and now at 82 use a walker to keep walking...but had FUN and no dancing now for sure...

Did you go to Dance Clubs in the '80s?  :)

I used to go to discos in the '80s. What really bothered me about most of them were the fact that they played the music so loud that you had to scream into the ear of the people you were with in order to talk to them. A total turn off.


Cat

Did you go to Dance Clubs in the '80s?  :)


I did a TON of clubbing in the 80's, especially '86 and later.  Perhaps to excess, but who's counting?  :)


I used to go to discos in the '80s. What really bothered me about most of them were the fact that they played the music so loud that you had to scream into the ear of the people you were with in order to talk to them. A total turn off.


Cat


Yes, they indeed were very loud - a lousy place to hold lengthy conversations.  But since I went there for drinking, dancing and picking up guys, I put up with the loudness.  ::)

I used to go to discos in the '80s. What really bothered me about most of them were the fact that they played the music so loud that you had to scream into the ear of the people you were with in order to talk to them. A total turn off.


Cat


And cigarette smoke EVERYWHERE.  8-P

I did a TON of clubbing in the 80's, especially '86 and later.  Perhaps to excess, but who's counting?  :)

Yes, they indeed were very loud - a lousy place to hold lengthy conversations.  But since I went there for drinking, dancing and picking up guys, I put up with the loudness.  ::)


Well it must have been tons of fun with all the great 80s music..I wish I would have been old enough in the 80s to go clubbing. I was too busy collecting Jem and the Hologram dolls back then! Lol. But at least I do remember the music and fashion.

I did a TON of clubbing in the 80's, especially '86 and later.  Perhaps to excess, but who's counting?  :)

Yes, they indeed were very loud - a lousy place to hold lengthy conversations.  But since I went there for drinking, dancing and picking up guys, I put up with the loudness.  ::)



And cigarette smoke EVERYWHERE.  8-P


Indeed, cigarette smoke in the clubs was rampant.  In the 1980's most of us were used to that smell, although I never cared for it.  But anyone old enough remembers, a lot of our offices smelled like that, too.


Well it must have been tons of fun with all the great 80s music.


The music and dancing part was pretty great.  As far as picking up guys, as well as too much drinking, I eventually figured out the error of my ways.  :-\\  But at the time that's what I enjoyed doing.

Indeed, cigarette smoke in the clubs was rampant.  In the 1980's most of us were used to that smell, although I never cared for it.  But anyone old enough remembers, a lot of our offices smelled like that, too.

The music and dancing part was pretty great.  As far as picking up guys, as well as too much drinking, I eventually figured out the error of my ways.  :-\\  But at the time that's what I enjoyed doing.


You're right. We were used to the smell. Offices, clubs, public places, even on planes and trains (and don't kid yourself. You could smell it even if you were in the "no smoking" section). When I think of it now I wonder how we did it. Blech!  8-P I used to take a shower when I came home from rock clubs or dance clubs just to get the smell of it out of my hair and off my skin. But there wasn't much I could do about my coat. I couldn't be washing it or having it dry cleaned every day. Eventually the smell would wear off.


Well it must have been tons of fun with all the great 80s music..I wish I would have been old enough in the 80s to go clubbing. I was too busy collecting Jem and the Hologram dolls back then! Lol. But at least I do remember the music and fashion.


I hate to bust your rose colored balloon, but in the end it wasn't all that great or glamorous. Lots of deceitful or just plain shallow people. LOTS of shallow people. But oh, well. Live and learn. I'm not sorry I went through it.

and now at 82 use a walker to keep walking...but had FUN and no dancing now for sure...


So you discoed through the 80s. The timing of all this is  very interesting. You would have been in your 40s at the time. I seldom saw too many 40-somethings in the dance clubs in those days. Funny you don't mention discoing in the 70s, the height of the disco period. Perhaps you were following other pursuits at that time.

Disco through the eighties
When the time was right,
Dancing all thru the day,
And almost every night.

So you discoed through the 80s. The timing of all this is  very interesting. You would have been in your 40s at the time. I seldom saw too many 40-somethings in the dance clubs in those days. Funny you don't mention discoing in the 70s, the height of the disco period. Perhaps you were following other pursuits at that time.


