Before we jump right into my blog I wanted to explain a little of why I created this.
If you were at any of the Goth/Industrial clubs in New York City in the early '90's, either a full-time club-goer or even a casual attendee, you'll know what I mean when I talk about just how special it all was.
If you were into Gothic, Industrial, early Trance/Techno, and even Punk, you had clubs to go blow off some steam whenever you needed to every night.
Some of the clubs you had then were: MONDAYS: "New York Nights" or "Black Lips" performances at Pyramid, TUESDAYS: "Communion" at Limelight, WEDNESDAYS: "Disco 2000" at Limelight or "London Dungeon" at Zone Decay, THURSDAYS: "Troublemakers" at Jackie 60, FRIDAYS: "Censored" at the Building, or "Stigmata" at Pyramid later on, SATURDAY: "Ward 6" at the Michael Todd room at the Palladium, and "Berlin" in Astoria, Queens as well.
There were many more nights that came along and disappeared just as quickly: the "Garage" (Literally a one-off night on Avenue B in the Spring of 1991 that played Wax Trax tracks all night long. I remember the DJ dying in a car accident a couple years later on the FDR Drive), the AWESOME Wednesday night that Brian Walters and Rustin Birch (from F.I.T.) did at Zap for a short period (forget the name), "United States of Techno" at Pyramid run by Brian Butterick aka "Hattie Hathaway" on Thursdays, the Friday nights at the Bank called "Damnation" that Craig Curiosity and Vanessa Miasma had, the short lived night at Danceteria on Wednesdays in 1992 (I think Neville and Dave Kendall had a hand in that one. I remember Gerard and Psychotic Eve putting on some great performances there), or even "Equilibrium" at Tilt down in Soho run by Neville Wells among others (including yours truly). Heck, I even had my own (short-lived) night on Sunday at the Bank called "The Belfry". And let me NOT forget those awesome "Night of Misanthropy" events that Bryan Doll from Loretta's Doll/Turning Wheels did every once in a while.
And I haven't even mentioned all the concerts and shows going on during that time as well!
I lived for nothing else back then. To go out to whichever club was open that night and dance my ass off and hang out with all the other regulars was all I wanted to do.
Well, I could just go on and on at this point, rambling without even getting to what I really wanted to do: post some of the photos I was lucky enough to take back then.
For a good two years or so I never went out without my camera. I had it with me at all times and thank god for that, or none of this period in my life would ever have been documented.
It was the most fun, thrilling, exciting period for a kid out of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn who was desperately looking for a way out of his shitty neighborhood and seeking other people that were into the same music, style and way of life.
Now please bear with me as I slowly build on this blog and hopefully make it exactly what I want it to be: a place where anyone that was part of that time and place to come and reminisce while pouring over pictures of people they either hung out or clubbed alongside with, dancing to everything from Sisters of Mercy to My Life with the Thrill Kill Kult.
I'll try keeping my picture uploads grouped together, so if I post a group they should be from the same night and venue, and I'll try identifying not only the club, but the people portrayed in the photos. If you come across this and see a picture of yourself, and want me to take it down please let me know and I'll gladly do so.
But let me also request that if anyone has photos of their own and would like me to post them here please feel free to email me! I would love to beef up the collection and make it as full a documentation of these clubs as possible! Anything from 1988-1992 would be greatly appreciated!
Sadly, I can start right off and mention that I don't have a single picture of the Friday night at the Building back in late 1990/early 1991 called "Censored". That night was one of the best dance industrial nights of the time period. Great venue (on 26th street off of 6th avenue-no longer there), great DJ's, great early drink specials, and great shows like Crash Worship tearing the place apart...
Allow me to take a moment and throw out some names of regulars that were out every night, like me, roaming from club to club 'till the sun came up. How we managed to work and go to school while clubbing 'till dawn everyday is beyond me:
Aimee, Lauren Vile, Andre, Helene, Ian, Tommy, Renzo, Patrick, Jesse, Sharon, the Twins, Jessica, Michael T, Gabe and William, Jeffo and Peter, Father Jeff, Jake, Jam, Kristi, Joanne, Rob, Revo (Brian, Rustin and Rob), Eve, Art (R.I.P.), Prong, Reade, Alan, Craig Curiosity, Jahn Dean Egg (R.I.P.), Joyce, Naureen (R.I.P.) and Gilly, Ed and Jessica, Jen Kent, Mary, Marius, Randy, Alexis, Micki, Kenny Blade, Kenny, the "Hamster Twins", Oscar, Ash, Reese, Amanda, Leslie, Blue, Gerard, Eritch and Ali, Cassie, Vanessa Miasma, Samantha, Michelle Meow, A.J., Max, Robbie, Debbie and her sisters, Roxy and Karen, Rory, Genevive, Adam, Summer, Freda, Sonya and Sheila, Cairo, Hamster, Sean, Dreamer, Dave Kendall, Tony Fletcher, Tom and Rudy, Maho, Pixie, Brian Damage, Reuben Sandwich (R.I.P.), Sioux (R.I.P.), Dale, Laura and Jen, Billy, Kit, Rob Divine, Clifford, Carrie, Alex from Queens, Amber, Lauren, Eric, Ron, Rudy, Mike Page, Jarek and Jay. I am sure I missed a few here and there.
Now onto some photos...Keep in mind I'll be adding photos whenever I get the chance to scan in another batch.
I guess I should start off with a photo of myself, in case anyone out there is trying to figure out who I am...
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| Spring 1991 |
Okay. This first batch was from a Monday night at Pyramid celebrating DJ Eritch's birthday, around September 1991...
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| Alan Sanctuary |
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| Ali and William |
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| Gabe and Blue |
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| Unidentified, Eritch, Ali and William |
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| Eritch and Ali |
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| Michael T and Jessica |
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| Unidentified, Cassie, William, Mikey Slut and Sean |
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| Vanessa Miasma |
This next group of photos is from the "Troublemaker" night at Jackie 60 on Thursdays, around October 1991 or so. "Troublemaker" was a night run by DJ Reese. A really good guy and really great DJ!
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| Carrie and Karyn |
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| Jam |
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| Karyn and Jessie |
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| Leslie and Michael T |
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| Michelle Meow |
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| Patrick and Renzo |
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| Samantha and Rob Xian |
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| Vanessa Miasma |
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| Vinny Meatball |
Here are some random pictures from Pyramid in 1991. I'm pretty sure these were all taken on the same night on a Friday. It wouldn't have been a "Stigmata" night, since that didn't happen until early 1992. Any help on who did Fridays at Pyramid in mid to late 1991 would be appreciated!
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| Aimee |
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| Debbie and Ian |
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| Gabe |
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| George |
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| Joanne and Maria |
