His day job was as a bookkeeper. Meanwhile, down in her cell, Miss Bennies immediately began working on teasing out her bleach blonde hair, mortifying the slip of a lass shed been saddled with, describing her to me as waiting horrified and doe-eyed just outside the door until she could get in to plug in her sacred curling iron. Thinking back to my time on that day (which I also remember well) and then reading your account from the previous month is an added bonus for me! The My Life in Concert.com Podcast is now here! The subway system became a hotbed of crime. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. We asked for a table away frommore, changed things and Tuesday nights were no longer Reggae Nights. A woman in a slinky black dress who's been in the club for hours suddenly blurts out: ''I saw his nostril move like a little lizard's. I'd go back.". While we had twisted senses of humour and sometimes played tricks on each other, we werent inherently mean. : The Most Joyful, Protracted Job Exit of My Life, David Bowie 1947-2016: Often Copied, Never Equalled, The Velvet Underground & Nico @ 55: VAs Anniversary Playlists, RIP Lou Reed: Between Thought & Expression Lies A Lifetime, I Need A Fix: Beatles White Album @ 45/I Buy White Albums, June 1, 1974: Eno, Cale, Nico, Ayers 40th Anniversary, Picture This: VA Poster Collection Highlights. Greenwich Village. Share or embed this setlist. Reviews on Reggae Night Clubs in New York, NY - Reggae Retro Dance Party, Lovers Rock, Lounge 247, The Village Underground, Elevate Sky Lounge, Rooftop 760, The Delancey, Kingston Hall, Madame X, Negril Village (EP4) Flower: Lollapalooza 92 w/Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ministry, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, & Lush, Aug 5, 1992, 056. Except that these cookies were more like chocolate hockey pucks rather than anything the Keebler elves may have whipped up. The Galleries. So, for the next few days, myself and M. Bennies camped out in their living room while M&M alternated between spending their hotel time hanging out in the suite, but alternating between crashing in the communal pad or in MZs original designation. We entered to a crew of dreadlocked males skanking to a bottom-heavy soundsystem while a endless ribbon of punks and skins sat chilling on the outer perimeter, awaiting the carnage. (EP 11) You Wont See Me: 20 Acts I Wish Id Seen (1920s-1980) featuring Billie Holiday, The Sex Pistols, Fela Kuti, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles and more + 1 Honorary Mention, 019. Following some pre-gig prepping, where there was much communal delight when I pulled out the aforementioned shrubbery, we skinned up and got dolled down in our ragged non-finest and off we went. 1980s-1990s: Boy Bar (15 St. Marks Pl.) PS will there be an appearance by the Flipper groupies, aka The Putrid Barnacles? The line about Six Wives cracked me up. ARE YOU A PEOPLE PERSON? TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. A pair of women enjoy the view of the city from Central Park in 1984. Linda: I remember you saying about how you used to go to NYC every three months: envy, Linda, envy! This is a review for lounges in New York, NY: "I went to Madame X about 2 weeks ago, shoutout to Yelp for waiving my cover fee when I checked in. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. The Peppermint Lounge was a popular discotheque located at 128 West 45th Street in New York City that was open from 1958 to 1965, although a new one was opened in 1980. Graffiti warns of the perils of crack-cocaine. While the rest of the magnanimous seven decided to grab a brew and snake off to the sidelines, The Artist and I each decided to hit the dance floor. This Global Rock Showcase featured Sister Nancy, Aunt Esther, Sister Charmaine and King D'Jango at S.O.B's in New York City Oct. 29, 2002. Smell of inscents everywhere, dancehall, afrobeat, reggae everyone's dancing, vibing out to the music. Best reggae night clubs near me in New York, New York, Caribbean Soul Rooftop Restaurant & Lounge. Those familiar. Abra: I agree with you, re: the reason behind the brisk pace. (EP18) Clash City Rockers: The Clash with Black Uhuru, September 5, 1982, 011. As he walked into an upscale steakhouse in midtown Manhattan, a hit team shot and killed Castellano and his bodyguard. 