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Troupador was not on Decatur, it was off Western or Highland, where Little Darlings is now. I remember dancing til dawn and then going out for cheap breakfast....like the .99 cent steak and eggs. Does any remember Billy Jacks near the Hacienda, or Calamity Jane's on Boulder Hwy, or The Moby Grape on Tropicana, or how about seeing concerts at The Crystal Palace in Commercial Center on Sahara?

Hi, i was there with a friend in Vegas in the Summer of 79, we were supposed to stay in Vegas for a max of 2 days but ended up staying 9, loved the place and loved The Brewery and Jubilation which were deffo the places to be in, I remember coming out at 8AM one morning to bright sunshine, over the road was parked an old London bus. I thought I was seeing things, met a great girl from Mountain View Boulevard that trip. Vegas was fantastic then, been back a few times since but don't feel it is the same.

The Brewery and Jubilation were memorable clubs, The Brewery is still there right? what happened to Jubilation?

cheers from the UK

I worked at Victorias Saloon 1980-1981 as a Bar back. It was a great club on weekends. Jeff was the bartender We had so much fun.

yeah great place. im the son of the owner and his name was Paglia

oh yeah! I used to go with my ex-wife to the "Jungle Club" it later became "El Jardin's" I saw the group "Rare Earth" there, they all autographed my "Get Ready" remix extended version album they where really cool! "Those were the days" anyway take care you all God Bless!! until I can think of something else, thats it for now!!!

hay any of you remember me i was the gm at the keyboard in the 80s i remember all of them clubs my door man's name was john baca he was a boxer

Does anybody remember "Victoria's club inside the charlston heights bowling alley but is now Arizona Charley's, they had the coffee shop and "Victoria's Club" next to it, I worked valet at Victoria's by night. and dishwasher and chicken wings and hot dogs in the coffee shop at early evening. The Becker family owned it Ernie jr and ernie sr were really cool! They were U S C allumni, and Ernie Sr used to water his rose garden by the back entrance near the parking lot those were the days! I had a crush on the coffee shop waitress Jennifer Brewer a knockout redhead,sweet,nice,great body very energetic and a christian, hope that doesn't offend anybody! If I had a time machine knowing what I know now !! Whew!!!

I lived in Las Vegas 1975-1985 when Vegas was Vegas..not the circus it has become. Every Friday night I use to go the Jubilation nothing got started until 12 am.. then the Brewery around 3 am until dawn... with the Keyboard lounge thrown in... never since the 70's have there been any night clubs that can compare. Both clubs were classy, great music valet parking, no long lines to get in. you dressed for the evening......what a wondertime time in Vegas...it was ran by the Mob...gangs did not exist...Vegas was a wonderful place to live at that time.

I worked at PJ bottoms when they first opened they had Greek owners, my boss was named Deemos, and I had a friend who worked as a bouncer at the brewery randy rizzo who got shot there he also worked at the crazy horse he was always cool! nice to me I wouldn't want him to get pissed off at me. last time I saw him he brought his son to valley hospital there was some battery acid in his son's eye. I worked at valley hospital in dietary back in the day. Those were the days!!!!

does anyone remember the murder at PJ Bottoms in the late 70s? two Cubans, and two Italians? if so can you remember anything about it? like names?

I WAS IN VEGAS FROM 77-87 BREWERY,BOTANYS THE BEST .DO YOU REMEMBER FRANK MISURACA THE DOORMAN AT BOTH CLUBS? IM IN BOSTON NOW .THOSE WERE THE DAYS

Mike, I was thinking of your Grandfather. Your dad used to run security with another big guy. And I remember your uncle as a pretty young man.

jkumas, I'm sure we ran into each other at one point. I was associated with the record pool at one point.

Yeah my Dad is still around! And a big tall guy carrying a flash light sounds like it would be my dad haha. The guy that was going to school in California is my uncle, who is a plastic surgeon now in Vegas.

Mike, what a great video. It sure brought The Brewery to life. I do challange what Steve said about the fights. I know it was a long time ago but the way I remember it nobody fought inside that club,it just was not done..I can remember a night when a guy was stealing purses and was escorted out by two hosts and when the came by the DJ booth the guy's feet were not touching the ground and he was taken outside to get a "Brewery Beating".

