8/7/09

CLUB FUCK!- WRITE-UPS


Club Fuck Turns 20

By Tricia Romano August 05, 2009
Hard to imagine it, but there was a time before Teddy's and H.Wood and MyHouse, a time before nightlife in Los Angeles was defined by celebrities stumbling out of bars for TMZ to film. That time was long before I got here, somewhere between 1989 and 1992 at Club Fuck held at Le Barcito in Silverlake. There, a group of twisted sisters descended for a queer fetish dance night set to Ministry and Front 242. Hosted by Miguel Beristain, Cliff Diller, James Stone, and Sweet P, it served as one of the early hubs of L.A.'s underground. It was the sort of place where a high-end fashion designer would turn up and snatch one of the dancers from the night for his own fashion show, as Jean Paul Gaultier did with Michelle "Hell" Carr.
Twenty years later, many of the original players are coming together for a party to launch a commemorative photography exhibit dedicated to the night. On hand for tonight: original Club Fuck DJ John Mark; Carr, who is co-hosting the night with Rick Castro and James Stone; a live performance from Linda Lesabre/Beat Mistress; and art from Catherine Opie, Sheree Rose, Rush Riddle, Derek Ridgers, Cat Gwynn, Elyse Regher, Rick Castro, Peter Palladino, and more.
Don’t think you’ll find Paris Hilton stumbling out of this club, but if she’d like a gratis whipping with a cat o’ nine tails, I’m sure the Club Fuck peeps would be happy to oblige. Opens tonight at Antebellum Gallery, 7-10pm, $10 cover. Antebellum, 1643 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, CA. Through September 12.
courtesy- BLACKBOOK

KINKY CAMERA CLUB- SUNDAY


ANTEBELLUM GALLERY
presents
KINKY CAMERA CLUB

keeping in the tradition of irving klaw, (who used bettie page as a model),
antebellum is proud to recreate the camera club of the 1950s!

KINKY CAMERA CLUB
hosted by
RICK CASTRO

$60 advance reservation
$70 @ the door

join us
AUGUST 9TH- 1PM


MODEL- REESE RIDEOUT!

ANTEBELLUM
1643 n las palmas ave
hollywood, ca 90028
323 856-0667
www.antebellum.us.ms
antebellum@earthlink.net

8/6/09

CLUB FUCK!- OH WHAT A NIGHT

tonight's opening for CLUB FUCK! 20ANNIVERSARY was amazing.... what a turn out.. there was all the original first family of fuck- the players, dancers, regulars and james stone, the only surving member of the original creators. allot of reunions, allot of emotions, a very special night.










photos- boots bryant
and just for you-
FUCK! 20TH ANNIVERSARY play list
original dj JonMark

artist/song title

A SPLIT SECOND - MAMBO WITCH
BRIGADE WERTHER - KILLBEAT
INSIDE TREATMENT - NAKED
TRAGIC ERROR - KLATSCHE IN DIE HANDE
BIGOD 20 - AMERICA
CLOCK DVA - DE-CYPHERED
KONZEPT - HUMAN TRANSMISSION
VOLTAGE CONTROL - APOCALYPSE
LEAETHER STRIP - ANTIUS
BLOK 57 - BURN BABY BURN
MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT - DEVIL DOES DRUGS
SCOPE - THE FUTURE
A SPLIT SECOND - FLESH
VOLTAGE CONTROL - ANTITHESIS
LORDS OF ACID - HEY HO!
A SPLIT SECOND - RIGOR MORTIS
KONZEPT - THE LAST NIGHT
INTACT - ACT'S OF SENSATION
FRONT 242 - HEADHUNTER
ARMAGEDDON DILDOS - EAST WEST
BIGOD 20 - THE BOG
MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT - 'CUZ IT'S HOT
LORDS OF ACID - I SIT ON ACID
FRONT 242 - WELCOME TO PARADISE
BLIND VISION - DON'T LOOK AT ME
LEAETHER STRIP - ROTATION (AXIS OFF)
KONZEPT - HYPNAUTIC BEATS
TIME MODEM - MANTEL DER NACHT
A SPLIT SECOND - CRIMEWAVE
MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT - KOOLER THAN JESUS
K.M.F.D.M. -
GODLIKE
K.M.F.D.M. - VIRUS
REVOLTING COCKS - BEERS, STEERS & QUEERS

E N J O Y !!!!!!!!

