tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397595379731918375.post8554037643617984799..comments2023-12-19T03:39:51.410-05:00Comments on KnuckleCrack: Nightlife, Roxy: Bring it BackEric Levenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12885160911135751606noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397595379731918375.post-37890578067248824162008-07-18T14:10:00.000-04:002008-07-18T14:10:00.000-04:00the dead nightlife scene is one of the reasons i l...the dead nightlife scene is one of the reasons i left new york. who wants to live in this megopolis when you can't find a decent place to dance on a saturday night. so i moved to L.A. - where you can't find a decent place to dance on a saturday night.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763019307154678065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397595379731918375.post-86236527168761659602008-07-09T21:34:00.000-04:002008-07-09T21:34:00.000-04:00The same thing happened in SF with the dotcom boom...The same thing happened in SF with the dotcom boom and we're only now seeing a resurgence in the after hours scene. Yet there is an awareness that cultures change and that re-invention is at the core of the gay community. I can't help but wonder if NY is reinventing itself and will have to learn to keep venues and attractions like this alive if it wants to survive as a destination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397595379731918375.post-13268823267344001382008-07-08T16:38:00.000-04:002008-07-08T16:38:00.000-04:00the new date is August 12, same time and place. at...the new date is August 12, same time and place. at least for now.<BR/><BR/>John WeisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397595379731918375.post-79638824396319985972008-07-08T00:15:00.000-04:002008-07-08T00:15:00.000-04:00Probably not what you want to hear, but in my 15+ ...Probably not what you want to hear, but in my 15+ years as an active gay man I have been to a dance club less than 1/2 a dozen times. Back then there was no comfort in knowing the dance clubs existed. It just meant there would be a lot of gay men I'd never meet because our paths would never cross. Quite frankly the Pier Dance once a year is all I need.<BR/><BR/>I mourn the passing of the piano bars to a much greater degree. I don't expect to see any Community Board meetings to address this any time soon. There will always be dance music and those that move to it. But who will help keep the flame of musical theater alive?dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397595379731918375.post-72474171758268608122008-07-07T17:07:00.000-04:002008-07-07T17:07:00.000-04:00Yech... I hated Roxy. The place was saturated with...Yech... I hated Roxy. The place was saturated with drugs and filth.<BR/><BR/>But a little variety would be nice. New York is so predictable I don't even go out anymore. Regulated down to the last square inch. Not really a fun town for going out at night, especially compared to other big cities like London or Berlin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397595379731918375.post-84818512878384994072008-07-07T11:30:00.000-04:002008-07-07T11:30:00.000-04:00I never truly believed Roxy would close. Sound Fac...I never truly believed Roxy would close. Sound Factory, Twilo (sigh), and so many other clubs came and went, but I always thought Roxy would be there. It's so cliche, but I didn't appreciate the club until it was gone.Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07967585178624415871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6397595379731918375.post-83927662505233615262008-07-07T07:02:00.000-04:002008-07-07T07:02:00.000-04:00It's going to be terrifically hard to stop this ba...It's going to be terrifically hard to stop this bad trend from continuing. It's a function of real estate and money. Rising residential values attract millionaires who want to be in the trendy neighborhood. They arrive like locusts and devour the neighborhood leaving it just a frightening shell. This is what happened to Provincetown. Manhattan is destined to be wall-to-wall millionaires. It's geography supports this manifest destiny. The next big dance venue will probably be off-island or up near Fort Tryon. Unfortunately, the inspired kind of urban leadership needed to avoid this may exist but never has the tools to stop this type of wealthy/unhealthy influx. At least in Fort Lauderdale, there is so much room for expansion that the rise and fall of real estate values is much more absorbable and will not - in the short term - wipe out diversity.Tony Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091330901996916966noreply@blogger.com