This was a semi-popular/"secret" hang-out by alot of SOMA artists and new wavers "in-the-know". The club changed its name later on to Deco's and Amnesia but 1235 was definitely "The Club" back then.ġ983-1987.
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Back when Miami beach was desolate and full of old timers this club used to be the life of Washington Avenue. This club started the Miami Beach club revolution. like Sweet Sensation, Noel, Corina, etc.Įarly 80's. They had a lot of freestyle acts performing on Sat. It was located on 10th Avenue and 18th Street, hence the name 1018. It was the hottest club, used to be the old Roxy's. Great music in this little sunken dance floor. Usually Tues and Wed were the popular 007 nights with Thursday as the standard for punks, posers, and wannabees. 007 was backwards for the disco Metro 700 club. It is still around, and on certain nights, indistinguishable from the mid-80's. Probably the oldest club in Houston, defined the alternative 80's dance music scene in Houston. 3 decades and counting, my heart is with the Garden.This is a list of the various large clubs that were around during the 80s. For the new location I've assisted in it's renovation and it's future. But as time went on, I gained a management spot and one of the primary decorators for the bar. Though I don't drag unless the alcohol is provided. From there it's been a whirlwind of gay moments, from being in Drag, joining the drag family of Co owner Jerry Byrd's aka the PHATPUSSIES, named KenyaBendover. My popularity with the patrons made the management hire me as a bartender. Your Legacy: My first job at the Garden was being a security guard for Ce Ce Peniston. It's been my home away from home and will always be an integral part of my life. The Garden made me feel like I belonged and the music and the people were so not Iowa. Why The Garden? After moving here from Long Island, New York and moving out of my Fraternity at Iowa State, I really felt out of place. For music, Queen, Olivia Newton John, Elton John and Madonna were major influence as well as 80s Alternative music such as Depeche Mode, New Order, The Cure.
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Shows like Golden Girls, Designing Women, Tales of The City series and Absolutely Fabulous were huge in my upbringing. Speaking of sci fi, that genre accentuated my gay upbringing idolizing handsome and action stars such as Gil Girard, Lee Majors, Harrison Ford, Christopher Reeves and Robert Urich to name a few. I'm a huge Godzilla fan and to find out the lead American actor in real life was gay made me appreciate the monster movies even more. We are always responding to your messages and continuously are looking for ways to expand our online presence.įamous Icon: In terms of an LGBTQ person it would be Raymond Burr when he started in Godzilla King of the monsters in 1956. Recently, I have also become part of our Social Media team. I continue to learn, grow, and experiment with new techniques to bring the best quality photos for our guests. I’ve taken a lot of cast photos over the years and I do all of our meet and greet events at The Garden. The time, effort, and enormous amount of money spent on equipment has brought me to where I am today. Later, I downloaded photoshop and watch YouTube video after video until I taught myself everything I needed to know about the software.
I taught myself everything that I could to understand that DSLR camera. After moving to Des Moines, I decided to up my camera game.
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Y our Legacy: I began taking pictures with a digital camera in high school and started to fall in love. I felt very strongly towards that kind of graciousness. We frequented another establishment, and when that era ended The Garden welcomed us all like family. Why The Garden? When I moved to Des Moines in 2010, I had only known a couple of people.