Fun days! Disco is published by Reel Art Press (40) in November. Disco was, of course, a highly divisive entertainment form blasted by detractors as superficial and shallow. CLOSED NOW. Yet ask the Generation X clubgoers (those born between the mid-1960s and early '80s), and many will say it seems so long agonightclubs were big and big business on Long Island. In stark contrast to the restaurant- and sports bar-heavy Long Island circuit of today, Mirage was a 12,000 square-foot nightclub with 40-foot ceilings and an Egyptian design that was. The disco, housed in an old golfcourse clubhouse, has been drawing 2,000 people each weekend since it opened about a year ago. Several area residents shared their memories, mostly good and some bad, in a Facebook group post. The Best of 70s, 80's, & 90s Disco/Hustle & Freestyle - Tripadvisor Former Garden City Hotel vice president Brian Rosenberg recalls that on an average Wednesday, Thursday, Friday or Saturday night,crowds of more than 1,000 people (wearing jackets, to boot) would hit the nightclubs that once thrived in the Garden City Hotel. He asked The two women frequent restaurants such as Kyma and Hendricks Tavern in Roslyn, which feature DJs spinning to upscale crowds, or head to Manhattan where traditional, big dancefloor-style nightclubs can still be found. at home, but I'm keeping them to remember my friend by. US & Canadian License Plates - The WWII Metal Shortage Years, WWII Some of the earlier offerings were songs like Rock the Boat from the Hues Corporation, Kung Fu Fighting by Carl Douglas, and Love Theme by Barry Whites Love Unlimited Orchestra. Billboard magazine called the 2001 clubs probably the most successful and truest form of disco franchises in the country. Small donations are always appreciated to help keep our informational archive afloat. Was it worth the time and energy to travel all the way to the city for this class of music "Absolutely" The RetroClubNYC is at its best for this type of music. SHE is wearing a sleek backless dress and makeup that makes her eyes glitter. I asked, adding Way too much satin everywhere. friend who had to miss this particular show for whatever reason. The scene at Sugar in Carle Placeon its opening night, May 6, 2010. There are pics of it being constructed on the net. Mr. Worth realizes that when his clientele is successful in that objective, he often loses them as customers, b?? I found humour in most situations, was in awe of the amazing variety of people I met and in love with the energy of NYC, she reflects. Obsessed with travel? At Chaz and the Decameron, where the sound systems are hearty and sophisticated, there are special musicfree lounges and game rooms where people can talk. The driving beat echoed through discotheques across the island, as well as every local pop radio station, as the nation caught its latest case of dance fever. I went back With a charming, low-key ambiance and a relaxed crowd and atmosphere, Napper Tandy's is the place to be for the fun-loving 40+ crowd to drink well and dance the night away. They originally sold for $2 to $5 each. I have a wonderful photo of him dressed as Elvis during the Halloween party. The entire university shut down for a week. disco dance party put on those dancing shoes and come dance to the greatest disco hits of the 70s & 80s with dj plax of 103.1 fm also hosted by mickey b also appearing nicole vanessa ortiz making her longisland appearance and performing that night at 2183 jackson ave in seaford from 8-1 ticket are 38.00 with a full hot buffet or 15.00 no food partial proceeds will be going to the think first . What about the Bronx, NY CASTLE HILL AVE & BRUCKNER BLVD location??? US residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data. People gather and dance at LI Exchange in Melville on Feb. 3, 1989. I was a junior at Stony Brook and lived on campus. The disco craze of the 1970s in the U.S. represented the boundary-breaking themes of the decade itself, drawing on the social movements of the '60s, from hippie counterculture to the sexual revolution, and bringing people of different backgrounds together through music and dance. It sucked. Regular$3.16. Club 747 in Henrietta (profiled in an earlier, MORE: Read the complete 'Whatever Happened To?' The Metro 700 night club at 700 Hempstead Turnpike in Franklin Square,on April 16, 1994. I bought the jeep one, and continued around the swap meet. - 01:00 PM. any more "Jeep" ones. try { But before these two aspects of LI'snightlife scene became the norm, there was a time when dancing (not eating) and looking like a fashion plate was what going out was all about. Listen on Spotify: Best 70's Disco Music Hits. Living with the expenses [typical to life on] Long Island, working full time, having two kids and a husband who works at night a lot, well, I like to get into bed as early as possible. The Jacksons perform during a concert, circa 1975. My. For Corey Cohen-Oren, the demise of the Generation X club life issimply the nature of growing up. Some of the In Grecos opinion, DWI enforcement was a direct influence on diminishing the interest in club-driven nightlife, as while he agrees that the awareness of driving while impaired is necessary and important for the safety of all on the road, he points to enforcement setting up outside of every major nightclub with DWI checkpoints thus changing the landscape in nighttime entertainment this combined with the smoking ban and birth of social media contributed to the demise if the nightclub business in suburban markets across the country, forcing those in the hospitality industry to find new niches and diversify.. $$. document.write(m.substring(p, 0)); 2001 Clubs of America was the brainchild of Tom Jayson, an entrepreneur who started with Pittsburgh in 1975 and followed with clubs in Jamestown, N.Y. and Meadville, Pa. before hitting the Rochester market. With the new caste system in discos, however, bar hopping is becoming more difficult. Sources report that clubs were formed using these generic plaques The dance floor is packed at Danceteria in East Quogue on June 24, 1989. Dempsey notesthat there arent many "high-end places that are geared toward the under-40 crowd.. Lines to get in could snake hundreds of feet back to the parking lot, which would often fill to capacity with cars, withdrivers seeking parking for miles around. Every Friday night they have an 80's night at this club. But what about the Hamptons? He used to work at the place that made them and most old memories, or it could be the first time you've heard of them. the rear bumper. Alan Colletta of Charlotte wrote that he played the video game Pong for the first time at 2001. document.writeln("