Favorite Dance Club/Bar in the 80's.

[bluedogok]

You have these reversed; Pistachio's was in 50 Penn and as previously noted Micheal's Plum was in the Glenbrooke Center East. Before that space became The Varsity, it was a Tony Roma's after the Plum closed.

That space was originally a Furr's before they moved to French Market Mall, Michael's Plum opened after Furr's moved out. That was the label on the original CD's in the vault at Benham.

Wasn't 20th Century Electric Company on Broadway Extension around Britton?.

Hefner Road where Boldt Construction is located, across from the Evans store (now Bridgeway Church).

[Bigrayok]

I remember in the late 70's a teen disco located at 50th and MacArthur and owned by Randy Chandler and his wife. Can't remember the name. They also started Christie's Toy Box. Randy died in Mexico some years back.

The teen disco was Starship 9. I never went there. I remember Lester "Boogie Man" Michaels had a teen dance club called Boogies off of N.W. 23rd and Council for a short time. I remember reading Randy Chandler's obituary when he died. He was only 39 years old from what I remember. A Christie's Toy Box at N.W. 10th and McArthur burned down a couple of years ago. I wondered what cleaning up that site was like?

Bigray in Ok

[grantgeneral78]

The teen disco was Starship 9. I never went there. I remember Lester "Boogie Man" Michaels had a teen dance club called Boogies off of N.W. 23rd and Council for a short time. I remember reading Randy Chandler's obituary when he died. He was only 39 years old from what I remember. A Christie's Toy Box at N.W. 10th and McArthur burned down a couple of years ago. I wondered what cleaning up that site was like?

Bigray in Ok

Lester boogie Michaels real name was Randy chandler?

[Bigrayok]

Lester Michaels and Randy Chandler were two different people.

Bigray in Ok

[BlackmoreRulz]

That space was originally a Furr's before they moved to French Market Mall, Michael's Plum opened after Furr's moved out. That was the label on the original CD's in the vault at Benham.


Hefner Road where Boldt Construction is located, across from the Evans store (now Bridgeway Church).

Didn't Clementine's also start out in 50 Penn Place and then later moved to the Electric Company location?

Mickey Finn's at 89th and Walker was a southsiders hangout that was fun.

[jmpokc1957]

Yes, I remember the Jail West back around 1975. I was hardly 17 and looked about 14. I still have the old ID where I penciled in a new birth date. It got me in!

Remember when the Oklahoma drivers license was paper with no pictures? I still have my old license/learners permit.

Mike

[papaOU]

Yes, I remember the Jail West back around 1975. I was hardly 17 and looked about 14. I still have the old ID where I penciled in a new birth date. It got me in!

Remember when the Oklahoma drivers license was paper with no pictures? I still have my old license/learners permit.

Mike

I altered my draft card. Was that a federal offense?

[bluedogok]

Didn't Clementine's also start out in 50 Penn Place and then later moved to the Electric Company location?

I think Clementine's was in the old portion of Penn Square Mall that was torn down during the renovation. I think it was something else before that, but that was before my time to legally enter such places.

[Stew]

Featherados

[lake hefner breeze]

I went to many clubs located inside the old church on Classen that has since been torn down starting with Inertia in 1988 when Jon Moooneyham spun there, then Pandamonium, Infinity, King of Clubs, Infinity 2, and a few others. It had a creepy basement.

Backstreets on Western around where the graffiti bridge was. Had a record store inside. Handcuffs attached to the floor. Leather bar. 80's

The Wreck Room and Angles in the late 80's, early 90's.

The Bat Cave in a car wash building in Bricktown. Tony Aco spun acid house music there. '89

Planet Earth on 23rd just east of Western on the North side of the st. in old movie theater building. Early 90's techno club.

