The four months I spent at City Beat were the best 4 months of my life. I worked the door there (and occasionally the floor and back bar, but that was usually Alias's thing) What a wonderful time, I miss it so much. (not to mention the MDA) Pony, Roxy, Sean, Neal, Jono, Alias, David Ginsberg, Matthew Broyles, Bobby, Annette to name a few of the usual cast of characters, everyone else I probably met you as you paid your entry. I was just off of the farm in Coeur d'Alene and it was like a dream. I decided then that I wanted to be a dj, went back to Idaho,taught myself to spin, and George Freeman moved me back over to help start The Vortex. Then I worked at Neighbors and at DJ's Nightlife. What has happened to this city? It used to be so full of fun and life, now it's all Nike Town and Cheesecake Factory.... so sad... Big thanks to the corrupt SPD for bringing such a good time to a close. I will always have such fond memories of that place.

I too miss that place. I was just coming out at that time and City Beat made it easier. I was able to make it to the Monestary ONCE before THEY SHUT IT DOWN, but i made up for it at City Beat then Club Broadway. If you were taking MDA, then you might remember me. As I was the vending machine...then Sherry took over after s*** started happening...(I wonder how Gary is)
I remember all the fun!!! Dancing til dawn...after hours....MDA (mostly) with the occasional LSD evening. I wonder how Mario, Roxy, Boy Mike, TJ, Mouse, Ru, Laura, Ron, Mercy, to name a few are doing? Anyone know?

I too went to the monastary once before it closed, but the party was long over, still I was amazeedd at the sound system and the residual feelings left behind.l Even though I was from Coeur d'Alene, the Monastary was famous. I remember being completely blown away when the people who we had introduced ourselves to and were sitting with let it drop that they had been awake 3 days. I couldn't believe such a thing could be possible.

Last I hear of Mouse (which was at least 6-8 years ago, he was cutting hair down by the westin somewhere. but that was awhile ago. I was a vending machine myself at the time, for Pony. He had the best. I remember the first time we rolled up to City Beat from Cd'A I rolled down my window and grabble the first black chick that walked by and asked her if she knew where I could get some of this "MDA" that I'd heard of. Turns out it was from Ginsberg, and I didn't feel a thing. Remember Kitty from Bellevue? It was all like a really good dream.