It's the place where your band played every week for four years. It's the place where hippies, punks and freaks all come together. It's the place where you and your friends let loose. It's the place where you first really lost yourself. And now you'll be lost without.
Few things qualify as treasured constants in one's life.
Still, there are some unusual places we visit - establishments we frequent which frequently give back to us. These are the places that enrich us and often provide us with a family - picture Cheers. These are the places where talent is applauded, limits are tested and music is exposed. We can actually come to call these places home and for many in the Gainesville area, this home I speak of is the Covered Dish. The Covered Dish, located on 2nd Avenue in the heart of downtown Gainesville, has breathed life into the once-suffering music scene since its inception in June of 1992.