Club Pyramid in the Kingman building in Bricktown. Brian Frejo spun house music here. 1990

Kinetix, also in Kingman. Afterhours club. Had a "chillout room" that played ambient techno. 1990

Yucatan Liquor Stand- 90's

Mr. Leo's around 23rd and Western or Walker? All black club. 90's

The Zoo Club off I-35 and ? (Different than Zoo in old Confetti's location.) 90's

Cafe Exito on NW Expressway, previously City Lights. 80's

The Basement in downtown just South of I-40. In bottom of a building there, later became a black club. 90's

After Daddy's Money on Wilshire just East of Rockwell. Had an aquarium with a shark in it. 80's

Confettis where Petsmart is now at 63rd and May. 80's

Studio 310 in Bricktown on Sheraton. 90's

Crosswinds apartments on May Ave near 60th had a sweet little disco bar above the office that used a jukebox and kept it's authentic 70's atmosphere all the way through the late 90's. It was like stepping back in time.

Russels inside the Marriot. 90's

Boogies Place (also called BP's) at 50th and Meridian which became Gator's which became a lame banquet hall. 80's

Nate's: inside a building on the North side of 63rd across from where PetSmart is now. Very shortlived, near private access to get in. Crystal chandeliers all over. Brian and Bryan spun there. 80's

The Edge Club in Norman owned by David Box, later called the Shark Club. Renovated twin movie theater in Stubbeman Village strip. Brian and Bryan spun there, then DJ Love. 80's-90's

13th Floor in Norman, later Zeno's 13th Floor. Owned by Ron Zeno. 80's-90's

Star 7 Discotek (that's how it was spelled) in MWC owned by Ed Smith (aka: Ed Crunk) mid 90's

EBM at I-40 and Scott St. also owned by Ed. mid 90's

Westend Iguana late 90's

There were several clubs in the building that housed Jokers comedy club on May ave. I just can't remember the names.

[bluedogok]

Yucatan Liquor Stand- 90's

Was originally built as a Chi-Chi's restaurant in the 70's. Was TGI Friday's after the Yucatan. I spent quite a bit of time there.

Cafe Exito on NW Expressway, previously City Lights. 80's

Originally TaMolly's Mexican Restaurant by Bob Tayer of Molly Murphy's fame. The clay tile roof was actually repossessed off the building which is why it had green asphalt shingles. Johnnie's was the last thing that I knew in there.

After Daddy's Money on Wilshire just East of Rockwell. Had an aquarium with a shark in it. 80's

They had male strippers there in the very early 80's. I have been trying to remember the name of the owner, he had some of his cars on consignment at John Hoke Lotus when it was open.

Confettis where Petsmart is now at 63rd and May. 80's

Was also known as The Zoo (as you mentioned previously) and The Plum. We spent a lot of time there and Charlie's Chili in front of it since a friends parents owned it. Charlie's was originally built as a Luther's BBQ.

Nate's: inside a building on the North side of 63rd across from where PetSmart is now. Very shortlived, near private access to get in. Crystal chandeliers all over. Brian and Bryan spun there. 80's

I remember it having a different name in the late 80's/early 90's.

The Edge Club in Norman owned by David Box, later called the Shark Club. Renovated twin movie theater in Stubbeman Village strip. Brian and Bryan spun there, then DJ Love. 80's-90's

It was still a theater when I was at OU, the midnight movies had The Rocky Horror Show all the time on one screen and porno in the other.

There were several clubs in the building that housed Jokers comedy club on May ave. I just can't remember the names.

Face's was the first name, had some friends who worked there before Joker's moved from the old Shotgun Sam's location at Britton & May. The first Joker's location that I remember was at Lakeshore Plaza.

[ljbab728]

Originally TaMolly's Mexican Restaurant by Bob Tayer of Molly Murphy's fame. The clay tile roof was actually repossessed off the building which is why it had green asphalt shingles. Johnnie's was the last thing that I knew in there.

Johnnie's is still there.

[lake hefner breeze]

Face's was the first name, had some friends who worked there before Joker's moved from the old Shotgun Sam's location at Britton & May. The first Joker's location that I remember was at Lakeshore Plaza.

Lotsa great info, bluedogok.

I forgot that Joker's was also at Britton and May. Of course I was referring to the location that you are where Face's was further up May ave. in the building in the same lot as Best Buy. It had a whole side that was curved glass looking out onto the street. After Joker's moved down to Bricktown other dance clubs came in, the last one was called Rhea's.