Jon Mark:::














photos-miguel angel reyes

8/4/09

FASHIONISTA

a nice combo- gareth pugh s/s-2009 show & soundtrack by matthew stone

NEWSIES

this is the reason why americans don't believe mainstream news any longer. this is the reason america has become dumb. we're bombarded with trivia every hour of the day. this is the reason i no long subscribe to cable tv.


at this point, i prefer this version much more...

8/2/09

CLUB FUCK! 20ANNIVERSARY-WEDNESDAY!

the 20 year anniversary of the legendary fetish nightclub-CLUB FUCK! opens on AUGUST 5TH, 2009- 20 years to the date of the original opening nite! yes, time does fly when you're not having fun. this will be the only "reunion" i have ever attended and boy and i looking forward to it. COME- OPENING NIGHT- WEDNESDAY- AUGUST 5TH- 7-10PM- $10-COVER @ ANTEBELLUM GALLERY

antebellum presents-JAMES STONE, MICHELLE CARR & RICK CASTRO- present

FUCK20TH ANNIVERSARY: the golden years of LA's premiere fetish nightclub
CLUB FUCK!- 1989- 1992
OPENING NIGHT- AUGUST 5TH, 2009
7-10pm-$10 cover

featuring artwork by

RICK CASTRO
DEREK RIDGERS
CAT GWYNN
MARIA BOYD
SHEREE ROSE
RUSH RIDDLE
ELYSE REGHER
PETER PALLADINO
CATHERINE OPIE
JANE MCMANIGILL

and many more!

original club fuck dj- JON MARK

LIVE PERFORMANCE BY LINDA LESABRE~BEATMISTRES


exhibit runs thru september 12th, 2009

antebellum
1643 n las palmas ave
hollywood, ca 90028
323 856-0667
www.antebellum.us.ms
antebellum@earthlink.net

dedicated to the memory of
CLIFF DILLER* MIGUEL BERISTAIN, ROBERT WOODS*

on august 5th, 1989, the club scene in los angeles changed forever.

a group of young kinky queers premiered their new night club dedicated to all things fetish- another cultural movement was born.
hosted by MIGUEL BERISTAIN, CLIFF DILLER, JAMES STONE & SWEET P., CLUB FUCK was an instant hit.
numerous artists have launched their careers from the weekly club located @ LE BARCITO in silverlake,
(originally called THE BLACK CAT) which has it's own place in history*

the original first family of fuck circa 1989- 1992

featured original dancers-
RON ATHEY
MICHELLE "HELL" CARR
BOBBY WILDFIRE
MARIA BASALDU
CLAYTON "CRYSTAL" CROSS
PIG-PEN
JENNY "CHICKEN" SHIMIZU
MIKE PIERCE
LARRY DISCIPLINE
FRANKIE MACTAVISH
BRIAN MURPHY
DIVINITY FUDGE
MICHELE "BIGLER"
TERRY "KITTEN DEVILLE" GEARY
CHRISTIAN WHITE
VALERIE VAUGHAN

original performances by
DRANCE
ETHEL MEATPLOW
PEDRO, MURIEL & ESTER
JOHANNA WENT
BRIAN GRILLO
ALEX BINNIE
ELAYNE ANGEL
CAROL CITRONE

original artists
CATHERINE OPIE
BOB FLANAGAN
SHEREE ROSE
RICK CASTRO
BEN HOFFMAN
DEREK RIDGERS

AUGUST 5TH, 2009 MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORIGINAL OPENING NIGHT OF CLUB FUCK!

PLEASE JOIN US!

*on january 1st, 1967, the first gay rebellion against the LAPD occurred @ the black cat, TWO YEARS BEFORE stonewall.

OFFICE HELP

so i was in my little cubicule @ my 9-5 day job and a new co-worker invited me to join him @ the water cooler. even though he looked kinda like ryan seacrest, i did him right then and there. that was my 15 minute break. what an ass!

photo courtesy- hothouse

GRACE JONES-LOVE IS A DRUG

amazing live footage- 2008- grace jones singing love is a drug, wearing a mirrored bowler hat, which turns her into a human disco ball.