Maybe he/she was a dancer in the 80s...

Maybe he/she was a dancer in the 80s...


Could be...could be. Anything is possible. Jaminhealth has identified herself in another post as female, by the way.

Maybe he/she was a dancer in the 80s...
May be Twist thru the sixties too?

May be Twist thru the sixties too?


Maybe twistin' by the pool!

Maybe twistin' by the pool!
Doing the Peppermint Twist by the pool?

Doing the Coconut Twist by the pool?


Soda with a twist of lime.

Soda with a twist of lime.
Everybody in the party
Hold your cup high move your body
If you twist it scream it loudly!

Everybody in the party
Hold your cup high move your body
If you twist it scream it loudly!


Remember "Twister"? "The game that ties you up in knots!".

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Remember "Twister"? "The game that ties you up in knots!".

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I get that confused with the 1996 film

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I get that confused with the 1996 film

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Or the 80s band:

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I did a TON of clubbing in the 80's, especially '86 and later.  Perhaps to excess, but who's counting?  :)

Yes, they indeed were very loud - a lousy place to hold lengthy conversations.  But since I went there for drinking, dancing and picking up guys, I put up with the loudness.  ::)


I wasn't picking up guys because I was already married by that time (to my first husband).


And cigarette smoke EVERYWHERE.  8-P


Well, I was one who was adding to the smoke.  :-[  (Quit in 2007 http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=35570.0 )


Cat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxQZQ86jJHg


Cat

Well, I was one who was adding to the smoke.  :-[  (Quit in 2007 http://www.inthe00s.com/index.php?topic=35570.0 )


Cat


Congrats to you for quitting! You probably added years to your life.  :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxQZQ86jJH


Cat
Can you teach my the twist?

And cigarette smoke EVERYWHERE.  8-P
I shudder to think of how smoky a closed in space could had been, fortuitous for me I manage to avoid these dance halls back in the 80s.

Sammy’s was the nightclub in town I went to the most. Some songs I hear now take me straight back to dancing there on Saturday nights with my friends Gill and Michelle.

The price of drinks meant we only drank tap water actually in the club. We would go to a pub first.

and now at 82 use a walker to keep walking...but had FUN and no dancing now for sure...
Can you still hand jive?

I did all my dancing in the 70-80's and even some in the 90's.....and my very early dancing was when I was 16-17 back in 50's...got married in early 60's and quit dancing as he had 2 left feet, when we divorced, I got my groove back....we didn't divorce due to his not dancing.....

And we didn't do much talking and the like, we went to dance.  and meet the boys....

Actually mom had me tap dancing at 11-12 yrs of age....yep a tapper...

As for the smoke, it never bothered me and my gf's and I did NOT smoke and did not date a guy who did, once met a great guy and he smoked and I almost didn't give him my number, but a friend said "oh why not"...we had a long relationship and he even
quit smoking on my support and push....what a great guy.  He wanted marriage, I did not, so he went back to MN and yep, ended up smoking again, with his wife....

...and my very early dancing was when I was 16-17 back in 50's...


You're close to my mom's age.  I need to know (Mom's no longer here) - were poodle skirts as popular as she told me they were?  She said everyone wore poodle skirts then, usually with bobby socks.  What did you observe?

You're close to my mom's age.  I need to know (Mom's no longer here) - were poodle skirts as popular as she told me they were?  She said everyone wore poodle skirts then, usually with bobby socks.  What did you observe?


Oh yes I had a couple poodle skirts, and bobby socks and the black/white saddle shoes, and that was the 50's, I graduated high school 56 so I remember it all.  What a great time we had, lots of  fun, heartbreaks with bf's but good clean fun. 

Just remember my last dancing fun was a big alpine hall here in L.A. area where ummpa bands came to play and it was a great european crowd, did a lot of polka dancing...,  that was when I was in my later 50's, and then knees and back started to hollar  so I had to stop.

Gee, I so enjoyed this  journey, thanks all. 

Oh yes I had a couple poodle skirts, and bobby socks and the black/white saddle shoes, and that was the 50's, I graduated high school 56 so I remember it all.  What a great time we had, lots of  fun, heartbreaks with bf's but good clean fun. 

