Funhouse (Fun House)

Since this is a ‘disco’ site, I wanted to point out a delicious re-mix of an old Leo Sayer tune. (Don’t make fun of him just because he’s a white guy with an afro.)

Before:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USYsr7QMYdQ

After:
http://www.free2airrecordings.com/meckvid/?quality=med

Dave the Rave, I remember that. It makes me remember the dark side of the FH, though. I lost 2 friends 'in the dust' - not physically, but mentally. Very sad to see the damage it did to them.

Hey Joey Ghost, Some of us Buggers myself included,changed the words to that song. Does anyone remember singing "Dust is a must we must have Dust" What a Flashback!!!!!!!

Hey JoeyGhost,
Daytona is about a 3 1/2 hour ride to me. Not too bad but damm Fl is such a long state. I have just about everything we need and would look forward to get a few FH mixes together here. Of course bringing some of your own tunes would be welcomed. We could trade and stuff as well.
JOEY I
Thanks for the kind words and I am glad to be part of keeping the Funhouse music alive. I keep lurking the forum and get alot of ideas and inspiration.

Hey JOEY GHOST,hows it going in FLA.If you have Not checked out DJ DYNASTY'S Mixes yet do so,they are Fierce,especially the F.House Mixes.Hope to see you in FLA in 2007

JOEY I

Like this.

dynasty.....im just north of daytona beach on the coast.....maybe we can can get together and make a FuNhOuSe MiXx for the whole 26th street CrEw !!!

MARK APOLLO ......Yes Im SpaStIcUs AuTiStIcUs...but u remember TRUST IS A MUST, YOU GOT TO HAVE TRUST!

A.M. ,,,,,,feelin MOODY yea yea.....

Flashback!! Spasticus Autisticus by Ian Dury & The Blockheads!!

george nj: Great. Then, it must be Darlene. One mystery solved. I haven't seen her since those DAZE.

Shout out to DARLENE! E-mail me!

Do you have a pic of Jeff you can send to me or are you still in contact w/him?

Hey JoeyGhost I am in Florida as well where are you at would be cool to hook up maybe. I am in Ft.Lauderdale now.

morning dancer saw your pic i do remember the face's darlene use to go with my friend jeff lopez we all hung middle an back stage do you still talk to darlene

"A.M" DANCER...yes that spot was huge...baby jay was b4 me and john "gungie" rivera was after me....but i must tell u spinning at the FuNhOuSE GRAND RE OPENING (WHICH FLOPPED) in 87/88 was the greatest thrill of my life...spinning out of the clowns mouth was a dream come true and id luv nothing more to fly back north for a real FH reunion in a sizable club....
my taste includes the militant type hardcore drum loop and synth cathing melodies that gave the FuNhOuSE its personality...........stone fox chase....sing sing sing...jeanette lady days "come let me love u"..(inst)...give it up or turn it loose....just begun...spasticus autisticus....DISCO CIRCUS......key west....TIME....busting out.....still hot for you (inst / bobby o).....BELLHEAD....melting pot....point zero....bostich..BELLHEAD....BELLHEAD....BELLHEAD..what a track...........FuNhOuSe culture is unlike any other !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..please keep me in the loop for im in florida now...email me at [email]phuturemixx@hotmail.com

PeAcE to All

Everyone,

BELL, I got you, no doubt. I will be DJ'ing the events I host, along with Speedy.

As for the BIG 20Yr Reunion, I am hoping to be at least 1 of 2 Featured DJ's minimum. You know I've don't it before, and would cherish and relish the opportunity to do it again.

Here are some flashbacks,
Man with the 4 way Hips
Do what you wanna do
Time Warp
California Style
Martin Circus Medley
Bell Head

The following photos submitted by DJ_Juice "Scottie" Kaplan
Description: Randy Murray, Saturday Night Fun House DJ in final years and I , Kelly & I, Fun House Towel.

JoeyGhost - that dj space at Roseland is so huge! Great view. A friend of mine had that spot for awhile, too.

Grace is the bomb.
Lyrics interlude:
"you're just 16; I'm 2 times that.
Tell me what you're momma's gonna think about that... Feel up Feel up!" lol

I have a great remix of that. Dare I say, one of my... uh-oh... FAVES!

glad u enjoyed DJ Dynasty. would luv 2 hear something of yours.

Scott,
Will you be DJ at a reunion? I can't email you to that site but you have my email.

Maria

Joey Ghost,

I remember the mixes as if they were happening right now, and also For the Same man.

Morning Dancer,
I have both, the 12" to Kongas, and a 12" promo of Macho, I'm a man.

For the same man!

A.M. Dancer... a/k/a Morning Dancer....YES ..."FEEL UP"...BY GRACE JONES......who i had the pleasure of Djing with New years Eve 1988 at Roseland...she came out at 6am, on 4 ft stilts making her 10 ft tall , naked with just war paint and a giant sheet covering her stilts...............thanx for the website dj dynasty,funhouse mixes were great!.........u remember, "you're always hungry when i am," .....

Morning Dancer,

Thanks, you as well. Two of my favorites that I do not have on vinyl are Kongas Gimme some lovin and Macho's I'm a man. Although I was able to get them off limewire I'm a man was not the longest version if you know of anywhere let me know. I love that you have introduced name that tune!

Betty Boop,

Sharon said to say Hi! We were laughing about some of the good times we had back then.


Marilisa

For all the people who like Automan you should check out www.jamonproductions.com

Marialisa

JoeyGhost, do you mean Grace Jones' Feel Up?

lol...do i have a mixx?.....hmmm..lets see....

how many remember?.....
action...into feel up....into emotional disguise....into trans europe express.....into state farm....

Correction, I'm an AUTO man...

not I'm a LITTLE man...
thank you joe cam

I have a bad habit of making up my own words, sometimes. Keep me on my toes.

JoeyGhost -- I'm beginning to sound like a broken record, but "Starchild" is another one of my faves.

Got a mix to throw on the table?

I do, and still do.

who remembers buggin out to Level 42's.........."Starchild" ?...........

made of wires, wires.

A U T O M A N

Funhouse Pin:


JOE CAM..

Betty Boop:
I could not remember her name, but Darlene sounds right! The middle girl had a sister -- and once again, the memory fails with the name. I think that's her sister in the pic I posted above (3rd from the left).

As for the girl on the right, her name is Cindy. You know her? There's no way you can't know me, if you know her -- at least by face. We use to be tight.

Marialisa: You know your music! Emotional Disguise was one of my faves.

Name this tune:

"They met one day in a summer storm
Her senses told her that it was wrong
She was a young lady of 23
He was a child of technology…

He wasn't programmed to understand -
Though technically he was a man
Love wasn't in his capacity...

I'm a little may-ey-hey-ey-an
I'm made of _________
There ain't no way to ever love you"

Try to guess before you hear it.

You can hear it at DJ Dynasty’s site for free:
http://www.musicv2.com/artist/djdynasty

Look for: “Funhouse Mix” Some electro funk of the early 80

(Emotional Disguise is in the mix, too.)

Enjoy!

Hey boop; you don't remember me? It's Rob from the bronx. You used to hang out with me and Ronnie Bam Bam and Sal"sex machine'? What's going on? This is the boop from bensonhurst,
G---a right...

Maria

That's what I thought, but someone told me I was wrong and suggested that it was Sly & The Family Stone. Thanks alot for clearing it up for me.

Betty Boop,

I saw your postings and I thought it was you great to hear from you! That song your asking about believe or not was the Jackson five hum along and dance.
maria

Marialisa aka Bell

How are you? It's been a long time. Those were the days! I don't keep in touch with anyone but my pal Lorraine still. I wonder what happened to Lori, maybe she'll pop up here on a posting one day.


Morning Dancer

In the pic with the bumper cars is that Darlene on the left? Also what are the names of the other two girls with her, I can't seem to remember.
These sites are great, I truly enjoy reminissing about some of the best days of my teenage years.


Scott

I don't remember running into you, how long ago was that? Anyway, I try to keep coming to these sites to stay posted on what's going on and if a reunion is ever going to take place. Can you let me know who put out the song...ummm....Ain't no words to this song...you just dance and hum along....so sister dance...
I used to bug big time to this but for the life of me can't remember who put it out. Thanks for your help.

It's great reading about all of you, I'm so glad everyone is doing well.
I hope one day we can all bug again together!


Betty Boop

Thay's exactly right BELL,
Going back to my Roots
My Love is Alive
It's Sunshine Partytime and everyone's feelin' fine.
I can turn it out, and everything is happening when I ROLLLL!

Scott,

No i dont see lori or betty boop anymore lost contact years ago. I do still see sharon we stayed friends through the years.
marialisa

morning dancer,

your right it is french gino soccio is french canadian i still have a turntable i had packed it away years ago took it out recently and listened to some good stuff like emotional disquise, back to my roots,and babe ruths mexican.. maybe someone out there knows what she is saying or are curious about like us

marialisa

Wow, talk about stumbling on to a page that stirs up memories!! One person above asked if anyone remembered Bobby Anderson from OZ park. That's me, but I was from the Bronx. We just hung out and ventured out to chill with people from OZ, Brooklyn, Jersey, etc. I hung out at the middle stage and was one of the first to start the kick dancing craze. We were all into martial arts at the time. In fact, one day I slept over my friend Johnny Spaceman's house and had no sneakers since we went out to a dress up club the night before. I had to borrow his chinese slippers so I could dance right, next thing I know the following week everyones wearing chinese slippers and kung fu pants.. Those were the days. My crew was Ronnie Bam Bam from Jersey, Frankie Scooter (BX), Johhny Space (Bx), Bobby Bones (Bx), (the whole Allerton Avenue, Pelham Pkwy, Arthur Avenue, Morris Park crew combined). I was good friends with people from all over like Sal sex machine (brooklyn), we made circles and battled with Lenny and Todd, etc from jersey. The OZ boys hung out; joey Gallo, Nicky L., Sal Bianchi from Canarsie. I miss those days like crazy. Me and Ronnie bam bam hung at the front desk with Ronnie B. alot. I danced in two videos from the Funhouse. I was in "Confusion" by New Order throwing spinning kicks and also did the Planet Patrol video filmed there " didnt know I loved you till I saw you rock and roll". That was one song that bombed :). Anyway, thanks for bringing back some good time. Peace...

This is a shout out to Michael and Shy-Shy, too.

Why be such a stranger at this stage?

Marcoh:
In Amsterdam? Great city! Great people. Been there.

Marielisa:
I use to wonder the same thing about the background buzz in Remember, too. Wasn't it in French? I haven't heard it in years. It's still on vinyl for me, and I don't have a turntable.

