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Registration date: 03/26/2007
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  • On Wednesday Auditory Orgasm: Tiga - Mindimension at 12/11/2008 06:41am
    I remember about two years ago at Pawn Shop when you came up to me every 10 minutes and shouted "THIS IS MY JAM!" in my ear, did a little dance and then stumbled away.
  • On Club promoter spreading AIDS like it was 1990 at 10/31/2008 10:28pm
    If he had been forthcoming before sexing her up, then he could have avoided all of this. The chance of spreaing HIV through vaginal intercourse is pretty low (assuming he wasn't an ass man), but still. I think he got what he deserved.
  • On Vagabond nightly expansion at 10/15/2008 2:26pm
    The crowds at Vagabond generally spend money. This is not true at most of the other downtowny venues competing with Vag. I think there's a correlation between income and longevity there. Someone call the Secretary of the Treasury, he needs to see this.
  • On Wynwood Second Saturday Muggings at 10/15/2008 2:23pm
    "I realize now, after the fact, that the galleries are adjacent to a bad neighborhood." She's wrong. The galleries are IN the bad neighborhood, not next to it. The adjacent neighborhoods (south and west) to Wynwood need a stronger word than "bad" to describe them.
  • On VeeV: Delicious at 10/09/2008 00:37am
    Send me a bottle. I've been booze free for almost a week.
  • On McCain backing outta the debate? R u fucking kidding me? What a lame stunt at 09/24/2008 10:29pm
    It also seems like McCain is playing on Americans' ignorance of how Congress actually works. Neither he nor Obama is on the Senate Banking Committee, which is where a bill concerning finance would be fleshed out. So neither would have any real input on any bill until it reaches the full Senate for floor action. Obama is playing this right by sticking to the debate schedule and committing to go to Washington if necessary.
  • On New club Voyage takes over the old Bricks space at 09/11/2008 4:58pm
    What else is down there that draws a sizable crowd besides Finnegan's? I've been to both Finnegan's and Bricks once. After a while Finnegan's got absurdly packed with a line around the corner. The time I went to Bricks we arrived pretty early, 11ish, and the crowd was pretty thin, so we left after an hour or so. The street layout of that part of town makes it a pain for non-locals. I guess the locals could use the Metromover, when it's not running them over.
  • On MetroMover death - Tip Don't jump on tracks at 09/10/2008 7:06pm
    The article says there was a second man who jumped down to help the other retrieve the hat. That must have been one fantastic hat. I was in downtown Monday evening and the wind was strong enough to push me around while walking. A positive side effect of the windy conditions was a noticeable decrease in panhandling bums.
  • On I didn't get to Score but there's always a Twist at 08/26/2008 4:35pm
    In my limited historical knowledge of Miami clubs I can only name four: Warsaw (closed), The Cactus (closed), Twist and Score. I remember when Lackner first moved to the ghetto. We drove up Biscayne one night and we saw a bunch of dudes outside The Cactus going up and down the street. We didn't know it was a gay bar at the time. After some debating and wild speculation we turned around and drove down the side street to inspect, and saw things that took our innocence.

    I guess Twilo might have been a gay club, but it was hardly ever open and generally off the radar. Alan T was at the door one night while Lacker and I were staggering home from Studio A. Mr. T. told us to go inside and check it out. The only two things I remember were that the sound and light systems were really awesome, and the shirtless gay guys at the urinals doing bumps of coke (or meth, or MDMA) in the open with complete disregard for discretion.
  • On I didn't get to Score but there's always a Twist at 08/26/2008 4:06pm
    Are Score and Twist basically the gay analogs (clever use of "anal") to Iguana Cantina? I remember before Lackner and I (well, mostly Lacker) got more into the club scene and we'd plan on going to the "best" club at the time and if those plans failed, we'd end up at Iguana Cantina or some other generic bar/club. The article would have been better if you had visited some non-staple gay club and reviewed it. The straight equivalent of this article would have been: "We went to Iguana Cantina first, but it was dead, so we decided to go to Gatsby's. It was packed and we had a great time!"

