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More than just bragging rights are on the line at these video game tournaments, where winners score prizes, booze, and even cash. More...
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Starring Robert ‘Batman†Bookman And David “Robin†Rabin As the public thinks about what outfit to wear tonight, and club owners squabble with DJs and staff and such, a couple of dedicated superhero types fight the good fight to keep... More...
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In order to understand the meaning of the success of Mansion you need to understand the failure of the building’s previous occupant, Crobar. Don’t bother thinking about Studio Mezmor, as there were no real operators involved. Crobar is a different... More...
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Life was destined to be the club of its time. Named for my friend Fred Rothbell-Mista, whose struggle with AIDS inspired me during my own personal dilemma, Life has defined the way nightclubs operated up until just about now. Each... More...
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Dirk van Stockum is the General Manager of Mansion (Editor’s Note: See Steve’s Previous Conversation With Mark Baker and the Mansion team), the West 28th street mega club. Mansion is enjoying considerable success in a space where the previous tenants... More...
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"If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again." - Groucho Marx A couple of weeks ago I dropped my cool (no, I didn’t lose it) over Toddler English. Quite the brouhaha followed,... More...
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The best concerts, films, and culture events of summer 2008. More...
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A couple of months ago my pal Richie Romero asked me to do him a solid and help out his friend Oleg Vibe, who was getting a restaurant/club space open out in Sheepshead Bay. Now I’m a regular out there,... More...
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"I look to the future because that's where I'm going to spend the rest of my life." - George Burns Nightclubs attract all types and it’s amazing to explore the diversity. One giant club is run by a Mark Baker... More...
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"A child of five would understand this... send someone to fetch a child of five" - Groucho Marx "Children should neither be seen or heard from - ever again." - W.C. Fields Mason Reese (Bio @ Wikipedia) has been around... More...
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I ran the Palladium for a couple of owners who were not really club people. The club was a huge success. I had escaped working for Peter Gatien over at Limelight, and I was knocking his socks off with this... More...
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Jillian Black was my best friend back when I was first being introduced to the world of clubs. She was a sharp, super hip girl with model-great looks. Jillian lived with me. We shared a bed, but we never had... More...
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Crumbling Cookies What a week! I have fought fights, been called names, and they even tried to drag me through the mud (I guess a lot of it was my own mud). It’s my own fault. This restaurant blog stuff... More...
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Our latest look at notable nightlife openings. More...
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Up until I actually tried to do business with him, Todd English and I got along just fine. He entertained me and mine at Olives in Boston, and asked me and mine to join him in Tuscany for Thanksgiving. When... More...
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I just wanted to say that we get a lot of comments, but often don’t have time to post them and respond. It’s a growing pain problem that I'd like to sort out. Here is a little story/comment by Robert... More...
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I don’t watch reality shows, as I find very little reality in them. That overused Philip K. Dick quote, ‘Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away’ seems spot on. I never really believed in... More...
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Did everyone read yesterday’s intro where I called Todd English a punk-ass asshole? Just checking. He happens to be a great chef, and I guess I may have messed up my chances at a reservation at his next joint. I’ll... More...
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The city's rooftop bars provide plenty of options for tippling on top of the world: ostentatious luxury, hidden budget gems, and the first "adult rooftop." More...
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This week we're writing all about eateries and such, and running our five day interview with Camille Becerra (Paloma, Top Chef Season Three) and Nikki Cascone (24 Prince, Top Chef Season Four). We'll also let you know what our cooking-obsessed... More...
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As a club guy I eat most of my meals out. You don’t have much time to cook and when you buy groceries they often spoil in the fridge, which often doesn’t get opened for weeks. If you got juice... More...
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June 6th will forever be remembered as D-Day and to let it pass without acknowledgment would be awful. Sixty-four years ago today, Americans, British, and Canadian soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, so that we could have the freedom to... More...
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Among so many other things he is known for, Ben Elliot is friends with Stones front-man Mick Jagger. He once dated Mick’s daughter Jade. I’ve met Mick in my club guru capacity a number of times. He seems to gravitate... More...
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This show was produced at the Palladium in NY back in the day (Review) Well always have Paris, my hero Bogey sells that line to Ingrid Bergman in the best movie ever made Casablanca. I told you once how Rick... More...
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Ben Elliot is among many other things the founder of Quintessentially, the ultimate concierge service. He is also very British, at least he seems to fit all my stereotypes of what a proper English gentlemen should be. I loved this... More...