Just remember my last dancing fun was a big alpine hall here in L.A. area where ummpa bands came to play and it was a great european crowd, did a lot of polka dancing...,  that was when I was in my later 50's, and then knees and back started to hollar  so I had to stop.

Gee, I so enjoyed this  journey, thanks all.


O0 Cool!  Thanks.

and now at 82 use a walker to keep walking...but had FUN and no dancing now for sure...


You're 82 years old? Wow!  :o
God Bless You! :)

I used to go to discos in the '80s. What really bothered me about most of them were the fact that they played the music so loud that you had to scream into the ear of the people you were with in order to talk to them. A total turn off.


Cat


What was the difference between the discos during The 70's and 80's? ???

I did a TON of clubbing in the 80's, especially '86 and later.  Perhaps to excess, but who's counting?  :)

Yes, they indeed were very loud - a lousy place to hold lengthy conversations.  But since I went there for drinking, dancing and picking up guys, I put up with the loudness.  ::)


When did you stop going clubbing, AG?

And cigarette smoke EVERYWHERE.  8-P


And lots of people copulating!  ;D

I shudder to think of how smoky a closed in space could had been, fortuitous for me I manage to avoid these dance halls back in the 80s.


Especially when you didn't have much ventilation.

And lots of people copulating!  ;D


Oh for heaven's sake Howard, people weren't copulating. Not out in the open anyway. Sometimes I wonder about you.

And lots of people copulating!  ;D
Only dancing on the dancefloor!

Especially when you didn't have much ventilation.
I do recall cinema auditorium being smoking on the right and non-smoking on the left, and the smoke drifting over.

I do recall cinema auditorium being smoking on the right and non-smoking on the left, and the smoke drifting over.


"No smoking" sections in places where there was smoking was a joke. Smoke permeates everything.

"No smoking" sections in places where there was smoking was a joke. Smoke permeates everything.
Even into your clothes.

Oh for heaven's sake Howard, people weren't copulating. Not out in the open anyway. Sometimes I wonder about you.


I thought that's what they were doing on the dancefloors.

I thought that's what they were doing on the dancefloors.


You thought wrong. Places would have been shut down for open and gross lewdness, a violation of the law. 

70's and 80's disco dancing was the same pretty much.

I never got into the "slide" and "hustle" dancing and I probably stopped my dancing life in later 50's, as I said I  went to dance hall in LA area and they had polka bands and waltzes etc....    My  joints made me give it up. 

No copulating my friend.....  Maybe when they got home but not on dance floors.... 

BTW:  Those poodle skirts were really dumb thinking about them.  Long unattractive flannel drapped on one's body....

My mom was in her 20s in the 80s but she never went clubbing back then. We use to stay home, and watch music videos on VH1 and MTV. It was fun. ❤

70's and 80's disco dancing was the same pretty much.

I never got into the "slide" and "hustle" dancing and I probably stopped my dancing life in later 50's, as I said I  went to dance hall in LA area and they had polka bands and waltzes etc....    My  joints made me give it up. 

No copulating my friend.....  Maybe when they got home but not on dance floors.... 

BTW:  Those poodle skirts were really dumb thinking about them.  Long unattractive flannel drapped on one's body....


I remember reading somewhere that The Paradise Garage and Studio 54 were shut down for violation in the mid 1980's.

What was the difference between the discos during The 70's and 80's? ???


IMO in the 70's, attitude regarding the clubs was more like "the BIG EVENT" whereas in the 80's it was more like "the Hangout".  Much more casual in the 80's.

What was the difference between the discos during The 70's and 80's? ???
Entry tickets for the discos were more expensive in the 80s.

I didn't go to discos in the '70s. I was too young.


Cat

IMO in the 70's, attitude regarding the clubs was more like "the BIG EVENT" whereas in the 80's it was more like "the Hangout".  Much more casual in the 80's.


This is correct. Discos were THE happening place in the 70s (even though I hated disco and still do, I had experiences with these clubs. It was unavoidable back then). But in the 80s they were just "there".

I didn't go to discos in the '70s. I was too young.


