In the town of Severance, Mr. Bruce Ruth posted a sigh that says: “The Town of Severance — Where the Geese Fly and the Bulls Cry”.
Why Severance is Famous
This town of maybe 650 population has this bar called “Bruce’s”. It was a biker bar that served bull testicles and it was famous for it (i.e. Rocky Mountain Oysters, or RMO). It was one of those famous dive bars that people out East would talk about. In 2006 Bruce Ruth died and the bar closed.
Part of the mural painted in 1972
It looked like the end of Bruce’s after he died. The town wouldn’t allow the new owners to get a liquor license unless building improvements were made.
The Flying goose and crying bulls are back again
Lucky for Severance a group of folks (one of them named Bruce) were interested enough to get the building into an approved state so that they reopened in October of 2009. Yes! The crying bulls are back!
Daddy Rab was there
We saw Daddy Rab at Engaging Loveland last July and when we saw that they were playing at Bruce’s, we just had to go. So we did. It was a bit like listening to the Blues Brothers performing at Bob’s County Bunker at times, but Daddy Rab knows a lot of cover songs so by the end of the first set they got ’em up and dancing. I hope they come back again soon.