What were your best clubbing days?

[mix]

Mine were definitely between Chicago, London, Paris, and Seville (as a grad student I had the privilege of traveling much). Even Albuquerque had an underground scene. I had girl friend at the time who was also into the explosion of house/techno etc.

Deep House, trance techno and drum and bass were my preferred genres. Monday night at the Red Dog in Chicago were legendary, Mark Grant was the DJ then. So were nights at the Rex in Paris.

I also loved the punk scene in SoCal in the late 70s and early 80s, but that's another story.

[HipChick]

1. all over London,Manchester and Iceland

of all places..

[hobbit709]

2. Austin 1974-85

Armadillo world Headquarters, Soap Creek Saloon, Antones, Continental Club, Backstage, Split Rail and a host of other famous, infamous and not so famous dives.
Working at the 'Dillo pretty much got you in free at all the other places.

[MrScorpio]

4. I went to Antones quite a few times 83-85

You and I probably partied together quite a few times

[Skittles]

55. I was there a few times during that time period

and Stubbs made me my first BBQ sandwich :D

[era veteran]

14. Was broke in Austin, passing through in '77, went in

the Split Rail and shot pool for money. I sure am glad I won. They had a spoon player that night.

[hobbit709]

17. The spoon player was probably a friend of mine, Tommy Elskes.

[era veteran]

18. He was real good, that place was a lot of fun

If I had lost at pool the story would probably reflect the ass kicking I would have gotten for not paying up. It was a fine December night.

[MrScorpio]

3. The would have been Korea and D.C. In the 80s

Good times

[driver8]

53. I was in DC for an internship in 1985.

Had a blast in the clubs and bars!

[Capn Sunshine]

5. My best clubbing days: on the Arctic Ice chasing baby seals

I always hated techno

[madinmaryland]

6. I was thinking the same thing!

:evilgrin:

[Capn Sunshine]

10. OohRah!

[mix]

26. I don't know how deep your exposure is to techno,

but I agree that most of the commercial stuff, as with other music genres, is shit.

We, my friends and I, were deep into the underground side, whose DJs were making some money and building fan bases globally, but were still marginal figures in the industry.

The early Detroit techno--Juan Atkins, Kevin Saunderson, Derrick May, Carl Craig--some of the most beautiful and original music I have ever heard.

The worst show, though of that last clubbing period of my life, was a techno show in some Paris suburb that my girlfriend and I spent 3 hours finding. We walked in and stayed about 3 minutes. It was like techno headbanging, not the ethereal trance techno.

[peekaloo]

31. Baby seal walks into a bar

bartender says "What'll it be?"

baby seal says "anything but the Canadian Club".

[Kali]

7. late 70s, 80, 81?

disco - the gay bars, Phx

ok I'm pitiful, I know

[Tikki]

9. Same here....but, the early Punk and Power Pop groups...

and the Los Angeles scene...


The Tikkis

[NuclearDem]

8. Oddly enough, San Angelo Texas and Omaha.

Graham's Central Station in SA was one of the best clubs I've been to.

I like having a mix of classic rock, hair bands, some SBI bands, some rap, and the occasional country song when I'm out. Never really went for the techno scene.

[meow2u3]

11. Austin, TX in the mid-to-late 80's

When I was in college in Austin, TX (UT to be exact), that's when I did most of my clubbing, mostly with Brazilian students--they can freakin' party!

[bikebloke]

12. Friday night disco on the kibbutz

In the early 80's. It wasn't slick or fancy, and we danced barefooted, but it was fun. Then in the late 80's at the old 9:30 Club in DC.

[Iggo]

13. 80's Hollywood.

Hairspray, eyeliner, tight-fitting leather...

And the chicks were hot, too.

[era veteran]

19. Lonesome L.A. Cowboy New Riders Of The Purple Sage

Great band & song, captured the moment.