Cat
My only experience of being at a disco was paying our entry fee, grabbing the free fried chicken and chips and quickly leaving all within the playing of one record "Dancing Queen" by Abba.

IMO in the 70's, attitude regarding the clubs was more like "the BIG EVENT" whereas in the 80's it was more like "the Hangout".  Much more casual in the 80's.

AG, remember The Paradise Garage And Disco 54?  ???

Entry tickets for the discos were more expensive in the 80s.


How much was it to get in and was it a casual attire?

I didn't go to discos in the '70s. I was too young.


Cat


I just turned 5 years old at the end of the 1970's.

How much was it to get in and was it a casual attire?
Casual and a couple of pounds.

Casual and a couple of pounds.



Was there a special attire?

Casual and a couple of pounds.


You couldn’t dress too casually. Most places I went to were No jeans, No trainers. I generally wore a skirt and heels.

You couldn’t dress too casually. Most places I went to were No jeans, No trainers. I generally wore a skirt and heels.
I have never worn jeans and visit such a place wearing trainers.

AG, remember The Paradise Garage And Disco 54?  ???


No - I was 19 when the 70's ended, old enough to know about but not old enough to get into a club.  Plus, I was a poor college student then.

I did a lot of disco-ing in the 70's but it was limited to college parties on and off campus.  Believe me, these parties were jumping (or if not, I'd make a quick exit).  One thing is, I befriended a popular campus D.J. and his gang - I hung out with them a lot, which had its own "privileges".  Except I had a bit of falling out with them in my later years at university (nothing terrible, I just stopped hanging out with them).  Eventually I left university (which had nothing to do with these friends, but had a whole lot to do with incessant partying - among other factors).  That's when I took my year off college and worked.

No - I was 19 when the 70's ended, old enough to know about but not old enough to get into a club.  Plus, I was a poor college student then.

I did a lot of disco-ing in the 70's but it was limited to college parties on and off campus.  Believe me, these parties were jumping (or if not, I'd make a quick exit).  One thing is, I befriended a popular campus D.J. and his gang - I hung out with them a lot, which had its own "privileges".  Except I had a bit of falling out with them in my later years at university (nothing terrible, I just stopped hanging out with them).  Eventually I left university (which had nothing to do with these friends, but had a whole lot to do with incessant partying - among other factors).  That's when I took my year off college and worked.


I was 5 years old when The 70's had ended.

I was 5 years old when The 70's had ended.


But how old were you after that?

IMO in the 70's, attitude regarding the clubs was more like "the BIG EVENT" whereas in the 80's it was more like "the Hangout".  Much more casual in the 80's.


Agreed. The novelty of it kinda wore off in the 80s. I had my fair share of partying in both decades though.

I was 5 years old when The 70's had ended.
When Howard was a little boy
It was re-runs of "Leave It To Beaver"
For he was way much too young
For "Grease" and "Saturday Night Fever".

But how old were you after that?


I was still a kid after that.

Agreed. The novelty of it kinda wore off in the 80s. I had my fair share of partying in both decades though.


What about in the early 90's?

What about in the early 90's?


I still went clubbing but not as often as I used to. I was older and I had a lot going on, family stuff, working crazy hours, etc. Also, hangovers get worse after you hit 30.

You couldn’t dress too casually. Most places I went to were No jeans, No trainers. I generally wore a skirt and heels.


That's what I mainly wore (when I wasn't in uniform). It wasn't until about 5 years ago when I started wearing dresses & sandals in warm weather (still wear either jeans or sweat pants in the winter) because I have found they are so much more comfortable.


Cat

Why did The Paradise Garage last longer than Studio 54 did when they ceased operations in 1980?

Why did The Paradise Garage last longer than Studio 54 did when they ceased operations in 1980?


You seem fixated on these to establishments. Studio 54 closed in 1980 due to troubles with the law including tax evasion. The owners were highly shady. In reopened in 1981 and hung on until 1994 if you can believe that. By then it was very passe. Paradise Garage, a primarily gay club which featured an array of live performers, lasted until 1987. It operated a bit more undo the radar than Studio 54, even though Tim Curry immortalized it in song. You had to be a bit "in the know" to go there.

