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Boondocks is no mas, at least come the end of the month.

Everyone’s favorite place to recreate MTV Spring Break will be closing March 31.

From the “Blackout Party” to the “Showgirls, no cover” events to the multiple spats of violence that culminated in a stabbing a last month, the excitement seems to have been too much for owner Howie Long, who has acknowledged the bar’s shady reputation.

Check back soon for more details as we’ll try to get Mr. Long on the phone for more info.

This article appears in Mar 22-28, 2012.

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Boondocks is Gone Bust: You’ll have to find somewhere else to grind

by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon
March 26, 2012

<h1>Boondocks is Gone Bust: You’ll have to find somewhere else to grind</h1> <p class="byline">by The Source Staff, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />March 26, 2012</p> <p><img src="http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/p480x480/293095_3239558441078_1630292650_3247498_1897788746_n.jpg" alt="Boondock" width="309" height="317" /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/BoondocksBar" target="_blank">Boondocks</a> is no mas, at least come the end of the month.</p> <p>Everyone's favorite place to recreate <a href="http://www.facebook.com/BoondocksBar" target="_blank">MTV Spring Break</a> will be closing March 31.</p> <p>From the "Blackout Party" to the "Showgirls, no cover" events to the multiple spats of violence that culminated in <a href="http://www.ktvz.com/news/30503416/detail.html" target="_blank">a stabbing a last month</a>, the excitement seems to have been too much for owner Howie Long, who has acknowledged the bar's shady reputation.</p> <p>Check back soon for more details as we'll try to get Mr. Long on the phone for more info.</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/boondocks-is-gone-bust-youll-have-to-find-somewhere-else-to-grind-2140233/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=18632&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/boondocks-is-gone-bust-youll-have-to-find-somewhere-else-to-grind-2140233/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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