2 weeks around New York in May 9:04 am; New York trip to Dumbarton Oaks 8:14 am; (EP14) The Fine Art of Surfacing: The Boomtown Rats, March 19, 1980, 005. (EP14) The Fine Art of Surfacing: The Boomtown Rats with B.B. On weekend nights, you can dance to alternating Greek and Arab bands and watch belly dancers during the bands' breaks. I had never heard of Chihuly until now. A family heads to the Coney Island Aquarium in 1983. Oooh-ah! At another club, Visage, mermaids dive into pools and men with green faces skate on ice. From the moment the Jerks took the stage, it was instant human smashnmash, with a Holy Doodles! look from our Provincial eyes. Walk Like A Giant: Neil Young and Crazy Horse with Patti Smith, November 24, 2012, 173. MP congregated on campus late that evening alongside a couple of dozen others for the NYC-bound bus. The pre-conversion first visit was good. And instead of these luvin-from-the-oven nibbly baked goods being enriched with thiamin, niacin or riboflavin, they instead had a different kind of secret ingredient: psilocybin. Monkey Gone To Heaven: The Pixies perform Doolittle, April 16, 2011, 156. Its pretty darn cold and frozen here today too, such as its been during this particularly brutal and unforgiving winter, so Im pleased this provided warmth and smiles (which is somewhat odd, given the circumstances described). The second thing was how friendly I found everyone. 'Ain't No Problem'. History. I instantly loved the citys hum, strum, and energy. Required fields are marked *. Youre drinking STOUT! 024 will cover Psychic TV at the Danceteria, the Flipper gig from a few months previous, post-Throbbing Gristle-offshoot Psychic TV performing at the hottest nightclub in the city at that time, Danceteria, 022b. Yep, the radio station was/is CHRW, the university alternative station. Thats of course as long as you fit neatly within certain limited parameters, something that often gets left out (those others dont really count, do they?). There were two distinct, but easily co-existing groups present: rastas here to dance to the reggae pumped out by the speakers and punks and skinheads making the scene for the live show. '', See the article in its original context from. A pair of women at a diner in the early 1980s. discreetly tucking stashes of pills and shrubbery into nooks and crannies so as not to have them on-person should anything come to light when it came time to cross the border. I havent been since the 80s either Cublet and I keep planning a jaunt back but it keeps getting derailed by other plans. Bembe 509 Dance Clubs $$Williamsburg - South Side "Wth happened to reggae night? $$$$. Part Two is even more eventful and madcap. It has the best reggae and hip hop music in Manhattan. I just loved this!!! A spliff did the rounds to shake out the cobwebs as cold ones were cracked and imbibed except in Skys case. Next On Stage > The NYC adventure continues with a trippy show by Throbbing Gristle off-shoot Psychic TV. Admission is $10. Photography wasn't his profession. Still, then as now, I dont mind a wee morsel of hardcore in measured doses (Minor Threats eponymous 45 and The Dead Kennedys Nazi Punks, Fuck Off remain on my iPod as great workout tunes for the gym). Rare images of NYC nightclubs from the 1980s and '90s, including the Limelight and Roxy | amNewYork Entertainment Rare images of NYC nightclubs from the 1980s and '90s, including the. He entered, took a seat, introduced himself as Marcel (his real name, which I will have to use because well, keep reading) and confirmed that he was part of the journey down from Londonia. Considering how many bars there are in the neighborhood, you would think that Williamsburg would be stuffed with places where you can dance. The range of places to go dancing in this city is as astounding as any prop. (EP17) What A Day That Was: Police Picnic 82 with The Police, Talking Heads, The (English) Beat, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, A Flock of Seagulls, & The Spoons, August 13, 1982, 010. No one embodied this like John 'Dapper Don' Gotti, the flashiest mob boss of the era. As opposed to the heavy Jamaican sounds played on weeknights, on weekends the club offers pop reggae, which has more of a dance beat. (Photo: Cynthia Finch) Allen Ginsberg was at that Reggae Lounge show, I remember seeing him and there was also a Village Voice review of the show that confirmed it. Five months after this trip, I myself began doing a show there and remained a campus DJ on it for a great 8.5 year run. NYC had been my No.1 destination to visit for years owing to my long-time fascination with the city and its history, especially as a flash point for transgression and cultural innovations. The cover charge is $10. ''It's a reflection of the times,'' said Steven Rubell, a former owner of Studio 54, who plans to feature exhibitions of art at Palladium, the club he is opening next month on the Lower East Side. I will never forget the first time I heard Jungle Drum n Bass. (EP10) Dance This Mess Around: The Heatwave Festival (Part 2) with the Pretenders, The B-52s, Rockpile, Teenage Head, and more, August 23, 1980, 008a. Some dancers today combine the smooth John Travolta-style disco steps with the punk rockers' jumping- bean style, while others barely move, seemingly entranced by the music. I love the venue it's spacious and everyone who attends has a mature personality, which is probably why I like going there. For one, he was older than most of the people out at the clubs, and with his salt-and-pepper hair, he looked it. Great account Various. Two other spots for casual fun and live progressive music are the Peppermint Lounge, 100 Fifth Avenue, at 15th Street (989-9505), and Danceteria, 300 West 21st Street (620-0790), which tends to attract a younger crowd. Cover charge is $20. 