On the heels of something Lil Ray said

[DaBownca]

Hey, I'm not one starting threads asking why people look at the DJ at a gig.

Ok you ARE that dense.....

[liL Ray]

Hey, I'm not one starting threads asking why people look at the DJ at a gig.

ouch!

[DJ Timmy Richardson]

$40? Am I just gaining entrance? Or do I get a couple of drinks maybe? Copy of the djs's latest whatever perhaps?

30 years ago clubs were $15. Accounting for inflation $40,is a bargain.

[lou dubbs]

can you leave my name out of it please.

this made me laugh!....hahaha!

[YoRel]

If they r up front facing the Dj maybe, they just can't dance. So it leaves more room for the dancers somewhere. I still trying to figure out why were Dj's standing in the middle of the dance floor @ the last AreaCode party I went to. I don't dance much but when I do, get the hell out of my way and leave Timmy alone.

[DaBownca]

this made me laugh!....hahaha!

Thing is I cited him because when he made the statement it was profound and relevnt. Ah well...

[Cratebug]

30 years ago clubs were $15. Accounting for inflation $40,is a bargain.

Seriously TR? Wow. What fricken clubs were these? I mean, 30 yrs ago I was 10 but was it a thing where they were paying to SEE/experience a dj? (as in the case threaded about here)......Or were you paying because you really wanted to get in to be part of the club's overall craziness & vibe??

[DaBownca]

Seriously TR? Wow. What fricken clubs were these? I mean, 30 yrs ago I was 10 but was it a thing where they were paying to SEE/experience a dj? (as in the case threaded about here)......Or were you paying because you really wanted to get in to be part of the club's overall craziness & vibe??

Yes & Yes. Talking about the Levans, Mancusos, and the like of the world in NYC

[Jamie 3:26]

Seriously TR? Wow. What fricken clubs were these? I mean, 30 yrs ago I was 10 but was it a thing where they were paying to SEE/experience a dj? (as in the case threaded about here)......Or were you paying because you really wanted to get in to be part of the club's overall craziness & vibe??

I dunno about you,but we were paying 10-15 bucks in the mid 80's to go to hotel parties Like Lil Louis joints@The Bizmarck.

[THE SCHOLAR]

In Japan the face the DJ. I know overseas the DJ is the show. Not like here where he/she doesn't get paid and is basically just someone who happens to be playing music.

True, something here, that is why we like when a dj uses vinyl and he is moving around and ish

[Myron]

Seriously TR? Wow. What fricken clubs were these? I mean, 30 yrs ago I was 10 but was it a thing where they were paying to SEE/experience a dj? (as in the case threaded about here)......Or were you paying because you really wanted to get in to be part of the club's overall craziness & vibe??

For some, it is more about watching the DJ than experiencing the craziness & vibe. Some would argue that within some dance music scenes there isn't much craziness and vibe. That says a lot about who is attracted to dance music and the way people socialize when they go out these days.

[JMJ]

True, something here, that is why we like when a dj uses vinyl and he is moving around and ish

Do the women get excited about vinyl?......JMJ

[geo]

Do the women get excited about vinyl?......JMJ

Only 12"'s.

[DJ Timmy Richardson]

Seriously TR? Wow. What fricken clubs were these? I mean, 30 yrs ago I was 10 but was it a thing where they were paying to SEE/experience a dj? (as in the case threaded about here)......Or were you paying because you really wanted to get in to be part of the club's overall craziness & vibe??

That was the going price to get in clubs. Garage was $8 for members and $15 for guests. Now people want the guest list for a $5 party.

[Mike Barnes]

Timmy, Don't forget the 2-3 dollars that non-members, Would give cats/young ladies, On line outside the Garage(Who were members), To get them in as guests, My man/LOL, Timmy, What's mad bugged, Is, There were hiphop spots, During the early 80's, That were asking 3-5 dollars at the door(Stardust Ballroom in the Bronx, Kennedy Center in

Manhattan/Harlem, Audobon Ballroom in Manhattan/Harlem, Fantasia in Queens, Le'Chelet In Queens, IS8 in Queens, Brooklyn Armory, Etc, Timmy, I've always felt, That, For myself to pay $15 dollars or more, To get in a spot, The spot, Has to stay open ALL-NIGHT, To the morning lite, My man/LOL .

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

[liL Ray]

Timmy, Don't forget the 2-3 dollars that non-members, Would give cats/young ladies, On line outside the Garage(Who were members), To get them in as guests

Mike, some of us use to get 5-8, even as much as $10 bucks to pay our way in...you would be surprised what folks would pay to get up in that place. Remember a member could bring in 4 guests....members use to get there with nothing in their pockets and end up having admission and beer money....the good days.

[EddieW8]

Only 12"'s.

[liL Ray]

Only 12"'s.

this might be the funniest thing you have ever posted here...very witty...lol

[THE SCHOLAR]

Do the women get excited about vinyl?......JMJ

[Mike Barnes]

Ray, I never had membership to the Garage(I knew to many cats/young ladies who had membership/LOL), Though, There were those times, When i had to step to cats on-line outside the Garage, To get in the Garage as a guest(Ray, I never payed cats, More than 3

Dollars, Though, I would have given cats up to a certain amount to get in/LOL), Ray, I've heard of cats(Who were members of the Garage), Asking for 10 plus dollars, To get cats into the Garage, My man(Ray, I guest that was extra hustle money to buy cheeb and Bamboo paper, From the cats, Who used to sell cheeb, Behind the two big speakers, By the stage area, My man/LOL).

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

[liL Ray]

Ray, I've heard of cats(Who were members of the Garage), Asking for 10 plus dollars, To get cats into the Garage, My man(Ray, I guest that was extra hustle money to buy cheeb and Bamboo paper, From the cats, Who used to sell cheeb, Behind the two big speakers, By the stage area, My man/LOL).

exactly...and purps and all the other pharmaceutical stimulation....hahahaha.

[DaBownca]

Ray, I never had membership to the Garage(I knew to many cats/young ladies who had membership/LOL), Though, There were those times, When i had to step to cats on-line outside the Garage, To get in the Garage as a guest(Ray, I never payed cats, More than 3

Dollars, Though, I would have given cats up to a certain amount to get in/LOL), Ray, I've heard of cats(Who were members of the Garage), Asking for 10 plus dollars, To get cats into the Garage, My man(Ray, I guest that was extra hustle money to buy cheeb and Bamboo paper, From the cats, Who used to sell cheeb, Behind the two big speakers, By the stage area, My man/LOL).

Much Respect
Mike Barnes

Sex was also a commodity
so I hear...

[liL Ray]

Sex was also a commodity
so I hear...

now you making sh*t up now.

[DaBownca]

now you making sh*t up now.

Really? I guess it was the drugs that got me laid because i got girls in more than once...we know it wasn't my looks

[liL Ray]

Really? I guess it was the drugs that got me laid because i got girls in more than once...we know it wasn't my looks

girl: Can you get me in the club
Chuckie: I need sex to get you in
girl: when
Chuckie:"now"
girl: where
Chuckie: round the corner in the parking lot
girl: ok

getdahfuckouttaherewitdahdumbshit....we lived the crazy life back then, but not even you believe this nonsense.