It use to give me that feeling like trying to grasp at a deep memory -- a feeling that prevails with muffled words that get cloudy over the years.

I'm sure it was a deliberate effect.

Pic of the week:
Remember the Bumper Cars?

http://www.geocities.com/funhousedaze/Gallery3.html

Yust a short visit at your club...........fantastic!

Disco is becoming a second live in the Netherlands now-adays..........yust fun every saturday-night!

Yust wait and see New York, and it will happen again, those glorious days

Best wishes from Holland

Joe Cam,

Sure I remember It's your Rock, I also still have it. I was listening to it yesterday mixed with Crash Crew, Rockin on yor Radiooo!

Hey Bell,

Ah I did remember. Are you still friendly with Lori Mc, or Betty Boop, or anyone else for that matter? I do remember Spamp. I also had dinner with all the old Balan owners a few months ago.

You can e-mail me and listen some mixes I did here, www.myinnovativeideas.ws/page2.html

SCOTT,

THAT IS ME, HAVE NOT HEARD BELL IN YEARS LOL. I HAVE BEEN LIVIN IN BROOKLYN SINCE 88. AS A MATTER OF FACT I WORKED IN JJ BALAN FOR LIKE A SECOND IN 94 MY FRIEND ILENE WAS WORKING THERE AT THE TIME AND JOHN SPAMP. I WAS NOT ABLE TO EMAIL YOU. JUST KEEP ME INFORMED. GLAD TO HEAR YOUR DOING WELL. THIS SITE IS GREAT I AM SO GLAD THAT THERE ARE OTHER FREAKS BESIDES ME WHO HAD SOME OF THERE BEST TIMES AT THE FUNHOUSE.

MARIA AKA BELL

SCOTT K. I USED TO HAVE THIS 12 INCH CALLED -ITS YOUR ROCK- DO YOU REMEMBER THAT IN THE FH & HOW GOOD IT SOUNDED.?..

JOE CAM.

DAVE THE RAVE,ROMEO & JULIETS WAS THE BEST ON WEDNESDAY NIGHTS. WHERE DO YOU COME FROM.?

JOEY CAM..

Maria,

Is that you Bell? Yonkers to Canarsie?

Baby Gerry I was listening to Jenny Burton "Rock Steady just yesterday, oh and the day before, lol

Hey Morning Dancer, I was lsitening to Remember in the car the other day on one of my old mixed cassettes. I think it was live from Cloud Nine, that was the nae of the club in NJ I was spinning at when I made it.

I still have lots of old mixed cassettes, that I am converting to mp3's.

morning dancer,

that is remember by gino soccio it is one of my favs i can remember begging randy to play it one night and he did.i always tried to figure out what they were saying in the backround. love it!
marialisa

Name that tune:

"People come and go
Life is strange, you know
When I thought it was over
Things started changin'...

Victim of change..."

Baby Gerry,

sorry, wrong page. the pic is here:

http://www.geocities.com/funhousedaze/Gallery.html

Baby Gerry?

No way. You know me, I know you -- I got pics of you (before FF) if that's really you!

check out this pic and tell me who you recognize, drop me a line from the e-mail link on the 'music videos' page, if that's you.

www.geocities.com/funhousedaze

How bout..Us (Full Force, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)b4 the records..waiting patiently for Arthur Baker & John Robie to come through at about 2:am with whatever their NEW hot test record was..(on 2 inch tape)Now How OLD school am I????LOL Jenny Burton..
Chaka Khan's My Love is Alive remixes..etc..
Etched in my head..for Life...
the CLOWN LIVES!!!!

Dave the Rave! You use to go to Romeo & Juliet's, too?

They never played songs like 'Romeo & Juliet' and 'Come to Me' at the Funhouse. We had a different playlist there.

And yes, the boys' room was in the game room. You don't remember?

I can never forget the girls' room. It was an event walking in there. I have no idea what went on in the boys' room, but let's just say, the party never stopped.

Nicholas, you said, "The best dancers from N.Y.& N.J. hung out at the Funhouse."

No doubt.

Can't wait to see your pics.

I've got one big heart for everyone that ever danced there.

The following two photos submitted by Morning Dancer
Left Pic: What happens 'upstairs' stays upstairs.
Right Pic: If only the Fun House Jester on the wall could talk.

My name is Nicholas, this is great reading all these stories about the Funhouse. I danced I with my friends Romeo,Armando,Jose,Rio,& Dana plus our girlfriends at the time.We were by the middle stage were the dance floor started.Romeo to this day says the Funhouse was the BEST club of all time and I agree with him.We danced all different styles of dance loft-kickdancing-uprock-poplock-B-boying. The best dancers from N.Y.& N.J. hung out at the Funhouse and I learned from watching them.We also did 2 man helicopters and 3 man. I used to pick Romeo up and put him on my head and spin so fast that Romeo called it flying.I remember watching Lenny and Todd on the other side of the stage doing there thing and you can't forget the b-boys at back stage like Chino from Incredible Breakers and the Dynamic Rockers what battles I had the plesure of watching.This place had it all the best DJ JELLYBEAN, the music,the lightshow, the SHOWS "OH MY GOD THE SHOWS"!!!there are so many artist who performed there it will take me to long to list.the people themselves, the energy was crazy. And it was a Phenomenon in it's time. Thanks JOE for giving us the Funhouse.I will email again with some great stories and pictures. Thanks again for the memories. Nicholas aka Funhouse B-boy--BodyandSoulDancers.........

Maria you got me thinkin now, but let's see if it come's to me. Have you sent me an email so I can add you to the master list I have.

Joe Cam, was listening to that and Worlds Famous Supreme Team last week.

Morning Dancer,
Yes, I do remember the game room.Didnt you have to walk through the game room to get to the mens bathroom?
Does anyone remember a place in Brooklyn called Romeo and Juliets? Everyone that hung out at the FH use to go there on Wednesday nights.
Keep the pictures coming the "FLASHBACKS" are getting better and better!!!
Peace!

Rocking to the beat....

joe cam

the bubble bunch..........

Scott,
i didnt see that you had your shirt on the site,i remember going to your house and listening to records you loved to dj that was all you would talk about. I also have gunsmoke breakout and recently listened to it, in fact i have many great albums. let me know about the the next party. you probably would remember me by just maria

Scott man you got a good memory.

joey cam

I have that Purple album too, its worth something like 60 dollars.

Joey Cam,

The night Planet Patrol was there, Jellybean didn't end up spinning that night.

It was Junior Vasquez who did a guest spotlight night on that evening. I'm not sure why Jellybean didn't do it.

But I do remember that they gave away Colored Vinyl Albums, and I stored mine in the back of Junior's Records in the booth with his OK while I went back to dance. I retrieved it at the end of the night.

HEY EVERYONE,

IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, SEND ME AN E-MAIL WITH YOUR FIRST NAME FOR AN E-VITE TO THE PARTY I'M ARRANGING. ALSO INCLUDE HOW MANY WILL ATTEND WITH YOU.

THE CURRENT LIST ALREADY HAS 15 PEOPLE THAT WILL ATTEND AND I ONLY ANNOUNCED IT LAST WEEK AND STILL HAVEN'T SET A DATE YET.

Hey BettyBoop,

Remember running into me on Bath Ave. and telling me to find you if there was ever a reunion?

Marialisa,
Not only remember Gunsmoke Breakout, still have it and played it as early as 3 weeks ago.

well another reunion party went off great thanks to tweedy had great time can't wait for next one after holiday everybody stay safe see you soon

Dave the Rave, here's another pic for you:

http://www.geocities.com/funhousedaze/Gallery.html

I'll be building this site slowly, so more pics will post eventually.

Remember the game room? I have a pic of one of the pinball machines, too -- somewhere... still digging for the buried treasure chests.

Scott, Ditto.

Dave the Rave, those flashbacks are crazy, aren't they?


Joey Cam, I want someone very familiar with the layout of the place to look at the full pic and tell me exactly where that Jester was. I am guessing that it was by the entrance.

It was snapped in August 1982.

Does anyone remember GUNSMOKE BREAKOUT?

scott kaplan

i remember you and speedy,paul,jimmy and jack and the rest of your crew.this will blow you away "it's a shame to complain but we gotta have a lot more lovin"!
marialisa

Morining Dancer,
I whish I was on a cruise ship hanging out, but unfortunately I work on them in Bayonne NJ.
My season ends Nov.18th, so I will be looking forward for the next FH reunion after that date. Please keep posting more FH pics, It is giving me "Flashbacks" LOL.
Peace!!!!

MORNING DANCER, WHERE WAS THAT JESTER LOCATED IN THE FH? WAS THIS WHEN IT REOPENED. WITH THE NEW MURALS?

JOEY CAM

Great photo's Morning Dancer.

Wayne "Speedy" Schneider has a book of Fun House matches for every person in attendance at our next reunion.

Hey Joe Monk,

You mentioned 4000 people and RunDMC. I remember that Randy taped the show without thier permission on a $2 Radio Shack cassette, then after playing it 3x a night, RunDMC approached him and asked he sell them the cassette. Since Randy & Run DMC were such good friends, he sold it back to them for $2000 and then they printed it on vinyl.

I sure hope to be there. It needs to be a big enough space with booming speakers that will wake Wisconsin up.

We need lots of people for that. We'll wait until you get off the cruise ship -- or just keeping having reunions until you dock. 8-)

Marialisa: get someone to scan it for you. Let me know if I can help.

The following photo of the Funhouse Ladies' Powder Room was submitted by Morning Dancer.
Photo description: If you don't know Cheryl, ladies, you've never been to the Funhouse.
I think Cheryl got more complimentary smokes and drinks than anyone in the House.

MoriningDancer,
Thankyou for bringing back some good memories!!! I am sure we all miss the FH.I also hung out at the middle stage,and had some wild times that I will never forget. I f you scroll up you will be able to read my blogs.
Lets all keep the memories of the FH alive!!! I hope to see at one of the reunions coming up
Peace!!!

Morning Dancer

I forgot i also have a funhouse keychain i do not have a scanner but i would love to get on the site.
Marialisa

Morning Dancer,

I checked out all those videos great stuff put them on my favs. I agree with your comment on belonging to a clique, everyone in the funhouse was good by me. I can remember years later seeing people in the underground , latin qaurter and any other club that came after and you would always recognize and be glad to see someone from the house. I have some matches also and towel and a pink cut off t shirt regretfully i had a black jacket someone borrowed it and that was it, just hope they took care of it.
Marialisa

Those are yours, too? What's funny is 2 out of the 3 flyers that I have are the same as yours. We both decided to keep those two.

