Happy Birthday To Kristine W.

Dance music diva Kristine W turns 49 (!) today - which is a great excuse to post my fave Kristine W song of all time - Feel What You Want. This song, more than any other, takes me back to my early days in NYC and those LOOOOONG nights of dancing in the gay megaclubs which have all since disappeared.

Afternoon Dance Break - Land of the Living

Happy 48th birthday to the fabulous Kristine W!

Afternoon Dance Break - Feel What You Want

When former beauty queen and Las Vegas entertainer Kristine W burst onto the dance music scene in the 90's, her song Feel What You Want immediately became one of my favorites.  And I can't help it - when I hear Feel What You Want I still think about the NYC club that played the song ALL THE TIME - Club USA.

Club USA was one of Peter Gatien's megaclubs (along with Limelight, Palladium, and Tunnel) - and their Sunday night "Bump" gay party was a weekly must-attend back in the day.  Club USA was housed in an old theater which had many levels, rooms and semi-private nooks in which clubgoers could find all kinds of trouble.  And I knew every square inch of that biatch.

And - quelle surprise - when I Googled "Club USA NYC", this video came up ... and GUESS what song is playing...

In case you're wondering, Club USA was closed after Peter Gatien's drug/tax troubles and the building was eventually demolished to make way for the W Hotel in Times Square...

{{sheds single tear...}}