ROCK TALK : Sorry, Charlie’s : The venerable rock venue is being sued over noise by its neighbor, the Ventura Holiday Inn.

As most of you know by now, the Ventura Holiday Inn is suing its neighbor, Charlie’s, for making too much rock ‘n’ roll noise, in violation of city ordinances, and allegedly scaring away the tourists. They want an end to the noise and a million bucks. All I want is Christina Applegate’s home phone number.

Stan Jacobs, general manager of the Holiday Inn, said at the time the suit was filed, “Some nights we get as many as eight or 10 calls from guests within a half-hour. Everyone on that side of the building is disturbed.”

Because Charlie’s is the pre-eminent venue for local music, some of the more frequent performers were polled for their reaction to the lawsuit:

Michael On Fire (Or Miguel del Fuego for our Spanish-speaking fans): “I feel like the Holiday Inn should have been a little more aware of the local situation. The reason the Holiday Inn is even allowed to exist is to be part of the community, as is Charlie’s. They apparently have no conception of the importance of Charlie’s to the local musicians.”

Matt Schulte (The ‘Matt’ portion of Matt & Bill): “See ya later, Charlie’s.”

Jason Bays (of Something For Nothing): “We’re just getting tired of the whole scene here. We’re thinking of relocating to Seattle where Sub Pop (the record label) is, or maybe to San Francisco.”

Frank Barajas (of Durango 95): “You have to compromise. These guys (Charlie’s) gotta live, too. Without Charlie’s, we don’t have anything.”

Toby Emery (of Raging Arb): “It’s just another case of Goliath trying to beat up on some little mom and pop operation.”

Erik LeMaire (the brain and voice behind Ariel): “I think it’s to be expected from people around here. Charlie’s is the only place for locals to play, and it’s not hurting the Holiday Inn.”

Dave Girtsman (of the Mudheads): “If it was hurting their business, then Charlie’s should have put in double glass or something.”

David Spasiano (of Lion I’s): “I think with all the great local talent that’s here, it’s a shame there are fewer and fewer places to play. Charlie’s is an old, established beach cafe, and it’s all just a shame. It’s the first place we ever played.”

Here’s the current rock ‘n’ roll tape update of actual or threatened releases:

New releases are available from Lion I’s, Sinister Fisch, Cirith Ungol, Rogue Cheddar, Ariel, the Handsome Devils and the last-ever Toast tape. The Mudheads’ tape is still imminent and even Raging Arb & the Redheads are threatening.

In the I-Lied-Department: The Mudheads gig to benefit the local chapter of the Surfrider Foundation will be Friday night, and no other night. It all comes down at Eric Ericsson’s in Ventura, 1140 Seaward Ave.

Crash Update: Voted Santa Barbara’s Most Popular band for the zillionth year in a row recently, Spencer the Gardener nearly entered the past tense Oct. 25 in Riverside when a car crashed head-on into the group’s van. The woman driver was killed instantly. Spencer Barnitz, who was released from the hospital on Halloween, sustained a number of stitches on his head and must yet endure reconstructive surgery on his face. Drummer Bo Fox suffered two broken legs, a broken jaw and fractured ribs. He remains hospitalized in Riverside. It will be a couple of months before the band plays again, according to sax player John Schnackenberg.

Cool Gig: They used to be the Dycondras and now they’re Sykotik Sinfoney and they still can’t spell. They dress like animals and play like maniacs and have created quite the “buzz” in Hollywood. They’ll be headlining the Roxy on Dec. 15. Maybe they’ll get signed, but it’s still a long way to drive just to steal an ashtray.

Kiss My Porsche: Here’s why you won’t be seeing those local legends, the Bombers, at the Bombay Bar & Grill the third Sunday of any month anymore.

This story is about a man named Dave and a beautiful car and another man who was having too much fun and took a short unscheduled flight courtesy of Bouncer Airlines.

According to sax player Dave Tolegian, the band was playing there once a month until January when bouncers tossed one particular customer into the bushes outside. The guy came back in and pushed one of the bouncers, Tolegian said.

“The next thing I see is this flying tackle and they both crash onto the hood of my Porsche, a real nice one, that was parked out front on the street.”

There then seemed to be some confusion about who was responsible for the damage, said Tolegian, who then sued Bombay club owner Steve Pilic in small claims court.

According to trombone player Craig Woods, who appeared as a witness, “There we are in court and boom-boom--it takes about two minutes and the Bombay loses.” Pilic was ordered to pay $1,437 in damages for the car and $12 in court costs.

But apparently it was a Pyrrhic victory for the Bombers, who said they are no longer working at the club because of the incident.

Pilic, when questioned about why the band was no longer playing its monthly gig said: “The Bombers aren’t playing here for awhile. There was some difficulty someplace. I really don’t know what happened.”

Said Woods: “I played there last weekend with another band, and the owner walked right by--didn’t even recognize me.”