I e-m'd that site to tell them how much I liked the front entrance pic - especially in contrast to what it looks like today.

Good ones, Joey.

My Jester should be up soon.

DID YOU ALSO CHECK OUT MY PICTURES OF THE FRONT ENTRANCE & THE TWO FLYERS 1981 PLANET PATROL & 1983 RUN DMC , MADONNA, WARP-9 ETC..

I WILL TRY AND GET THE MATCHES SCANNED ASAP.
JOEY CAM

I told that site owner I would be looking for FH matches! I use to have a matchbook collection -- from all the different clubs I use to go to. It was actually a very nice collection.

Just don't ask me what I did with it.

LOL. I probably trashed them when I was in a housecleaning mode.

I'm glad you still have one! Those were by far the best matchbook covers in the club circuit.

I would love to have a scan of that. Is that possible?

I loved those drink tickets, too! So that's your contribution, huh? Great.

I have pics to arrange and edit for display. I can't show them all. '-).

Do you have other pics?

Just this morning, I submitted a pic of artwork from one of the walls to that site.

I have a very nice one of the backstage clown. Not many people noticed the artwork on the walls. I use to.

The owners were very creative with the design and concept of that place. That's what sticks with me.

Thanks for that site I am going to check it out in a min. Do you have any pictures of the club? Did you check out the slide show on the other site? Check out the flyers and the drink tickets I sent in. I just found an old silver book of FH matches.

joe Cam

Yes, we were close to the bar, too.

Who knows? Maybe we bumped into each other at the time...?? Could it be so impossible? It was crowded enough.

I never cared which clique anyone belonged to. Anytime I met someone from the Funhouse -- then and now -- and I use to get stopped ALL the time by strangers who recognized me from the House --

There was always a special bond.

We know what fun is. We can't explain why.

Jellybean Era. Jonathan Fearing played some great stuff too. My friends and I were from Canarsie, we stayed at the middle stage on the side where you get the drink tickets.

joe cam

Joey Cam, yes -- but mainly, my intro to the place came through friends from Ave. U.

I definitely wasn't there in '79.

Which do you think were the best years there?

Morning dancer know anybody from Canarsie? 79-84

joey cam

Oh... the upstairs! Stairway to paradise lost.

When I first started going, I was by the centerstage. Later on, I gravitated towards the dancefloor.

I needed space to SPINNNNNNNN like the records on the turntables.

Two of my faves:

Now That We Found Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA_Vqtwgu-M

Let Me Go:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1ampxgjH6g


L-la-la-luv Let me GO!!!

Morning Dancer,

I said weeknight not weekend, it was like a Tuesday I remember being so exited an extra night at the House! I mostly hung out around the stage I always made sure I was able to sit on the stage for the shows. Loved to dance on the stage right after the show and till the morning. Unfortunately i had a friend who loved to hang out upstairs and then look for me when she got a little a lot rather, messed up. I would then have to get her a drink and sit her down somewhere but I always went back to dancin.

Marialisa

It's showtime at the Funhouse Virtual Reunion:

Enjoy.

Junior
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwTTGnDcwoA


Lime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okqLdrQinqA&mode=related&search=


Cerrone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4qzAqqdmSw

Yes, Hot Tracks! Groundbreaking. The first time music videos aired on a major network. 'Confusion' was there!

However, I do recall 'Confusion' being taped on a weekend. Maybe I have it mixed up, but it was definitely a packed night that clubbers were out partying. People didn't show up as extras while the club was closed for a video shoot.

That's what I admired most about the producer of that video. He captured a reality in action - more like a documentary. There's nothing fake about it, including the pizzeria and the subway scene. That was where she worked, she was my friend, and that's how we use to travel to the Funhouse.

Other videos were shot there, with the club closed, like this song's:


http://www.undergroundhiphop.com/store/detail.asp?UPC=ELN80912

I never liked that song, though. The video was weak, too.

They filmed a jazz dancer 'in my corner' of the dancefloor.

As you know, everyone had a place. Whenever I meet someone who went to the Funhouse, the first question is, "So, where did you hang out?"

Everybody had a spot like their own real estate. It was their House address. LOL>

I remember feeling violated that some other dancer was using my spot on the dancefloor for that video.

I can be very territorial.

HAHAHHHAHA

Where did you hang out, marialisa?

Morning Dancer,


I haven't downloaded it yet but I was there when they did the confusion video it was a week night if I recall, and it was sometime after the song was released. In fact I was there for most of the Hot trax recordings I can see Carlos Dejesus sitting in the clown like it was yesterday.I am going to check this out now.

Marialisa

Marialisa:

I got a treat for you:

check out this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LheSB3ggsHw

You'll have to copy and paste the link. If it doesn't work, go to youtube and search "New Order Confusion".

Remember this?

And by the way, I'm the one in the white dress on the subway.

i went once with my brother we were club hopping we happened to come across the discotheque what a crazy night that was:-X

Marialisa,

How true that was for me, too! I was saving lunch money for the weekends! All of my other friends had allowances and were 'allowed' to go. I can't believe the risks I use to take just to make sure I was there every weeekend. I had the STRICTEST parents! Every weekend was another mission: how do I find the money and what is my escape-from-the-house plan? HAHHAHAHA

That's when I learned, where there's a will, there's a way.

HAHAHAHAH

I was always a picture buff. These days, I call myself an amateur photographer. It's a hobby that I don't have much time for, but the point is, I HAD to find money for pics, too!

I regret not taking more pics of the cool artwork on the walls, but I have some that ended up in the background accidentally.

Maybe I'll set up a little website for the handful of pics I do have -- the ones safe enough for public display, that is!

Nice chatting with you.

Morning Dancer,

I do not have any pictures and you raised a ? in my mind why not and the only reason i could think of is that in 82 i was really young and money was scarce for me I had to save all my lunch money for the week to get clothes to wear for Saturday at the funhouse. Ofcourse my mom had no clue it was the old i'm sleeping at so and so's house.I do have other items although i wish i had saved more guess i did not have the foresight that what was going on would have such an impact on my life.I would love to see any pictures you have, or share some memories.

Marialisa

Marialisa,

I'm not sure if I ever had a t-shirt that said underwater, though I loved that song. Funny thing is, rummaging through old knick-knacks, I just found an old funhouse flyer with 'Underwater, Harry Thuman' written on the back of it. Someone in the DJ booth (Who?) wrote it out for me when I asked them what the name of the song was. I guess the flyer marks the date.

I was there in '82. Got any pics? Post them. I may not be the morning dancer you think I am, though.

Peace.

Morning Dancer,

Did you wear a shirt that said underwater and danced on the main dance floor? I know that person's name I just do not want to say unless it is you. I was in the Funhouse from 82 till it closed in August 85. I guess I was part of the gen X crowd. And yes sweet g was a very smooth sounding rap with a great beat.

Marialisa

Yes, I think you're right, marialisa! Sweet G. That should help. Thanks! He had a very smooth voice.

MORNING DANCER

I THINK THE SONG YOUR THINKING OF GAMES PEOPLE PLAY WAS DONE BY SWEET G

It's 5 minutes before 11. The line is down the block. It's sub-zero degree weather, but we made it.

Sal is at the door. He sees us and waves us to the front.

We're in.

"Here's my number and a dime. Call me, anytime!" is pumping through the speakers. The heat steams the mirror mazes as we weave through them, rushing to get in and through the crowd and make our way to our corner on the dancefloor.

Uh-oh. Madonna's in my corner. Who does she think she is, stealing our styles and calling them her own?

Whatever.

Let's dance, gang. This is my house. My Funhouse.

Mi fun casa es su fun casa.

"Does anyone know who sang Aint no Mountain?" Posted by: Tina

Jocelyn Brown on lead vocals - when she was with Inner Life

what's up Mark thanks for getting back to be. The years I went to the Funhouse were 79-83 straight & then off and on after Jellybean left. I know Danny Taz, we have a mutual friend we both know. He extended an invitation to the August reunion you guys had, but I was not able to attend. I also had been trading stories with Scott Kaplan.

speak to you soon
Joe Cam.

Does anybody remember the song, "Games People Play?" I didn't see that on anyone's list.

let me know if anyone has a copy, please!

As for the theme song, Martin Circus' "Disco Circus" wins on my list.

You couldn't control the crowd when that came on. Then, again, was there any moment you could control that crowd?

My faves include:
Harry Thuman's 'Underwater'
Tantra's 'Hills of Katmandu'

DJ's, please let me know if you have 'Games People Play'

This group is going to reincarnate at some point -- including all the artists that made that music of the era.

It was so powerful. It was so amazing. You had to live it to know what unbelievable it was.

It was the best bunch of party animals I ever had the pleasure of freaking out with in my entire life.

GLENN FROM ROSEDALE I REMEMBER YOU HUNG OUT IN ROSEDALE A FEW TIMES WITH JILL, IRENE ,AND MICHELE. I THINK THE SCHOOLYARD WAS ON 149TH. YOU MAY HAVE EVEN DRIVEN ME HOME TO MY MOM'S ONE NIGHT AFTER THE FUNHOUSE. HOWS JOHN SCALSI AND GARONE? SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT RICHIE KNEW ABOUT CHARLIE. MY NAMES MARIA I HUNG OUT NEAR THE MIDDLE STAGE.

HI YA BETTY BOOP SOUNDS LIKE YOUR DOING GOOD AND HAPPY GOOD FOR YOU TALK TO YOU SOON PS THANKS FOR HELPING US BY THE DOOR WHEN WE HAD THE FUN HOUSE ILL TELL RONNIE YOU SAID HELLO AND VINNIE AND JERRY TALK TO YOU SOON JOE MONK FUN HOUSE

MARK IS THE 3 REUNION GOING TO BE IN A CLUB OR A HALL? ARE ALL FUNHOUSE PEOPLE WELCOME? PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMED JOE CAM

THANKS

Well yes it's true. The 3rd official Funhouse Reunion is about to happen!! Don't miss it!! Date is Sunday October 15 & it will be hled in NJ. More details will be coming soon. If you are interested in attending contact myself or Marie-Tuna. So far we have about 25 confirmed. Hope to see all "buggers" there!!!

WOW!!! I am blown away by reading all the stories and the MEMORIES this site has brought back. I was 15-17 yrs old and took the path into Manhattan to make sure we got there before 11 to get in free and not leaving until 8 in the morning. We hung out at the center stage watching Louie & Anthony dance for hours. I remember one Easter morning when the lights went on Louie was yelling HAPPY EASTA JELLY BEAN - to this day me and my sister still say that to each other. Lee Botz - I remember you - you used to date my friend Theresa from Newark. My sister Mary Ann has some pictures - we will post them. I have a pic of me & my husband at the fun house on my refrig. The Fun House was a time in my life that I will NEVER forget. Thanks for the memories!!

