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Honey for the Bears
Miami, Florida
Miami area Disco. One of its DJs was Jimmy Yu.
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One of Miami’s truly legendary early private clubs with a strict door policy and over 21 clientele, I believe Bo Crane who was the founder of The Florida Record Pool Association was the first resident DeeJay there with the late great Carlos Nodal taking over DeeJay duties until the club’s closing in the early 80’s.
Does any one remember the original speakers @ honeys that where covered by mirror and later jimmy elias of jimmie e disco bought them and took them to an open house @ club de las americas .what a great time the disco miami scene was .peace you survivors.
The speakers that were used at Honey for the Bears were Belle-Klipsch Speakers.
WHAT CAME FIRST, HONEY 4 D BEARS OR TOP DRAWER?
Honey For The Bears was first later Top Drawer came along. I was an interim DJ both at the Forest Teen Disco and Club Casanovas.
this was a very private club, that is wear i met Carlos Nodal the DJ, these where good old days with alot of money being throuwn around.
I remember Honey for the Bears real well, my friends & I used to go there every Fri. night, I remember Steve- the bouncer- who used to let us in when we were waiting in line to get in. We used to get our pictures on the wall in the disco that would be in a slide show during the party.
Truly.... The Best DJ Miami has produced! There will never be another. We'll never forget you Carlito...
I had come to South Fl. from Ashland, Oregon, where I'd been working a country radio station. Couldn't get arrested til someone told me Bo Crane was looking for cruise ship djs. Did my interview with Bo at HFB where he held court...He was the man, and HFB was the place!!!
I remember Friday nights at the Forest. The best teen Disco in town until the 'breakers' turned it into Strawberries and the rest is history. I recall watching Bernie take over the dance floor with his awesome dance moves. Best song at the time; Jade, "I'm Gonna Get Your Love." Maybe some of you remember the $.50 cups of Coke and Sprite sold at the entrance.
What HONEY FOR THE BEARS meant to the MIAMI market was of a monumental proportion. It put MIAMI on the national Disco scene. It was talked about, mostly because my friend CARLOS NODAL, also originally from Jersey, was the master of the cut at this early seventies true DISCO. Everyone wanted to go there, just to say they were there. The first real DISCO in Miami, and BO CRANE installed CARLOS NODAL as its DJ. It took off, and Miami can be thankful for that. Excellent sound system, adequate light show, great location. There were the prettiest cubanitas in town. When the cocaine snow storm landed on the shores of Miami, this was one of the first places rocked by its first wave. On a scale of 1 to 10, easily a TEN!!!
very true vyniljunkie, HONEY FOR THE BEARS was the original s*** and Carlos Nodal was one of the best, and yes when Coke exploded in Miami it was all over that club, that is why it was so private.
Funny thing, is that this building still looks the same from the outside, and if you remove the tables that are now on the old dance floor, put up the lights and speakers; you wouldn't notice a difference. It still sucks to find a parking space!!
what kind of business is in the now.
LANDY, today the HONEY FOR THE BEARS location looks exactly the same except for the name LAS CULEBRAS, a Spanish/TAPAS/ Cuban restaurant. Remove the tables, and we are ready to go!!
Landy, did you ever make it to SAMMY'S East Side in Miami Beach? Read my new posting about that place, it will give you a chuckle.
hwy there Vyniljunkie, I know that use togo to Sammy's, but I am trying to place it in my mind, those days were burned out days, was an after hour.
Landy, go to the SAMMY'S page on this site. Read a little, and laugh out loud!!
Jimmy Yu from Honey's,Widow's McCoy & The Mutiny is being honored on the Miami Dance Music awards event in Miami on March 28th and will be spinning a set!
Also at the event will be Joe Lenders of Scaramouche Lewis Martinee of The Limelight,Charlie Solana from Nephentez and much more.
Check out www.305Disco.com for full details.
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