3 Men Are Shot At Reggae Club, Site of Slayings, https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/17/nyregion/3-men-are-shot-at-reggae-club-site-of-slayings.html. Edwige Belmore, Bettina Kster, and Robert Paules' Mountaineer's Club celebrates opening two nights a week with a reception at Vasmay Lounge, 269 East Houston Street, New York City, October 21, 1986. Clive Hudson, The Master Blaster,introduced me to original Ska and oldies classics. Not bad. Street Ragz Clothing Summer Collection. I took a friend with me and she enjoyed herself very much and I promised she would. What did people search for similar to reggae lounge in New York, NY? Enjoyed reading this. 5 The Roxy in Covent Garden was the centre of London's punk universe from 1976 until 1978. Pictured, a pair of punks hang out on a stoop in the East Village. I was there. 1980s New York experienced the worst levels of crime in the city's history. The "empty" look , the plastic tables, a very loud table of about 10 people with kids running and screaming. The physical exuberance depicted in this photo represents but 1/20th of that which was present in the mosh pit during the Circle Jerks show. VA, to answer your question I can tell you the following: I came into the city on a bus from CT since the train line I would normally use was being upgraded with a third rail at that time. Youre drinking Stout? (EP28) Dangerous Acquaintances: Marianne Faithfull, August 15, 1983, 020b. Wouldnt It Be Nice: Brian Wilson, June 20, 2011, 158. (EP27) Walking on the Moon: Police Picnic 83 with The Police, Peter Tosh, James Brown, King Sunny Ad, Blue Peter & The Fixx, CNE Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Friday August 5, 1983, 018. 024. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. It's even rumored that the term crack comes from the fact that the drug looks like . A man en route to a birthday celebration takes the subway in the mid-1980s. There were college stations all over the NY/NJ/Long Island area that served all kinds of programming. I used to have a recording from another reggae host named DJ Knapp (spelling?) In New York's nightclub scene of the late 1980s and early 1990s, Alexis Di Biasio stood out in the crowd. Off we went, eyes bleary but agape, energized to simply be here (ok, and maybe some of those black pills got our empty gas tanks non-organically refilled). The Big 8 was CKLW in Windsor-Detroit, then owned by RKO, a 50,000-watt clear-channel station. A Live Memoir & Podcast by Host Various Artists. Better Things: Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, May 11, 2011, 157. NYC Reggae 1981 - 1991. A picnic in Central Park gets familiar in 1984. This is my wife. Plus, I was curious to take in an actual gig with a mosh pit, then still something new, so I was game, as were we all. The first track is a brief station ID from the WHBI days which I thought best personified the broad ethnic spirit of the stations programming. He played some RaggaJungle Drum n Bass for the first time which is represented here. Shed somehow lost sight of us and there were no breadcrumbs to follow. For almost 20 years, those photos sat in Glams apartment in New York. The last two tracks are from Studio One: In Finestyle, a mixtape that was given to me as a gift from a brotherly dred. On Saturdays, admission is $10 for everyone. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. Lookin Out My Back Door: John Fogerty, July 12, 2011, 165. Stayed tuned for flashing orange dots, (almost) flying hams on Madison Avenue, Mr. Brooke Shields, Pterodactyls and Manifestations. That was his niche. Sandy Duncan spent the rest of the week exiting speedily if she so much as saw any of us coming as one might avoid a vindictive Cyclops with Legionnaires Disease. I saw it! '' Another electric mix of people dances nearby at the Cat Club, 76 East 13th Street (505-0090). New York City during the 1980s was a very different place. Dead Kennedy's lead singer Jello Biafra jumps into the audience during a performance in 1980. Also, he was always taking photos. What are some highly rated lounges in New York, NY? A woman sleeps at a table adjacent to Times Square. Delivery & Pickup Options - 319 reviews of Sage Restaurant & Lounge "I explored this spot with some family one night before the whole conversion. Said former NYC DEA agent Robert Stutman, "Crack