Hey BettyBoop, I dont seem to see anything, I tried from a few different places and no problem. One thing it might be is www.djdynastymusic.com redirects to the actual site. Try www.musicv2.com/artist/djdynasty
I hope that might help.
Thank you for listening, I knew there were people out there somewhere.

I have been trying to get on djdynasymusic.com again and for some reason the page is taking forever to load or doesn't load t all. So, if you happen to read this djdynasty please check out your site and post back here when its back up and running. It's a great site and I love listening to the old funhouse music but I was only able to hit your site once.
Thanks

A FH towel? Wow! They didn't have those when we went (78-81)! Sure, give the new wave of Buggers towels. We'll remember that Monk! LOL

The Funhouse.....What can I say, we lived there from 81-85 when the NYC residents petitioned to have the club closed down. I guess all of us walking through the buildings to get to the train didn't help. However, in all my days of dancing and club going there will never be a place as good as the Funhouse. Me, Lorraine, Christine, Fran, Vicky, Ronnie, Jimmy from the Bay, Frankie Blue, Steve Skates, Lil Dina, Jimmy C, Marina, Gina & Lisa from S.I., Marlena, Louis & Anthony, Looney, Rob OZ, and wacky Denise too! All we knew is that we "gotta gotta get there". We didn't just hang, we danced our asses off till 8:30 the next day and if I might say, we rocked the house. Johhny Moe and Allie D were two of the coolest boucers I have ever met. We were a family! Jellybean, Tony Smith, Randy & Ricky....the best foursome ever combined. Ahhhh, and my main man Ronnie or shall I say my main gal pal. He looked out for me the most, I'll never forget sitting upfront with him at the entrance collecting passes, he either loved ya or not. I am so glad he loved me. I would die to see him again. I seen the reunion pics above with him in them, how times change, he isn't as flamboyant and he once was. But neither am I. I am happily married now with 3 beautiful kids and life now has different priorities. But, I would help arrange a reunion if it came to be. Advertising is the way to get the word out, radio (Paco & Joe Causi), ads, flyers etc. If there is a big response we could make it fly. I'm sure Joe Monk, Jerry, Angelo and Ronnie would get on board. Hey does anyone remember the Funhouse towels...My idea...Since lots of us used to head to Manhattan beach with our shirts I told Angelo the towels would be a hit. I still have my shirt and towel :) My best friend is still Lorraine and she has many pics of us at the Funhouse we'll try to upload them real soon!

there are people out there that have photo submit them bring back lot's of memory's to this site f=h=r

Hey George,

2 things. Thanks for letting me know not everyone was able to email me from the site, it is now fixed.

Also, I had fun reminiscing on the tunes tonight. It brought back some real good memories.

Catch ya later, for now I'm on my Home Computer.

all you guys are buggin me the f--k out! ROSEDALE'S IN DA HOUSE!!!!! all I remember is the GREAT MUSIC then the BALCONY and after that I WENT BLANK!!!
Used to go every saturday night and stayed till the sun came up!!! JELLYBEAN ROCKED DA HOUSE like NO OTHER! WILD STYLE was one of my FAVS! SET IT OFF ALSO!! ITS YOUR ROCK is unreal too! used to go with the ROSEDALE CREW . RICHIE AND CHARLIE MAY THEY REST IN PEACE. JOHNNY, VINNY, JOEY,MIKE. POST THE TIME AND PLACE FOR THE REUNION AND ROSEDALE WILL BE IN DA HOUSE!

I want to say hello to everyone. Sorry about not attending the reunion. I will be at the next one. Ronnie Bryser please email at gdegerolamo@optonline.net

Jerry fun house( OWNER )

Valorie,

I don't know about how many you would get away with in a 77 Honda today, but we had 6 or 7 in my friend Andy's VW Rabbit back then, with all our bags with changes of clothes. It was alot of fun making those late night runs to The House. I do remember some of the names you mentioned as well.

george nj,

Where are you? I haven't heard from you?

Shoot me an email.

george nj,

you can email me from here, www.myinnovativeideas.ws/page2.html

George, your email address (the 3rd one!)bounced back my mail. I don't know the names of a lot of the songs I want.

I know I want:
Crank It Up, Hills of Katmandu & Underwater

Here's what I already have: Beat the Clock, Boogie City, Can't Be Love, Dance Fantasy, Dindaadaa, Disco Circus, Gimme Some Lovin', Give it Up or Turn it Lose, Give Up the Funk,
Happy Song or Dance, I Feel Love, I Like What You're Doing To Me, In the Forest, Key West, Let's Start the Dance Again, Menergie-127, Move On Up, Music Man, Night Rider, Panic, Remember, Risky Changes, Sing, Sing, Sing, Slow Down, Standing in the Shadows of Love, The Breake, Too Turned On, Whip It, Wide Boy Awake, Zulu Man.

Thank you so much George! Can't wait till the next reunion!!!!

I lived in Cobble Hill Brooklyn. I hung out with the cobble Hill, Carrol Gardens crowd. Those days were the best. I would die if I couldn't get there on any given Saturday. I went there every Saturday from 81-82. The music was the best. What I loved most was when they would turn off the music and close down only to turn on the lights, music and club all over again an hour later. It would be 5 in the morning and the club would begin again at 6 after everyone cleared out. I have great memories from back then. I grew up there in every way imaginable....hell, who didn't?

this blog is for bugger only marie forgot song's you wanted me to email you mark don't forget to scan old funhouse picture i gave you buggers rock the planet

Great Jonathan Fearing Funhouse song.
Come Into My Heart - Good Loving (carver)By USA - European Connection

YO! Buggers. It was a blast again. Me and my wife wants to thank all of you who came to make this 2nd bugger reunin happen again.
Like I say BUGGERS FOR LIFE!!!!!!!!!
And I mean it. I think it is a unbelievable bond that after 25 years that we are still have the love for old freinds and music that will never die!!!!

Boogie City (Rock and Boogie Down) by Phil Hurt

joe cam

Let’s see, where do I start....Many moons ago I started going to the Fun House. At first I would just go to hear the music and dance my a** off. As time passed, I made very good friends with most everyone of the guys in the booth, Tony, Jellybean, Randy, and Ricky.

Tony, Jellybean, Randy would take the turns on the tables and drive all of us wild. Randy was the best at the lights by far, as he made them dance to the music to the point bugga’s can still see the lights as the songs play in their heads. Ricky was notorious with the videos, especially the Karate videos as well as the x-rated cartoons, like Snow White and the 7 dwarfs.

Last Saturday’s reunion was a lot of fun Danny. It brought back some great old memories and faces from the past. I’ll be looking forward to the next one. To share the music with everyone and all to appreciate what we were listening to is priceless.

Which brings me to the subject of the Fun House Theme Song,
I agree with Mark that there is more than 1 Theme Song, as there were different era’s. Here are some of my choices,

Love is the Message, Give it up, Turn it Loose, Walking on Sunshine/Sunshine Party Time, Dancing in Outerspace, Bell Head, The Mexican.


DJ_Juice


Aka
Scott Kaplan

the reunion party this party was better then the frist danny&roe did a great job of hosting can't wait for picture to come out great seeing everybody had great time also mark for the music till next time reunion email if anybody wonders is jerseygeo59@hotmail.com

Another great time at the 2nd Funhouse reunion!! Danny & Roe once again a tremendous job of hosting it. A concensus was taken at the reunion & as far as Funhouse theme songs go, there most definitely needs to be 2 categories:Pre-Jellybean & Jellybean. Most of us at the reunion were going to Funhouse religiously BEFORE Jellybean became the resident DJ. So we need to make that list in 2 parts. That is why there is a big difference in songs being chosen as the "Funhouse Theme Song".

HAPPY SONG / BEAT THE CLOCK REMIX NOTHING BETTER WATCHING LEE BOTZ AND ROB OZ ON THE MIDDLE STAGE

o well.................

PEACE TO ALL....

would have luved to have a reunion, but i guess it aint happin....i woulda djayed if jellybean wasnt avail......im movin to fla in 3 weeks

peace out

long live the DISCO CIRCUS.....

FuNhOuSe 4 ever

There is going to be a Fun House Bugger reunion on 8/19. We have to make sure that only those of us who knew each other attend, mostly because this reunion is being held at someone's house.

If you went to the Funhouse with any of the people in the above pics that I sent in, then you're invited! They are:

Mark, Howie or Ann Bugger, Dean Greenbean/Stringbean, Danny Taz, Rusty, George from NJ, Timmy, Peter Freak, Darlene, Joey Do It, Theresa Tweety, Little Mary, Marie Tuna, Lisa Purple, Tina Punk Rock, Mimi, Ellen, Stacy Buckethead, Bobby MooMoo, Agueli, Joey Leto, Joey Pug, Dino, (and those who are hopefully dancing up a storm in heaven: Jimmy Dunne, Captain Kirk, Mama Jill, Christine Sizzler)

There will be a reunion in a club in the near future, hosted by Joe Monk & friends. Stay tuned!

Please don't be offended, I don't mean to sound crass, but you have to be careful, it is someone's home!

Rock on!

(Sorry to those who I didn't name!)

Photos below submitted by Marie (Tuna) from August 2006 Funhouse Reunion...

1. Danny, Howie & Eddie
2. Reunion Cake
3. Tweety, Marie & Mary
4. Tina Punk Rock & Vinny
5. Ellen, Tina, Tuna, Roe, Tweety, Mary, Mimi




1. Mark, Anthony, Anthony Abs, Danny, Danny, Howie, George
2. Fancy footwork by Howie & Taz
3. Danny & Joey Pugs
4. Mark, Danny, Ellen, Danny & Anthony
5. Joey, Danny, Howie, Marie, Mark & Scott






1. Howie & Danny Buggin'
2. Danny, George & Danny
3. George, Danny & Tuna
4. Theresa Tweety, lil' Mary & Lisa
5. Tweety, Mark, Danny, Mary, Marie & Lisa

Reunion boogie city baby rock an boogie down Aug 19 yyyeah boyyyyyyyyyyy

Dave............if u had to pick one song for the FuNhOuSe theme song, which ONE would it be?

