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Combat Zone, the
The city's "adult entertainment district," located between Downtown Crossing and Chinatown, more or less. The porno places are now almost entirely gone, and the "combat" these days are mostly between developers and Chinatown residents who don't want to be displaced by expensive condos planned for the area's rundown buildings.
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Sonny Stanton
I was thinking about the glorious crazy days spent listening to Sonny Stanton at the Palace and getting busted by the ABC. My roomate from BU used to date Sonny. So sorry to learn of his passing.
The 80s Zone
When I first moved into the zone in 83 or so,the place on Tremont Street was Alfies -- amazing place;half Bikers(Red Emeralds),half hookers and pimps.I was there one night when Dominick(who was only part owner at the time) threw a guy through the front window.JB the bartender was the man if you wanted virtually any controlled substance.I worked in the clubs for a few years,then I worked for Alex at the Saxon with Tony and Big Dave Guthrie.That place was almost as rough as the clubs that I had worked in.To the anon who posted on Sept.16,do you remember Brenda ? She had a place above the Saxon,too.She,um,worked at home.She also was a fixture dancing in the 70s,but retired because hooking paid better(her words).How about Richie Allen?Maybe we knew a lot of the same people.Ah nostalgia......
The Saxon and dominic's
You probably know me.I was one of the youngest people downtown. I waitressed at Sam's Beef and Ale from when i was 15-18 years old. I then went to work for Dominic until they closed from 87-2006.I sure do remember Richie A. I used to hang out with his wife Tina sometimes. she would by liquer for me because I was too young to buy it myself. I was with Milton from when I was 15 till I was about 21 and grew up and got smart. I used to always call the payphone in the coffee shop looking for Milton.Little Dale died about 6 years ago.Do you remember Dale and Jimmy?Any way's who were you? I remember Tony and Mary Canary and many of the people.My daughter is Caddy's child. I am quite sure you remember Caddy.Write me back and let me know if you know me. I was always downtown when I wasn't waitressing.
Hey Debbie
Hey Debbie,
How have you been? My name is Allan. I used to hang out at Dominic's when you worked there. We used to talk often. I used to work for the City of Boston. Why did they close down Dominic's? What have you been up to now? You can email me at [email protected]
I hope to hear from you.
I think they just retired or
I think they just retired or sold the property for a good price. I thought it was a decent enough place but kind of boring. The era of the bar in Boston is also over.
Naked I
Does anyone remember the cast of characters at the Naked I in the mid-seventies. I think a guy named Ray C? ran the club. There was a supposed FBI agent called Earl. One of the bartenders was Tony and the day manager was Billy. Some of the dancers were Suzanne, Jasmine, Lynda. The band was terrific, but then - as with the other clubs - they were replaced with a jukebox. For a while there was a black woman MC - but I can't remember her name.
I'd love to hear if anyone knows what happened to these folks.
naked i
Allittle before my time. I entered the scene as a dancer there in mid 80's, Mel was the owner and his goofy son (just kidding if u see this post) were in charge. There was Joel one of the bartenders, Ricky the rough looking bouncer. Dancers I remember,, Karen, Chanel, P. Cheyenne, Sweet Sativa, Dori, and a host of others... In my early 50's I've had to rehab from all that mixing, I could really swill the drinks. I stuck it out from 79 thru 83 (at least for what I can remember). I would love to know about any of the characters of this 'time'. Or e me at [email protected].
Mr. Alan's Clothing
Does anyone remember Mr. Alan
Mel's son, Geoffrey, passed
Mel's son, Geoffrey, passed away sometime in October 2010.
Geoffrey passed
Wow. I was in touch with Geoff on a very occasional basis but had not seen or talked with him in a few years. He and I were very friendly, had met socially as we lived in the same building, and spent much time together. We used to take his dog Greta with us to TC's opposite Berklee and she'd lay outside on the sidewalk - no leash ever - waiting. We'd leave after closing and go for a walk while she hunted the rats. Just hunted down his Obituary.
Later I worked at the Naked i first as a day manager, Billy was very ill from cancer and was on qualuudes for the pain, so I was really his assistant but did most of the work while he supervised and coached. The huge benefit of this position is I had all the dancers home phone numbers because I did the phone calls. Hi, it's Joel. Your on the schedule are you coming in? Yup, wake up calls. Later I bartended for about 5 years. This was 1980 - 1985.