You seem fixated on these to establishments. Studio 54 closed in 1980 due to troubles with the law including tax evasion. The owners were highly shady. In reopened in 1981 and hung on until 1994 if you can believe that. By then it was very passe. Paradise Garage, a primarily gay club which featured an array of live performers, lasted until 1987. It operated a bit more undo the radar than Studio 54, even though Tim Curry immortalized it in song. You had to be a bit "in the know" to go there.


I'm just a bit curious, that's all, never said I was "fixated".  ::)

I'm just a bit curious, that's all, never said I was "fixated".  ::)


You're the jelliest!  ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_hQjZS2BbM
How about taking a virtual tour of Studio 54?  :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_hQjZS2BbM
How about taking a virtual tour of Studio 54?  :)


Fixated, I tell you. Obsessed.  ;D

Fixated, I tell you. Obsessed.  ;D


OK so I'm fixated what are you going to do about it?  :P

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_hQjZS2BbM
How about taking a virtual tour of Studio 54?  :)


Never saw this - pretty impressive place.  Huge - the clubs I went to in the 80's weren't that big.  The video would've been better with some virtual patrons.

Be nice, guys. Don't make me come over there!


Cat

Be nice, guys. Don't make me come over there!


Cat


AWW, what'd I do?  ???  (Puts on her best 11-year-old "I'm innocent - and I'm incredulous" face...)

Never saw this - pretty impressive place.  Huge - the clubs I went to in the 80's weren't that big.  The video would've been better with some virtual patrons.


Do you remember when the clubs shut down after The 80's?

Do you remember when the clubs shut down after The 80's?


They didn't all shut down at the same time.  By the time most were shutting down/re-purposing, I was no longer clubbing so I don't remember that much about them.  :-\\

AWW, what'd I do?  ???  (Puts on her best 11-year-old "I'm innocent - and I'm incredulous" face...)



;D ;D ;D


Cat

AWW, what'd I do?  ???  (Puts on her best 11-year-old "I'm innocent - and I'm incredulous" face...)


I think she meant me and Howie. He became petulant when I innocently, charmingly, nicely, sweetly and very diplomatically suggested he had more than a passing interest in the disco era. You know it would be far from me to goad anybody.  ;D

I think she meant me and Howie. He became petulant when I innocently, charmingly, nicely, sweetly and very diplomatically suggested he had more than a passing interest in the disco era. You know it would be far from me to goad anybody.  ;D



;D ;D ;D


Cat

Be nice, guys. Don't make me come over there!


Cat



AWW, what'd I do?  ???  (Puts on her best 11-year-old "I'm innocent - and I'm incredulous" face...)



I think she meant me and Howie. He became petulant when I innocently, charmingly, nicely, sweetly and very diplomatically suggested he had more than a passing interest in the disco era. You know it would be far from me to goad anybody.  ;D


But you know - when the folkses come accusing, they always accuses the whole lot of us...  ;)

(BTW I frequently use that line about myself with hubby when accused, "who, sweet little innocent me?"  ;D )

They didn't all shut down at the same time.  By the time most were shutting down/re-purposing, I was no longer clubbing so I don't remember that much about them.  :-\\


I think I have found the reasons on Google:

In 1980, the club shut down after its founders were convicted for evading taxes. They sold the club to Mark Fleischman, who reopened it, then sold it in 1984 to new owners, who closed it in 1986.

How could one evade taxes?

I think she meant me and Howie. He became petulant when I innocently, charmingly, nicely, sweetly and very diplomatically suggested he had more than a passing interest in the disco era. You know it would be far from me to goad anybody.  ;D


I was just curious, that's all.

In 1980, the club shut down after its founders were convicted for evading taxes. They sold the club to Mark Fleischman, who reopened it, then sold it in 1984 to new owners, who closed it in 1986.


Got it.


...How could one evade taxes?


Hmmmm, I think it's not that hard to do - but a reputable business establishment will go out of their way not to have tax issues, because it can easily destroy a business (case in point)...

Got it.

Hmmmm, I think it's not that hard to do - but a reputable business establishment will go out of their way not to have tax issues, because it can easily destroy a business (case in point)...


What would've happened if they had paid their taxes, Would Studio 54 still be around? ???