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Funhouse (Fun House)

526 West 26th Street, New York, New York - NYC
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The Funhouse was a popular 80s club on Manhattan's West side that became a way of life for many in NYC and the surrounding boros. DJ John "Jellybean" Benitez made this his home with his unique style.

The Fun House Owner:
Joe Monk

Resident DJs at the FunHouse:
Jim Burgess
Ted Currier
John Jellybean Benitez
Jonathan Fearing
Tony Smith
Randy Murray




The Funhouse logo kindly submitted by FLUIDNYC


Some of the early Funhouse "bugger" crew backstage on Halloween 1980!!! Photo submitted by Mark Essman.


Big (INDIAN) John and Sylvester Stallone backstage Saturday night at the FunHouse. Photo submitted by Mike Catena.

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Photo montage below submitted by Kathi
Description: 1981 - Funhouse Freaks from OZP/HB. Every Saturday we were there! Back Stagers and Big Dance Floor. In these pictures are... Kathy H, Brigitte, Toni-Ann, Jo-Marie, Peter C and Jimbo.

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Funhouse clown logo for 2006 reunion sent in by Mark Essman

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Various Funhouse photos below submitted by Marie (Tuna) from her 18th birthday timeframe.







Photo below submitted by Mark Essman of a group photo of 2nd Funhouse reunion August 2006.



The Fun House 10 year Reunion Invites below submitted by Scott "DJ_Juice" Kaplan.



The following photo submitted by George Cerulli: Description: George, Danny, Gina and Jose backstage. Thanksgiving of 1982.



The following Funhouse T-shirt photo by Robert.

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I remember the Funhouse .. wow.. that place was a second home to me... you could always find me and my friend Roxanne upstairs... if you know the Funhouse you know what always went on upstairs... I think the years I went to the funhouse and collected my ballons and stuff at the end of the night... that was the best time of my life.

i went to funhouse every saturday night for 2 years and it was the best of times. i loved that place and i will never forget the great times with my friends. i only wish i could find some of them!

michele carino are you out there? eddie cruz? oscar?

I happened to know Oscar really well...If it's Oscar who went on to DJ at Studio 54 from Hudson County????

Oscar still talks about the Funhouse days!!

I twisted with Chubby Checker at the Funhouse! What a memorable time!

My weekends were spent at the Funhouse and what memorable weekends they were...I'll never forget when Arthur Baker came in with the master for IOU which Jellybean had just remixed and the club exploded!

I used to go to the Funhouse all the time. Saturdays before 11pm the girls were free and didn't have to pay the 20 bucks, which was a lot for a club back then. I even remember Frankie Avalon there and the big transvestite Devine singing SAtep by Step. I would love to see pictures. I am proabably in one because I was a regular with all my girls from the Bronx. I used to meet so many Brooklyn guys. Sal Sex Machine was one of the regulars from Brooklyn. w/b if you have info! Sue

i'm one one of the original freak's. hung at the house since jonathon fearing spun there..mark, joey doit ann bugger ,peter freak rusty, darlene & my man dino ! howie & the freak's..bonnie my favorite bar girl from nyack, bobby ,billy, the garbonzo's & tuna ! where ya at !! & to the bugger's no longer with us ..christine (sizzler) & eilene (who i married) & edna (green eyes) i still think of ya. ...up top dusted !

Anyone know the exact street address of the Funhouse and have photos that can be included here? Thanks.

526 W26 st

dont forget ted currier who dj'd between jon & bean

Ted Currier at the Funhouse? Had no idea. Loved the mixes that he did on the old Disco 92 back in the day. What were Currier's, Benitez's and Fearing's playlists at the FunHouse like?

Also, what was the appeal of the Funhouse for everyone?

Weird time... punk was dying.. commercial disco was all but dead..this was from the late 70's till 81 (when i was hanging there) the appeal was a sense of anything went..by 80 & 81 the crowd was changing..the crowd i ran with were no younger than 20 & now older than 25 or so.some of us were casualities of the rampant drug culture & other's got out before they did the same..the playlist's varied slightly as each dj passed on what the regular's liked..anything from peter brown to the stones. personally jon was my fave , but ted represented the period when the ORIGINAL BUGGER'S came into prominence

i have pictures somewhere. i think you can even see a part of the clown-face dj booth.
i have an old sweatshirt that would not fit today too. i will try and find them and post them.

an good ol maurie on the light's thru it all

D.J. Tony Smith
was also a resident at The Funhouse
I remember 1 night he was playing
Dennis Edwards - Don't Look any further and blending it into Fantasy 3 - It's Your Rock

Anyone know where the lightmen are
Randy, Ricky etc?
or Ronnie I miss his big blonde hair at the door.
There was a HUGE indian bouncer running all around i forgot his name also anyone remember him?

I must say here and now.
There will never be another club like this ever
I would take the train every week from Coney Island Back & Forth. I used to walk through 23rd street buildings to stay warm just to get The Funhouse Fix!
Madonna was going out with Jellybean in the early 80's and was there in the booth lounge all the time.
I was there when Run DMC recorded "Live at the funhouse"
Many Dance artists at the time would perform like:
Jenny Burton - "I remember What You Like"
and i even remember a tiny little girl perform there and that little girl was "Little Suzy" she must have been 7 or 8 at the time.

I loved The Funhouse.

Was'nt called "The Fun House" for nothing.Legal drinking age was 18.The rest is disco history! Saw Grace Jones perform.Awesome!

Ahhhhh! Da FunHouse :-). "That's my Clown interpretation" Anyway The Fun House was my life, I'mfrom Jersey and I remember one day my friends and I were invited to this party, it was Saturday night and the party was boring so we said we're going to the Fun House and we were broke. We didn't have the $12 needed to get in at FH. So we started to accept donations and collected the $12 to get in. With hardly any gas we made it and like always we had a terrific time at Da FH. We've stay there all night dancing to MARTIN CIRCUS, JINGO, SPANK, SEX MACHINE, doing our Kick Dance in our baseball pants, white sox and chinese shoes. I remember Madona dancing with us. "she was jellybean's girlfriend at the time, how do think she got some of those moves " I remember this guy named Lenny from Nuttly who would go "Off" when Spank satarted to play" that was our theme song" I also remember the Smurf dance that everyone would dance to PLANET ROCK. Anyway I so glad to reminisce about those glorious nights. by the way my name is Eddie and my best friends were Freddy,Mark,Dave,John we called ourselves The Cugenes from Donwneck Newark.

Yes, it was $12 to get in. Ladies free before 11pm. Still the best club ever. Jonathan Fearing was the greatest DJ. Club opened March 30, 1979. JellyBean took over I think in 1980 after he left Electric Circus. I went every Saturday until 1981. Come Hell or High water - I was there.

I will never forget the good times spent at the Fun House. I hung out in between the middle stage and the back stage.We were from Jersey.Lenny,Todd,Dennis,
Tubby,The 2 Lopez bros,Voza,Danny,Rat
etc.The big indian bouncer that worked there was John.We were the BUGGERS with the rest of the guys and girls on the middle stage.The Breakers were on the back stage.I definetly had some of the best times of my life there.Wish I could go back in time.I've been to many clubs and worked in many clubs.HE FUN HOUSE WAS THE BEST.

Oh boy do I remember Todd and Lenny. We were from the bronx and I know we hung out with you guys often. My friends were Lisa, Nancy Theresa, Margaret and me Susan. I think Todd dated one of my friends.....

Lenny is a cop in Las Vegas.Todd has his own contracting buisiness in Jersey.We still keep in touch and we all still miss THE FUNHOUSE.Nice to see someone is still around to GO BACK IN TIME WITH.
Another person I forgot to mention that hung out with us alot was Andy Trip. He became VP for Fever Records and wrote songs for The Cover Girls.Thanks for the reply Suzq.

ok mjcastr - who are u? Do you have any pics??? I remember Lenny wearing these Chinese outfits all the time. But the funniest is that my friend mragaret has pictures of the funhouse and I was hysterical because all the guys dancing had no shirts on. Everyone nowadays does not take their shirt off if they are hot when dancing, so the pics are so hilarious. Unfortunately my friend passed away, so I have no access to the pics anymore. I am dying to see some again.
SuzyQ from the Boogie down!