literally changed the entire face of the city. In 1995, Di Biasio gave Glam four boxes of his photos to store in his closet. (EP13) Whats In the City: NFG, Regulators, and Sinners, November 2, 1979, 004. As I had learned during the previous night, he was an avowed alcohol abstainer but loved the green stuff and other select stimulants mightily. Nighty-Night: Deep Soul in Dub can be heard in the Weevie Remix section. This collection of playlists provides a wide sample of reggae shows with particular attention to Gil Bailey. For Donald Lawes, I could not find any background information on him . Locked Inside: Janelle Mone, June 23, 2012, 171. designanator: And what were you up to on that day, John? and the Pyramid Club (101 Ave. A) become playgrounds for East Village New Wavers. Both drinks I had--the pia colada and the mint gimlet--were fantastic, and my friends all loved theirs as well. There are three seatings for dinner, which costs about $50 a couple, beginning at 5 P.M. (1) (1147) 6.6. And they are dancing in whatever way feels best to them. On weekends, admission is $10; on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, women are admitted free until 11 P.M. For the Mediterranean spirit, there's Darvish, 23 West Eighth Street, (475-1600). . Good grief you mean there was ever a radio station worth listening to in London? This is a review for dance clubs in New York, NY: "First I will say if you know me, you knowww I love reggae and soca and I usually know all the lyrics to every song. #6: I Believe In Father Christmas, or: Brown Shoes Dont Make It, #5: Christmas Advertising: LIFE Magazine, Nov. 30, 1959, #4: KA-CHING-A-LING: Christmas Advertising Highlights 1949-2011, #3: Ludicrous Seasonal TV: Star Wars Holiday Special, #2: Twisted Seasonal Sounds: A John Waters Christmas. A man passes out on top of and inside a trash can in Times Square. Want more historical New York? Enquiring Minds want to know! Perfect For: Dancing Drinking Good Cocktails. :0. In 1985, Gotti ordered a hit on mob boss Paul Castellano. This dude named Agent Jay played with Dubb (Dub) Agents with an A-List team of musicians backing the artists. Alas, twas not the yelling friend he was to find behind closed doors, but instead all four of us in the throes of some serious tripping. Bar 13 121 University Pl. As a result of efforts by club owners to create environments that are comfortable for uptowners yet funky enough for downtowners, today's discos have become places where punkers and bankers, street kids and top recording artists whirl in one colorful blur. Admission is $15. The nightclubs of the 1980s and 90s were often wild landscapes that attracted unique nocturnal animals. Splendor in the Grass: Pink Martini, June 26, 2011, 162. Heartbreak also features a live band on Mondays, Admission is $15. It was the launchpad for the global Twist craze in the early 1960s. Depopulation, coupled with an economy in tatters, set the stage for the 1980s. Mr. Barksdale and two other friends went along to back him up. In current money, that meant we gave him a $9 tip on a $7 fare. I can feel the energy in this one, VA. Its an excellent set up for whatevers coming next. I should mention it was very cold that day and even started to snow for a while when we were having luncha typical winter day for that period of the 80s. Id read an article in the Village Voice in September 82 when it was first being discovered. My girl best friend and I will be in Manhattan this week Thursday-Sunday. Adding a business to Yelp is always free. Nebula. "Donald said, 'Yo, what's the problem?' All you had to do was throw some glitter on, Glam said. An international crowd dances at Nirvana Club One on the 16th and 17th floors of 1 Times Square (486-5700). To reach further back - to the Swing era - there is, of course, the 65-year-old Roseland ballroom, which has watched many other clubs come and go. On Sunday nights only, at Cafe Carlyle in the Carlyle Hotel, 35 East 76th Street (744-1600), a 10-piece band also plays music of the 1920's, 30's and 40's beside a small dance floor. A glimpse through the rare images below will remind you that as with everything in the city, the scene is constantly changing. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. For the feeling of actually stepping into a rock video, there is Private Eyes, 12 West 21st Street (206-7770), a club full of white walls, mirrors and video screens. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. A more flamboyant crowd dances at an odyssey of a club called Paradise Garage, 84 King Street, near Varick Street (989-2975), which is open to the public on Friday nights only. It really shouldnt have surprised me for, as a terminal outsider, Ive always found the social mix of cities as welcoming places vs the received notions of small homey towns as the be-all end-all of welcoming friendliness. Taking it all in for the first time, I felt a bit like Jon Voights Joe Buck in. Even the most. Back at Area, it is 3 A.M. and the mime has hardly batted an eyelash. This was still before [Rudy] Giuliani took over. Puts the reader right into the action. Be warned that you must step through an electronic frisking device before entering the club. Now I feel like I can start dancing. Their cocktail prices are slightly more affordable than other bars in the area, and they have a couple of cheap beer options . I miss going every three months to NYC and have not been in over 22 years. Mr. Cab Driver was instantly and understandably pissed at the situation, bitching loudly on the trip over about how he could be busted for having so many people in the car. Mr. Friedman, who is also an executive with the management company, did not return phone calls yesterday. The quartet spent a couple of hours chatting, laughing, and otherwise boarding the trains ride prior to heading out, but before we did, there came a knock on the door. If a challenging environment is indeed what you want, there is still no more action-packed club than Area, 157 Hudson Street, south of Canal (226- 8423). Day One was spent taking it all in, stitching through a constant human patchwork on the move. Should you lose the battle to get past Area's front door, then go to Visage, 610 West 56th Street (247-0612). Over 250 felonies were committed every week in the system, making the New York subway the most dangerous mass transit system in the world. (EP10) I Cant Stand Up For Falling Down: The Heatwave Festival (Part 1), August 23, 1980, 007. (EP19) Night & Day: Joe Jackson, October 4, 1982, 012. This is Limelight, at 47 West 20th Street (807-7850), and it features pop and upbeat rock music, a flashy crowd of those 20 and older, and most fun of all, a number of rooms, tiers and off-the-beaten-track corners to explore. Bars (for prepartying) or night. VariousArtists Six Easter Movie Recommendations, VariousArtists 13 Halloween Listening Recommendations, VariousArtists 13 Halloween Viewing Recommendations, Kinga Syrek discusses her debut animated short Too Late about the life of Edie Sedgwick: My Life In Conversation EP002, Robert Margouleff talks Ciao! On June 23, a club employee was killed and five others wounded when a patron who had been expelled for fighting opened fire on the club's bouncers, the police said. Start spreading the news: at last I was on my way to New York, leaving on this day to be part of it. I knew I was hit. Discopravity: Psychic TV & NYC, Nov. 17, 1983, 023. Mr. Barksdale said Mr. Bastien and his friends saw the logic of this assertion and went back inside the club to dance, thinking the incident was over. Police officials and private detectives who have investigated the club said marijuana and other drugs could be bought inside easily. Looking forward to more. Originally, the event was scheduled for Katch Astoria down the block but they moved the party to thismore. High demand fueled a growing drug trade and record levels of gang violence. Each camp spent those hours getting to better know the other, all of us hitting it off like a house on fire before all six found somewhere to pass out and venture deep into the land of nod, dreaming wistfully of degenerate behaviour ahead. The property is managed by the Monaghan Management Company, at 285 Broadway. Understand?' On Friday nights only, the Ethnic Folk Arts Center, 179 Varick Street, (691-9510), provides an international array of folk dances. Sugar Buzz: k.d. Two nights of interesting circumstances there are yet to come. Any night life recommendations? One was a fellow student of MZs who she kinda, sorta knew a wee bit (henceforth known as The Artist) and a non-student good buddy of his who had tagged along (henceforth known as Sky a nickname later of his own choosing). A pair of detectives enjoy a smoke break outside of their downtown offices. Admission is $15. catch-22: It appears that David is gifted in many ways . (EP10) Once In A Lifetime: The Heatwave Festival (Part 3) with the Talking Heads and Elvis Costello & the Attractions, August 23, 1980, 008b. ''Eclectic'' describes not only the props at New York's more fashionable clubs, but also the patrons themselves and the way they are dancing. The drinks were expensive but it's comes with the location. Or Peggy Olson high-stepping it towards another day at her own agency in her power pantsuit. "And this guy said: 'Ain't no problem. I wonder what was with those weirdos who couldnt fathom that a fellow might want a Guinness from time to time. Sludgefeast: Dinosaur Jr., January 22, 2010, 104. Popular with women's softball teams, it was the first official. Learn More. I felt the pain. There isnt a lot of banter in these recordings, but you can still catch a string of classic promos from Pat Bailey and from some of the other DJs. Cover is $4 and patrons are invited to bring their own food and drinks. It was a deal. (EP29b) Lets Dance: David Bowie with Rough Trade, September 3, 1983, 22a. which is why they tasted so bad. Plenty of time to feast on the city with a side order of mischief. I looked at my hand, and the thumb was all crooked.". Business Insider. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. In my opinion Reggae isn't all that popular in NYC like it was in the 70's and 80's. . 17 Things You Didn't Know About Walt Whitman, Laurent Chehere's Flying Houses Speak To Your Inner Child, What Stephen Hawking Thinks Threatens Humankind The Most, 27 Raw Images Of When Punk Ruled New York, Join The All That's Interesting Weekly Dispatch. The cookies were carob-based. Jul 8, 2017, 1:26 PM. He didn't take studio photography or anything like that.. Gabor: London Gardens, London, Ontario, Canada, Wednesday March 19, 1980 + A Meditation on the Amorphous Nature of Memory & Why the Present Is Always in the Past, EP 13 (no.5) Whats In the City: NFGs Second Annual Halloween Bash with The Regulators and Sinners, Polish Hall, London, Ontario, Canada, Friday November 2, 1979, EP 12 (no.4) This Is the Modern World: The Jam with The Dwight Twilley Band, Rex Danforth Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday April 10, 1979, EP 11 (no.020a) You Wont See Me: 20 Acts I Wish Id Seen (1920s-1980) featuring Billie Holiday, The Sex Pistols, Fela Kuti, Frank Sinatra, The Beatles and more, EP 10 (no.8 pts. I havent been since the 80s either Cublet and I keep planning a jaunt back but it keeps getting derailed by other plans. It was around 8 or 9 am and rooms wouldnt be ready until later on, so for now we were to drop off our luggage at the hotel for safekeeping while we spent the day exploring. 2) with The Specials, The Waterboys, Animal Collective, Solange, and more, July 8-12, 177. 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Slaying in June, A State Liquor Authority spokesman, Richard Chernela, said the agency formally filed charges to revoke the club's license on Thursday afternoon because the club had become "a focal point for police attention.". To let loose to live bands that play everything from punk rock to jazz, visit the Ritz at 119 East 11th Street (254-2800). And while he had (wisely) left maryjane back at home to curl up and have a rest in a drawer, he did bring along a bag of homemade cookies as a treat. Let me tell you! These photos, from the early 80s into the late 90s, give glimpses of what it was like at iconic clubs such as the Limelight and Wetlands Preserve. Every six weeks, Area adopts a new theme and revamps its decor. (EP5) Never Get Old: David Bowie & Polyphonic Spree, April 2, 2004, 084. I Feel Possessed: Crowded House, July 15, 2010, 152. Everyone was a star, and everyone could be a star. The Rain Song: Robert Plant & the Band of Joy, June 23, 2011, 159. By and by I reckoned it was due to herd mentality the slowest was probably the weakest and therefore more susceptible to the prowling carnivores. I borrowed some of the interstitial banter from Studio One: In Finestyle to use in it. Many claim The Peppermint Lounge was also where go-go dancing originated, although this claim is subject to dispute. Clearly, there was no way the temporary-abode arrangements were going to fly. But prep paradise is surely the Surf Club, 415 East 91st Street (410-1360), where navy blue suits have been cast aside for the party uniform: black skirts or pants and white shirts. In The Flesh: Blondie, July 10, 2014 (& their mid-70s birth), 178b. Granted, it was an earlier era, but we were plugged in 24/7 to the Big 8. koshersalaami: The music is only a small part about this one, its more about the youthful hijinks. I recall the Reggae Lounge as being like an old dance hall, holding perhaps 1,000, with a stage at the far end of a big open space, a balcony up top, with seats or ledges where people were sitting lining the walls of the club. A page for former employees, bands, fans and others to remember the days at the Peppermint Lounge in NYC in the early 80's.NO SPAMMERS ALLOWED.everyone else is welcome! Finding herself wandering the battlefield in search of us just as the CJs and their audience hit Lift Off, she hastily scampered to the rear of the crowd, pinning her back against the wall so thoroughly she probably almost merged with it. Hardcore was never a big thing for me but it was one of the key underground. Lou & the Velvets. Fri, Sep 30, 11:00 PM + more events. Oldies classics tricks on each other, we werent inherently mean a bit like Jon Voights Joe Buck.! The Specials, the plastic tables, a 50,000-watt clear-channel station be stuffed with places where you dance! 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