Sure I loved the dancers like you imagine and dated more than a few, but so many were more like sisters, sexy as all get up, but not as interesting to me. Adored Karen (long hair) and Kendra and Dori Dixon, and spent time with so many others after hours. One time I walked into Upstairz in Key West and I'm talking to the bouncer who wants to collect money from me (admission) and there is a scream and it's Butterfly aka Linda Lamia who had seen me and screamed, comes running out of the club naked except for a thong and spike heels and jumps on me. I think I'll start an ex-employee list for a future reunion! HAHAHAH How will that be! If you want to be on it send me your real name, stage name if applicable, club affiliation and any other info. If you've got any photos I'd love to start to collect these too so forward them along. If I get somewhat of a mass of them I'll circulate them around. [email protected]
kendra - naked i
Kendra - I remember you - you were my favorite dancer @ the naked I - you were always very nice to me - I recall you wore a fedora and cute little rock n' roll outfits on stage - We often ran into each other @ the Rat - good times !!!
Kendra your email doesn't work. You can email me at [email protected] I would love to interview you.
Comenzo was Ray's name. The
Comenzo was Ray's name. The corporate name was his name spelled backward. Dee was the mc/dj. I remember Tony the bartender. He ended up marrying a dancer named Skyler.
Ray C; Naked I
You mean Ray Comenzo. He was also an academic.. social scientist I think.
A social scientist? Well he
A social scientist? Well he must have had an advantage over his fellow-students. There would have been enough subject matter to have written several theses.
Ray Comenzo
Ray didn't manage to get very far from the Zone, or even off Washington St. He's not an academic or a social scientist. He's a doctor at Tufts Medical, and a specialist in some rare disease.
Naked I - Thought I saw Debbie Harry
Stopped in one time at the Naked I as a 16 or 17 y.o. in the early 70's to see if I could get a drink. So I bellied up to the bar and, well, memory isn't serving me too well so I can't say if I got that drink. Just remember sitting there for several minutes and a woman working the joint came up to me and started trying to sweet talk me into buying her a drink ......rubbing her breasts on my arm and everything. I politely declined and sat there for a few more minutes. Then I felt the need to turn and look behind me and could swear on my life that Debbie Harry was standing there by herself just hanging out. I couldn't believe it.....that's the reason I found this site - thinking of Debbie Harry and trying to find a way to ask her if that was her.
The majority of my time in the Zone was walking up one side of Washington and down the other ducking in and out of those peep shows, spending my hard earned paper route money... Lol !!
Aaah yes !!! The good ole days !!!
mouse trap
does anyone remember the mouse trap lounge
Mouse Trap
I do......we probably all do.It was located outside of the CZ,just down the street from the Teddy Bear Lounge,I believe.
Mouse Trap
The Mousetrap was right next door to the Teddy Bear(Bare?) Lounge
Roy Dee
Does anyone remember the agent named Roy Dee? I think he was a real scum bag, even by CZ standards.
roy dee
he was my wifes agent but that was way before i knew her she told me about him she had to blow him every night before she started her name was jane stage name strawberry at the pussycat a natural red head 18 when she started
Roy dee
Oh yes I remember him...made lots of money off those poor girls
anybody else have videos taken of them by Roy dee? Sickens me where these may have ended up. Any info [email protected]. Thx
the Zone
oh the fond memories of the zone, when I came home on leave from the US Navy, I'd make a beeline to the zone from 1976 to 1982. and then on and off till 1988 when I left the state.
dated a Radcliff sophmore from the naked I, fell in love with princess cheyenne, and had a set of twins with very long brunette hair from the mousetrap/intermission or the 2o"clock club. forgot which club.
Miss the last of the Burlesque dancers from the Pilgrim theatre. Society the poorer for the passing of this art form.
Hi Kendra
I do remember you, quite clearly. I remember one day, about two or three days before Mel made you a feature, you were dancing in the back room and Lisa Treat walked by saying to Mel that you were the sexiest dancer she had ever seen. You had just started doing "floor shows" (remember those?) and there was a crowd of lunch time construction workers and stock brokers along the stage and on the stairs watching you. I also remember the magazine article we were interviewed for (written by Cheyenne) with that awful picture by Roswell ______. A little while after that, you cut your hair and Mel was pissed about it.