I don't have any pics except for when Sylvester Stallone stopped by and took
a pic with Indian John.You probably don't
remember me.I didn't dance much.Only
when the good music came on after 4am.
My nickname was CRAZY.I hung out and watched everyone's back.Do you remember Crazy George and those guys
that danced on the middle stage?Sorry to hear about your friend.Maybe I can send in that pic of Sly&John if it's ok with
Bernie.

Does anyone remember sal Sex machine??? He was from Brooklyn. He hung out with a slew of guys and I remember going to his house and there was a big funhouse clown painted on his wall. That was really funny.

In reply to Kev 206, IT SURE Is... and to Bernie...Sure Ted Currier was the first DJ I ever heard who played "I Feel Love" Patrick Crowley remix for Disconet.

Edgar: I figure it had to be you...I remember that you used to wear a Funhouse sweatshirt to work all the time...drop me a line sometime at infinitybeach AT gmail DOT com...

hey dean i remember you and all the buggers, i am one of the bartenders who worked in the fun house for 7 years, i was behind the bar with bonnie, we were always together, anna and jill gave me the nick name jingles
do you remember?

good ole memories, wish we can turn back the hands of time

The good old days, Lime on stage, D-Train, Soul Sonic Force, Frances Joli. We hung on the middle stage on one side all from Brooklyn the other side the beautiful girls from Yonkers. I remember Duffy never stoped dancing and Nic-Nak never started dancing. The Long Isle Iced Teas were flowing. Remember one Thanksgiving Lupio grabbed the live turkey well it was alive, lol. Fun Fun FunHouse. Lets not forget we loved Angelo outside in the Frank-cart.

The Funhouse rocked. I went there every Saturday me and my whole Canarsie crew. The best place i ever went.

Joe cam

turbokb !! hell i lived with jill and ann bugger for a bit ! I KNOW YOU !!....and i spent some interesting sunday's with miss bonnie ! (do you know where she is ? )...dont know if you know it or not, & i failed to mention it above, but momma jill passed away ....but i agree, great memories....glory day's...constantly go back in time in my mind. 25 year's, and i can still smell the place....

wow, I cant belive I this blog(if you will) by chance. I was seaching for any web sites relating to clubs from back in the day. My clubbing days started when I was 16(they rarly checked for ids),at "The Fun House". My crew was from Queens.I remember that first night(saturday)I went there I was blow away on how everyone took their dancing skills so seriously, and how easy it was to get every drug under the sun , as soon as you walked in(in the open)mesklien was my fav. But besides that, eventhought everyone had their click or goup,(Italians,hispanics,gays,blacks,whatever you were) the fact everyone was brought together by the vibe,dancing and the Music.My friends and I went every weekend by train(which sucked). I remember the song "confusion" by new order and their music video showed some girl who worked a brooklyn pizza shop,who ended up going out that night to the Fun House.

Wow, I cant believe I came across the site.
I used to go to the Funhouse every Sat with my crew, we were from Brooklyn. I read all the posts. I think I know alot of people who wrote on here. Its really amazing. I went threw my photos todayI found lots of them to. I have photos of Lenny and Todd from Jersey. I have photos of the Carnsie guys who we hung out with, and many others. Wow what great memories. Its been over 25 years and I will always have the great memories..

How can one explain the Fun House in words. It was a Place in time,that cannot ever be created again.There were other great clubs duing that time,but none of them could hold a candle to the F. HOUSE. Songs that blew my mind there,
SUPERMAN, I NEED LOVE,ACTION '' 78 ''.

CIAO BUGGERS

Randy is s very good friend of mine. He is currently a golf pro in New Mexico. He actually was the guy who pressed the record button when RUN DMC did Here We Go. There would not be that record if Randy didn't record it that night!

The FunHouse was the best! My friends and I went there every weekend. Loved seeing all the live acts and hearing Jellybean spin. We were from Ozone Park and stayed mostly near the center stage. What great times....wish I could go back

Wow!!! I cannot believe what I had read ... My cousin Joey Monk use to own The Funhouse ... I was going there when I was 8,9 & 10 with my mother & father as they were still young & wanted to hangout ... Then I use to go when I was 12, 13 & 14 with a few friends which was the last years right before The Funhouse closed where it then became Hearthrobs ... My cousin is actually thinking about re-opening The Funhouse with my father ... Everyone is just curious if it would succeed ... Do you still think there are enough people out there that would come to make this place kickin' like it was before ... I do not care what anybody says, but my cousin's place was the most known club to ever stand in NYC ... f*** Studio 54 & The Paradise Garage ... The Funhouse made more people than anyone in the world ... People would have to pay to play & that is exactly what most artists had to do ... If it wasnt for my cousin, Madonna wouldnt even exsist ... My other cousin also owned Electric Circus where Jellybean first started ... The Funhouse will LIVE forever & ever ... I just wish that I can go back in time & live those years again ... Nothing will beat those years with Hot Tracks live at The Funhouse ... Does everyone remember that??? What about the Confusion video??? I was in ALL of the episodes ;) Keep the memories flowing because there are only jealous assholes who say bad things about The Funhouse because they never ever had a chance to witness a day at The Funhouse ... The Clown LIVES Forever :)

Hey baby Funhouse '' I know Joe Monk also from Bensonhurst and my girl friend used to work there in the bar Rockin Robin .. And her cousin was the bouncer at the door who looked like the indian ....... The big monster Jonny Moe she still talkes to him every day and joe do you have a copy of the Confusion video i am from Ave u the west side but i never was at Fun House allways on ave U or 86st .

I knew Joe Monk well, a couple of years after The Funhouse I ended up working with him at The Cabaret on 86st (Formerly Plaza Suite) he was manager there I was the DJ there the place was owned by Mikey C & Ceazar. I also used to DJ at West street Lounge on West st. & Ave U (accross from the post office). Known at the time as Steve Fish. Also grew up in the Funhouse as well listening to Jellybean is what really inspired me to DJ myself.

What can I say Im a Funhouse Bugger from 83-85 started going when i was 15 years old. Angelo was the head bouncer and ronnie was the owner at the time. Johnny Moe was another bouncer. hung out at the center stage with the OZ Crew and upstairs when it was time to get nice..lol You will NEVER and I mean NEVER find a club that played the music that the Fun House played. I was a die hard and stayed until closing, which was around 830 in the morning. Was the Best time of my life and wont ever forget all the times I had there. Many stories to tell and would love a reunion, meaning you would have to be at least 34 or older..lol All the best

Rockin' da house on Saturday night was the place to be. That is really back in the day, riding the diesel train. I had my best times at the house but praise god they are over.

Da' house was the place to be on Saturday night in the early eighties. Theres never been or will there ever be any music that can compare to the tracks and mixes they played in the day Sex Machine, Just Begun, Spank. I remember going straight to Manhattan Beach from the club when it closed on Sunday in summer. Does anyone remember when Johnny Moe was bouncing at Heatwaves in Brooklyn? take care, later

Used to pile people in the back of my truck & head to manhattan beach sunday morning. Dieseled up every saturday night.

Funhouse photos below submitted by Dean Johnson. Photo description: Dean, Dino and Preston on the Backstage Mirror and Bobby Moo Moo and Christine Sizzler

yes ! i was on the diesel every saturday (sometimes friday LOL ! ) we would load up in a ryder truck i used to take there & head to manhattan beach summer sundays.. remember standin outside on the steps with the sun burnin your eyes when the music stopped !

Who remembers walking out of the Funhouse feeling like you had a layer of filth on yourself, the skippy's weren't so cute anymore.

Where can one begin , the Fun House will always live on theres never been another club like it since im from Sheepshead Bay me and my crew use to go alot on Sat nights a friend named Joey Indart use to paint a big mural of the Fun House clown on the wall on e23rd st and Ave U most recently i stumbled on a video of New York Hot Tracks live at the Fun House with host Carlos Dejesus what a memory i have recently compiled all the music from the house like Stone Fox Chase, Key West, Soul Makossa etc to bad i cant share some of the music good times and memories, does anybody know if the Fun House clown is still preserved on 23rd and U??

