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if only you knew my opiumden bathroom stories hehe. And how is the weds party my boy kingsley started it but havent been tehre yet. Asfor loungey agree try TABLE 50 and LE SOUK (has food) but le souk weds that i use to go to for a yr everyweek are over so im not to sure whos spinnin there now. But the same djs who played great music there will start a party on the25th(wed) at sapphire. As for OPIUM DEN THIS SAT normally my boys the DOWNDEEP CREW spin on the 3rd fri of the month but they will do a party this sat for MIKE P one of the downdeeps boys birthday, so it will be fun.I would be there but i have family responsibilities.

if only you knew my opiumden bathroom stories hehe. And how is the weds party my boy kingsley started it but havent been tehre yet. Asfor loungey agree try TABLE 50 and LE SOUK (has food) but le souk weds that i use to go to for a yr everyweek are over so im not to sure whos spinnin there now. But the same djs who played great music there will start a party on the25th(wed) at sapphire. As for OPIUM DEN THIS SAT normally my boys the DOWNDEEP CREW spin on the 3rd fri of the month but they will do a party this sat for MIKE P one of the downdeeps boys birthday, so it will be fun.I would be there but i have family responsibilities.

if only you knew my opiumden bathroom stories hehe. And how is the weds party my boy kingsley started it but havent been tehre yet. Asfor loungey agree try TABLE 50 and LE SOUK (has food) but le souk weds that i use to go to for a yr everyweek are over so im not to sure whos spinnin there now. But the same djs who played great music there will start a party on the25th(wed) at sapphire. As for OPIUM DEN THIS SAT normally my boys the DOWNDEEP CREW spin on the 3rd fri of the month but they will do a party this sat for MIKE P one of the downdeeps boys birthday, so it will be fun.I would be there but i have family responsibilities.

kevin hedge said at spirit on tues for larry levans bday party. "WE DID THIS PARTY ON A TUESDAY SO THAT ONLY PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO BE HERE WOULD SHOW UP, NO TOURISTS OR PEOPLE WE DIDNT WANT HERE THAT DONT UNDERSTAND" house aint dead at all and it was packed from opening till closing.

i forgot to mention that iwas inside NELLS last thursday one of the silent partners showed me around. But it still looked very raw and would be suprise if they did finish up for opening. But he told me its gonna be strictly bottle service type o fplace on the main floor and that hes gonnna suggest to maybe make it into some music heads space downstairs.

wasteof time and space and energy at places like this. Its cool if you like to chill with THAT TYPE OF CROWD then go ahead but mostly people on hear are MUSIC first and could care less who desinged it and what celbrities are helping out. BOTTLES AND MODEL places= PRANCERS NON DANCERS so no thank you. As for the whole hot women thingy after a while of fucking you learn its no big deal.

holy crap dude how didyou forget them ahhhhhh. Hey the cd is hot the dvd is hotter. Maybe if soeone you know as a dvd burner i can lend it to ya. As for the cd idont have any blnks in my house but when i do you will get a copy.

