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*checks ^'s forehead for mentally-incapacitating fever*

No matter what my opinon of Dream and the like is -- this sets a scary precedent for clubs and bars. . Officer's Family Sues Over Fatal Crash D.C. Club Accused of Selling Drinks to Woman Charged in BW Parkway Death By a Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, October 2, 2002; Page B02 The family of a U.S. Park Police officer killed by a driver on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway sued the trendy D.C. nightclub yesterday that allegedly served the underage patron drinks before she made the fatal drive. Jimmy Bell, the attorney for the estate of Hakim A. Farthing, 28, filed suit yesterday afternoon in U.S. District Court against the Dream nightclub, an upscale nightspot at 1350 Okie St. NE. The suit, which seeks $50 million in compensatory and punitive damages, alleges that Jovada P. Welch, 20, of Silver Spring had been drinking at the club the night of Aug. 10. After leaving, according to police, she drove onto the parkway and hit Farthing about 3:30 a.m. The Park Police officer was investigating an earlier traffic fatality. Police set up cones and flares to block off a ramp leading from the southbound lanes of the parkway to New York Avenue NE, but Welch plowed through the barriers and struck Farthing, police said. She was arrested at the scene and later charged with driving under the influence and involuntary manslaughter. The legal drinking age in the District is 21. "We have information that puts her at the Dream nightclub, drinking just before the incident," Bell said. "We are of the opinion that if they had not been negligent and allowed that underage drinker to come in and consume alcohol, Hakim would be alive today." David Wilmot, the attorney for nightclub owner Marc Barnes, said yesterday that the case "is still under investigation and will ultimately be decided in a court of law. It's not appropriate for us to have a response at this time." Suits against businesses that serve too much alcohol to patrons or serve underage patrons are fairly common, but plaintiffs face difficult legal hurdles in proving negligence. Welch, the driver, is not named as a defendant in the suit. In the four-page filing, Bell alleges that Welch "consumed alcohol and partied" at the club before driving her car. "Ms Welch was so intoxicated that after leaving . . . she lost her sense of direction and believed that she was traveling the wrong way on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway," according to the suit. "Ms. Welch drove off of the parkway via the exit ramp, circled around and re-entered the parkway via the entrance ramp headed for the District." Farthing was investigating a fatal accident that had occurred about two hours earlier when a man traveling west on Route 50 lost control of his car and crashed. After Welsh drove through the police barriers and hit Farthing, she continued until she reached the site of the first accident at the bottom of the ramp, police said. Farthing, a Philadelphia native and two-year member of the force, was a Rutgers University graduate and an Army veteran. The father of a 3-year-old son, he was assigned to the Park Police station in Anacostia and was investigating the accident in Cheverly as part of his regular duties. His was the first death of an on-duty Park Police officer since 1988. "I want the lawsuit to put pressure on these institutions that allow these types of things to happen," said James Farthing, the slain officer's father. "My life has been devastated, as well as that of my wife, our daughter and Hakim's son. He was the light in all of our lives."

-- I can fit into luggage! . . . btw, thanks for the CD! Haven't heard it all the way through -- I'll take care of that tonight. .

No kidding!

Guess I should have looked at Vic's post first - he is *THE* post-whore of the ages and got the jump on me. .

Oct. 30 - from johndigweed.com saw it while surfing, didn't know if ya'll knew or not.

:laugh: Nice one!

^ is that what the kids are calling it these days?

{inserts obvious jasontowns joke here}

It's not a club, (I think), it's a venue that DC Skillz has used for one-offs a few times. I don't know who else has used it, or for what. . here's a thread that gives some info on it: Tunnel Info Also, check out DC Skillz' web site for info. on the upcoming party - looks pretty sweet.