Damn, the Funhouse was the club I first went to and there after until the name was changed to Heart Throb, then I stop going, but shortly after, they renamed it back to the Funhouse and the damaged was done, fewer people attended the Funhouse. Favorite song or mixed song at the Funhouse, Set It Off by Strafe. Favorite DJ, Little Louie Vega.

I started going to the Fun House after the club Infinity burned down were Jim Burgess was the DJ and then became the first DJ at the Fun House on opening night March 30, 1979 after him came Jonathan Fearing who also worked at the radio station WKTU. They both were great DJ's and have both passed away. Some of my favorite songs were and still are Risky Changes, At Midnight, Crank It Up, I'm A Man, The Hills of Katmandu, Relight My Fire, The Break, Sing Sing Sing, If You Could Read My Mind, Souvenirs, Can't Slow Down, Dance Fantasy, I can go on and on. Some of the friends that I used to go with were Andrew, Larry, Alfred, Miles, Rusty, Mike, Margaret, Karen, Mark, Joey Do-it and Howie.
Mark and Joey Do-it used to work at the Fun House during the week in the day cleaning up the club, and I sometimes would stop by during my lunch break form work and we would hang out. Sill keep in touch with Andrew, Larry but have lost contact with very one else. It was nice to find this site and reminisce.
Thanks, Robert

OZ Rocks The House, And You Know That...............
That is what me & my friends use to sing. The FunHouse was the best club I have ever been to in my life. The music, the people, the drugs....................... what can I say.
We us to hang out by the middle stage with all of the Lefferts Blvd. people from Ozone Park. I owned every color satin jacket, & many tank tops. I wish I still had one to ware. I was even crazy enough to paint the FunHous logo on my bedroom wall. I am now living in Las Vegas. I have to say I love it her but those were the days. I do enjoy going to Studio 54 here in Vegas but nothing will ever compare to the FunHouse.
Thanks for the memories.

Tina C from OZP

I would also like to add that going to the Funhouse would not have been the same without taking the A train from Liberty Ave. & Lefferts or Crossbay Blvd. Duncan Donuts never looked so good after a long night.
If you were a true Funhouse goer, you will remember watching the cartoon porn that came on towards the end of the night. Wow, I had to be 15/16 when I started going there. I am happy to say the drugs were just a faze at that time in my life.
Tina C. - Ozone park

Nice thread. I can't believe all the familiar names and memories popping up here. I was an original bugger (Lee Botz). Any of you guys that remember me give a holla so we can catch up on times and whatnot. Oh... Im the lucky guy that got the funhouse awning with the clown on it :) Some dude cut it down and said i deserved it....lol FUNHOUSE BUGGERS 4 LIFE!!!!! OZ rocks to the planet rock, DONT STOP!
Greatest Funhouse mix is "HAPPY SONG" AND "BEAT THE CLOCK"

Well, well, well......................... Lee Botz lives on. I think I am going to fall off of my chair.
Lee, if you read this post, I would love to play catch up.
Tina

Wow, This feels like a family reunion. Yes the Funhouse was great! How many people could we fit into my little 77 Honda Civic? No matter how crowded it was in my car, it beat walking through the projects to take the train home. Some of the memories are kind of fuzzy. Can't imagine why!!! LOL! But of course some of my greatest memories there involved Tina, Lee Botz (see above) Gary, and the rest of the Lefferts crew. OZ Rocks the house! Lee, I can still see you dancing to Slick Rick and Dougie Fresh with your brother. Shoot me an e-mail...I'd love to hear from you.
Valorie

Lee Botz, if you did not know who he was shame on you.
My best memories of him was the following: He was really good looking, (Many girl fights over him) a great dancer, loved to DJ, and did the best "pudgie" I have ever seen. (Personal joke).
How is your brother Eric? Please tell him we said hello also.
Lee I'm happy to see your alive and well.
Write back.........................

OMFG.....BUGGAH'S What the f*** is up?.....Holy I can't believe theres a site for us misfits to stay in touch!!!! Too cool.....Dean that van was a classic, lost many a brain cell in the back of there. If you still have my cell number call me it hasn't changed Robert...if your the artist from brooklyn, Holy s*** how the hell are ya...one of the Infinity people.....wow lovin this s***.....Robert email me, we should talk...f*** can you tell i'm excited here....everyone email me, i've been back in contact with jelly bean, abd he has a pretty nice monthly party going....he would s*** if we all showed up.

No better days than those!! hangin with joey-do it, howie, mamajill, anne bugger, rusty, jimmy bowling shoes, miles(cant slow down), bobby moo-moo, christine the sizzler, eileen, marie-tuna, f*** i could go on & on!! i am truly amazed after all the s*** we did i can still remember the names!! as far as the music goes all i can say is omg!!! or as my buddy howie always used to say "Tremendous"!! honorable mention to more like julie, clara, staci-buckethead, danny taz, brother louie! totally awesome!! i'll be back with more later!! keep this goin guys!!

This is so awesome! Mark bugger here! i loved that place, practically lived there. Remember bringing like 2 or 3 change of clothes with us! Funhouse was always about the music for me & my crew. The likes of Joey-Do It, Howie, Rusty, Mama Jill, Anne Bugger, Jimmy Bowling Shoes, Miles, Robert, Sonia, Joe-Van, Bobby Moo-Moo, Christine The Sizzler, Marie Tuna, Mike Minnie, Eileen Aka Captain Kirk, Dean String Bean, Peter Freak, Craig Joker, Clara, Julie, Mimi, Staci-Buckethead!!! wow just talking about this is giving me the chills!! never forget halloween 1980!!! One of my first memories of the funhouse was seeing Dan Hartman perform "Relight My Fire" on the middle stage!! what a place. I still am in touch with many ex-buggers & Jellybean too. Keep on buggin!!!

The Fun House was one of the best clubs in the world next to the Limelight NYC.

I remember Full Force and Lisa lisa and cult jam where there. I was so young, We used to sneak out of our houses at night and take the L train on Rockaway Parkway..in canarsie to the city wearing our midrif funhouse shirts, shoelace around the forehead, joggin pants with iron on's of letters on the back of the joggin pants and down the legs. Like on the back you would get "spank" or "action78", down the legs u get "its just begun" and the other leg "walking on sunshine" or "rockers revenge".

Not too many people know about the funhouse. Good too see some of you are still around :)

In Carnarsie where im from, there were many good funhouse djs. We grew up to the best music.. like..

Action78
Liquid Liquid - Cavern
C-bank - Get Wet
Bohannan
Devine - Native Love
Cybertron - Clear
Hashim - Al Naayfish
Jimmy Castor - It's Just Begun
Jonzun Crew - Pack Jam
New Order - Confusion (Arthur Baker)
Kasso - Key West
Quadrant Six - Body Mechanic
Yellow - Bostich
Telex - Moscow Disco
Yaz - Situations
Infatuation
I could list 1000 of them heh.

I also remember Moe, and vito/willy at the door. And.. there books of matches...they were Silver, with Black funhouse clown, and when you lit them the flame turned different colors.

Haha the white shorts with the black stripes.
Chinese slippers. Decks. hah
THose were the good ole days...

Does anyone have old funhouse shirts, jackets or any memorabilia ?

Omg- thanks Mark bugger for the turn on. I think about the Fun House all the time. Just spoke to Dean green bean today- how i miss those days. I really miss my cousin christina"Sizzler". Man i wish she was here. Hello to you all you buggers. Joey do it-anne bugger, darla & brother louie- moo-moo-howie-dino- rerun - i can go on and on. I see mi mi all the time- seen buckethead not to long ago. Hey rusty- i even think of you time to time. We got to plan a massive renunion. That would be outrageous. Remember the music-rock and boogie down-the hills-beat the clock-cant slow down-. I am like so freaking exciting to see all you guys here. Love to you all

Tina Punk Rock

Limelight?? pulllease!! Limelight couldn't even touch what Funhouse did, especially after Infinity had burned down on Valentine's Day! Nothing will ever compare to the dance music that was out in those days! to think there were clubs within a block or 2 of each other, yet they were all packed on the weekends! example:Bond's being literally right around the corner from Xenon! Les Mouche around the corner from Funhouse! god those were the days, just wayyyyyyy to many enhancers in those days, if you all know what i mean. Fyi, i am still in contact with Jellybean & he's having his birthday party this friday coming. He plays mostly house music now but still finds a way to drop in an oldie or 2 throughout the night! got the word out & lets keep this thing goin'. Well time to run, keep in touch! keep on buggin'!!!!

