If you didn’t want to deal with the carnival or Steve Rubels special selection process at Studio54 this was one of the alternative discos that I had the pleasure of hanging out at.Does anyone remember the giant Male & Female blowups that came out of the ceiling that were complete with genitals?There was two more discos that were of equal measure Xenon and La Vidicus but I never made it to those clubs before they closed down. Stay tuned y’all club heads I got more for you to enjoy. RedSaid

This was a Franky Crocker produced event probably held in 1985-86 if I remember correctly.
During this time Hip Hop was at its peak and the Roxy wasn’t the only club where you could dance to the beats.The Fun House was still rocking and there was smaller places that hosted Rap artist.
Sometimes the club would switch up and cater to the adults(over 21) with events like this one.
RedSaid

This ad came from some magazine but don’t quote me on this one I think it was early Paper Magazine and this is one of the smaller clubs that was rockin the Hip Hop with live acts.I remember when I had turned some friends on to New York(Kelly & Paula, shout!!)and they branched off from the Roxy croud to explore new scenes this is one of the places they went to also the Rooftop in the boogie down Bronx or The Latin Quarter in Times Square which by the way was owned by Barbara Walters father. I just thought someone might want to know that for some reason.

This was the commercial beginning of Hip Hop culture in New York City.What I remember about this event was all the B-Boy & B-Girl crews were there as well as the hottest grafitti artist in New York at the time.The break dance circle was in the back of the club just to the left of the stage.Anybody who was down with the scene gatherd around the circle and watched as the Rock Steady Crew,N.Y.C Breakers and more do their amazing moves all the way live. RedSaid

This was my map that I used when I was discovering New York City back in 1979 it is complete with a grid on on top that I created to find the quickest route to get from one place to another.
I also used this map to coordinate a time & location where I would meet my friends.If you look carefully you will see some of the hottest clubs listed all of which are defunct institutions now as far as the New York night life is concerned.The days of pure dancing the night away and forgetting about all your troubles seems like a lost art.I think dancing is so important to culture
and we need to remember that it is a real celebration of life, thats why my friend Keith Haring painted about it in his art and lived it during his lifetime. RedSaid