    The Miami club scene changed for me when I first went to Spiderpussy at Lounge 16 way back when. After that experience, pretty much every club on South Beach seemed lame. The lines, the lists, and the expensive drinks all started to lose their allure once I found out I could have a great time without all the overhead.
  • On Tales from the west side: Marijuana grow house found in Mall of the Americas at 08/26/2008 1:58pm
    The only reason to ever go to Mall of the Americas is because it was the closest theater (to where we lived) that wasn't too ghetto for a while. Then when it got super ghetto the choice became: "Do we go to The Falls or Mall of the Americas?" The answer always ended up being "The Falls is less ghetto, but it's so fucking far" and we inevitably ended up at Mall of the Americas... regretting it. Our salvation came years later when the South Beach theater opened.

    Also, I hear the Incredible Universe complex is now a secret opium cultivation project with an accompanying opium den, powered by the sun and the drafts of wind from 826 traffic.


  • On In times like these.. at 08/18/2008 1:02pm
    Maybe I should see it as fate that I chose not to join that shitty company in Sarasota and move there. Fay's projected path goes right over that dump. The last time I was in the direct path of a hurricane was during Andrew.
  • On Here Come the Bride (I mean), Groom (I mean), Same Sex-Registered Couples... at 08/15/2008 6:14pm
    State governments would be wise to permit same sex marriages on the basis of economics alone. It would boost local economies with all the expenditures associated with marriage... and divorce. Screw ideological concerns. Money talks, especially in a recession.
  • On Recycled Presents, Courtesy of Braman Honda at 08/13/2008 12:59pm
    What is the actual complaint in his lawsuit? In my rudimentary knowledge of the legal system, a plaintiff has to show there is "damage" to him and/or his interests in order for the lawsuit to even be considered. What damage would the city's plan cause him?
  • On I decided since I can't stay in Neverland forever I'd grow up- and murder someone. ... (opinions please) at 08/10/2008 7:50pm
    This reminds me of the movie "Keeping Up with the Steins." Rather than spending a bunch of money on a big party, just take 4-5 friends to Casablanca for a weekend and hang out. A roundtrip ticket to Morocco is like $600.
  • On Report: 97% of downtown apartments occupied at 08/08/2008 5:08pm
    She could afford to lower it when I essentially left $1500 in her pocket on moving out (I paid April's rent and moved out 4 days into April, and she kept my deposit). She posts an ad on craigslist every week. She's asking $800/mo now. I don't care about the economics of real estate, but 400 sq. ft. in a poorly maintained building from the 1920s doesn't command that type of rent no matter where it's located.
  • On Report: 97% of downtown apartments occupied at 08/07/2008 9:59pm
    When I lived in midtown I was paying $750/mo for a studio. Duran actually moved into the unit when I vacated, by random coincidence. Honestly, that place should have gone for $600/mo max. I know they say "location, location, location" for real estate, but that building is older than my grandmother and in worse shape. And she's been dead for 5 years. If I move back to downtown, it would probably be by splitting a 2-bedroom place in one of the new buildings. A 3bd/2ba house for $1400 just came on the market two blocks from my current place. Tempting.
  • On Report: 97% of downtown apartments occupied at 08/07/2008 8:42pm
    So that means there are a bunch of buildings not included in this report because they're not constructed/opened? The report says all these condos exist between the Rickenbacker and the Tuttle (with most vacancies being in the Brickell area). The deals are shitty too, at least for anything that's not a two-bedroom: "The median price for a studio is $1,400 per month for a 485 square foot unit". Awful. I moved out of the area about 4 months ago, and I just don't believe there's 97% occupancy. In all the newly or recently opened buildings I would only see about 40-50% of the units with lights on. The only two conclusions I can draw from that are: 1) the Amish have moved to downtown 2) there's not 97% occupancy.
  • On Srsly... I mean... FOR REAL? nowai! at 08/06/2008 1:22pm
    I generally wear whatever I want when I go out. I've never been big on wearing costumes, which is what counterculture fashion is. Every movement has a uniform: Doc Martens, mohawks, leather jackets, Chuck Taylors, etc. It facilitates identifying who's a part of your "group" and who isn't. As for the drug part, I thought prescription drugs were generally more expensive per unit than most illegal drugs, and harder to come by. I still see coke as being the king in Miami. Pills are more of a "high school" thing and coke is more "grown up", so I've been told.
  • On Srsly... I mean... FOR REAL? nowai! at 08/04/2008 7:37pm
    Is there a hipster scene in Ft. Lauderdale? I don't really have much to compare with other than info I read online. In Pittsburgh there was no scene, for anything, and I think I lived in Boston before the current monstrosity that is called "hipster culture" came to be. In general, Miami has a way of transforming most cultural phenomena into its own version that is pretty distinct from the standard version.