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Hollywood
128 West 45th Street, New York City, NY
DJs:
Richie Kaczor
Tony Gee
The following was provided by DJ Ronald Nicholson:
The "Richie" they're referring to in the ad is Richie Kaczor, also of Studio 54. To be honest, if I ever met Tony I've forgotten. Hollywood was Richie's 'homebase'. This was a storefront type club. When you walked in, the bar was on your right, the dancefloor was to the back. One level, not real big, but more than adequate for a couple of hundred people. Brightly lit as the ceilings were 'low' by club standards. Lots of black leather and chrome and glass. Great light and sound systems. The owners weren't cheap here. And, THE PLACE WAS PACKED!!! This club was very popular with the younger to mid-twenties crowd, mostly gay, male & female. Everyone was welcome. This was mid-town Manhattan so even though the bar was selling liquor, drugs were everywhere (duh?).
I fell in love with Richie the first time I heard him play. He was the only DJ who could constantly 'smack mix' and not annoy me with that style. He knew his music. Plus, my first night there I watched him work Ecstasy, Passion & Pain's, "Ask Me". That was it --- I was hooked. A few months back I mentioned a club where the DJs turntables were suspended and held by chains. This is the place. Hollywood was jumpin'. Not strictly my crowd but I'd deal with a lot to hear a good DJ spin.
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COMMENTS ON THIS DISCO / DISCOTHEQUE / NIGHTCLUB
I too remember this club, it was one of my first clubs ever. The thing that hit me right away was that it was a gay club for women as well.
But Ritchie was wonderful, he once did a mix with 10 Percent and You should be Dancing that totally blow me away; and I think he saw my reaction and kept playing with that combo.
Rest In Peace Brother.....you were one of the LEGENDS of that time and era.
This was my very 1st encounter at a gay bar.I really loved it and I loved the music.My memory will always be one of the waiters,his name was Craig Thompson and he was an Adonis.I was SO ATTRACTED to this man-I'm a straight woman-18 at the time-now I'm 50!! We had an immediate connection.We remained friends for a while after that and lost touch.I wish I could find him again-I hope he sees this one day!! He was a backup in Saturday Night Fever when Travolta did his famous dance.
Wish we could go back to those days-they were the Ultimate!!!!
I will always remember dancing alongside Truman Capote and his blonde female friend at Hollywood.
Billy Blair and all the top Black models were always at Hollywood. Does anyone remember a tall drag queen/fire dancer? Her name escapes me right now, but she was fabulous!
Hell, we all were!
Hollywood was down a few doors from one of the earliest gay discos, way back in the 1960s called the Blue Bunnie. I think I am correct. About 1968 or 1969 there were three gay "underground" dance discos, one in a basement around East 22nd Street where many famous actors and actresses and singers would go, I forget the name, then the basement of the historic Seymour Hotel on W. 46th Street I think, then the Blue Bunnie. Hollywood opened maybe four, six years later, but attracted some of the old Blue Bunnie crowd. But, it seems to be Hollywood was in the late 70s or early 80s because some of the crowd there moved over to Criso Disco later, or went to Hollywood first, then Crisco Disco.
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