Your name of Christina gives you the ability to be creative along practical lines of endeavour. Your ideas can be very original and inventive. You enjoy being with people in a social environment. Your personal appearance is important to you, for you desire to make a good impression on others. Your pleasant manner attracts people to you with their problems and you are capable of offering practical advice, though you would probably not follow such advice yourself. This name causes you to be somewhat too concerned with the personalities, problems, and activities of other people. You seem positive and decisive and can be outspoken in the expression of your opinions, but you lack the self-confidence needed to follow through with your ideas and plans. Procrastination is your downfall. You frequently choose the path of least resistance to avoid your responsibilities. It is not easy for you to overcome obstacles or face issues. This name does you an injustice in that it restricts your success in business and personal pursuits through a lack of ambition. There is a weakness in the fluid functions and in the region of the head resulting in sinus problems, headaches, eye, ear, or throat conditions and related ailments. Hair loss could also be a problem.

This weekend good, next weekend bad. . .boo-urns. Also, this Friday is better than this Saturday -- just in case ya cared.

Quel choc

hippies!

-- good to see some balanced reporting out there. . .

If that's the truth of it, neither will I - I'll be on my grand holiday tour of Vermont and Colorado. I just need to face up to the fact that I'm never gonna see PvD and accept my fate. . .

Everyone wish tinybutterfli luck this week as she is stuck out in the Midwest somewhere training for work. I believe she'll be back in town on Thursday . . .we'll have to head out somewhere in her honor. Miss you girl! 'stina

After Nine Years, Coming Down From the Buzz By Eric Brace Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, September 27, 2002; Page WE05 FOR THE SECOND Friday in a row, Nation will be dark. Buzz is no more. Last week, the promoters of Buzz, the nine-year-old dance party that brought world-famous DJs to town and became internationally known itself, pulled the plug on their creation. The decision followed a recent edict by the military banning all service members from the club, and the arrests outside the club three weeks ago of eight people charged with distribution of the drug Ecstasy. "When you have a nightclub with 2,500 to 3,000 people in it on a weekend night, yes, there are going to be drugs in there," admits Scott Henry, a DJ and the founder of Buzz. "But Nation did more than any club I know to curtail drug use. We worked with police, we instituted very tough search policies, put in additional lighting, we asked what else we could do. I strongly feel we were being scapegoated, and we weren't going to let them have the upper hand by tarnishing the name Buzz, so we decided to end it." Buzz has been co-promoted by its parent company, BuzzlifeProductions, and Primacy Inc., owned by Nation owner John Boyle, who would make no comment about the end of the popular Friday night event. Henry, however, says it might be a blessing in disguise. "Those four walls of Nation may have been holding us back," he says. "We've been planning to expand into other cities and going to other venues, taking Buzz around the country, maybe starting a record label. The name is so well known and respected, we did what we did so that we could move forward." In its wake, Buzz leaves memories of some of the finest dance club moments Washington has ever seen. It brought such stellar DJs as Paul Oakenfold, Moby, Fatboy Slim, Sasha, John Digweed and Dieselboy to town, and one wonders where such elite talent will perform now. "I have personally dealt with Buzz for years," says Stephen Levy, president of the influential L.A.-based electronica label Moonshine Records, "and it's one of the most important nights in the world for the kind of music we're doing. I send DJ tours through there all the time, and I've always found it to be one of the most professionally run, world-class venues anywhere. I can't stand the fact that it's gone." Neither can thousands of Buzz fans. Henry promises news soon on the future of Buzz and says it'll appear on the Web site www.buzzlife.com/bz/index.php. Nation, meanwhile, will continue to host the goth dance party, Alchemy, every Thursday and the primarily gay event Velvet on Saturdays.

Ahhhh, how fondly I remember the many nights I spent at BuZz smoking "cracked" . . .

<lmao> - i just went to the c.p. search page and jasontowns is the top search! the people want to know! *edit* -- wow that guy seems like a real bastard . . .

have you seen their poster? pretty -able. .

. . .my school had its fair share of dyed-in-the-wool hippies, but as vicman said, they were mostly just bored rich kids who seemed to resemble hippies. . .then when you looked closer you realized that the leather satchel they were toting cost 500 dollars and their ripped up cord pants were from J. Crew. I kept my distance from 'em. . . and escaped to Toronto and Montreal with my kids to party on the weekends while most of the tree-hugging events were going on. btw Vic - wtf is the jasontowns story? i'm dying to know. .

Can't wait to see how t.b. reacts to this -- she is at home today! . . .damn hippies!

i know. please me now