davemarino Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 I have not posted on this board in a loooong time!! (since it was ClubNYC) Let's see who's ol' school......What ever happened to when NYC nightlife was "underground". Who remembers The Limelight (the real limelight...disco 2000, keoki, dj corbett, gonzo), Club USA, The original Paladium...... Tunnel!!. Who remembers the time when nothing was commercial. Popular clubs songs had no chance of ever being on the radio. (not that the radio is bad...just a flashback). Who remembers when people used to say "you go to clubs?, do you do drugs?. How about when being a DJ meant something (not to take anything away from the greats still rocking it).. It seems that now everyone knows at least 5 DJs. How about when clubs were known for thier party names like, Soul II Soul, Saturdays at USA, Juniorverse, Detour, Disco 2000, to name a few. It seems even the drag queens are commercial now, as opposed to being the "freak" at the front door deciding who gets in. It seemed that during these times we witnessed the beginning of many great things, and watched superstars being born. I just don't see anything going on now that will go down in history. I give credit to the DJs (tenaglia, vasquez and all the others) who still try to keep it how it was. It's a shame that no NYC superclub is no longer like this. These parties tend to now be found at smaller clubs like vinyl & centro fly. I just wish that todays club crowd knew what those days were like, and what being a "club kid" was back then. What happened? How did it get so commercialized? I understand that everything is a business and people must make money, but we should have pride in the scene. NYC used to rule the world's club scene. But no more! Europe for example rules the club/music scene. They take pride in who their djs are, they do not give a DJ a job because he's cheap and can bring 100 people. They offer the crowds the best they can, and for that get great results. I don't know...call me old school...but I miss those days. The club scene today is what it is...people come out and they have fun. But the true roots seem to be unknown to most of today's clubgoers!! For those who don't know me I was lucky enough to be DJ'ing at some of these places. I may have not been the most famous, but I got to watch and learn from the true masters. KEEP IT REAL!!!....anyone else have a flashback to share????dave marino Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghhhhhost Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 No Flashbacks...but u damn near brought a tear to my eye..i remember bein like 13 seein all the clubkids in the city..id be in awe man....i got into this music early..mostly listenin to commercial tech over in europe..but here it was different..i always felt it was more intimate...this board has a lot of ppl like me...people who were too young to go...but still appreciated it but didnt quite understand it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel1997 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 Things change, go with the flow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbbooom Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 imm wit ya ghostt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghhhhhost Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 im bored.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzojournilist Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 I remember the long drives to Caffiene, Storm, Thunderground, groove records on ave u, Dennis the Menece, TWR crew, Park Rave Maddness, BQE (Brooklyn Queens Entertainment) the ghost yard, stables on staten island, KENT AVENUE, REVEIW DRIVE, STOP rave, FBI, HFS. I remember when satelitte records was under Liquid Sky on laffayte st (sp) and when Jeff Abraxis from Feirce Ruling Diva moved to NY how about when Jeff Mills lived in NY. I remember Abraxis running the record shop under Liquid Sky and rumors came about that he stole thousands from Scott Richmond and Mr. Kleen then had to flee back to Germany. I remember Scotto becoming a sellout for little kids and throwing maskarave 2 @ the New York Colliseium. Early that year Kort and Greg from long island started to do massive parties with over 5000 attending. shit I could go on and on about this fucking zootedI did hit up clubs also Lord Micheal presented FutureShock friday nights @ the limelight Rob G and Repete flipped the place inside.and of course wednsday night was disco 2000 where I saw some dude drink his own urine a couple of times (jaysea might know what I'm talking about) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzojournilist Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 new years 1992 joint ventures, alan santuary and scottothis flyer is in bad condition... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cintron Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 I haven't been a clubkid long enough to remember parties like that but i do certainly understand and agree with EVERYTHING you've said! Esp the part of "NYC used to be on top, now it's stagnant/i don't see any history being made now"and pretty much everything about commercialism. Ever notice how less-respectful crowds become when commercialism is introduced into an area? (ugh).I wish i could've gone to those legendary parties. that was Soul back then. Full of Spirit.Where's the Spirit gone now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexxyme Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 Originally posted by davemarino I have not posted on this board in a loooong time!! (since it was ClubNYC) Let's see who's ol' school......What ever happened to when NYC nightlife was "underground". Who remembers The Limelight (the real limelight...disco 2000, keoki, dj corbett, gonzo), Club USA, The original Paladium...... Tunnel!!. Who remembers the time when nothing was commercial. Popular clubs songs had no chance of ever being on the radio. (not that the radio is bad...just a flashback). Who remembers when people used to say "you go to clubs?, do you do drugs?. How about when being a DJ meant something (not to take anything away from the greats still rocking it).. It seems that now everyone knows at least 5 DJs. How about when clubs were known for thier party names like, Soul II Soul, Saturdays at USA, Juniorverse, Detour, Disco 2000, to name a few. It seems even the drag queens are commercial now, as opposed to being the "freak" at the front door deciding who gets in. It seemed that during these times we witnessed the beginning of many great things, and watched superstars being born. I just don't see anything going on now that will go down in history. I give credit to the DJs (tenaglia, vasquez and all the others) who still try to keep it how it was. It's a shame that no NYC superclub is no longer like this. These parties tend to now be found at smaller clubs like vinyl & centro fly. I just wish that todays club crowd knew what those days were like, and what being a "club kid" was back then. What happened? How did it get so commercialized? I understand that everything is a business and people must make money, but we should have pride in the scene. NYC used to rule the world's club scene. But no more! Europe for example rules the club/music scene. They take pride in who their djs are, they do not give a DJ a job because he's cheap and can bring 100 people. They offer the crowds the best they can, and for that get great results. I don't know...call me old school...but I miss those days. The club scene today is what it is...people come out and they have fun. But the true roots seem to be unknown to most of today's clubgoers!! For those who don't know me I was lucky enough to be DJ'ing at some of these places. I may have not been the most famous, but I got to watch and learn from the true masters. KEEP IT REAL!!!....anyone else have a flashback to share????dave marino I agree with you 150% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysea Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 Well... i think Alig killed it, and all the publicity, and bad press, kinda killed it, in a sence, and if u ask me "We" who use to party back then, also killed it, along with every Brain cellyour not alone....Trust me.....going from a Runaway.....to a Superstar, to a Door Freak,To a Club kid.......than to a Writer?"who owuld of though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djjonmartin Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 I remember....Red ZoneMarsQuick! (aka Area / Shelter / Vinyl)the Original Sound FactoryBetter DaysUSASubway partiesBurger King in Times Square at midnightSave the Robotscan't post all the memories or my opinions now, cause there's just not enough time in the day. one day soon ... I used to work for Alig (fortunately, I didn't DO drugs ... back then ...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rachel1997 Posted June 23 Report Share Posted June 23 I remember when I was young.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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