My God, just found this site! I was blown away. Remember Madonna performing on stage, known only as JellyBean's girlfriend. Planet Rock, Native Love, AEIOU, etc... Me and the rest of the Funhouse Kickdancers battling for dance space on the floor near the stage against the Poppers, Breakdancers, Lofters, etc... It was me (Dancing Dave), Frankie Blue, Eugene, and who can forget Joey Comet...Al dressed in black sweats with Old English lettering on the sides, white socks, chinese sandals, headbands, etc... Oh and don't forget all my "Druggie" friends doing shotguns upstairs above us. You know Brooklyn Rocked to the Planet Rock back then!

Dave M.

you heard da man....KEEP THE LTETTERS COMIN....and I DO KNOW there will be that "DISCO CIRCUS" party a/k/a FuNhOuSe reunion someday!.....

can somebody reach out to JELLYBEAN & RONNIE and get their vote for FuNhOuSe theme song

JOEY GHOST I SAY I RENT A CLUB FOR THE NIGHT OR A HALL AND AT LEAST IT WILL BE A GREAT REUNION I AM GOING TO TALK TO MY COUSIN AND WE WILL TALK TO YOU IT MIGHT TAKE A WHILE BUT IT WILL BE DONE KEEP THE LETTERS COMEING JOE MONK FUN HOUSE

JOE MONK.......LETS GO !!!!!!!!!!

RENT A CLUB AND LETS GET THIS PARTY STARTED!!!!!!!!!!

Hola!
I am so glad I found this website, it brought me back to when I was 16 and went to the funhouse for the first time in 1982. I was there every saturday, I lived in Jersey City then, so I took the PATH train to 23rd street and either cabbed it or walked to the club. It was funny, every time I walked in the club "Disco Circus" was always playing. It makes me sad that clubbing isn't what it uesed to be.....

You can't ixney Beat the Clock. That was my THEME SONG! I never met a person who could shake faster than me (hence the Gyrating part of my name)! I probably rattled my brains back then. I actually can still do it! I'll show you on Aug. 19th! I can barely wait to see you guys!!!

walkin on sunshine

george.....

beat the clock or walkin on sunshine?

ty ALAN.....

DISCO CIRCUS...........................6
HAPPY SONG..............................2
HILLS OF KATMANDU...............1
GIVE IT UP/LOOSE.....................1
JUST BEGUN..............................1
MUSIC MAN...............................1
SLOW DOWN..............................1
AINT NO MOUNTAIN............ . ...1
CRANK IT UP.......................... ....1
STANDING IN THE SHADOWS..1
LOVIN IS REALLY MY GAME.. ..1

CMON BUGGERS.....VOTE !

tina..........

INNERLIFE sung AINT NO MOUNTAIN HIGH ENOUGH.....1981

Found this site a long time ago, wasn't much here but a few comments. Glad to see it grow and continue. I was and always will be a Jellybean fan. From his beginning playing parties at Lehman College in the Bronx and all the clubs till now. Was there for the raids, boy I miss the mellon balls. Still have the back from my denim jacket with the hand painted clown. So many memories so little space. Will be back more often and contribute more. And by the way...disco circus.

Does anyone know who sang Aint no Mountain?

if i had to drop one song it would be beat the clock joe

watched VH1 last night, 3 or 4 pt series called rock docs, (the drug years) & pt 3 (just say no) started on the reagan years & sho nuff they showed a quick clip of the house, right in front of the booth!

GEORGE.....WHICH SONG WOULD U BUMP FROM MY TOP 5?......

1-DISCO CIRCUS
2-GIVE IT UP OR TURN IT LOOSE
3-JUST BEGUN
4-ACTION 78
5-BEAT THE CLOCK

no but it still should be at least in the top five

george....."Galaxy" by War wuz definately a contender.....BUT....SCROLL UP...YOU TOLD ME......."gIVE IT UP OR TURN IT lOOSE".....which wuz a TOP 5 Jellybean/FunHouse Anthem

U WANNA SWITCH IT?

how about galaxy by war

anything for the QUEEN of the FuNhOuSe........

DISCO CIRCUS...........................5
HAPPY SONG..............................2
HILLS OF KATMANDU...............1
GIVE IT UP/LOOSE.....................1
JUST BEGUN..............................1
MUSIC MAN...............................1
SLOW DOWN..............................1
AINT NO MOUNTAIN............ . ...1
CRANK IT UP.......................... ....1
STANDING IN THE SHADOWS..1
LOVIN IS REALLY MY GAME.. ..1

CMON BUGGERS.....VOTE !

without a doubt DEAN...ty...

DISCO CIRCUS...........................5
HAPPY SONG..............................2
HILLS OF KATMANDU...............2
GIVE IT UP/LOOSE.....................1
JUST BEGUN..............................1
SLOW DOWN..............................1
AINT NO MOUNTAIN............ . ...1
CRANK IT UP.......................... ....1
STANDING IN THE SHADOWS..1
LOVIN IS REALLY MY GAME.. ..1

CMON BUGGERS.....VOTE !

Joey Ghost, I want to change my answer from The Hills to Music Man.

"I wanna dance with everybody, that's the way it should be!!!"

Photos below of an May 27, 2006 Funhouse Reunion submitted by Marie (Tuna). Funhouse Reunion 5-27-06
Buggers: Danny Taz & Fran, Marie Tuna, Julie, Mark, Howie & Fran, Rusty, Ellen, George & Anthony from NJ, Ronnie, Joe Monk & his family.

how bout JUST BEGUN

Thanx Lil AL .......

DISCO CIRCUS...........................5
HAPPY SONG..............................2
HILLS OF KATMANDU...............2
GIVE IT UP/LOOSE.....................1
SLOW DOWN..............................1
AINT NO MOUNTAIN............ . ...1
CRANK IT UP.......................... ....1
STANDING IN THE SHADOWS..1
LOVIN IS REALLY MY GAME.. ..1

CMON BUGGERS.....VOTE !

LiL Al South OZ, there's been a change. The next reunion is scheduled for Aug. 19th (not 7/22). Who are you anyway? I want to make sure I know you!

HAPPY SONG for the Vote. and Marie whats up with July 22nd? E-mail me if you need help with this reunion!!!

HEYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU !!!!!

Hey JOEYGHOST,that is correct. On the group '' Was not Was '' their song Weel Me Out was just as pumping as Tell me that I'm Dreaming......

JOEYI......if im not mistaken that song was on a short lived label..."broccoli-rob".....and the song was only used for a short break on the DUB side.....

???

thanks for all the letters joe monk fun house

Hey JOEYGHOST, don't go lose it baby and Busting out are my favorites out of that selection. Do you remember DANCE LOVER-MIKKI,late 84 song played at the house.....

some FuNhOuSe songz rarely spoken about...............................

fall into a trance............,,,..jimmy ross
magnificent dance...............the clash
tell me that im dreaming.....was not was
burning up.....................imagination
busting out........................nona hendrix
ease your mind..................touchdown
for the same man...............b beat girls
dont go loose it baby...........hugh masekella
(dub version)
rock the world.....................weeks & company

wow..I cannot believe i have not checked this site out in a while...You guys had a great time...I am Frankie funhouse from 1982-84 in the funhouse...Center stage with the boys from Brooklyn..sheepshead,midwood,marine park, and millbasin boys.
I was there when madonna, jellybean and the raids took place...Keep the mail comming..who knows maybe its a new generation and the rise of the buggers....

big spilfffffffff...ya mon..i dooo memba.......excellent dublike reggae type...with a warped flanged snare.....record only spit out a couple of lyrics......"white stuff"......."summer"......."one joint"....."BIG SPLIFF".......with reggae guitar licks......jellybean would follow up with JAM HOTT...Johnny Dynell AND The New York 88 OR Salsa Smurph on tommyboy


SLAP SLAP LICKETY LAP, instant funk was too popish for me to consider it a TRUE JellyBean FuNhOuSe classic.....it was more an ELEPHAS or HOOPS type of club song

BIG SPLIFF- BLACK UHURU-This was played by J.BEAN sometimes in '' 84 ''. ISLAND Jam. Anyone remember this one????

Hey JoeyGhost:How about SLIP SLAP LICKTY LAP-Instant Funk...

Ya... I was there when RUN DMC recorded here we go, I was brought to the Funhouse the first time with my Friend Marcos Colon who was in the rocksteady crew.
Ay. was the funhouse cool.
Fugedaboutit!!!!
\It was the best club EVER.

ty DYNASTY......

DISCO CIRCUS...........................5
HILLS OF KATMANDU...............2
HAPPY SONG..............................1
GIVE IT UP/LOOSE.....................1
SLOW DOWN..............................1
AINT NO MOUNTAIN............ . ...1
CRANK IT UP.......................... ....1
STANDING IN THE SHADOWS..1
LOVIN IS REALLY MY GAME.. ..1

CMON BUGGERS.....VOTE !

Raphael Cameron - Boogies Gonna Get Ya (inst).....EXCELLENT
Yello - Bostich........JELLYBEAN CLASSIC
Chocolate Milk - Whos Getting It Now (inst)....WILD TRUMPET SOLO
Tomorrows Edition - In The Groove (inst)....GOOD SHORT BREAK FILL
Pressure Drop - Rock The House...CUGENE SPECIAL
Cymande - Bra.....UNIVERSAL CLASSIC
Ralph McDonald - Jam On The Groove....TOP 5 BREAKS OF ALL TIME
John Robie - Yashar....???????
Connie Case - Get Down.....TOP 5 BASSLINES OF ALL TIME

NICE SELECTIONS DYNASTY

Hi Joey's and the rest of the forum and thanks for the props on the site, I hope the mixsets are up to par.I enjoy being amongst others keeping it alive.
As for my opinion for
Fun House Theme Song has to be
Martin Circus - Disco Circus
Out of the 2 original releases Between the Prelude 12" and the Full side version on the LP. I know the LP was the signature version played with the little laugh at the end of the break before the dumdum break. However another moment I have in my mind is I was on the balcony looking down to the left (main floor) and Kraftwerk - Home Computer was playing at the far end of the room by the bleachers the wall was mirrored and I was completely engulfed at the moment and remember saying to my friend WOW look at how big this place is but then realized I seen a guy wearing a football jersey by the center stage then looked further down the room what happened to be the mirror I see him again I was buggin out. Id like to get to talk more with you guys maybe exchange some obscure songs used that we can share info. How about
Raphael Cameron - Boogies Gonna Get Ya (inst)
Yello - Bostich
Chocolate Milk - Whos Getting It Now (inst)
Tomorrows Edition - In The Groove (inst)
Pressure Drop - Rock The House
Cymande - Bra
Ralph McDonald - Jam On The Groove
John Robie - Yashar
Connie Case - Get Down

Keep em coming!

