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| Friday, 04 January 2013 11:23 | | | |
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PALM BEACH, Fla. (LAPRS) – Back in the late 1970s and early ’80s, the
only place hip New Yorkers wanted to be seen after dark was Studio 54.
But slipping past the uber-chic disco’s velvet rope, which separated jet
setters and film stars from ordinary folk hoping to gain admission to
the glitzy inner sanctum, was a near-impossible feat – unless you knew,
or caught the eye of, Studio 54’s charismatic co-owner Steve Rubell.
The
ultimate insider, Rubell partied with the arts and entertainment
world’s biggest stars, including Andy Warhol, Truman Capote, Elizabeth
Taylor, Liza Minnelli and Frank Sinatra, among hundreds of other
celebrities. His West 54th street nightclub was known for its outrageous
soirees and offbeat moments, like the time Bianca Jagger entered the
club on her birthday in 1977, astride a white horse. When Steve Rubell
died in 1989, he left behind a virtual time capsule of unique
memorabilia associated with Studio 54’s extraordinary four-year run.
That portion of his estate, which has remained in situ for the past 28
years at the apartment Rubell shared with fashion designer Bill
Hamilton, will be auctioned Jan. 19 by Palm Beach Modern Auctions in
West Palm Beach, Florida. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide the Internet
live bidding. |
DARN I NEVER SAVED A THING FROM IT--WISH I HAD.
MY FIRST TIME AT STUDIO 54 WAS IN THE SPRING OF 1978 & ALL THE THRILL OF CROSSING THOSE VELVET ROPES WAS REAL--ESP. TO AN IMPRESSIONABLE 21 YEAR OLD LIKE ME FROM NEW JERSEY. WHO WAS DANCING NEXT TO ME?
SUZANNE SOMERS AT THE PEEK OF HER POPULARITY & BEAUTY.
I WAS THE GUEST OF ONE OF THE ELITE MEMBERS OF "THE ISLANDERS CLUB".
THE SECOND TIME I BOLDLY WENT WITH 3 OF MY FRIENDS & THE ACTUAL STEVE RUBEL PICKED ME FROM A SEA OF PEOPLE--I ALMOST SHOT A LOAD...LOL
LATER, ONE OF MY BEAUTIFUL FRIENDS & ASPIRING MODEL, DENISE FRANZ, WAS DATING THE DOORMAN, MARK BENECKE; NOW I WASN'T ONLY GETTING IN , BUT GETTING IN FOR FREE W/ DRINK TICKETS.
IT WAS TRULY A CELEB -FEST EVERY TIME!
MY FRIEND SAL, A BARTENDER @ "BOOM" IN FT LAUDERDALE,FL --ONE OF THE GORGEOUS, FORMER BARTENDERS AT 54- IS WRITING A BOOK ON THE CLUB.
DOES HE HAVE STORIES? HE HAS!
FOR CELEBRITY HAWKING, THIS WAS THE PLACE TO BE--SHORT LIVED AS IT WAS
(1977 until 1981).
IT HAS BECOME THE GOLD STANDARD OF DISCOS. THE LOGO ITSELF IS STILL USED & A REPLICA IS IN LAS VEGAS AT THE MGM RESORT HOTEL.
STILL, "THE SAINT" (1980-1988) WAS REALLY THE ULTIMATE DANCE EXPERIENCE--IT WAS A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD WITH ONE GOAL--TO DANCE & EXPERIENCE MAGIC WHICH THERE ARE NO WORDS FOR; STUDIO 54 HAD NOTHING ON IT!
