hello everyone hope you're having the most wonderful day today welcome to film insight
channel in today's video we're going to discuss a bar rescue owner that died during the show so sit
back relax and without further ado let's get right into the content guys tracy bigfoot mt bottles and
cans bar rescue season three throughout the video we're going to talk about that bar rescue owner
that died during the show we'll also take a dig at what became of the bar after his death and explore
how some owners sons and daughters handle the loss of their parents and the legacy they left behind
at bottles and cans originally called mt bottles things were in desperate need of change in season
three of bar rescue the bar located at murfree borough in tennessee witnessed and followed up
on one of the most heartbreaking events in the history of the show mt bottle's bar was initially
owned by tracy bigfoot he was married to gina bigfoot who tracey had originally employed to
manage the mt bottle bar but apparently both of them had become struck by cupid's bow or fallen
in love over some glasses of chilled beer either way getting married then felt like a pretty good
decision for themselves and for the bar but little did gina know that tracy would leave her in just
a few years at the start of the makeover the bar only served beer but when john taffa came he knew
all that was going to change whoever suggested the menu clearly didn't know how much these tennessee
men love variety and so far to make up for the fact that the bar served just beer the bikers
and some other regulars started to bring in their own drinks just to have them at empty
bottles while having some beer after sometimes they didn't even have beer at all they just used
empty bottles as a hangout spot to chill all of this lack of involvement had led the brand to
000 in debt while they still wrestled with the fact that there was not enough to get a liquor
license and that was when both tracy and gina invited Jon to help after jon explored their space
he decided it was time to see gina and tracy they seemed like pretty good and interesting owners
but neither their menu and the quality of the service they delivered was all that interesting
but jon was so determined to help them he even offered to give them money from his own pocket so
they can get their liquor license and proceed with their operations he then worked to adopt several
changes to the bar including conducting tests and implementing procedures to remove standing water
and black mold he also had russell teach the bartenders how to make cocktails and generally
improve the quality of the bar Jon also suggested they change the name from empty bottle to bottles
and cans a suggestion that was well received and helped the barter great reviews on yelp
their customers became more positive and finally it was time for Jon to go
he left the bar in 2013 but remained in close touch and revisited the couple from time to time
and the couple sure did a great job the bar ran smoothly for three years before the first sides
of trouble in 2016 during the fourth season of bar rescue Jon returned on one of the episodes
to solve a minor issue the bar was having the bar returned on course and went back to sailing smooth
that was until the storms of tragedy struck and tracy bigfoot passed away in april 2019.
gina was broken any great wife and partner would have been without tracy running the bar felt like
an almost impossible task it was hard for her to keep going if i was gina i think i
would have found it difficult to continue running the bar too maybe it was for some
other reason though but what we know is the bar closed down that same year maybe jon would have
gone on another episode should another issue arise but the bar sold not too long after tracy passed
in the obituary it was scripted that mr bigfoot was the owner and operator of mt bottle bar on
highway 231 for 11 years that's a pretty decent run wish he could have been around for much longer
to serve the customers more beer cocktails and joy but it is what it is shortly after tracy's
passing and the closure of the bar mt bottles was listed for sale and eventually sold for around 325
000 in january 2020. the buyers must have been enthusiastic to rebrand and redesign the brand
into something more beautiful and profitable but all attempts missed the mark in the opinion of the
new buyers the bar would do a lot better without john's changes they went ahead to rid the bar of
all the changes Jon Taffer made a decision that would cost them their liquor license and a lot
of loyal regular customers too bad because the bar closed down a few months after that
the new owners might have needed a few drinks for that one not beer i guess maybe some shots
of vodka or tequila or one of the special cocktails Jon created because bar rescue only
airs a while after the original episodes have been recorded it's expected that we don't get
that many episodes included with dying owners they were probably never read but regardless we still
saw some cases where the owner died shortly before the show and just for the curious folks out here
thinking what happens when an owner dies does the bar always close down completely is that always
the end for the bar or lounge well let's take a look at this next one although the owner didn't
die during the show Jon was there to catch what happened right after i'm talking about cappenodi's
naval officer and kim going's father kaepernode's lounge when Jon's team touched down at atlantic
beach florida for this bar rescue episode they went with just one intention to rescue the legacy
of the naval officer and kim's dad captain odie's lounge the bar had been in the family for 36 years
and managed to stay afloat for the most part on arrival jon sensed that something needed to change
about the name in respect of kim's father he chose to rename the bar from being captain odie's lounge
to captain odie's he also brought in mixologist phil wills to show the bartenders how it's done
the manager liz didn't seem to know how to take care of business once again it was time for jon
to save the day Jon has a conversation with both her and liz to make sure they are on the same page
jon creatively notices that there were two naval bases close to the area these naval bases had lots
of families so Jon came up with this weird but effective strategy to bring the families to the
bar but the bar still needed so much to change they needed a new ice machine a more impressive
look and a more captivating signature drink while still grappling with the loss of her father Jon
had to remind kim that the only way to go was forward and through it was clear that the crown
felt a bit too heavy for kim to bear but with dedication commitment the hard work of kim and liz
and Jon at the wheel urging them forward the bar slowly transformed from the ghost of its former
self into a place more beautiful and profitable but does it always go well for these bars after
the owner passes on in this next san francisco bar not so much sam jordan sam jordans at the
heart of bayview hunters point san francisco lies sam jordan's a beautiful and striving bar but in
desperate need of rescue for those who don't know sam jordan's is a neighborhood bar that was opened
in 1959 by famous boxer and activist sam jordan still not sure who he is google him right after
you finish watching this episode it's definitely worth knowing so in this bar rescue episode Jon
Taffer visits sam jordan's as expected sam's bar had become something of a cultural heritage
and the owner had been handed down from sam to his children ruth and alan who had absolutely no
experience on how to run the iconic bar it was obvious that a lot of the customers could tell
the inability of ruth and alan to work as a team divided the bar and kitchen and caused the bar
to lose many of the bar's long-term customers to make that worse they inherited five hundred
thousand dollars worth of debt that came with the business so the pressure was pretty high then
came Jon Taffer in his cape ready to rescue with his sidekicks mixologist derek turner and expert
chef vic vegas john gives ruth and alan a speech on the importance of preserving the goodwill of
their father and school them on how they can get out of debt if they keep working together derek
focuses on training the bartenders and vic works a new and delicious menu for the bar the brand took
on a new look and both the staff and the customers loved the changes made to sam jordan so much that
they got great reviews on yelp but the success was not to last sam jordan's eventually closed down in
november 2019 due to a predatory loan scheme they must have gotten a bid to cover the previous debts
the bar was in it's always heartbreaking when an owner dies and the chances of the buzz survival
are usually as strong as the presence of someone to preserve the legacy and their will to do so