Along with the last party at arc (29hrs) this had to have been the most fun i have ever had at a club with the best music. And i can confidently say THE GREATEST CROWD i have ever had the pleasure of sharing the floor with. The djs who played were all amazing. Right now i cant remember the first ones name butafter him came, "THE LATIN BULL" RUBEN TORO, FRANCIOS K, RICHARD VASQUEZ, JOEY LLANOS AND DAVID DEPINO. With KEVIN HEDGE of blaze being the MC. MELBA moore performed and so so this other guy who icant remember right now. There were also sellling west end records cds, and paradise garage shirts. Video screens were displaying larrys face and various colors and messages thu out the night. And also they had a huge black banner in the main room. AWESOME. Music wise i couldnt have asked for anythignbetter amazing songs after amazing songs. A few cp heads were in the house and can tell ya how much fun the night was. From opening 830ish to 445am closing that room was full of love. There were also ons of djs on the floor to mention on here as well. And the icing on the cake was the GIFTS EVERYONE recieved. First gift was LARRY LEVAN RECORDED LIVE AT SOUNDFACTORY MARCH 22,1991. And then the BIG ONE a DVD OF THE CLOSING PARTY OF THE PARADISE GARAGE. The closing track of the party was "LOVE IS THE MESSAGE" MFSB. I wish icould give ya a track listing but there were so many great songs played that i would feel bad if i missed one or mixed up titles. But i tell ya this much i went to the upstairs bathroom to pee ight. And well i took out "THE LIL BULL" and at the same time the dj at the time as mixing in "time warp" and i was like oh my god so iput my thing away and ran back downstairs to dance my ass off and then as soon as the song finished i had to run back and pee or i wouldve peed all over myself. It was paninful holding urine in and dancing at the same time. GREAT NIGHT INDEED. I wish everyone there couldve saw and felt what i felt.

i believe hes doion crobar in sept, i think the 16th that weekon a thursday.

IF THEY know whats best it will be in the mainfloor. Nicky spins like danny krivit. And he was dancing near me at avalon at the last 718 sessions.

Vega? The 25th Or 26th I Dont Know Which One Is A Weds.

WHICH quote the one by raven fox, no i didnt get it from there its in "MY FAVORITES". Alright apothesis in the houseeeeeeeeeeeee.

