meal, a story, or a little trouble.

This hub preserves the bars, clubs, restaurants, homes, and other gathering places that became part of Showco life—from Dallas to the British rock world. Some locations are well documented; others survive mainly through photographs and alumni memory. Each place will gain its own story as the archive confirms addresses, dates, photographs, and firsthand accounts.

Greenville Avenue Country Club — GACC

3619 Greenville Avenue, Dallas

Known simply as the GACC, the Greenville Avenue Country Club was a comfortable, unpretentious Dallas institution with food, drinks, live music, a patio, and its famous swimming pool. Contemporary Dallas coverage places it at 3619 Greenville Avenue throughout the 1980s. A 1985 Showco Archives photograph of Donnie “DK” Kretzschmar’s 1967 Camaro parked at the GACC connects the location directly to the Showco family.

Archive needs: alumni stories, staff names, Showco gatherings, photographs, and confirmation of the years it was a regular crew stop.

The Golden Lion — Fulham, London, England

57 Fulham High Street, London SW6 3JJ

The Golden Lion was a celebrated 1970s rock-music pub and an off-duty gathering place for musicians, road crews, and production people. It is especially documented as a Led Zeppelin haunt during breaks from recording at nearby Manticore Studios. Robert Plant and John Paul Jones attended a roadies’ charity raffle there in 1978, and Showco memories connect the pub with members and crews from The Who and other British acts.

Archive needs: Showco-specific stories, photographs, names of crew regulars, and memories from the British touring years.

Schmidt’s — Dallas

Schmidt’s belongs in the oral history of Showco’s Dallas off-road life, but its exact identity and address still need confirmation before a full history is published.

Archive needs: full venue name, Dallas address, active years, photographs, and firsthand Showco memories.

Mother Daughter’s — Dallas

Mother Daughter’s was another Dallas-area crew stop whose details should be documented carefully through alumni memory and archive material.

Archive needs: exact spelling, Dallas address, active years, what kind of venue it was, photographs, and the Showco stories connected with it.

Add a place to the map

Where did the crew go after work? Which table, booth, pool, patio, or neighborhood spot became part of Showco lore? Use Add to the Story to share the name, address, approximate years, photographs, and the people who were there.

The goal is not simply to list old venues. It is to preserve the social geography of the family behind the music.