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The Button, I came across this web-site and it brought back memories from 10975-1977. Left from Youngstown Ohio for Spring break. Not many memories we did party Hard.

The button did not get it´s name from a erotic zone. The "Button" was phrase back then for cute little (please excuse the expression) chicks. amen!

I have forgotten how the button got its' name.I think it referred to the love button-erotic zone.In '73-'74 it was the most deeply packed music house ever,like a whole crowd got glued together and dropped in there.So loud you had to yell to the person next to you.Drinks almost as potent as The Flying Machine remember that one?One contest was akissing contest in"77 I think,and the winner got a date with Ann Margaret.Serious hardcore action there booze and sex with alot of head candy in between.I still have a Button"77 button.When I find it does anyone want to buy it?

Button South was definatly the bar of choice over all. Easier access as far as driving and parking. But lots of named band members would stop off there when they had a tour thru So. Fla. Of course late night, the strippers (off duty) came in. Lots of bands, both big names and lots of local bands, and smaller non local bands, played there almost nightly. There was a time you could go on a Sun Mon Tue or Wed and just as many people as you would see on weekends. The real great 'hay day' of the Button South was anytime from 1984-1990. Start around Early 90's you were seeing a down trend. The Button South then closed to remodel. When it re opened mid late nineties, it didnt know what it wanted to be...Was said to see it die off slow like that. The locals stopped going when The BS was in this faze of uncertainity.

At any rate Joan Jett or not Button had great bands and cover bands. I remember going to button south in hallandale.the bar would empty out at about 1am then get crowded again by 3 and stay that way until 6. Crazy!!

No, I dont ever remember Joan Jett playing there, but I suppose she could have. I think once in a while they had a few name bands there, but mostly that was at Summers

I remember button on the beach in 84. I might of seen Joan Jett and blackhearts perform there. Does anyone remember seeing Joan Jett there too?

Ok, great. But again, I was asking how the Button got it's name. I went to the Button on the Beach since early 80's till it closed, as well as the Button South (which was much better on every level) till it closed, or started changing it's look and sound in the early 90's. I do miss both though.

It was usually beyond crowded in there-(button).A real meat factory.Used to go around the corner to the prop club across from the hall of fame swimming pool and next to Papa Niks in'73.Big Mama Blu used to cook at Niks.She taught me to cut up taters in my hand and throw 'em on the grill and then she would take a bank bag of "seasoniing" and sprinkle it on the taters.She said it kept 'em coming back for more.She practiced her singing there while cooking.A lot of magnificent human beings passed through Papa Niks' doors '73-75.Any one remember Randy alias "Lauderdale Lard"?Or Nihasa,or Lucifer,Mitchico and her husband?The strip was where all the lost colorful spirits of the world reincarnated to remember for a short while who they were and what they all meant to one another.I'm Tommy at Taliesynetaliesyne@yahoo.com.I remember.Peace.

Ok, well if anyone knows the origin of the name, would be cool to hear

@neon Sorry amigo I mean why did they name it "The Button"? Where does the name come from?

Not sure I remember the Button's origin name

Can anyone tell me where/why the name "The Button" had it´s origin? (I know where!)

The clubs were a drug, especially the ones on and in Ft Lauderdale. I didnt start going to the Button on the Beach till 82-83 until it closed. Hence, though I admit, clubs and bars are still my 'drug' of choice. Viva Lauderdale Strip

Yeah the clubs were a gas but we´re all forgetting one
thing. I worked construction in the eraly 70´s and you met people from all over the states that were working
construction too. We all made good money but after paying the rent and going out on the weekends on monday
we were all broke. We all swore that the next week would be different, yeah right!!! The clubs were a drug!

I agree with Tim. We locals usually shyed away from the strip during Spring Break. I was there but couldnt wait for it to be over. It was crazy yes, and there were stories, but just not the same vibe...but if there are more stories of the strip or any of the clubs in Lauderdale or on the Strip..love to hear..It was such a huge part of my life since I was old enough to drive.

@billd9505, no offence but the only time we didn´t go to the clubs was during spring break. And the only beach we went to was Pompano. To many whities
getting burnt!

I remember what could have been the craziest afternoon ever in the button on the Ft Lauderdale strip. My school was entered in the famous college competitions. Erotic banana eating contest, etc.
Too crazy to mention. What a crazy town in the 70's during spring break

Remember Crazy Greg? He was the owner. I would come in sometimes with some strange 'Crab hat' on his head and a hawaiian shirt. Always smiling. It was a great place from time to time. Sometimes Button on the Beach would get a band that you would enjoy watching all night. Made it hard to bar hop when that happened.

Rosebuds on Oakland Park turned into the the Metal Factory. Big Daddys on Commercial near LBtS not in but next to Stans Lounge was Big Daddy's Brother Jim's In LBtS was Trader Jacks, The Wharf Pub, Then there was Gaffers Pub, Barricuda Bob's, Bobby G's, Sneeky Pete's, Ocean Mist Lounge, The Hut, sooooooo many great places I'll remember more later.

Are we talking about The Button South(Hallendale) or Button on the Beach(Las Olas/Strip). Both owned by same owner. I loved both. The Button on the Beach was connected to the same building as the Holiday Inn AND was my first bar I went to legally and ordered a Rum and Coke. Was a fantastic place being open all day for the beach goers, then turned more into a great bar(club)at night. Saw many a bands there till their closing sometime mid 80's. They would have Free drinks 8-10, and sometimes a free T-Shirt or Mug or both. And come Spring Break...wow...SOOOOO many people. The girls werent shy there to give their room keys to the bar staff then. Im sure the bar tenders have stories after hours. The place was cool cuz it would stay open later then any other bar(club) on the strip. Good rock, sometimes mainstream, but still...The bathrooms werent the cleanest...ummm..I think I even went a few times to another bar if I had to hit the john, then come back. We would park the car, then hit The Button on the Beach, Summers, Candy Store, and sometimes Penrods...then just bar hop back forth, skipping one and going to another in no apparent order. BUT hitting all 3-4 all night. I miss it as I miss the entire Ft Laud Strip scene...THE BEST EVER...

Yes, I do remember one on Oakland Park Blvd. Can't remember if I ever stopped there. I worked at several of the hotels in the mid to early 80's by the Galt Ocean Mile so I frequented places more on the North end of Lauderdale. Around 1979-81 my friends migrated to an "anti-disco" bar called Nard's. But since this is a disco site we won't talk about that......!

kathyaye you´re right about Big Daddys being all over Florida. I think that there were three in and around Lauderdale alone. I also think that the Excalibur was on Oakland Park Blvd.

I remember a Big Daddy's on Commercial Blvd in Laud-by-the Sea. I drank there a few times around 1974-1976. I thought Big Daddy's were everywhere in Florida!

I was in the Button from 1972-1973. I always had to give my Bike-Helmet to the bouncers when I entered.
Wild Place. Anybody remember Big Daddys Excalibur

I remember going here after all day on the beach. We would stay until around 6pm. Go home change and hit Playpen on Sunday nights for Ladies night..drinks were freeeeeee...

I remember the Button-had a reputation of being real wild-but wasn't everything in Ft. Lauderdale?