>>> FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO CHARLOTTE ONE WEEKEND.
TRUE STORY.
I HAD TO SPEND THE NIGHT IN HIGH POINT WHILE MY VEHICLE GOT
REPAIRED.
WHILE I WAS WAITING, A FRIENDLY STRANGER SAID, HEY, YOU OUGHT TO
CHECK OUT THIS REALLY UNIQUE SPOT IN JAMESTOWN.
I TOOK A CHANCE AND DECIDED TO BRING YOU THIS STORY ABOUT THE
DECK AT RIVERTWIST "AFTER DARK."
YOU COULD SAY IT'S OFF THE BEATEN PATH IF YOU'RE NOT FROM
AROUND HERE BECAUSE, EVIDENTLY, PLENTY OF FOLKS ARE BEATING A
PATH TO THE DECK.
>> I THINK THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ECLECTIC KIND OF PLACES
THAT YOU WOULD COME OUT TO TO ENJOY AN EVENING OF MUSIC AND
LIBATION AND JUST GREAT DANCING.
>> I WOULD SAY IT IS ONE OF THE MOST ORIGINAL VENUES FOR A BAR
AND OUTDOOR KIND OF LIVE MUSIC EXPERIENCE.
THEY HAVE GREAT MUSIC.
IT IS A REAL FRIENDLY SPACE.
AND IT'S VERY ECLECTIC IN ITS DESIGN.
SO IT'S VERY COMFORTABLE.
>> WE'RE -- WE'RE IN DOWNTOWN JAMESTOWN.
JAMESTOWN'S RIGHT IN BETWEEN HIGH POINT AND GREENSBORO.
WE'RE ON MAIN STREET.
IF YOU CAN FIND MAIN STREET DOWNTOWN JAMESTOWN, YOU FOUND
US.
THE DECK HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS A SLICE OF KEY WEST RIGHT HERE IN
THE CAROLINAS.
IT'S A MUSIC VENUE, FULL-SERVICE BAR.
WE JUST ADDED A SECOND BAR TO THE FRONT.
AND IT'S A PLAYGROUND FOR FOLKS IN MY AGE RANGE.
>> AND IF YOU'RE WORRIED ABOUT HAVING TO PLAY OUTDOORS WHEN THE
WEATHER IS COLD AND WET -- >> I'VE DANCED ON THE DANCE
FLOOR WITH MY COAT ON AND GLOVES.
THEY USED TO HAVE FIRE PITS OUT THERE, AND THEY HAVE REALLY
STRONG HEATERS IN HERE.
IF IT RAINS, THEY CLOSE THIS OFF, AND THEY BRING THE BAND
INSIDE.
SO IT'S -- YOU CAN REALLY COME HERE ANY TIME OF THE YEAR.
IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO COME.
WADE GABLE LEFT BEHIND A JOB IN CORPORATE SALES AND OPENED THE
DECK IN 2011.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY A GIFT AND GARDEN SHOP CALLED RIVERTWIST,
WHICH WAS SORT OF A NICE BEGINNING FOR THE DECOR BUT
DEFINITELY WASN'T THE END.
>> IF IT MATCHES ANYTHING, WE DON'T BUY IT.
EVERYTHING'S VERY ECLECTIC AND JUST PIECED TOGETHER.
YARD -- YARD SALES.
UH, IT'S AMAZING WHAT PEOPLE WILL PUT AT THE END OF THEIR
DRIVEWAY ON TRASH DAY.
>> ON WEEKEND NIGHTS, THE DECK DRAWS A CROWD WITH LIVE MUSIC BY
LOCAL BANDS AND MUSICIANS.
>> OUT OF THE GATES, WE CAME OUT KIND OF BLUES HEAVY, BUT I
RECOGNIZED THE BEST MUSIC IS WHAT GETS THE GIRLS ON THE DANCE
FLOOR.
>> TONIGHT IT'S SECOND GLANCE, AND THEY'RE DOING THEIR JOB.
♪ >> ♪ WELL, I'M RUNNIN' DOWN THE
ROAD ♪ ♪ TRYIN' TO LOOSEN MY LOAD ♪
♪ I'VE GOT SEVEN WOMEN ON MY MIND ♪
>> CAN YOU BELIEVE THERE'S A LILY POND HERE?
CRAZY ECLECTIC DECOR.
AND WADE SAID LOTS OF SPACES TO SIT DOWN, PLUS A PLACE WHERE YOU
CAN EAT AT SIDWILL'S CAFÉ.
LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT.
>> MY BUDDY DOWNSTAIRS, SID AND WILL, SIDWILL'S CAFÉ CATERING,
PARTNERED WITH ME.
THEY MOVED IN DOWNSTAIRS ABOUT A MONTH AGO, AND THEY TAKE CARE OF
ALL OF OUR FOOD NEEDS.
>> SIDWILL'S IS A CAFÉ THAT SELLS SOUTHERN, WE LIKE TO CALL
IT COMFORT FOOD.
IF WE DO IT RIGHT, WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED, YOU WANT TO SIT DOWN
AND TAKE A NAP.
ON THURSDAYS, FRIDAYS AND SATURDAYS WHEN THEY'RE HAVING
LIVE MUSIC, WE PLACE MENUS ON THEIR TABLES AND SEND SERVERS UP
TO RUN AROUND, AND YOU HAVE A COUPLE OF OPTIONS.
I MADE A CHICKEN BREAST WITH MACARONI AND CHEESE, COLLARD
GREENS, AND CORNBREAD.
AND THEN I CAN MAKE A COLD PLATE WITH CHICKEN SALAD, PASTA SALAD,
AND FRESH FRUIT, BLUEBERRIES, GRAPES, PINEAPPLES AND KIWI.
>> MUSIC, COMFORT, ATMOSPHERE, FOOD.
THE DECK'S GOT IT COVERED EVEN DOWN TO ON-SITE TRANSPORTATION
SERVICE.
>> I'M HERE TO OFFER SERVICE TO TAKE PEOPLE HOME SAFELY, TO PICK
THEM UP, TO BRING THEM HERE.
AND, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST A SERVICE OF -- OF THE COMMUNITY.
>> SO A1 QUICK HAS A BOOTH SET UP RIGHT OUTSIDE THE DECK, AWAY
FROM THE NOISE, WHERE AN ATTENDANT CAN EASILY REACH A
DRIVER, COMMUNICATE YOUR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS, AND HELP
LOCATE YOU WHEN THE DRIVER ARRIVES SO YOU WON'T MISS YOUR
RIDE.
IT'S ALL A PART OF MAKING SURE THAT YOU COME BACK TO THE DECK
FOR MORE GOOD TIMES AGAIN AND AGAIN.
FOR "NORTH CAROLINA WEEKEND" IN JAMESTOWN "AFTER DARK," I'M
DEBORAH HOLT NOEL.