DJ DYNASTY....NICE WEBSITE U HAVE....AND IM WITH YA ON......... WARP 9......ALEXANDER ROBOTNICK....AND PETER GODWIN

HOW BOUT......
FEEL UP-GRACE JONES
BEAT BOX-ART OF NOISE
SLANG TEACHER-WIDE BOY AWAKE

IN YOUR OPINION....WHAT SHOULD BE THE FuNhOuSe THEME SONG?

Hey nice to see alot of familiar names and wanted to add a few songs that are to me pure Jellybean Funhouse era
Also in the line of
52nd St - Cool as Ice
Stargaze - You cant Have It (dub)
http://www.discomusic.com/records-more/5532_0_2_0_C/
Shirly Lites - Melt You Down (meltdown mix)
Peter Godwin - Emotional Disguise either mix
Warp 9 - Nunk/Light Years Away
Tyrone Brunson - The Smurf
Alexander Robotnick - Problems D'Amoure
So many more as well
I was as well as some others taking in Jellybeans nights as it was the mighty word
I am glad to see guys like Joey Ghost who bassically was bred the same way based on his description.
So like to say whats up and I never forget seeing Warp 9 and Planet Patrol at the the funhouse on Halloween night lets just say the D****l was flowing pretty good that night and I was moved if you know what I mean. I still spin some cool sets I think will be appreciated here.
www.djdynastymusic.com
Hey Joe Monk you should remember me we did a gig for a while together at Cabaret with Ceasar and Mike C.
I was the DJ at the place, I heard Mike C passed is that right

not for nuttin, but shame on all of ya . it may not have qualified as the "theme song" but if you did not bolt to the dance floor when you heard soul makosa by manu dibango makin it's way into the mix, the only legit excuse for you was a medically cinfirmed OD.

TO DANNY AND RO, THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE REUNION TOGETHER AT YOUR HOUSE. WATCHING ALL THE BUGGERS DANCE BROUGHT BACK ALOT OF MEMORIES TO ME AND MY PARTNER RONNIE. TO ALL THAT MISSED IT THERE WILL BE ANOTHER FUNHOUSE REUNION SOMEWHERE SOMEDAY. AND ALL FUNHOUSE BUGGERS WHO ARE NO LONGER WITH US WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED. JOE MONK FUNHOUSE

Hey, Buggers--thanks for coming and making the night very special by sharing good memories and dancing our asses off again. It's been a looooooong time. We'll do it again soon. Roe loves you all and so do I. Let's make sure we keep in touch and get together often enough! I can't belive I can still pitcher many of use bugging on the dance floor. Like when walk the night came on last night, I could still see your fase singing like it was 25 years ago Mark Bugger.

Danny and Ro...What would we have done without you!!! 2 beautiful souls who deserve the most life can offer. Thanks for sharing your home, family, time and love.
Looking forward to many more good times!!
Thanks again,
Ellen, Sergio and Frank

I had the BEST time!!! Three cheers to Ro & Danny!!!

Dancing is the key to staying young and in shape!!! SHARE THE MUSIC boyz! I'm the only bugger without a song to bug to!!! I can't dance to the 2900 rock 'n roll songs on my ipod! LOL

Julie-threre was a moment when we were dancing when you looked at me. I was brought back to 1979!

Reunion was a blast!! Mega thanks to Danny & Ro for hosting, you guys did an awesome job!!! And Ellen, it most certainly won't be another 20 years. We're planning for another one in July when Dean-Greenbean comes up. Check your emails guys, Marie has all her photos up there! It was just the beginning!!! Like the song says, "It'sJust Begun"!!!!!!!!!!

The reunion was GREAT!!! My husband had to carry me from the car to the house. Muscles I haven't used in 20 years are screaming " what did you do b****". I agree with you George, great music, great friends, great laughs ( still can't get the smile off my face!!) Lets not wait 20 more years to see each other again!! George, I'll be waiting (patiently) by the computer for my music. I love ya!! Ellen

What are the Bugger's thoughts to CAF'E CAF'E- DD Sound Delivery. Can it be put on the Immortal list of Funhouse Classic's??????

thanx robert

i really appreciate the help

dave the Rave.........i really dont remember that song at the Funhouse...
did jellybean rock that jam?

any others DAVE ????

Mark if you can I'd like
1. Slow Down by John Miles
2. Stubborn Kinda Fella by Buffalo Smoke
3. Up on the roof by Viola Wills
And
4. Paradise Garage by ? the one that You Howie and I used to kid about. Do you member?
(Even wears to glass' like Jacqueline Onassis, dan-dan-dan ) Ha! Ha!
Thanks Robert

Does anyone have Slow Down by John Miles?

JOEYGHOST: I sure do remeber it, called DANCE FANTASY-FREELIFE,1979 EPIC/CBS LABEL. Check your e-mail. Sixty Nine, 1980-81 I believe.

SIXTY NINE....BKLYN XPRESS!!!!!!!!!!

HOTT !!!!!!!!!!!!,,,WHEN THAT FIRST CAME OUT..........HOTTTTT

SAME LABEL AS "TOO THROUGH"...
GREAT CHOICE JOEYI

"DANCING IS MY FANTASY"..........SORRY DAVE I CANT PLACE IT....
JOEYI...U REMEMBER FREELIFE?

DAVE,,,WHERE CAN I FIND IT ONLINE OR WHAT LABEL IS IT ON?

Hey Joey Ghost, Do you remember "Dancing Is My Fantasty" by Freelife?

JOEYGHOST: Melting Pot- Women,
have to say they are equally good.

Have not seen SIXTY-NINE/CHANGE POSITION-BROOKLYN EXPRESS on here yet.

what about .....DANCING IN OUTERSPACE by atmosphere

OR


LOVE MONEY by bo kool

WOMAN is a great choice,,,,,but id have to say MELTING POT was betta

No votes for Woman by Barabas either?? HMMMM

How about Set it Off by Strafe?? I remember when Jellybean played it off of a reel2reel!!

JoeyGhost: Words cannot describe
BELLHEAD.The whole Optimo Cavern record was Freaky as well.

Ciao my friend....

joeyi......sorry to say......the only "BELLS" that ring in my head are liquid liquids "BELLHEAD"

is there a harder, MORE dEraNgEd FuNhOuSe SONG?

Hey Joey Ghost, sure do remeber that song by 52nd ST.. I have not seen yet- DEVIL'S GUN,and some of the early spacey FUNHOUSE jams from 77-79.... TANGO IN SPACE-SPACE, KING OF CLUBS-CHOCOLAT'E. There was also a song I believe called '' PUSSYFOOTER, ring any bells????

Hi Dean!!

G-D it was great seeing a picture of you! How's it hangin?? LOL.
Miss seeing your smiling face. Had some updates about you over the years from Danny and Tina, would love to see ya when u get to Bklyn. Looks like none of us are making this reunion after all. Maybe, if we postpone it, more people will get the word about it ( I only have known for the past 5 days). I spoke with Ronnie last night and I have talked him into coming.( now that it is canceled , go figure) Sh-t if we were not embarrassed of what we used to do, why the hell be embarrassed of what we are doing now!!!

As for me, I am married 18 years and have a 16 year old son starting college in 1 more year. Crap, he is just a year younger than I was when I started going out to the FunHouse. NO WAY am I letting him out of my eyesite!! LOLOL Nah, he is a great kid and a straight A student. Guess I didn't kill all my brain cells, whatever was left went to him! hahaha.
Heard about your accident. Don't know the details, but I am hoping that you are feeling better. As for me, I am half the time in a wheelchair and the other half with a cane. Seems that at 41 I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Living with it for 4 years now and still loose my mind when the music takes me back! AHHHH when I hear the music....G-D gives me my legs back for a bit and off I go.........
Email me if you want at BklynfromBx@aol.com we can catch up further if you like. You still need it....and I still got it!!!! LOLOL
Ellen

sorry about the i'llness in your family robin hope everything turns out alright

devils playground (do you wanna get funky with me) a true zombola anthem

ty hbkathi
ty ellen

DISCO CIRCUS...........................4
HILLS OF KATMANDU...................2
HAPPY SONG..............................1
GIVE IT UP/LOOSE......................1
SLOW DOWN..............................1
AINT NO MOUNTAIN.....................1
CRANK IT UP..............................1
STANDING IN THE SHADOWS........1
LOVIN IS REALLY MY GAME..........1

CMON BUGGERS.....VOTE !

JOEY-I........."GET DOWN"....CONNIE CASE IS DEFINATELY AWESOME TRACK...............SAME ERA COMPRABLE SONG....."TWICE AS NICE"/"COOL AS ICE"....52ND STREET............REMEMBER THAT ONE?

rules of the game...frankie1...

by juny boom

mixed by jellybean

BUGGER REUNION UPDATE!!!!
Unfortunately due to an illness in Robin's family, she cannot host the reunion. If anyone has a backyard with room to host the party PLEASE let myself or Marie Tuna know ASAP!!!

ONCE AGAIN, THE BUGGER REUNION SCHEDULED FOR THIS SATURDAY MAY 27TH AT ROBIN'S HOUSE HAS TO BE RELOCATED OR RESCHEDULED!! I don't know about you guys but as long as we have a place to hold it I would still love to have it this Saturday. The weather is suppose to be perfect!! Please contact us ASAP with suggestions!!
Mark(347)564-6134
Marie Tuna (917)838-3517

Alright Everybody Shut UP

I said Shut up



(remember that?)

Hi Kathi. Yes, I remember Darlene, there's a pic of her & I above. I am from Brooklyn.

yes marie that's my e.mail ad

Marie - My name is Kathi. Ihad Bernie upload a "scrap book page" that my cousin and I put together - back in ........1981. It features people from Ozone Park (friends) Check it out.
As for Dina, Julie and Pammy - they were from Forest Hills and were always at the back stage. They were luders.
Write back - You're from Bklyn? You know Darlene?
kathi

hey all, I dont know who i would be if i didnt go to the funhouse disco ....maybe the best days(maybe the worstlol) in my life. I'd do it again...my crew was jimmy from the bay, frankie blue, looney rob oz, anthony, louis, marina little dina, liza, jean jean the dancing machine, jerry espo, there was so many ill get back with a few pictures very soon i have many....

hi Ellen ! i still need it !

