n-judah love song

joy in a can!

  joy in a can! 
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I've been marketed to, and I love it.

lullaby of clubland

"Razor wire and cinder blocks -- it was a look, and it is perhaps irreplaceable."

They're razing the remaining DC nightclubs on Half Street, and the story of how the "jocks finally won" surprised me at how touching it was. That strip of clubs were the first places I ever went out to go dance. A drag queen taught me how to put on eyeliner in the bathroom of Tracks, I walked into Wet to see Soul Slinger and walked out with a whole new understanding of the male persona, and the DJ booth at Capitol Ballroom was propped up on cinder blocks, but still banged out the best music I had ever heard.

To add insult to injury, 5 more NYC clubs, 3 of which were gay clubs, have been closed by the cops in where else but Chelsea, including Avalon (which once upon a time was the Limelight) and The View Bar.

Lady Bunny quips "the real shocker is that there was ever anyone actually present in The View."

SF has been loft-ifying SoMA for 10 years now.

To summarize completely mangle Andrew Sullivan's post on the topic - the excess and ridiclousness of the club scene are only part of what makes up gay culture and a slice of American culture. And yet, it'simportant, it was a pioneering way to declare that You Are Just Who You Are. I learned that sassy self-confidence from the dancefloor. Can't be all bad, can it?

It's kind've like how I felt when Times Square changed up. I'm not saying we need more strip clubs and crackheads. Change is welcome, necessary and good. On the other hand, do we really need to Disney-fy and sanitize everything that makes a city A CITY? Really?

changing tides

Goodbye, Mr. DeLay!

I'm suddenly very curious as to why he's announcing his retirement now. What kind of goods have they got on the guy that this story isn't being messaged by his office, and breaks on a Monday evening of a relatively slow news day, rather than being buried in the Friday night news?

Now, of course, the Republican party can wash their hands of him. Should be interesting to see how this plays out and if the Democrats can remind people that this isn't just about one man, but about a systemic problem, and present an alternate solution, rather than sitting on their collective hands.

Interesting too to see the blogosphere's take: and now they'll have a different audience coming with with the NYT redesign...

Ooo, I love a good fight.