Waddupski Funhouse!!!!?
RGSTUDIO here, My nephew Dino was a regular at the FH, him, Andy cimino, teddy, chris mercuri, frank marcenik, robert camus, liza computo, the list goes on and on...
~Rgstudio~

Hi everybody! Remember me, Marie (Tuna). (I used to hang with Lisa Purple). I grew up at the Fun House. Every Friday & Saturday night for 3 years straight from 16-19 yrs old. I loved Jonathan, Ted Currier & Jellybean! They were the best! Had THE wildest times of my life at (and after) the Fun House. We'd get there around 10pm & stay till the lights went on. We danced all night long. We drank water from the fountain and I used to "mouth out" with the frozen slushys in the back. I remember all the bouncers and owners. When I first started going, I would dance on the middle stage. Pink or black tight spandex pants, shaking & gyrating my a** on the stage. After a time, we met some of the Buggers and started dancing on the back stage. I started dressing more punk rock and we would change our wet clothes in every few hours. After a year, all the buggers started dancing in front of the dj booth. We were all in our own worlds, but damn it was fun!!! Sometimes we went to Criscos with Ronnie afterward. Sometimes, we'd hit a diner. Always there were a bunch people who came home to my house, slept till 3 & then my Mom would feed us all macoroni & meatballs. Sunday was lounge day. My birthday cakes always had a fun house clown on them. I miss Theresa Tweety. I'm still good friends with Lisa Purple. I have 2 beautiful daughters both in gifted programs (Whew!). Thanks for the memories!!!

Just wanted to be in touch with my fellow Buggas!! We need a reunion and we need someone to step up to the plate with this. Im sure if Jellybean got a hold on something like this he would be all for it. Come on guys we cam this far. Just one more nite!! One more Nite!!! lol

HEY Tina ! hey Tuna ! glad ya found this lil spot.....wish Julie would pop up..

Hello all you buggers, Tuna Fish i remember sleeping at your house several times, thank god u were there. I remember eileen "Wild potatoe- you girls could of opened up a cosmetic ware house. Remember going to the fun house with bags of clothes to change through the course of the nite. Remember cheryl & gigi in the bathroom. I even remember bringing towels-getting shirts made up ,cutting them up. Man i miss those days. Remember madonnas hairy arm pits lol. So many memories. Good nite my fellow buggers

Remember the first time I went to the Fun House I had to leave in 30 mins I was bugging so Bad (Pre Jellybean) Hungout with the Ave U boys from Marine Park. John D, Vinny L, Eddie L, Andrew S, Oggie. Always hung out upstairs or on the dancefloor Stage by the arcade. Once went in with a small tape player to record JellyBeans Music.

The first time I went to the Funhouse, it was my brithday and I was all decked out in my Izod Polo shirt with my colored Lee jeans. Was very excited and by chance I saw Madonna perform "Holiday". Man, did she look good back then.

IM Robin i used to work behind the bar in the funhouse and i hung out with a chineese girl names karen (china doll) my nick name was (Robinster) IM STILL VERY GOOD FREINDS WITH JOE MONK JERRY AND VINNY THE OWNERS !!! Jonny moe the big indian guy went to jail, and i heard he got very ill, thats the last i heard og him, but the owners and gay Ronnie i heard is doing well, thanks Robin 80S STILL rock !!!

Nice to see Tina Punk Rock & THE gyrating Tuna made it here! OMG, ROBINNNNN!!! Mark-Bugger here! I went there religiously & actually worked there the last dying years at Funhouse with Joey-Do it! And BTW Bernie, you need to add an awesome DJ that worked between Jonathan & Jellybean. Ted Currier!! A great mixer but found us "buggers" a little different then the "normal" club crowd! LOL

Miss the Funhouse days soo much !!! There was nothing like it in the world untill you experiece the house and the buggers !!!!!!

FUNHOUSE WHAT CAN I SAY,
REMEMBER SMOKING INBALMING FLUID UPSATIRS AFTER GETTING IT FROM HARLEM.
REMEMBER JUICE AT THE BAR
REMEMBER JELLYBEAN MIXING IOU,PLANET ROCK,PERFECT BEAT, BODY MECHANIC, AND THE HOUSE ANTHEM DISCO CIRCUS.
REMEMBER BUGGING ON MESCALINE AND NEVER WANTING TO LEAVE THE PLACE.
REMEMBER WALKING OUT AT 9AM AND GETTING HOTDOGS AND KNISHES.
REMEMBER CHANTING OUTSIDE JELLYBEAN ROCKS THA HOUSE.
REMEMBER THE UNISEX BATHROOMS.
REMEMBER GETTING HEAD UPSTAIRS FROM A FREAK.
REMEMBER FALLING DOWN THE SPIRAL STAIRS STONED.
REMEMBER THE MIRRORS WHEN YOU WALKED IN.
REMEMBER RUN-DMC PERFORMING.
REMEMBER MISTER T IN THE HOUSE WITH HIS GOLD.
REMEMBER MADONNA WHEN SHE WAS LIKE 23 YEARS OLD.
REMEMBER GOIN ON A FRIDAY (HIP HOP) AND SEEING SPARKY D, RUN, JECKEL AND HYDE WITH CHUCK CHILLOUT AND RED ALERT.
REMEMBER THE PUNCHING BAG.
REMEMBER THE GO KARTS UPSTAIRS.
AW YEAH MEMEORIES.
THE BEST CLUB IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. AND I SURE OF THAT.
RON

WOW... I remember those days.. I was part of the juice crew and Rockers revenge. We owned the back stage where we battle anyone who tried to take our stage. Remember Chino, Bryant, New York city breakers. Sammy who used to worked for Angelo in his hotdog truck, Rat from jersey .I remember I stayed in his basement the whole winter and we used to go the Jersey clubs and battle anyone!!!. What a time that was. Ball Busters for life!!!!

I was the tall Puertorican kid upstairs with the big rope chain serving everything you wanted.

I used run to the dance floor everytime sex machine used to come on to uprock with anybody that wanted to battle.

The Fun House will forever be the place where you did whatever you wanted. No club cant compare to those dayz!!!!

If anyone was part of the back stage.
B-boyz...Holla back.
LOCO. B.B

WHATS UP BUGGERS? I CAN'T BELIEVE THE THINGS IM READING. THESE MEMORIES ARE PRICELESS..WHATS UP LEE ? ITS ARTIE (LEFFERTS BLVD.)..STILL DJAYING..LAST I SAW YOU WAS @ THE LIMELIGHT 10YRS AGO.

TINA WHATS UP BABY? I'LL BE IN VEGAS IN APRIL,HAVE LAURA GIV EYOU MY #

AL D ,,,SEE YA ON THE BULAGARD.LOL

THE FUNHOUSE,,WHAT A PLACE IS ALL I CAN SAY. I HAD TO 14/15 YRS. OLDS THE 1ST TIME I WENT..MARZ'S GRANDFATHER WOULD TAKE US THERE @ 11PM & WE TAKE THE A TRAIN BACK TO OZ @ 7AM,,,OF COUSE RUNNING THROUGH THE PROJECTS MAKIN' NOISE B4 WE GOT ON THE TRAIN BACK TO LEFFERTS BLVD...WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY HUGHIE? JUST BEGUN GUN GUN GUN,,ANYBODY REMEBER THAT ? THE FUNHOUSE WAS ALONG WAY FROM PITKIN & PINE BUT THE TWO WENT HAND IN HAND.LOL...MEMEOIRES ARE PRICELESS

I can't believe this either. I remember so many of you. I just out of the blue searched The Fun House and bam. I was one of the originals and spent every Saturday nite at the place for over 3 years. I remember spinning around the center stage in the cut off T-shirts dancing non stop for hours. Some many of these posts brought back so many memories. It all started coming back. When I read some of the names I started remembering who they were. We had great times and memories. The raves and stuff they have today cannot compare to how we partied. Nobody partied harder than us....not then, not now. We will all have that distinction.

