Here's my latest unrehearsed mix. This one will bring you back to the 1980's during the time of Classic Electro Dance Music.Also, more mixes at: www.emotionradio.com Thanks for listening!! Follow me on Twitter @emotionradio and "Like" the Facebook Page www.facebook.com/iamjohncueAlso check out my Soundcloud page: www.soundcloud.com/john-cueThe Funhouse opened in 1979 and lasted until 1985. The founders of the club came out of the same outer boroughs Italian and Jewish milieu that had fostered the beginnings of New York dj culture (see Tim Lawrence’s excellent book Love Saves the Day for more on this topic) and produced Studio’s founders Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager.Funhouse’s owners Joe, Ronnie, Jerry and Vinnie were initially interested in starting up a gay club but when they failed to attract the crowd they were looking for, the Funhouse was opened to a mixed crowd from the outer boroughs who came out in large numbers, remaining loyal to the club for years.The size and decor of The Funhouse were special from the first moment it opened. The space approached a gargantuan 30,000 square feet with several areas within the club, including a dance floor that could fit 1000 people, a raised dance area that held several hundred more, a long narrow balcony area surrounding the floor, an arcade stocked with popular video games such as Pac Man and Space Invaders, pinball machines and even a bumper car ride. There was an ice cream parlor and a pizzeria on site too.The dance floor itself was overseen by the DJ booth, which was situated inside a giant replica of a clown’s head featuring a light up red nose and glowing yellow eyes. The DJ could be seen inside the clown’s mouth. Spaced out dancers loved to watch themselves reflected in mirrored pillars that intermittently spotted the floor. Randy Murray ran a spectacular lightshow that former Funhouse heads still talk about even today.These were just a few of the sounds played each weekend at the club and throughout the streets of New York and it's outer boroughs during that era.More of my mixes can be found at www.emotionradio.comThanks for listening!
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What a terrific blast from the past. Great mix of classic new york city dance from back in the day.
Goes down a treat! Thank you.
nice remix
this is a really good mix..my productivity at work increased 20%..listening to this
cool mix
Funhouse forever, i was 16 entering this legendary club, i remember falling down the spiral stairs. Lets just say the juice was flowing that night. LOL Also a great night was RUN-DMC doing here we go. If it wasnt for Randy taping that show Russel Simmons and Rick Rubin would of never been able to put that track on wax. . If you werent there you jsut dont know BAR- NONE!!!
This mix is so Funhouse it isnt funny. I remember Tilt, Save the Robots ( after hours, of course Roxy, 1018, Marss, and my friend owns Naked Lunch Pat Fahey, and we used to go to Peggy Sues which Pat owned too, Good times, good music, that music era will never be duplicated.. Rock on John awesome mix and DJ you are..
I'm making my class to TRX to this 2Nite!!!!!!!!!!!!