It was either you or your brother that worked Valet and was going to school in CA. Every time I see Vegas and the guy with the MIT degree parking cars it reminds me.

In my time I worked all over the country, Palm Beach, Sacramento, San Fransisco, Dallas, Phoenix and NY. But never, never has any club or city compared to The Brewery.

Strange... I should know who you are,I was only in Vegas for a year but...Let me know I would like to catch up. jkumas@ezmtgs.com

The club across from UNLV was Epiminandas back then. Mike Paglia Jr., Was it you or your brother who ran the security at the club. Is your dad still around? I remember meeting him when I first got the job. He sent me over to get my teamsters union membership, which went effortlessly because of his connection. I can't remember the big tall guy who always carried the flashlight around. It shouldnt be this hazy a memory, though it is almost 35 years.

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Strange - Thanks for the info. Jack Webber was the quy I was trying to remember. Was the club off Pecos?? It looks like all the clubs are in the hotels now. I went to Vegas last year and man has it changed...

I used to go to Dirty Sally's in the 70s. Also PJ Bottoms, The Brewery, Crazy Horse before it was topless, and Troubadour. I think Dirty Sally's was on Maryland Parkway, and Crazy Horse was on Paradise. PJ Bottoms was adjacent from Circus-Circus, Troubadour was on Decatur. There was a place across from UNLV I used to go to; I think it was called Magillacullies or something like that. Today it's Freakin' Frog. I remember coming out of the clubs and the sun was rising - majority of the clubs stayed open 24 hours. I kept waiting for the bands to call it a night, which they never did! "John" was a bouncer at PJ Bottoms. None of the clubs ever carded females. The mob ran Vegas back then, and the city was clean, crime free, and entertainment was inexpensive. Those were the days!

Let's see, at Rumors, Doug and the Walrus worked there and Gary was also working with them. He went on to open Jubilation as I recall. Jack Weber left Brewery and opened a teen disco. I worked at the Jockey Club on the strip for a while after the Brewery. I Left Las Vegas in 1979 and worked in L.A. At the Jockey Club before a 3 month stint on cruise ships.

Now we are getting somewhere. The headhunter that got me the gig at Epominondas helped me do the stint at the Brewery. I had two or three nights in 78-79 after I got done at Eppies I went to the Brewery to spin. I remember on of the other DJ had just gotten a Porsche and started working at another club off the strip I think on Pecos? Was that Gary? I also worked at Rumors on the strip for a short time. The programmer there wound up in FL with Penrods. I think his name was Doug.

I worked at The Brewery in 1977. Craig ? was head of Disco programming. Craig, Jack Webber and I were the original DJ's there. Wild times were a nightly occurrence.The real dancing started after 10pm. and went till past 3am. Great memories of Vegas in its prime. Gman- are you Gary?

I used to work at the Troubadour in late 70's. I used to go to Bogie's, Jubilation and The Brewery. Wow, those were the days. I think those were the best clubs. We would dance until the sun came up.

The Brewery was on Paradise Road between Twain and Flamingo. "Paglia" is the family name of the owners. It later turned into the Z-Tejas Grill. The Brewery, along with, Paul Anka's Jubilation Restaurant and Disco, were the two most popular clubs in the late 70's and early 80's. I worked at Jubilation for several years, which was located on Harmon Avenue, between LV Blvd and Koval Lane. It later turned into the Shark Club. (It is now a timeshare tower!). Other very popular clubs in Vegas back then, were Bogies, The Keyboard Lounge, PJ Bottoms, Botany's, The Troubadour, Dirty Sallys, the Cowboy Club, and The Hop.

I went to the Brewery all the time in the late 70's and early 80's until someone got shot at the door and that ended that club. My friend and roommate Harold Goz DJ'd there and at Jubilation on Harmon. I went to Epominanda's also, if I remember correctly that club wasn'r far from Sunrise Hospital. The Brewery was the hottest thing in Vegas when I moved there in 1977, sure miss those days.