I really love reading these posts they bring back more and more memories and it was such a happy time in my life !!!
I have kids now and to tell you the truth i dont think i would allow them to hang out in a place like the funhouse, not that it was bad but (it was great ) BUT when you becaome a mom your so over protective !!! But do i have some great stories to tell them !!!! My sons only 4 now so he wouldnt quite understand but when hes older hes gonna be in shock !!! I also have so many pics of me in da house behind the bar as i used to work there !!! LOVE READING THESE POSTS PLEASE KEEP IT COMMING THE FUNHOUSE STILL ROCKS !!! AND LIVES WITHIN OUR MEMORIES AND OUR HEARTS !! Robinster (Rockin Robin)

The Fun House had to be where the saying anything goes was originated. You had to be a part of it to understand. I remember gettin' there a 10/11pm & leaving @ 7/8am. The things that went on between those hrs.

Are all mentioned already by the the some of the truest buggers that i can remember...Lee botz who went on & became lee botix,,,alfonse (soz) & many...@ 14/15 Trs old i had no business being @ 526w 26th street,,but i tell ya,,some how i made it there,,w/my sweatpants pulled up to my knees chinese slippers w/the white cloth bottoms, shoe lace tied around my head & of course a fun house shirt...My boy mike would have a lil bag w/hairspray & others things to gettem' through the night.

Center stage wuz the place ,,,there is where you found a mix of oz,rosedale,brooklyn & jersey ,,,im sure you all remember who rocked the house though,,anyway keep the reminders coming,,, fir obvious reasons we may need a lil help remembering.

It is so funny how many people do a search on the word "Funhouse" and stumble upon this website. Thank you for dedicating this website to the Funhouse.

Hello to all my old Fun House friends. Glad many of you seem to be doing well. Mark Bugger....how are you??? Howie I remember you as well. And Robin....I think you were the beautiful blonde bar tender that worked the middle area of the bar near where they sold those tickets. I started my Saturday nites checking in with you for my Alabama Slammer or Iced Tea. I remember Dean's van and winding up at Marine Park or Manhatten Beach. Wow was that one nite or two. So hazy now. Sorry to hear about Jill. She used to call me Baby Bugger so maybe some of you will remember me. Joey Do It, where are you? This site isn't complete without you. Jimmy Whitestone or Bowling shoes...Joe Monk, Gerry, Ronnie, glad you are all seemingly doing well. Tina Punk Rock and gyrating Tuna too.I am all in for the reunion. Great times and memories. Angelo and the hot dog cart. He used to let me park right in front of the door no matter when I arrived. Yes I remember Mr. T in the house, Sly in the house, Madonna hanging out with us.....We were raving before anybody knew what raving was. I'd love to hear from any of you and just remember those wild times. This is just to cool. Wish I could say see you Saturday nite just once more. John

Yes, thats me the blond in the middle of the bar. I used to sell tickests too as well as bartend! Can't believe u remember me! I gotta tell ya those days were so care free to me and now everything is sooo sooooooo different! There will never be another time like it.

I know exactly what you mean Robin. Things are quite different for me as well as I guess they are for most of us. Glad to hear you have a family and are well. And yes I do remember you. If anybody has any of the old bumper stickers or T-shirts let me know. I would love to get one. I used to have some old photos from one Halloween when Ronnie was "all dressed up" and I think it was Sylvester who played. Lots of the original buggers were in them. I will try to find them and post them here.

wow...I cannot believe so many people feel the same way I do...and it never was the same again once it was over...Time went on and if you tell people "THE STORY"..well its not the same..
I was from MillBasin Brooklyn..Frankie-Funhouse here, yes i was and always will be a bugger...and we did rock the house...Saturday night's were the BEST..
the monte carlo took me to heaven--FunHouse heaven...Boy do i miss it!
Dont stop the writing...
Frankie FunHouse!!!!

is that mark bugger barry simo julie don'known other what up mark high it george from jersey i use to hang middle stage with anthony abb anthony smurf rat daivd danny glad to see people i remeber 25 years ago

HEY Jersey George !! believe it or not , i got a 25 year old phone book with your number still in it...& Mark ,Rusty , John. or any of you other freaks that wanna do it again. just holler. hell i'll even bring the van & we can do the beach sunday morning ! Mark ! we can even do a ritual for ol times sake !! (just kiddin!).... hope this year is good to each & every one of you people..

i remeber when i got a job as a bar back at the funhouse joe monk ask me to work cause i was there every fri an sat
so get paid for hanging out in the greatest night club at it's time

Before I fell in with the Fun House Buggers, I was shaking & gyrating on the middle stage with Lisa Purple. There was a guy standing down on the ground wearing a black t-shirt that said... "Shake for me girl" (of course the back said "I wanna be your backdoor man" but that part wasn't the lure). I knew he wore that shirt to attract my attention. Of course, schmuck that I was, I went for the bait. I started seeing him. I was already seeing someone I was totally into, a GORGEOUS guy named Kenny. Tshirt guy found out who he was, saw him at Fun House and beat the s*** out of him. I dumped Tshirt guy & Kenny dumped me. I always wondered about Kenny. HE WAS THE ONE WHO GAVE ME THE TUNA FISH TSHIRT THAT GAVE ME MY NAME. I know he never knew that. (I used to ask every guy I dated to give me one of their Tshirts.) The irony of it all!

The Funhouse photos below were kindly submitted by Marie (Tuna):

remeber the night the cop's raided the place an all of us had to go to the police station an got summons to go to court

I can't believe I found this site looking for Frances Joli! I wanted to see if she is still performing. What great memories of the Fun House. My dad painted the place for Joe Monk. Joe was(is)a great guy. My sister, Lisa, and I used to dance in the mirrors in front of the clown face every Saturday nite from 1979-80. Thanks for the memories! 1/14/06

remeber all the dance craz the webo the breaker the dirty rocker an the freestyler to all that great music jingo point zero dance fantasy wishbone hill of katmandu underwater forgetaboutit

Spent a lot of time at the FUNHOUSE, hangin' in the DJ booth with Ted Currier. Ya know what the "big hit" on the FUNHOUSE dancefloor was at that time, don't ya?.... It was "BEAT THE CLOCK" by SPARKS. That was the track that got everyone dancin' in madness... Those were some good times fer sure, baby!

Wow,
This site rocks! Robert Famous Camus here, there will never ever be another Funhouse. I still DJ to this day doing clubs and parties because of how the Funhouse had an impact on me. The best train ride was the LL from Canarsie to 14th. street. The worst was coming home with no money, jumping the turnstyle and getting caught like once a month. The roach clip feathers hanging from my sweatpants, my cut off Funhouse shirt, showing my stomach for all the girls to see! (I couldn't do that now) Jellybean dropping in has soundbite.....JJJJJJJJJJJellybean over the music, I think Paco from KTU did it for him.
Imagine a song like Stone Fox Chase today! They would have to have 50 Cent and Funkmaster Flex come into the studio and do a remix - how tragic would that be!!!!!! We never stopped dancing. Ever!!
You walked in dancing, and left dancing on 26th street in the morning.
Its too bad Jellybean, Madonna or any other track acts never utter a word about the Funhouse helping launch their career!!!!!!!!! Thats really a shame. Everything is about Studio 54, because the "stars" went there to be seen. But the real stars, the real energy was created by the faithful, all of us. And if you are reading this you were one of the faithful. When the Funhouse lost their liquor licence, it diddnt matter. The club was packed. See if that happens today, I dont think so. All that mattered was being there. We all looked the same, dressed the same. Some people got high, some of us just danced for hours. It diddnt matter there was no trouble, no attitude at the door, no nonsense like today. We were just hanging out, being ourselves. We were the Funhouse Buggers. Where has the time gone? I've been for years thinking about a reunion, somewhere in Manhattan. If is sounds like a cool idea, or if you remember the Canarsie Crew...
Brooklyn Rocks the House!!!!!!!!!!!
Wake up Madonna & Jellybean -
Give the Funhouse a little Love!!!!!!!!!!!