Heres a great read: Larry Levan (1954-1992) - Remembering a Legend.... [Raven Fox] There are no DJs, living or otherwise, who have had such potent mythology constructed around them as Larry Levan. His tragically premature death in 1992 signalled the end of a remarkable career that still casts a shadow over the dance community. Talk to any New York DJ of a certain age about music and it's likely that Levan's name will be mentioned in the first ten minutes. He is widely quoted as being the greatest modern DJ, whilst the club that he presided over for ten years - The Paradise Garage - is held in equally high regard. Born in Brooklyn in 1954, Levan got his break in 1972 when the DJ at the club where he worked, the Continental Baths, was sacked. The owner told him to go home and get some records, "It was Memorial Day weekend," Larry recalled. "I went back to Brooklyn and borrowed records from my friend Ronnie Roberts who had everything. I went back and worked for three straight days." After spending over a year at the Baths, a friend, Richard Long (who would later construct the mighty Garage sound system) invited him to start a night together, the Soho Club on Broadway. After losing that space, they moved to 143 Reade Street where his reputation was swelling. "I started working there and it got so crowded I just used to open up the windows and let the sound go out onto the street. When the club had to close because of overcrowding, they asked me not to play anywhere else until the new club opened." That new club was The Paradise Garage. A huge warehouse-like space that had been converted from a garage into a membership only club. It partially opened in 1977 with only the smaller room open (they didn't have sufficient funds to finish it) and a sound system that had been specifically designed by Levan and collaborator Long. What made Larry so special was his understanding of drama and how to create it, with pauses between songs, sound effects or later, with his collaborator on Peech Boys project, Michael DeBenedictus, on live keyboards. He understood space as much as music - he was a great fan of dub reggae, and often played productions by Jamaican rhythmatists, Sly & Robbie. His genius was a great ear for music, often displaying bewildering eclectic tastes; telling stories through his sets. I remember that he played like he was in your living room. He played all types of music, whether it was slow or fast; he didn't care so long as he captured that vibe. Technically, he wasn't a great beat mixer, but he was, if not, one of the greatest music programmers. From disco classics like MFSB's 'Love Is The Message' (A Garage Anthem) to unreserved rock freakouts like Steve Miller Band's 'Macho Citry', Levan threw the lot into the Garage melting pot creating a stirring brew of rhythmic intensity. Levan was the original balearic DJ before most people even knew where the Balearics were. Larry not only made his mark as a DJ, his studio work demonstrated a progressive mind at work as well. From his earliest remixes ('Got My Mind Made Up' by Instant Funk, Dee Dee Bridgwaters 'Bad For Me') through to his work with Bernard Fowler and DeBenedictus as New York Citi Peech Boys, Levan showed the same stripped down dubwise mentality that producers such as Francois Kevorkian and Arthur Russell had shown with their work. The Peech Boys 'Don't Make Me Wait' and 'Something Special' were both Garage favorites as well as becoming great records on their own right elsewhere, while mixes such as 'Heartbeat' by Taana Gardner pre-empted the house sound with its stripped-to-the-beat sound. Larry Levan's physical decline began well before the Garage closed in 1987 and continued as he guested at clubs around NYC and, by that stage, the world. London's Ministry of Sound brought him over for 3 days and he stayed for 3 months. He arrived 8 days late with no records. 'No records they said? Where are they' 'I've sold them all'. He had a massive heroin problem at that stage and he'd regularly do his wages before he finished playing. And he's sell his collection on a regular basis. His friends would go to the market and see it for sale; buy it back for him and he'd resell them again. In the end, they gave up. Shortly before his death, he went on a tour of Japan with Francois Kevorkian, who remembered it like this: "Larry went into a set of Philadelphia classics which was just so poignant, so emotional because the message of all the songs said he was really hurting. We all felt it at the time, but I think he pretty much knew he was dying and all the songs he played were so deeply related to how life goes. He played Jean Carne's 'Time Waits For No One' and the Trammps 'Where Do We Go From Here,' and I realised that this was one of the best moments of greatness that I had ever witnessed in my life. It was so obvious, so grand, such a drama to it, that you just knew." Larry Levan died two months later in November 1992. Each July on his birthday, a remembrance party is held in New York for him with old Garage DJs like David Depino, and Francois Kevorkian holding court (NYCs Sunday Night Party at Vinyl 'Body & Soul') a testament to the influence he has exerted over dance music in general and New York in particular. (MOS The Manual) I know that I will always remember how nice Mike Brody, Mel Cheren, Joey Llanos, David DePino, Kenny Eubanks and the rest of the Paradise Garage family were to me during my upbringing in this religion of music. I also thank God for my late friend Keith Haring who introduced me to Larry at his 'Party of Life' at the club. And to all the Core Mechanic "card carrying" Saturday Night Garage Hippies - 'Uno, Dos, Tres, Quatro....boom boom boom boom R.I.P. Larry - Raven Fox And heres a great readabout 84 KING STREET: Opening in February 1978 and closing down in the fall of 1987, Paradise Garage is quite possibly the most revered of all of the great Dance clubs. Strongly influenced by David Mancuso's stellar sound system and familial atmosphere at The Loft, Paradise Garage became known for industry-defining sound and a congenial, loving environment serving as respite from the dangers and concerns of the streets of New York City. DJ Larry Levan presided over the Garage (as it was lovingly known) and inspired a reverence from club audiences unsurpassed in the history of Dance music. Paradise Garage became known musically for preserving the spirit and ambience of classic Disco while moving resolutely forward in musical style and innovation. The Dance music genre Garage is a lasting tribute to the club's importance to Dance music history. Located at 84 King St., New York City, in an old garage building, Paradise Garage officially opened February 17, 1978 in 20,000 square feet of space after hosting a series of construction parties while the space was under construction. Envisioned as an ongoing party by its owner Michael Brody instead of a club, Paradise Garage issued much-coveted memberships for those who wished to attend. Throughout its history, the clientele of Paradise Garage was predominately black, Latin, and gay, but as its reputation grew, key figures in Dance music from all backgrounds came for the Paradise Garage experience. In the early 1980's visual art became a significant part of the Paradise Garage experience as the walls became an ongoing exhibition space for the exuberant colors and celebratory energy of artist Keith Haring's work. Throughout its history Paradise Garage had only one resident DJ, Larry Levan, widely revered as one of the most talented of all Dance DJs. A veteran of the Gallery, Continental Baths, and Reade St. (Paradise Garage's immediate precursor), Levan had strong connections with the New York Disco community. One of his closest colleagues, Frankie Knuckles, left New York for Chicago shortly before the opening of Paradise Garage. Knuckles would go on to fame as a key founder of House. Aside from Larry Levan's worshipful following, Paradise Garage was also known for building and maintaining one of the best Dance music sound systems ever. Richard Long was hired to design the sound system and he brought in Al Fierstein. Together they developed equipment specifically for the space at the Garage. A paper presented at the International Convention of the Audio Engineering Society explains in detail their application of acoustical principles when designing an optimal system. A number of clubs have attempted to recreate the aural qualities of the Paradise Garage sound system, but have never succeeded in creating a true duplication. Long and Fierstein put together the system for the specific space in which it was used making the sound experience unique to Paradise Garage. Larry Levan's musical palette at Paradise Garage was one of the most diverse ever in a Dance venue. He would incorporate elements of Rock, Disco, Jazz, R&B, Latin and more if it seemed to fit the mood of the moment. While nearly anything might be heard on the dancefloor, a more specific style began to emerge as a predominant sound. Ultimately known as Garage, this style was true to the sound and feel of Disco while adding technological elements that successfully brought the music forward. Levan's intimate connection with the record label West End Records, run by Michael Brody's life partner Mel Cheren, insured success for such West End classics as Karen Young's Hot Shot, The Peech Boys' Don't Make Me Wait, and Taana Gardner's Heartbeat. As with most all classic Dance venues, Paradise Garage did come to an end. Owner Michael Brody announced that the Garage would close after a final party September 26-27, 1987 which drew an estimated 14,000 people over the two days. The official reason for closing was failure to renew a lease. Michael Brody claimed local residents 'did not want a black club in the neighborhood' and so refused to renew its lease, but Brody was also very ill and would die within months of the closing of Paradise Garage. The reputation of the Garage and Larry Levan has dimmed little with the passing of years. In recent years, West End Records has engaged in a program of re-releasing live sets by Larry Levan and a number of favorite mixes from the Paradise Garage era. Part legend and part reality, Paradise Garage is certain to live on.