[bluedogok]

Johnnie's is still there.

My parents and wife had a surprise 40th birthday party for me there in one the party rooms after I had moved to Austin. The last time we went there they had cut the dining room down to what seemed like less than half the size of the original and not sure why because it seemed like the other half was nothing but office. We haven't been back since.

Lotsa great info, bluedogok.

I forgot that Joker's was also at Britton and May. Of course I was referring to the location that you are where Face's was further up May ave. in the building in the same lot as Best Buy. It had a whole side that was curved glass looking out onto the street. After Joker's moved down to Bricktown other dance clubs came in, the last one was called Rhea's.

We used to go to the midnight show every weekend at the Britton & May location. It moved to the Face's location when I was living in Dallas, I only went a few times after I moved back to OKC, the setup was not as good as before in my opinion. I think new owners changed a lot of the way things were done at the old location. I never went to the one in Bricktown.

[Pete]

Nate's: inside a building on the North side of 63rd across from where PetSmart is now. Very shortlived, near private access to get in. Crystal chandeliers all over. Brian and Bryan spun there. 80's

It was first Club Dax (1981) then Trump's (1984) before Nate's took over in around 1986.

Didn't Clementine's also start out in 50 Penn Place and then later moved to the Electric Company location?

Started in Penn Square then moved to that Broadway & Hefner location.


And I was wrong about Pistachio's... It was indeed at 50 Penn, not Penn Square.

[SoonerQueen]

I have to mention the Apartment Key Club on NW 10th and Villa.

[jstaylor62]

I went to my share of clubs in the 80's.

Samuri Saki House 70th & N May

Confettis - NW 63 & May

Whatever large club was at 30th and N Portland. They had a bartender that had one the best large all natural chests that I have ever seen

Russel's in the Marriot

[Pete]

Whatever large club was at 30th and N Portland

Quicksilver's?

[jstaylor62]

Quicksilver's?

Pete, I can't remember. The name changed so many times. It was the building that was in the SE corner of that shopping area. I remember it was gravel parking lot on the East side. I enjoyed a couple of activities in that parking lot.

[Bigrayok]

It was probably Fritzi's in the Will Rogers Center. Quicksilvers was at 10th and MacArthur.

Bigray in Ok

[Jim Kyle]

Three whole pages and nobody has yet mentioned The Store at NW 50 and Portland? Granted, it's more of a beer joint than a dance club, but when I hung out there in the early 80s it did have a tiny dance floor and featured live jazz most every night of the week. I first encountered the place in the early 60s when it was known as the StarMist Club; a fellow ham operator loved the place. However I didn't go inside more than a couple of times until the late 70s/early 80s when my wife's all-girl bowling team would stop by there after league play for a few drinks. It had a piano bar, and the first few times I visited, Baird was at the keyboard. Then long-time local horn man Wayne Nichols took over his spot, and I took to hanging out beside the piano, nursing a draft beer all evening, and visiting with Wayne whenever he took a break.

Whenever a touring band came through town, they would drop in to see Wayne and have an unscheduled jam session. Now and then other local musicians, both professional and amateur, would stop by. It was the closest to traditional jazz clubs I ever found in OKC.

However Wayne fell off the wagon and not long afterward succumbed to a massive coronary, The Store replaced him with a C&W one-man band, and I stopped going. Haven't been there since, but I see it's still in business...

[BlackmoreRulz]

It was probably Fritzi's in the Will Rogers Center. Quicksilvers was at 10th and MacArthur.

Bigray in Ok

Wasn't it also called O'Tooles at one time?

[bluedogok]

Wasn't it also called O'Tooles at one time?

I think that was the name before it was called Fritzi's.

[Prunepicker]

Does anybody remember Hoagy's Roadhouse?

[SOONER8693]

The original Friends on 63rd and NW highway. Late 80's, early 90's. It was great. On 5 consecutive Friday nights, I walked out of there and went home with 5 different women. Scored with all 5. All northside women. Northside women rock.