When Jellybean took over the wheels of steels at the Funhouse boogie city was the s***

Robert Famous Camus OMG!!!

AVE L. Boys in da house!

Funky G from jersey city an the boyz jiggy jiggy jiggy jiggy get on down rock Da house

Does anyone remember the time, I think it was 1983 or 84 and the NYC police swat teams came in and raided the place? The house supposedly didnt have a liquor license or some crap but it was nuts. Muscis stopped it was chaos! It closed for a week and reopened w/o liquor. I remember buying a virgin melon ball. Oh man where did the yrs go?

remember the raid...are you kidding..it was grab your jacket if you could find it and run...hahaha

remeber you had to buy funhouse money to buy drinks bartender like kelly val 'mimi 'rob how about the game room the juice bar funhouse tee shirt an jackets i still got mine

more picture of the funhouse please those photo bring back alot of flash back when i play old house music thank marie

i went by the address of the old funhouse today i work in the city i got flash back angelo hot dog truck out front i remeber hangin out in front of the club in the summer time playin football with the bouncers hangin with the buggers tryin to deside were to go to the beach or down the shore or joey doit house mann i miss thoose day i love all ya an miss ya

Thanks for posting the pics. They brought back great memories. Since finding this site I have started bugging again in the car when the right tune comes on the satellite disco classic station. Crank it up came on the other morning and I almost had to put it in park and get out. Good thing I never out grew the tinted window thing. I know my buggers will inderstand.

You're welcome, I'm glad I have these pics to share with everyone! You should all add a pic (old or current) of yourselves. I can't say I remember a George or a John, etc. But if I see your face, I'll say "oh yeah!".

Trying to put together a Bugger Reunion for March 17th or 18th. Please contact Mark, Robin or me for details!

wow!!! what a rush reading all these blogs. I went to the house every sat from 80-83 i hung out at the middle stage with lance, moe kirk, and the boys from paterson the hose (jose) billy (froggy) ken, george from jersey city, mike bialic. i loved the fh so much i went into the nightclub business for 20 years maybe some of you heard me on the radio as dave the rave. boy do i miss those days. hey robin i think everyone remembers you! didnt you work at abc tv? any way i rembember somking dust upstairs one night with a guy named tony ramos from brooklyn the next day i saw his picture on the front page of the ny post! Some of you might remember this thank God i went home. artie are you the jockey from yonkers that sold the christmas trees? (ups) I am glad to see so many of us are still around God bless us!!

hell yeah , was there that night & passed ramos & that whole deal on the west side, on the way to bklyn

Didn;t anthony r go to jail for killing someone with his car when he left the funhouse that night

Hi Dave the Rave i sorta remeber you, i know the name but i cant place the face !!! I neva worked 4 ABC TV though ? I worked mostly doin animal rescue and i was in the medical feild 4 a while// but let me tellya i really would love 2 have a FUNHOUSE REUNION AND C ALL MY OLD BUDDIES, DO U GUYS REMEMBER MY BEST FREINDS IN THE WHOLE WORLD KARN "CHINA DOLL" AND PATTY BOY CHICKEN FROM BATH AVE ?? LETS ALL HOOK SUMTHIN UP AND MEET THEWEATHER IS GETTIN REALLY NICE I THINK WE SHOULD ALL MEET GET IN TOUCH WITH ME AT ANIMALRES@aol.com so we can have a reunion !!! Im in queens and ur welcome to my house!!!! thanks Robinster

Does anyone remember Bobby Anderson from Ozone Park?

yeah George, tony went away, he was out on the westside highway dancing & yelling around that wreck.

dean you used to hang with marty an rerun at the funhouse dave the rave is doing car tv ads as insane dave

yup ! hell i still got a phone book with your number in it !

Hey George are you from Jersey City? were you friends with Mike Bialic, whose farther lived in the Galaxy? I am glad someone still recognizes me from the tv ads, considering I shave my head bald now. Robin I would love to have some sort of FH reuion,but right now it is hard because I am a longshoreman in the cruise ship terminal and the season has just begun so I am very busy. But if you set something up and make the location in easy to get to place for everyone I will be there. Robin who was the guy with mustach who wore a gold FH Clown logo with diamonds around his neck?

HI Dave, that was The Owner Joe Monk he always wore a big round FUNHOUSE CLOWN EMBLEM filled with diamonds with a rope chain, that was one of the owners// i am still freinds with him all these years // hes a great guy !!! So i hear your a longshoreman thats a good job !!! Im 20 min from manhattan so if every body emails me we can get it together and finally have that reunioun// THAT WOULD BE REALLY FUN, I HAVE SO MANT FUNHOUSE TAPES THAT STILL WORK BELEIVE IT OR NOT// THERE NOT EVEN WARPED !!!! get back Dave and email me a photo i want 2 c u !!! thanks Robin

yes dave it's the same george i was with mikie b last night an dean still see anybody from the old hood by f park

Whats up George!!!! I can"t belive it"s you. I have not seen you in years. I think the last time I saw you was when I was working in Shooters in Hoboken when we went to "Monday Night Raw" in NYC with Big Bill and Beada B. I hope all is well, tell Mike I said hello. I do not hang out anymore, I am married, and have a 2 yr. old son. Drop me an e- mail dhallerman@optonline.net and we will catch up. Why don"t we all hook up Robin Is looking to put some thing togther. Hey robin as soon as I find a photo from the old daze!! I will post it. Peace!!

George ! naa i been outta the hood since 82. went out to cali for 4 years & came back to bay ridge then upstate NY & i've been in Raleigh NC since 99. still talk with Mark once in a while & still stay in conmtact with some others via E mail.

hey marie who went to the buggers reunion i don't recall anybody in pic any body remeber danny taz or buggie wish i knew about the gathing

spoke to taz a while back, & although i aint heard from buggy , i do speak to Edna(she was from his neighborhood) & he's doin ok

It was just a small gathering of the people who used to come to my old house on McDonald Ave. You don't recognize us because we're old now! Practically everyone in the reunion pics are also in the pics below. We want to have a larger reunion.

Photos below of an April 6, 2006 Funhouse Reunion submitted by Marie (Tuna).

does anybody remeber a guy from lower manhattan nic name was anthony smurf aka anthony colon me an smurf alway hung middle stage chasing all the women in the funhouse during the show sorring about the spelling in last blog

mark bugger work's for madison square garden i seen him when i went to a ranger game what up mark

Who's who in the mini-reunion pics:
Pic #1: Marie (Tuna), Rob Agueli, Theresa Tweety, Mary, Mark Bugger & Howie Bugger.
Pic #2: Mark, Mary, Theresa & Howie.
Pic #3: Marie, Joey Leto, Mary, Mark, Theresa & no one you know.

Yeah that mini-reunion was a blast. George would luv to do another. I spoke to Buggy. He works at a place called the Trailer Park, 23rd & 8th or 9th. George or anyone else out there i havent spoken to in a while please feel free to email me @ markapollo@aol.com I would luv to hear from you.
F.Y I. I am still in touch with Jellybean.

I am also still in touch with Julie, Joey Do-it, Staci buckethead, Rusty, Tina Punk Rock just to name a few. Lets try another reunion. Robin!!!! I tried contacting you about our little get-together. Maybe we can do the next one at your place, like Memorial day weekend?? Let me know.