THERE’S SO MANY PRETTY PEOPLE IN THE CITY,
I SWEAR SOME OF THEM ARE GIRLS
I MEET'EM DOWN AT BARNEY'S BEANERY
WITH THEIR PLATFORM HEELS AND SPIT CURLS
I BUY'EM DRINKS, WE SMOKE OUR HOPES
TRY TO MAKE IT ONE MORE NIGHT
BUT WHEN I’M LEFT ALL ALONE AT LAST
I FEEL LIKE I'LL DIE FROM FRIGHT


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfOwKIHYsO0&feature=related

[Iggo]

21. Wow! That's perfect...lol.

B-)

[mix]

30. I had some friends into that scene, they were hot. nt

[era veteran]

15. Club 68 in Lebanon KY, late'60's & early '70's.

Ike and Tina Turner, Steppenwolf, Archie Bell and the Drells, Clarence Carter and Exile, long before 'I Want to Kiss You All Over' days. Missed CCR when they played, also had Nat King Cole, Jerry Lee Louis, Little Richard and Tony Bennet. The 'Club' was an Oasis in the Bible Belt . Saw Bowie play in a small club in Berlin after Ziggy, maybe '74 or '75 with less than a hundred people in the joint.

[xchrom]

16. new york through the 70s, bcbg, even studio 54, the emerging gay mega clubs,

chicago, and san francisco in the 80s -- mubuhay, i beam, even trocadero, etc.

and before that san francisco in the late 60s.

i have a long clubbing party history.

[lightningandsnow]

20. In about a month from now.

You know, when I turn 19 and am actually able to get into clubs. :P

(Drinking age in Ontario is 19.)

[Tuesday Afternoon]

22. all of them.

[av8rdave]

23. Sadly, mine were from my military days

Back in the 80s, alcohol use was almost encouraged in the Air Force. On Friday nights, when the flight line duties were done, you're attendance at the Officers Club bar was pretty much expected.

I do vaguely remember having some pretty good times there. Lots of liar's dice, dollar bill and carrier landings on the bar.

Oh, to be young and immature again!

[Arugula Latte]

24. San Francisco, mid 80s to early 90s.

*sigh*

[mix]

27. ah but the memories nt

[tigereye]

25. went to many a punk and then post punk show in the late 70s-early 80s

here in Pittsburgh, some in Ohio, WV, etc. Got to see Sun Ra once and then the Ramones in NYC in the 80s - that was cool.

[SecularMotion]

28. NYC - late 70's - early 80's

below 14th Street.

[Texasgal]

29. 1987-1989

Austin, Texas... the Boathouse and Halls.

I am amazed that I even remember!

[peekaloo]

32. Houston mid/late '80's-early '90's

Rockefeller's, Club Hey Hey, Fitzgerald's, The Pig.

I could hold my liquor, too. :-)

[blueamy66]

33. country bars in AZ during the 90s

the trouble I got into....the good times....the laughs.....I could write a book.

[Avalux]

34. Austin - late 80s early 90s - Liberty Lunch in particular.

A sad day when the place was torn down for a "business development". Here's a pretty good list of bands who played there; I saw a lot of them.

http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:522433

[rbnyc]

46. I played Liberty Lunch.

:) In 93 I think.

[Avalux]

47. Do tell - what band?

I was probably at your show! :hi:

[rbnyc]

49. Solo ...

I was playing under my own name at the time. Rene Bouchard. If you were at my show, I'd be amazed. There's a reason I'm no longer a working musician.

Later, I had a band called porridge. My last working project was a duo with guitarist David Romanelli.

I haven't played out in over 10 years.

I played mostly in Austin, Sedona, and New York.

[Avalux]

50. I wasn't at your show, but I did check out your myspace page.

You're good! Your voice is quite unique and the guitar is lovely; right up my alley. If you happen to have a spare cd, I'd love to purchase it from you. How much time did you spend in Austin and where else did you play there?

[rbnyc]

51. Glad you liked it.

You can find more stuff here: http://rbouchard.viviti.com/music

I played in a few different clubs the year I lived there. Cactus Cafe was one. There were a couple others I can't remember, but I might if I heard the names. Continental? And I worked the graveyard shift at Kerbey Lane South. Austin was a good year, but I had to get out of there. It was so easy to be so laid back there. Plus, one of my friends started getting into H and I didn't want to watch my scene degenerate like that. I couldn't save her. I had to go.

