Turner announced the party’s cancellation during his weekly COVID-19 press conference by reading aloud an email Wierck sent to the mayor. In a since-deleted Instagram ad, Concrete Cowboy was inviting Houstonians to come out and party sans masks as soon as Gov. Abbott's new rules would allow. Screenshot “Mayor Turner, it was never our intention to host a party where we encourage patrons to not wear a mask,” Wierck (unconvincingly) claimed in his email. Wierck promised Concrete Cowboy would stay closed on Wednesday just in case any bare-faced Houstonians looking to party like the Before Times planned to show up anyway, and vaguely promised Concrete Cowboy and his other bars on Washington — Sugar Room, Clutch Bar and The Sporting Club — “will also continue to follow that same policy of safety first,” whatever that means.