MARK SURE MEMORIAL DAY WOULD BE GREAT I WILL HOST !!! I have a large home back yard grill and all !!! So try and put something together, email me at animalres@AOL.COM and i will give you my number but spread the word and try to hook it up // i also have lots of FUNHOUSE TAPES so we will all have a blast // get back thanks !! Robin

I keep getting email saying people are responding to my posts....but don't see squat when i hit the provided link....anyone interestined in contacting me my Email is heyluck@aol.com

Hey Mark Bugger, ask Julie if she wore a silver space suit on holloween one year. If she did ask her if she remembers a blonde hair guy from Jersey named Chris He use to hang with me at the middle stage. Is stacy buckethead a short girl that has a very fair complexion? Also do you know Darlean? All these girls were from Brooklyn.

I've got alot of funhouse music on cd about four hundred song can't think of all like to share e mail me at george59@hot mail.com everybody want to rock the house peace to all

HI GEORGE, R U COMMIN TO THE FUNHOUSE REUNION PARTY AT MY HOUSE MEMORIAL DAY 4/27/06 LET ME KNOW // WE WOULD LOVE 4 U TO BRING THE CDS !!! CALL ME OR EMAIL ME AT ANIMALRES@aol.com thanks Robin im in queens

WANT TO SAY THANKS TO ALL YOU KICK DANCERS AND BUGGERS FOR KEEPING THE NAME ALIVE THERE ARE LOTS OF STORIES WE ALL HAVE AS ONE OF THE OWNERS I SAY IT WAS THE BEST TIMES I HAD HOPE ALL OF YOU OUT THERE ALSO LOTS AND LOTS OF STORIES WE ALL HAVE STAYING OPEN TO THE NEXT DAY HELPED OUR GOOD TIMES WITH THE FRUIT I PUT OUT IN WEE HOURS EVEN PUT A WATER FOUNTAIN THERE REMEMBER I RUN ACROSS PEOPLE THEY ASK HOW DID WE BUILD THE DJ BOOTH OF THE CLOWN ANSWER HUNDREDS OF POUNDS OF PLASTER CEMENT LADDERS WOODEN PLANKS SCAFFOLDS AND LOTS OF MONTHS I COULD GO ON AND ON THERE WILL BE A BIG REUNION ONE DAY HOPE WERE ALL HERE TO ATTEND HEALTHY AND HAPPY THANKS A MILLION JOE MONK FUNHOUSE

Hey Joe Monk, Thanks for giving me a part of my life that will never die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! , I am sure I am not the only one who feels this way,your club was the best. Do you still have that gold Fun House Clown you use to wear around your neck? I think I will have to get one made let me know if the jewler is still around.

Joe Monk..thank you.


funhouse freak forever.

Hey Joe Monk, thanks for the un-f******-believable times!! Truly I will NEVER forget those days, as many I'm sure will agree. Listen we are trying to plan a re-union for June 3rd which is the Saturday after Memorial Day weekend. Looks as though it will be at Robin's house. I'm sure she'll give you all the details. It would be awesome to have you there as well as all others that were a part of this most awesome time in our lives! I am still in touch with quite a few people from Bklyn, as well as Jellybean. Would be really cool if we could rent some DJ equipment & have him there to spin the party!! Get back to me ASAP. I left you a msg on your cell but you haven't called me back. Please do ASAP. Keep buggin'.

HI JUST A REMINDER EMAIL ME AT ANIMALRES@aol.com SO WE CAN MAKE ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE REUNION ///
IS MEMORIAL DAY GOOD ???? i want everyone to come ! SO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME OR marie tuns thanks

HI THANKS FOR THE LETTERS OF THE FUN HOUSE I HAD OTHER PLACES BUT COULD COMPARE TO THE FUN HOUSE I STILL HAVE SOME GUEST AND MEMBERSHIP CARDS ILL BRING SOME TO THE REUNION WHEN THERE IS ONE I WILL TRY VERY HARD TO COME THERE IT WAS A GREAT CLUB THE BEST I EVER OWNED AND MANAGED MY EMAIL DAMONKSTER@AOL.COM

joe monk do you still have that caddy conv i've beleave it was blue you are the man joe thank's for all those crazy night let's rock the house one moore time . robin love to go to reuinon can we bring fun house people that you maybe known

HI George, SURE YOU CAN BRING FUNHOUSE PEOPLE ONLY IF THERE REAL TRUE BUGGERS !!! LOL LOL JUST GET IN TOUCH WITH ME OR MARIE TUNA OK MY EMAIL ADRESS IS ANIMALRES@aol.com lookin 4ward to it !!!!!

Yeah George, only REAL buggers we might know. No psuedo-buggers. I think we're actually changing the date to June 3rd, the Saturday after Memorial day weekend. George email me ASAP @ markapollo@aol.com

DAVE THE RAVE THE JEWELRY STORE IS AROUND STILL OPEN AND HE STLL HAS THE MOLD OF THE FUN HOUSE FACE HE IS A FRIEND OF MINE HE IS ON 3 AVE AND 97 OR 96 STREET YOU LET ME KNOW IF EVER YOU WANT ONE MADE UP ILL HOOK YOU UP JOE MONK FUN HOUSE

Hey Joe Monk thanks for looking out!!! Please e-mail dhallerman@optonline.net me asap with the phone # of the store and a contact name you want me to ask for. I tried to e-mail you at your address, but I could not for some reason

Thanks!!!!!

Dave the Rave , not Mark but, yes stacy bucket head was a short blonde girl from the hood. & the only darlene i know of was peter freaks sister whom myself mamma jill, ann bugger, kenny & bobby moo moo shared an apartment on ave u with. to which Mark can confirm was party central ! until peter & myself got outta hand one day & the landlord booted us. LOL !

wot can i say that hasnt bin said....
walkin in through a maze by ronnie
straight upstairs hittin on sum dust
punchin the bag in the bac gamerm
passin the breakers bacstage....
buggers middlestage....
smokin a fattie on the bleachers....
straight to the clowns mouth...askin jellybean for names and artists of all the FhOUSE songz
still have the napkins jellybean wrote the songs on for me.....
the FuNhOuSe MuSiC WAS THE BEST.....STILL IS!...made me become a DJ...used to be at Fhouse most sat 80-84
FUNHOUSE THEME SONG=DISCO CIRCUS...anybody think different?
Remember when Vaughn Mason and Crew performed "Feel My Big Guitar"...center stage...came out with a REAL snake wigglin on stage....then trew a fake one out in the crowd?...I MISS THOSE DAZE
was fortunate enough to win an open audition to spin at the grand re opening in 88...wasnt the same..but was a fckin honor to spin where my mentor jellybean ROCKED THE HOUSE....
reunion!!!! i not sayin i cud fill the shoes of jellybean,,,nobody cud,,,BUT ,,i wud spin FREE for ANY FuNhOuSe REUNION,,,,and i have most all the jams, on vinyl of course!,,stone fox chase...
spasticus..beat box...slang teacher..key west,....DISCO CIRCUS..ease your mind..beat the clock...action 78...bellhead...busting out...bostich...bubble bunch...bohannon..time..dirty talk...plane love (DUB) slack..melting pot..woman
is it in...menergy...numbers..WORDY RAPPINHOOD ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
TY JOE MONK..IM 43 dont own a house BUT have memories no one cud eva take away..I THANK YOU
email if u need a dj for any reunion..luv to bring back some memories if jellybean isnt available

PS,,,the nite that High Gloss performed..they did a slow jam "you'll never know"..i danced with a curly blonde,,slow jam style,,,WHERE ARE YOU????????.

dave the rave,,,didnt forget u..u asked me for a funhouse cd while ago..jus got into the CD world,,,i am up and running puttin vinyl to CD...ill hook u up.....PEACE ALL

im curious to know everyones thought on the theme song for the FuNhOuSe.......
my vote= DISCO CIRCUS
everybody shout out and post wot u think is the FuNhOuSe theme song........

Hey Joey Host,are you from
R.County.................

Correction Joey Ghost.....

YES from rockland...

JoeyGhost.. there were so many good tracks, anyone can be the theme I think.

Rockers Revenge - Walkin on Sunshine
Jimmy Castor - Just Begun
Liquid Liquid - Cavern
New Order/A.Baker RMX - Confusion
Jellybean - The Mexican

ITS JUST BEGUN GUN GUN GUN GUN GUN GUN GUN GUN!! Classic!