Hi Everyone!!
I am looking forward to the reunion! Thanks for calling me Danny to let me know. Mark it was so great hearing your voice after all these years. No Maria, I am Ellen from the Bronx, that moved to Bklyn to be closer to my Funhouse friends. I used to hang out just foward of the clown face, or sometimes the front stage steps with Staci, Mimi and Tina Punk Rock. All time favorite FunHouse song...hands down Lovin Is Relly My Game, by Brainstorm!!! Also, Sing Sing, Sing, holds a special place in my heart. I think I was the only fool that went nuts on the dance floor for that song! LOL I am also a original FunHouse person, and do believe that there was life before JellyBean, and their names are Ted and Johnathan!!! Hope to see everyone at the reunion

I guess you guys caught the spelling error-Ted Currear to Ted Currier. Sorry-LOL

Yo buggers! Whats Happening? 4 more days till the Bugger reunion. Can't wait!!
Yo George! Did you fall off the face of the earth? Holla back! Love to talk to you before he reunion on Saurday. There are so many amazing Bugger songs it is so hard to come up with just one pick. But I am working on it. I have so many Bugger tapes from Jelly Bean and Ted currear that Marty made me when he was working for me. But they are tapes, I would love to have some CDs.

I vote for Standing in the Shadows of Love by Fever. That was real Jellybean.

Marie & Mark - I remember Annie cause - some of the guys I hung with would hang with them. Used to be Annie and Frannie?? Once I went to Sheepshead Bay Roller Palace to hang with them. As for the other pics - it looks like a girl named Charlene from Manhattan.
I am from Howard Beach. I remember Jimmy Bowling shoes doing the freak back stage. Indian girl ( had long braids) - Deputy of love was her song. - and some great dancer named Fernando. I use to date Jimbo . Use to hang with OZP guys. I have quite a few stories from 1979-1981. Remember Julie, Dina and Pammy from Queens??

Hey Marie Tuna!! How the hell are you?! I still talk to a few buggers (too few). I MISS YOU ALL AND THE TIMES WE HAD!!! Since I've been on the FuNhOuSe site(thanks to Julie), she gave Mark Bugger my number. It has brought back so many great memories ( and I mean great) that I have never forgotten in 25 years and I will never ever forget until the day I die. They were the best days of our lives. I still can't believe how many of us buggers (real buggers) are still FuNhOuSe buggers. FUNHOUSE BUGGERS FOR LIFE UNTIL THE DAY WE DIE!!!!
I was at 7-11 today (5/22/06) and I saw someone who I though was you and I yelled out " Hey Tuna!". She turned around and looked at me like I was nuts! I guess it wasn't you.
Yes, I am definetly going to the reunion!! Can't wait to see you! How is Lisa Purple? Is she coming? Tell her I said hi and I miss her too. I speak to Ellen sometimes and I told I would bring her if she would go. I'm trying to talk Ronnie into going.
P.S- Are you going to wear your pink or black spandex pants? If you do, I might wear my black bikini bathing suit, black leather vest and of couse with my Chinese Sneakers with speed gum in one and ups in the other. LOL-haha
See you Saturday

Hey Joey Ghost.... Not much to add to ACTION 78,you said it all.Though there are 100's of insane Funhouse Records, 2 that should be included are(1)Deputy of Love-Don Amando(2) Get Down-Connie Case,also done by King Sporty.............. I've yet to here any comments about the FUNHOUSE PICTURE DISC?????? done by the BEAN????

JOEY I.......YESS!! EDDY GRANT..CALA FORNIA STYLE,,,,,,

POINT ZERO A MUST......EROTIC DRUM BAND.....JERKY RHYTHM, PLUG ME TO DEATH, LOVE DISCO STYLE...LIKE EM ALL

ACTION 78 WAS REAL FuNhOuSE though.........talk about intense...waa almost like a tribal war dance (only problem was half was pretty, but he other half,,,the funhouse half was HARD and DRIVING.....A HARDCORE POUNDING DRUM LOOP WITH A "HA HA HA"....gives me chillzzzzz

HEY DANNY TAZ I READ YOUR LETTER IT SAID RONNIE IS WORKING FOR YOU I HOPE HE IS DOING GOOD IF YOU READ THIS TELL HIM TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME HE PROBABLY WOULD SAY HIM ON A COMPUTER OH NO BUT OH YES JOE MONK FUN HOUSE

Yo George how the hell are you. If I died I would come back to life just to go to the reunion and see all my old buggers that I have not spoke or seen in a long time
(to long)

Dean whats up. I have been trying to reach you call me taz

beat the clock was done by two group's sparks who was the other

Can we get JERKY RHYTHM-Erotic Drum Band & POINT ZERO-Voyage to classify as serious Funhouse Songs????? HEY JOEY GHOST,are you talking California Style- Eddie Grant 1981??? Sounds like a song GHOST would like.

jus wanna share some JELLYBEAN fUnHoUsE with everyone......(the not so often mentioned)

starchild-level42
california style-?
in the name of love-thomson twins
home computer-kraftwerk
love money-bo kool
baby ill be yours-lime
jam hott-johnny dynell & the NY 88
rules of the game-juny boom
try jah love-third world
tell me im not dreamin-was not was
come let me love you (instr)-jeanette lady day
feel my big guitar-vaughn mason & crew
nobody else-karen silver

double journey by POWERLINE

dont turn your back on me (oh no , oh no, oh no dont let it go,
oh no, oh no, oh no dont let it go.DONT TURN YOUR BACK...dont turn your back on me...) by FRONTLINE ORCHESTRA.....

danny taz how the f..k are you it's me george going to the reunion long time no see

IT FEELS LIKE I DIED AND WENT TO BUGGER HEAVEN!!! WHATS UP FELLOW BUGGGERS ITS DANNY TAZ. THE FUNHOUSE WAS ONE OF THE BEST TIMES OF MY LIFE. DANCING MY a** OFF TILL THE LIGHTS WENT ON AND YELLING (JUST ONE MORE SONG). I REALLY MISS THOSE TIMES. NO CLUB WILL EVER COME CLOSE TO THE FUNHOUSE. RONNIE IS FINE HE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ME FOR OVER FIVE YEARS NOW.

george.........

I GOTTA TELL YOU...BETWEEN U AND MARK "BUGG"....I HAVE TOTALLY APPRECIATED YOUR TOP 10'S / 20'S OF FUNHOUSE MUZIK

SONGS THAT BLEW ME AWAY....
BOOGIE CITY.....MUSIC MAN......STUBBORN KIND OF FELLA......DANCE IT FREESTYLE.....WALK THE NIGHT.....

SONGS I HAVE YET TO FIND ON THE NET.....SLOW DOWN....THE ROCK IS GONNA GET YOU.....WE'VE GOTTA DANCE.....WAR DANCE.....I CAUGHT YOUR ACT......WISHBONE.....ROLL.......DANCE FANTASY.....FIRE NIGHT DANCE.....UNDERWATER

DID YOU GUYS LIKE "BELLHEAD"......."MOODY"......"DOUBLE JOURNEY"........"DONT TURN YOUR BACK ON ME"........"DANCIN IN OUTERSPACE".........

how about song like 1 under water 2war dance 3boogie city 4key west5 plug me to death 6dance it freestyle 7remember 8pow wow 9 I caught your act 10point zero 11wishbone 12in the forest 13roll 14feel up 15give me some lovin 16dance fantasy 17jingo 18devils gun 19fire night dance 20i'm a man

Hey Mark sorry I see that you did mention Music Man about 66 submission back I didn't think you would forget that one. Remember Paradise Garage the one You Howie and I used to kid about ( Even wares to glass like Jacqueline Onassis, dan-dan-dan ) Ha! Ha!

ty john.........
ty mark bugger.....I CROWN YOU PRE JELLYBEAN ORIGINAL FUNHOUSE "BUGG"....LEADER OF THE BUGGERS..."WALK THE NIGHT"...."THE BREAK".....DO WHAT U WANNA DO"....FCKIN AWESOME!!!!

DISCO CIRCUS.................4
HILLS OF KATMANDU.........2
HAPPY SONG......................1
GIVE IT UP/LOOSE..............1
SLOW DOWN......................1
AINT NO MOUNTAIN..............1
CRANK IT UP..........................1

CMON BUGGERS.....VOTE !

Ok here you go, MY top 10 pre-Jellybean Funhouse tunes:
1-Hills of Katmandu by Tantra
2-Boogie City by Phil Hurtt
3-Walk the Night by Skatt Bros.
4-Music Man by Revanche
5-Slow Down by John Miles
6-The Rock is Gonna Get you by Gordon's War
7-The Break(Jonathan Fearing Remix) by Katmandu
8-Stubborn Kinda Fella by Buffalo Smoke
9-Do What you Wanna Do by T-Connection
10-We've Gotta Dance by Sylvia Mason
Well there's my 10, though I could probably list many more!!
And as for the last song played by Jonathan Fearing............................At Midnight by T-Connection.

Once again, if any of you are interested in coming to our Bugger reunion, PLEASE contact Robin ASAP.

I hung at the fun house every sat. nite from 78-81, maybe even longer. Great to see all the buggers again on this site.
Joey Ghost I vote Crank it Up.

I've already voted but one song Jonathon Fearing played that no one has mentioned and I'm surprised that not even Mark mentioned and would be my second choice is MUSIC MAN.

mark u mentioned earlier "the last song ever played" by jonathan fearing...............
what was it?

and if u cud fill me in on top 10 funhouse songs PRE jellybean....id really appreciate it

Rarely heard George, hmmmm. How about "The Rock is Gonna Get you" by Gordon's War??

no geo i hung with EC from spring valley,,,,,he was my light man...i was a dj.....a jellybean clonie.......hung to the right of the clowns mouth....passin napkins to jellybean......askin for names of songs...he wud write them down for me and pass through the mouth,,lol,,,,i hung to the right by the stack of speakers to the right of the clowns mouth.......

no crew i was there on business....internally programming jellybean through every cell in my body....

barkin like a dog to "hip hop be bop"........going insane to liquid liquids "bellhead"............rejoicing to "give it up or turn it loose".......mentally breaking down to "spasticus autisticus"............doin my fhouse dance to kat mandus..."the break"...........and PLEDGING MY ALLIGENCE to "DISCO CIRCUS".......the FuNhOuSe theme song

feelin moody...yeah-yeah

ESG.......

Mark! i just going back in my mind & remembered, bean gave me a copy of de kleer ting ,,a proper fold-A-matic joint LOL ! he could see my unabashed enthuseasm for it ! i'll never forget Do IT SCREAMING "NOOO!!" one particular morning when the lights came up! LOL ! 3 years of pure maddness!

or Is IT In for that matter dean, Mr. Fold-a-matic!

see lots of great old songs, but i'm surprised nobody mentioned

CRANK IT UP

being 43 puts me in with the baby boomers....but i didnt find the fhouse till 80 and went through 84

hip hop be bop came out in 82, so if u stopped goin in 81, u couldnt have heard it in the fUnHoUsE. It was electronic dance song (drum machines, synthetic hand claps, tom toms & dog barks along with catchy synth riffs....late jellybean era

I don't know the song "HIP HOP BE BOP". I went to the Funhouse EVERY Friday & Saturday from 1978-1981. Jonathan was the DJ when I started, Ted Currier followed him, then Jellybean came in. Mark & them went a bit longer than me. It could be we were there during different years (& that we're from different generations. I'm the last of the baby boomers and you're probably Generation X).

