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Saturday, June 23, 2007

“Audie’s Place” VFW hall on Lakeland closed

By Mike Orren

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War hero. Actor. Deadbeat tenant?

War hero. Actor. Deadbeat tenant?

WHITE ROCK HILLS — When I heard that there was a poker bust at our neighborhood "VFW Hall" (quotes intentional), which was also known as "Audie's Place," I wondered how much longer it would last. The crowds went from overwhelming to virtually nonexistent.

When driving by there today, I noticed that the place looked abandoned. Turns out it had been for a while -- There was a lockout letter from the landlord dated June 7.

What cracked me up, though, was the address and salutation on the letter. It was addressed to:

Mr. Audie L Murphy - VFW Post 1837

And began:

"Dear Audie:"

I hope they don't plan on recovering the rent.

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April Powell

April Powell Staff

I must admit that I also raised an eyebrow about "Audie's Place" before its recent demise.

Because it seemed to exist solely for the purpose of housing poker nights, I questioned whether it was even a real VFW Post.

Turns out I unduly maligned the place. According to http://vfw.org, the Audie L. Murphy Memorial VFW Post 1837 is an authentic post. You can find out more about the Post and its history at its website: http://www.vfwpost1837.com/

Unfortunately, the website is quite out of date and does not indicate where the Post has moved now that it's vacated the Lakeland Road address.

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Mike Orren

Mike Orren Staff

Drew Carey takes on this bust on Reason Online:

Now I'm sympathetic to the poker cause and agree that the cops have better things to do. BUT, to characterize this as a simple fundraising game for some good ol' vets is a bit naive -- There were more than 100 cars in this parking lot six nights a week. Even with the smallest rake, that's some big bucks going somewhere.

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