JOEY GHOST, contact tcbgent@cox.net I'll give you a hint, 1984 world mixing contest,put the records together with you,I'll say NO MORE........

joey ghost really nice letter im out every day doing things talking to people one day there will be a funhouse reunion in a night club lets keep it alive also lets keep the letters coming i see a lot of funhouse people every summer on the beach in coney island and there also want a reunion just like we opened the funhouse there will be a funhouse reunion joe momk fun house

joey ghost you asked a couple questions here are a couple of answews the fun house name tooks months and months we wrote down about a 100 names before we picked funhouse name it took less then a year to open on opening night we were still putting down the rug in the lobby when everybody was coming the maze took pretty long to complete had to file down every piece of mirror so nobody would get cut and took time to get special paint funhouse

Joe Monk, how are you? Remember me, Marie (Tuna)? Hey, tell me where on the beach you guys go. I live 3 blocks away. I'm there on the weekends, usually between W. 5th & W. 8th Sts.

someone ask me how big the funhouse was not sure but I always said about 3.000 does any body know remeber going nut.s to in the forest by baby o

THE FUN HOUSE WAS 28000 SQUARE FEET

HI MARIE YES I REMEMBER YOU HOPE YOUR DOING WELL

how many people could the club hold joe

I think legally the club held 1500 though on some nights there were probably a few more!! LOL Sorry for not getting back sooner but I've been kinda busy trying to buy a place. George I spoke to Buggy. And I still speak to Joey Do-it, Julie, Rusty & am still in contact with Jellybean. And as far as a Funhouse song it would have to be a song from the Jonathan Fearing era. I'm thinking along the lines of not only the music but what was going on there so for me it would be one of these 3:
Hills of Katmandu by Tantra
Slow Down by John Miles
Boogie City by Phil Hurtt or as most people knew the song as "Rock & Boogie Down"!!!! George I will give you a ring sometime middle of this week.

Those tunes like "Just Begun", "Confusion", Liquid Liquid are all from the Jellybean days and are awesome but the Funhouse was IT wayyyyyyyyyy before that!!!! BTW, for those of you who don't know, myself, Joey Do-it & a few others were summoned to the DJ booth when JB first started to kinda coach him on what to play. Talk about dedication!!!! We truly loved that place and wouldn't give up those days for anything in the world. Imagine if we could all go back for just one night??? HMMMMMMMMM

I think there will always be a debate as to the '' Funhouse theme song '' While most might agree it's Disco Circus or Native Love,I will go against the grain,and say that Action ''78'' was at the top,and right up there Stone Fox Chase.

I got to say "Disco Circus". I remember when that song came on it was like the whole club did a line of "Blow" !!!! Hey does anyone remember "Dancing Is My Fantasty" by Freelife? That song might be a close 2nd.

To all the Funhouse BUGGS,Who has a double copy of the FUNHOUSE Picture Disc willing to sell????

Ahhh but so many tracks BEFORE the Jellybean era!
1-Hills of Katmandu
2-Megamix-Donna Summers
3-Boogie City(Rock & Boogie Down)
4-Dance it Freestyle
5-Stubborn Kinda Fella
6-Slow Down
7-Music Man
8-Walkin on Music
9-Do you Wanna get Funky
10-The Break
I could go on & on. Only the REAL buggers who were there with me until 8-8:30am would remember these. Remember walking out of there on a Sunday morning & thinking, "What are we gonna do all day?" What times!!!!

THE FUN HOUSE HELD ONE NIGHT ABOUT 4000 KIDS WHEN RUN DMC WAS THERE REMEMBER THAT???

if u cud only pik 1 (ONE, not 3 or 5 JUST ONE) funhouse song to represent the FuNhOuSe....what wud it be?


"DISCO CIRCUS"



CAST YOUR VOTE !!!

everybody PLEASE vote

It is very rare that I go against my Dear Bugger '' Joey Ghost '' so after intense pressure I will commit to Disco Circus as the theme song of the F.HOUSE.

Songs that also got me going were
JINGO, SUPERMAN, BOOGIE TO THE BOP, POINT ZERO,I NEED LOVE,BOSTICH, BEAT THE CLOCK.

Joey Monk, I remember when RUN DMC recorded '' HE WE GO '' Live.. If I am correct that was in 83.

Look forward to a club reunion.

Disco Circus, awesome tune! Stone fox chase, another goodie. Jingo, now THAT was a great one. But how early did you guys leave if those were your faves??? I NEVER left till the lights were on & the music stops, which was always sometime between 8-8:30am!! Now here's some Funhouse trivia for all of you: Who can name the last song Jonathan Fearing ever played?? hmmmmm, I know!!

Ok this is a bugger alert!! Taking up a poll, how does Saturday July 8th sound?? Everyone thats up for a little reunion & if that date works please let Marie Tuna or Robin know.That gives us about 2 months to get in touch with everyone possible & organize something really nice. Robin's place sounds like the most practical as she has lots of room and is totally up for it. I'll try to get thru to Jellybean & see if he'll be in town. FYI, Jellybean does a house party at the Union Square Ballroom once a month, usually on Friday's. Send me your email addys and when I get the next invite I'll forward it to each of you. Stay in touch.

markapollo@aol.com

dhallerman@optonline.net

AGAIN.......post ONE song....

ONE,,,mark "bugger"

in your opinion...what was the FuNhOuSe theme song?....name ONE song
just ONE....

i wud like to know from a true BUGGER like u.,....the one who alwayz closed the joint till 830...
what was the ONE theme song in your opinion?

My VOTE for the Fun House theme song is "The Happy Song" by rare earth. I remember hearing JELLYBEAN

give it up or turn it loose like a sex machine

NOW WE'RE TALKIN...THANK YOU BUGGERS......

I WILL KEEP A TALLY AND MAKE A CD FOR ALL THAT PARTICIPATE

WELL FIRST 120 MINUTES WORTH OF THEMES (THATS ALL WILL FIT ON 1 CD)

SO FAR EXCELLENT CHOICES....

DISCO CIRCUS....3 VOTES
HAPPY SONG........1 VOTE
GIVE IT UP OR
TURN IT LOOSE...1 VOTE

(EVEN THOUGH MY VOTE IS DISCO CIRCUS, I GOTTA SAY GIVE IT UP OR TURN IT LOOSE BROUGHT AN UNBELIEVABLE HYPE TO THE CLUB...TOTAL CHAOTIC TYPE OF ADRENALYN RUSH WHEN I HEARD THAT AND WAS A PART OF A DANCEFLOOR FRENZY ILL NEVER 4GET)....IN THE JUNGLE BROTHA....IN THE JUNGLE BROTHA....CLAP YOUR HANDS.....STOMP YOUR FEET

Disco Circus by far should be the theme song of The Funhouse. I used to sneak out of the house to go there with several of my friends by cab when we were very under aged : ) I remember the cut off shirts with beads and bandannas . Boyfriends breakdancing in the center of circles , pure adrenaline...no club can ever compare to that 1......

thank u sandy

DISCO CIRCUS...........4
HAPPY SONG...............1
GIVE IT UP/LOOSE.......1


CAST YOUR VOTE !!!!!

Well ok one it is:
Hills of Katmandu by Tantra
Sorry but this one is before Jellybean & even before Ted Currier if you guys dont recognize the name. Thats my vote. And BTW, there's a Funhouse reunion happening on May 27th at Robin's house. Get in contact with her for more info. Her email is up on one of her postings here.

thankx mark "bugger"

DISCO CIRCUS............4
HAPPY SONG...............1
GIVE IT UP/LOOSE.......1
HILLS OF KATMANDU....1

KEEP IT COMIN PARTY PEOPLE...

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I READ ALL THESE LETTERS, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE UNTIL YOU LOSE IT. YOU NEVER KNOW, THERE MIGHT BE A FUNHOUSE 2. I STILL HAVE ALL THE RIGHTS TO EVERYTHING. JOE MONK FUNHOUSE

The Hills of Katmandu

thanx tuna....

DISCO CIRCUS............4
HILLS OF KATMANDU....2
HAPPY SONG...............1
GIVE IT UP/LOOSE.......1