PLEASE!!??

MARK BUGGER..........YOU MEAN TO TELL ME, WHEN "HIP HOP BE BOP" FROM MAN PARRISH CAME THROUGH THE SPEAKERS OF THE fUnHoUsE....YOU WERENT BARKIN LIKE A DOG?

HOW MANY OF U BUGGERS BARKED LIKE A DOG WHEN YOU HEARD "HIP HOP BE BOP" ?

WOOF WOOF-WOOF WOOF

I think its fair to say u were more of the jonathing fearing type bugger...while i was only a jellybean bugger...in any event....
LONG LIVE DA FuNhOuSe !!!!!!!!!!

No that is Joe-van, most of them were the crew from Astoria. hbkathi who are you?? Do I know you? Must if you knew Anne bugger b/c we hung tight in those days.

Hey hbkathi (whoever you are), yes, that is Anne Bugger in the 1st picture. The group before the pic of Jimmy Bugger (the pic where it looks like there's a ring of lights around him) is a Halloween pic, I didn't personally know the peeps in the pic, Mark does, I think it's Clara & her group. I don't know where they're from either. Mark???

FYI, here are the details of the Funhouse reunion on May 27th.Please RSVP ASAP so Robin will know how much food to order.
YOU'RE INVITED TO

THE FIRST FUNHOUSE BUGGER REUNION!

Saturday, May 27th at 3:30pm

Host: Robin

Address: 80-42 Bell Blvd., Jamaica, NY (It's in Bayside, Queens)

Phone: (631) 312-7198

Directions: Use google, mapquest or yahoo

Catered Food - $20 a head.

Spouses/Significant others, children welcomed

We were rockin' the Funhouse in 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982!

You were a part of it then... You can be a part of it now!

Need more info? Contact:

Mark markapollo@aol.com (347) 564-6134

Marie LeopardGrrL68@optonline.net (917) 838-3517

Robin animalres@aol.com (631) 312-7198

Pass this on to other Buggers.

C'ya there!

Galaxy-yes, Mexican-yes, Jingo-yes, Melting pot-yes!! But come on guys really, Infatuation???? Hip hop bee bop?? Please!!

Hey Joey Ghost. I'm surprised songs Like '' GALAXY '' and '' ZULU '' were not even mentioned as well.

Hey Robert, please email me ASAP!! We have a reunion going on May 27th! Marie-Tuna, Howie, Joey Dot & myself are definitely gonna be there, Rusty too!! Would be great to see you. Also let anyone else you're in contact with know like Miles, Alfred, Larry, Jimmy, Cliff, Timmy. Here's my email
markapollo@aol.com

maybe so george,,,,

but i got u down for "give it up or turn it loose"

scroll up, you shouted rite after frankie1 shouted "happy song"

im surprised so far.....NO mexican
NO hip hop be bop.....NO soul makossa......NO bostich........NO jingo......NO trans europe express.....NO bellhead.........NO spank........NO infatuation......NO magnificent dance........NO walking on sunshine.......NO beat the clock.....NO melting pot.......NO sing sing sing........NO cavern.....NO bohannon,,,,,,,,,,,,NO just begun??????????????

marialisa.....pick ONE for your vote of THEME song for the FuNHoUsE

KEY WEST or DIRTY TALK

CAST YOUR VOTE!

you are all shouting out great songs but what about key west and dirty talk

JOEY GHOST I SPOKE TO MY COUSIN IM GOING TO MEET HIM ONR DAY SOON AND TALK NEVER CAN TELL MY PARTNER TALKS TO JELLYBEAN ONCE IN A WHILE ILL LET YOU KNOW AND EVERYONE ELSE ABOUT A REUNION FUN HOUSE IF YOU OR ANYONE KNOWS A BIG SPACE DONT HAVE TO BE THE SIZE OF THE FUN HOUSE A CLUB A HALL SOMETHING IN THAT ORDER GET IN TOUCH WITH ME I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN ONE DAY A FUN HOUSE REUNION JOE MONK FUN HOUSE

TY TINA.....YES WE DID GO CRAZY
RIGHT AFTER HEARING THAT "BOOM BOOM" WHICH WAS RIGHT AFTER THE RECORD SAID...."CALL MY NAME".......AND I BELIEVE IT WAS EITHER RANDY OR MURRAY THAT SAID..."JEEEELLLLLLYYYYYYYBBBBBEEAAAANNNNNNN"
REMEMBER THAT?

DISCO CIRCUS.................4
HILLS OF KATMANDU.........2
HAPPY SONG......................1
GIVE IT UP/LOOSE..............1
SLOW DOWN......................1
AINT NO MOUNTAIN..............1

CMON BUGGERS.....VOTE !

My vote is for "Aint no Mountain"
The minute you heard the beat with that boom boom to follow people went crazy.............

TY JOE MONK....BUT UNDERSTAND I DONT CLAIM TO KNOW EVERYTHING FROM THE FUNHOUSE CAUSE I WASNT THERE DURING JONATHAN FEARING SPINNING DAZE....I AM A DIE HARD JELLYBEAN CULT FOLLOWER THAT HUNG IN THE CLOWNS MOUTH FROM 81 - 84....BACK TO THE POLL

TY ROBERT FROM 12TH AVE.....UPDATED POLL OF FUNHOUSE THEME SONG

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

CMON BUGGERS.....VOTE !

JOEY GHOST NICE JOB PUTTING THE SONGS INTO A LETTER A LITTLE ABOVE THIS I SPOKR TO MY COUSIN A FUN HOUSE REUNION I WOUKD IN A BIG PLACE OR A CLUB SOMETHING IN THAT ORDER IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY BUT IT DOES COME BACK AT YA HEY SANDY SNEAKING IN ANY MORE CLUBS I DO REMEMBER YOU STILL A BLONDE HOPE TO SEE YOU AT A FUN HOUSE REUNION WHEN ITS DONE AND DONE RIGHT KEEP LETTERS COMING AND CHECK OUT JOEY GHOST MAIL HE IS GOOD AND HE KNOWS HIS STUFF JOE MONK FUN HOUSE

I think Miles from 23rd St NYC would agree

Robert from 12th Ave

I am on of the orginals and Mark will testify to that. My number ONE choice is Slow Down by John Miles.

for all JellyBean Followers......

AIN'T NUTHIN BUT A HOUSE PARTY
Friday May 12th
@ UNION SQUARE BALLROOM
JOIN JELLYBEAN BENITEZ & MARLON D along with Special Guest DJ Kervyn Mark

The vibe begins @ 10pm
PRESENT THIS EFLYER AT THE DOOR BEFORE 11PM FOR FREE ADMISSION

MEMBERS $5.00 Non Members $10.00 w/ flyer $15.00 w/o flyer
10 pm to 1 am Kervyn Mark
1 am until ..... Resident DJ's: Jellybean Benitez & Marlon D
VISIT US @ http://www.myspace.com/anbahp

Hey Joey Ghost, SO WELL PUT.I remeber the freak.......as well.

Twin.....let us in on the info....when and where will the next Funhouse be...count me in!!!!!!!

MONKSTA.....whatz in the wind?

"tell me im not dreamin"....joe...we wanna be "walkin on sunshine".....there "aint no mountain high enough".....no "time"....so we gotta "beat the clock"...bring US together in this "DISCO CIRCUS"...THIS "native love"...where "DOMINATRIX"....lQQk....."for the same man"....so lets "give it up or turn it loose"...let the "slang teacher" preach again LOUD into the "hills of katmandu"....LOL....im buggin out !!!! WHATZ IN THE WIND?????

ANYBODY REMEMBER THAT REAL FUNHOUSE FREAK, VOGUE-IN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR,,,,,BEFORE VOGUEIN WAS REALLY OUT?.....HE WUD PANTIMIME CLIMIN A ROPE WITH HIS HANDS AND VOGUE....ANYBODY REMEMBER SEEIN THAT?

I got a cousin who is the promotion director of one of the Disco FM stations in New york.
If we ever can get a Big Reunion together.

Let me know
ficp020301@aol.com

EVERYBODY HAS DIFFERENT SONGS ME AFER 9 TO 10 YEARS THERE I GOT TO LIKE THEM ALL YOU GUYS OUT THERE PROBALY KNOW BETTER THEN ME LETS KEEP THIS SITE GOING AND LETTERS JOEY GHOST I SPOKE TO MY COUSIN THERE IS SOMETHING INTHE WIND MMMMMMMMMM

joey i.......already have your vote on DISCO CIRCUS (scroll up..u previously said "after intense pressure u committ to DISCO CIRCUS as theme song")

how about some of the bartenders, and owners(JOE MONK)
who better than you people to cast a vote on the FuNhOuSe Theme song....

what ONE song was the theme song?

wish we cud get JELLYBEAN's answer on this !!!!!!,,,can someone reach out and ask him?

here.s one that everybody got nut.s over de kleeer ting

Hey Joey Ghost,

Sign me up for Disco Circus,Hills of
Katmandu... What about Underwater for the master list Remember Shake it up-Barone.

thanx tuna....

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

The Hills of Katmandu

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

thankx mark "bugger"

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

KEEP IT COMIN PARTY PEOPLE...

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.

thank u sandy

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


CAST YOUR VOTE !!!!!

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......

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

give it up or turn it loose like a sex machine

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

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?

dhallerman@optonline.net

markapollo@aol.com

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.

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!!

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.

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

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

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!!!!

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

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.

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.

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 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.

how many people could the club hold joe

HI MARIE YES I REMEMBER YOU HOPE YOUR DOING WELL

THE FUN HOUSE WAS 28000 SQUARE FEET

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

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.

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

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, 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........

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!

YES from rockland...

Correction Joey Ghost.....

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

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........

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

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 !

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 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

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

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 !!!!!

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 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

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

Hey Joe Monk, thanks for the un-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'.

Joe Monk..thank you.


funhouse freak forever.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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

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).

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

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

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.

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!!

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

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

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?

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

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

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

Does anyone remember Bobby Anderson from Ozone Park?

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

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

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

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!!

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

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!".

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.

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

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