[Avalux]

54. Thanks for the link.

Continental Club, La Zona Rosan or Emo's maybe? I live in San Antonio and would spend my weekends in Austin. It's so different there now although still laid back; the area where the Liberty Lunch sat is now a business park w/office buildings, quite nice but makes me sad. I drove up a month or so ago to see Pavement at Sam's Burger Joint.

[Paladin]

35. Dallas, Mid-70's

It was like the whole town was in heat. Some places revved up to 4-for-1 happy hours, before the law stepped in and put an end to it (think about hitting the road with 4 vodka martini's under your belt). It was a glorious time and place; seems like so long ago......

[Xenotime]

36. Lots of warehouse stuff in the 80s. Sex and drugs everywhere you looked.

[Initech]

37. I can easily say last night was one of my worst.

My friend and I wound up at this place called The Detroit Bar. And we both walked in and realized this place was like a scene from a really horrible trance music video and were like "fuck!!!!".

As for best - Detroit has an awesome scene (I've been to bars in Detroit that were better than the Detroit Bar), I had a great time in Boston, New York, Baltimore, and Philadelphia. And I love going to downtown Fullerton (my hometown) and going bar-hopping there.

[Aristus]

38. Louisville, Kentucky's The Connection in the early 90's.

The Connection was a gay club, and I'm straight, but I always had a wonderful time there. I used to go with not just one or two friends, but a whole crowd of people from Louisville's St. Mathews District theater types. I was in the Army at the time. I was their pet gay-friendly soldier, a rarity at the time. (I'm so glad to see that the majority of service members today have no problem serving with gay troops.)

Anyway, The Connection was an amazing place. Two dance floors, a regular bar, a piano bar, a cabaret, and a sort-of beer garden.

On occasion, I used to go with just one other friend, a lovely lesbian named Brandi. We sat together so the straight guys would leave her alone, and the gay guys would leave me alone. (For me, it was not about being approached, it was about having to turn the guys down.)

Great times, and I'll never forget Summer Hurricane and Le Boy la Femmes. :applause:

[MilesColtrane]

39. I was never one to go out and dance to a DJ.

If I was going to go someplace it would be to see live music.

[mix]

41. Neither was I. nt

[applegrove]

40. I was a very shy girl who only talked to my friends. We used to go clubbing in Hull, Quebec across

the river from Ottawa (later drinking hours there). I also used to do the bar scene in Halifax, NS when I was in university. Those were fun days.

[skygazer]

42. Well before anyone called it "clubbing"

We called it "going out." Original, huh? :P

[mix]

43. Clubbing, at least when I last did it, was different from going out.

Clubbing for me and my friends at the time, from about '92-2000, meant a pre-party at someone's apartment around midnight, getting to the club, usually some temporary nondescript location around 1 or 2am (sometimes it was some big famous place too), dancing until dawn and on occasion going somewhere else to chill, straggling home around noon. It didn't always happened that way, but that was its platonic form.

It was a very happy and creative moment in music.

[Seedersandleechers]

44. Kansas City on the Kansas side when you could drink at 18

Middle and late 70's at the 18 year old beer taverns I saw live: Tom Petty, Police, Talking Heads, Ramones, Elvis Costello, The Pink Poodles, Ian Hunter, etc, etc. Man, I can't believe I still remember that. So much fun!!!!

[rbnyc]

45. Chicago, early 80s

I went to some all ages clubs, but also spent some time in places I shouldn't have been. I was into a few different scenes that were supposed to be mutually exclusive. Punk vs. goth vs. new wave. I saw a lot of great shows at Cabaret Metro and had plenty of hot teen fun at Medusa's.

[Kaleva]

48. I haven't clubbed a single baby seal in my life so I don't have any "best clubbing days".

[SteppingRazor]

52. The late 90s and early 2000s. I can't say I really remember much of it though. n/t