4.29.2004Quite a weekend! It's Wednesday late-night and I'm starting to feel normal again. It was an official Plexi PR company holiday on Monday due to Danny Tenaglia's grand finale at Arc that started Sunday at 6pm and ended nearly 24 hours later - a little after 6pm on Monday evening. Now that was a P-A-R-T-Y! There's a lot to recount, so let's start with the easy stuff - Centro-Fly first, especially since I wasn't there. The account below was provided to me at Arc sometime on Monday afternoon during my last dance at Arc by Centro-Fly lighting girl extradonaire Michelle - just the highlights please. I really need some more time to gather my thoughts about the closing of 6 Hubert Street. After spending countless Fridays & Saturdays, some Sundays [Body & Soul] and FIVE!!! New Year's Eve parties there (2000-2004) - we need a moment to mourn and reflect.The Funeral at Centro-Fly "This is the end, beautiful friends. To all the lazy, punk-ass promoters who robbed us blind--we love you. To all the primadonna DJs who furthered their careers on our backs and sponged all our profit--your talent is worth every cent. To all the booking agents who made meat-packing whores look like Saint Angela Merici--you're concern for the good of the dance community is inspiring. To the kill-joy MTF and Health badges who wrote tickets for breathing--you've done us all a big favor. To all the VIPs who can't pay a cover but criticize every aspect of their experience--yes, it is your world, we just live in it. And finally, to all the loyal club-goers who supported us over the last five years, we sincerely thank you--you made it worth it for a while. Now let's get drunk." -Dave Baxley [co-owner of Centro-Fly] They kept in theme on this night, as they rolled out a coffin in the middle of the night and lo-and-behold from the wooden box emerged Norman Cook AKA Fatboy Slim. [I really wish I was there to see this!] He went on to spin a spectacular set with a full house and at one point in the night grabbed co-owner Tom Siske and went into a full rendition of Frank Sinatra's My Way. They even provided a final open bar between 3am and 4am. What a way to go! Thank you Centro-Fly for all the nights! My highlights were the GBH Fridays, Thursdays with the Low End Specialists, memorable nights with Laurent Garnier, Erick Morillo & Subliminal Sessions, Layo & Bushwacka!, John Digweed and Carl Cox. Thanks for turning a blind eye to the smoking ban! Thanks for the fridge in the DJ Booth! And a big thank you to Tom for recognizing new, emerging talent in Infusion and always giving them a place to showcase their music in New York. Yay Centro-Fly! posted on 1:33 AM |