lol at jesse thats right, and orange juice,kinda like an open bar lol. Hey lawgirl was wondering where the hell ya were. I kept lookin towards the door to see if ya would walk in but by 430am i figured you guys werent. and most def would love to chill in the studio again it been a while. Hey i read midnight society was playing rick and bass "SPEECHLESS" in club envy a few weeks ago. I need to dance to that song in a nice room.

defintely will be there from opening till clsoin. I filling in for osmeone at work so i will be there from 10am till 5pm. And afterward don know what to do SHOULD I GO HOME? or meet up with ya crackers lol.

My friend DREW who you met is always saying "ITS THE CHAINS" lol. Good times indeed.

what the hell is goin on here lol. Hey do you guys remember me taking all those redbulls from the tables lol.

im thinkin 4amish. Who knows maybe they will go down in true garage hrs and party til weds evening hehe. One can hope right.

weds at cielo is the least strict at the door. Its a be yourself, dance ritual crowd. Dont forget the baby powder.

THATS RIGHT emjay is sexay

dude i did a study in the summer on club culture differences and styles of music, this is to funny. You know how my knees are already f'ed up and i recently hurt my ankle lol. But what you use to do at webster with the flyng off stage shit hell no never, i have more brains than that lol j/k. And the personal thing haha weve had conversations about this one already.

very very very suprise seeing ya believe me lol. ANd no probs i like to look out for nice people.

i have 3 flyers at home for memory, but the dj lineup isnt on it. Its 10bucks and 5 bucks for epople with thier garage i.d.s

YEAH lol.

Yo maks how hysterical is this for our similarities. Back in 1999/2000 websterhall use to broadcast live video from the club. And guess who was on afew of those lol. GLad to hear you guys had fun.