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Richard Blakeley
08/19/09

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I will never tire of seeing Ian Spiegelman punch that guy at his own book party.
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Swifter
08/19/09

@blakeley: You and me both.
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Foster Kamer
08/19/09

@Swifter: Sigh. Doug Dechert should be in a media edition of VH1's Where Are They Now?
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smithhimself
08/16/09

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I understand the endless variety of taste, but the only thing more annoying than this Gaga remix is the original.

I was out in the Hamptons on Saturday. THIS ol' song was being played, and people were dancing.
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BookishLookish
08/16/09

@smithhimself: What do you expect from those in-bred Big Whites, smithhim? "Living for the City"?
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bryanthelion
08/15/09

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Hmm, what ever happened to clubbing in abandoned warehouses?

These kids are doing it wrong!
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oneninesevenfour
09/04/09

@bryanthelion: Oh congress got involved and passed a law that would spread racketeering charges around to anyone involved with throwing warehouse parties should drugs be found at the party. (Including DJs, Warhouse owners, party promoters, people running the door. Anyone but attendees practically)

Put a bit of a damper on the the thing. Which was exactly the idea.
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Trulymadlyme
08/15/09

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Well, those candy kids grew up. They're CPAs and lawyers and slogging their way through residencies. And I'm not talking about being a DJ, here. That's why the club scene is getting pushed. We're all getting old and the young kids aren't into dancing all night to DJ Micro whilst rolling.
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Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
08/15/09

@Trulymadlyme: Say it ain't so! Surely at least rolling can unite ALL generations! As long as they keep their hands to themsrlves, of course..
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Baroness
08/15/09

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See the windowsill two feet above the Beatrice awning? That's the lady's apartment in the Times article. Imagine? I love the pic of her looking so traumatized, so haunted, by hearing "Stuck In The Middle With You", night after night.. it's like, Darfur, or something.

Actually, I sort of symapthize. Being forced to Look At This Fucking Hipster literally, every night, must have driven her and her four cats insane.
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takeouteurotrash
08/15/09

@Baroness: I know you're being humorous regarding the poor lady that lives upstairs...but I truly have no sympathy for these people. It's beyond me why people move downtown (or even to NY), ultimately complaining about the noise or people or whatever. It's a city with 8 million living tenants, free (or...should I say..they should be free) to walk around all night, smoking cigarettes, making music, or socializing on a street corner.

I'm sick of people trying to recreate their surroundings, instead of simply adapting or moving the fuck on. And I'm a semi-old.

Move to Larchmont, where you can light a tiki-torch, pour a glass of wine, and watch Squeaky the squirrel saunter by.
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unclevanya
08/15/09

@takeouteurotrash: Hear fucking hear, the sequel. If you want quiet, move to Westchester. This is the City That Never Sleeps, or did you miss the memo? Get a pair of fucking earplugs, you old crones.

The Christopher St. bars are falling victim to this as well. They practically have to don black cloaks and tiptoe out of the places in the wee hours for fear of a noise complaint. The world is upside down.
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resipsaloquacious
08/15/09

@takeouteurotrash: What a load of horseshit. Adapt or move on? Are you fucking kidding me. I am sure the woman who lives there was living there before those useless fucking Sevignys showed up. The fact that you believe an old woman should move out of her (probably rent controlled) apartment because a club hack showed up downstairs who merely has the luck of having a talentless sister willing to suck cock on screen, shows how vile a fuck you are. Go play in traffic, asshole.
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takeouteurotrash
08/16/09

@resipsaloquacious: "The fact that you believe an old woman should move out of her (probably rent controlled) apartment because a club hack showed up downstairs who merely has the luck of having a talentless sister willing to suck cock on screen, shows how vile a fuck you are."

Read the NYT article and report back.
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takeouteurotrash
08/16/09

@unclevanya: And west chelsea, east village, financial district...and on and on. I blame it on procreation and (as the article points out) the olds moving in. Give us the whores on West St. or burn the MPD down.

As much as resipsaloquacious wants to rip me down, I implore anyone to visit a 'town hall' meeting and experience the wrath of new parents in the neighborhood. The best part is that everyone's a lawyer (albeit unemployed). They treat it like moot court.

[curbed.com]
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Unsolicited Advice
08/16/09

@takeouteurotrash:

To say nothing of this commentary, which is like a little NIMBY play in 3 acts. Everybody wants nightlife, nobody wants to sleep next to it. That's why we have eminent domain and why ordinary people aren't allowed to make decisions.
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takeouteurotrash
08/16/09

@Unsolicited Advice: Giuliani/Columbia! What a guy/liberal institution!
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takeouteurotrash
08/15/09

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Jesus fucking christ. That photo montage makes me feel like I'm peering through an abandoned Detroit warehouse window, circa 1997.

Plastikman? Anyone? Anyone at all?
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Banjo-Sea Kitten
08/15/09

@takeouteurotrash: for me it's the rave I went to at a pig farm in '97. That was a banner year I guess. I slept on some hay and and almost froze to death. Good times.
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takeouteurotrash
08/15/09

@Banjo-Sea Kitten: Ah, see that's bad etiquette. When I visited Detroit that fateful night, they'd (the promoters, or gutter punks, or drug dealers (pick one)) duct taped black plastic bags (cut and spread like sheets) against the walls, to trap the heat. Supposedly, being malnourished, parched, and confined within a space burning at 105 degrees gets the most bang for your buck, re: drugs.

Good times in the Motor City.
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Banjo-Sea Kitten
08/15/09

@takeouteurotrash: ah the hot ones, the desert ones and those come with *whispered hiss* hippies. You have to Febreze your soul afterwards.
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takeouteurotrash
08/15/09

@Banjo-Sea Kitten: Oh, it's much worse than that. You have to burn your pink wig, taper those kik-wear pants, and eat the candy bracelet around your wrist. An arduous task (or set, thereof), if I do say so myself.

"Shaking hands with one that smells of patchoulii does not a good business partner or lover make." (Pascal, 1653)
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Banjo-Sea Kitten
08/15/09

@takeouteurotrash: Holy shit, Kik-wear. Now you've done it.
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Trulymadlyme
08/15/09

@takeouteurotrash: Oh, me. Soooooooo me.
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smithhimself
08/09/09

In reply to SoHo House's Nü Elitism: Take Off Your Suit, Give Us Real Books
Where does Nick keep all the copies of the Gawker Guide to Conquering All Media? Last time I checked on BookScan, they had sold about 400 copies.
As to Soho House. I've been there a half dozen times. A nice location. Good view. But after reading all this nonsense I certainly wouldn't join. I'm actually involved with books -- and feature films -- and yes, I do wear suits and ties quite often.
The people who have invited me to Soho and those I have met in the bar were in PR or advertising. Gosh, I just knew they were creative types by the way they sneered at my regimental necktie.
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BookishLookish
08/09/09

@smithhimself: Gentlemen should always wear neckties. That the politBORE-o at Soho House have deemed that to be "unartistic" only proves out just how timelessly cool it is to wear one. Carry on, darling.
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smithhimself
08/09/09

@BookishLookish:
I always straighten my necktie whenever I think of you, Bookish.
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BookishLookish
08/09/09

@smithhimself: And I always finger the cottonball dipped in Chanel No. 19 tucked into my cleavage when I think of you, love.
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nicepony
08/09/09

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People still go to Soho House? My Mom's been there.
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BookishLookish
08/09/09

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In an effort to promote the new generalized feeling of bookishness, I'm going down there later this afternoon with Nick Tosches, Sonny Mehta, and Oscar Hijuelos and we're all going to take a whiz in the middle of the salon. I will be the only one squatting though. Bring your cameras, kids!
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ChillbearLatrigue
08/09/09

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I was thrown out of a Denny's the other night for not being artistic enough. I was also drunk and unruly. It was mostly the artistic thing though.
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No Day Like Friday
08/09/09

@ChillbearLatrigue:
Ugh, it always is with them.
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Tammany_Fall
08/09/09

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Nothing like a rigid, passive-aggressive rulebook to create a casual atmosphere.
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phlox✔
08/09/09

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This is an artistic club for artistic people!
We'll have no trouble here.
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ampersandparade
08/09/09

@phlox✔: You lied to me Phlox. You lied to me. There is a SoHo House... and other places.
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phlox✔
08/09/09

@ampersandparade: Nice!
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SpyMagician
08/08/09

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Conversations don’t make themselves!
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lionboy
08/08/09

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Isn't soliciting donations a bit Salvation Army-ish?
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richardmarxhatesmyhair
08/08/09

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i went to soho house with an unemployed (mid-level) publicist. we didn't wear suites, though.
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