Anyways, it's nice to hear that you're well and intact! Some of us weren't that lucky, I guess. I've heard through the grapevine that some of us have died, others just faded away, strung out. I'm doing well. I left the business for a number of years (4 years) to get into my own business and then headed back when that went south. I ended up staying until the end, when the club closed on New Year's Eve, 1995 (I think). I married one of the bartenders and life's been good to both of us.
I don't know if you've heard any news where you are, but a couple of years ago, Cheyenne's daughter, Torrie, was killed in a car crash. I've not spoken to Lucy in maybe 18-20 years, but her face has been in the news from time to time. Mostly to do with the psychological counseling practice she had somewhere on the south shore, and of course when her daughter died.
Take care, and I hope all continues to go well with you.
Searching for my mom
I know this may sound crazy but my mother was a dancer at the naked i in boston in the 80's and 90's I was looking to see if anyone knew any info about her or wants to sit down and have a chat grab some food and talk. I was born in 1992 she gave me up at the hospital because she was a dancer at the time and into drugs. 26 years later still looking for her. I know it may not mean much to most people becuase she may have not made the best decisions but I'd like to meet her if I had the chance. Please contact me if you're willing to help or may know anything! Thank you so much!
Re: The Combat Zone
I mostly remember the late 80's - 90's at Jerome's Naked i. Let's see ...
(1) Gwynneth (dancer, waitress and bartender). The Irish bartender was her boyfriend: D.., D-something. She was so warm and sweet. She knew Princess Cheyenne and many others.
(2) Katrina (black hair; incredible dancers' legs and flexibility). I think she was a professional dancer by training. What a sense of humor she had!
(3) A dancer with long brown hair whose name was, I think, Mary: she put on spectacular shows with costumes and careful choreography to match the music; she used fake blood capsules in her vampire act; she'd crush the capsules in her mouth and the blood would drip down her body. Unfortunately, the place had become more of a strip club than a show club and when her tips were bad (worse and worse towards the end) she could be so bitter. She was very artistic. I hope she found a more rewarding outlet for her talents.
(4) I think Lady Linda Lemaya traveled back and forth between Boston and Florida. She must have been more than 6 feet tall. Some Boston musician wrote and performed "Queen of the Naked i" about her and she would sometimes dance to it. "Let's go on down, right next to Chinatown, In the cabaret, it can be night or day. Number 666, it's still the same old tricks. ... Raise your dollars high, to the Queen of the Naked i." She had a butterfly tattoo on her derriere. Some people say that PC is the Queen of the Naked i but did anybody write a song about PC?
(5) Topaz: incredible Japanese or Japanese-American gymnast. She danced to Miami Sound Machine's "Conga" and would do energetic backflips and splits and was just amazing. She wore a peach or tangerine colored shift / dress and matching bikini.
(6) Cassie and M-something. Cassie was short and had short hair that was sometimes blond and sometimes black. M-something might actually be Cassandra because they sort of kept changing names. Other members of that clique were "Ankh" or "Anka" (brown hair) and a petite bleached blond whose boyfriend was a big Native American biker dude. She showed me her Dream Catcher.
(7) The owner of Montien was a regular patron.
(8) Chicken George was a regular.
(9) There was some guy who was supposedly a Harvard Prof who sat in the front near the main stage area on the "Essex St." side. Dancers told me he was very weird but safe.
runway main stage
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(10) The Brazilian Sisters! I forget their names. Mercedes? and Something. They were NOT twins. Skinny with bolt-ons and athletic with small, beautiful naturals who had won some bikini and or wet T-shirt contests at other local bars. I can "hear" their music sets in my head but I don't know the names of the songs.
Sic transit gloria mundi.
Re: The Combat Zone
I just heard one of the songs! The taller, skinnier Brazilian sister almost always opened with Thunder Struck by ACDC. I can still picture her in her fluttery leather (or fake leather) outfit.
Naked I the Irish Bartender
I am french my name is Isabelle and I worked for 2 years with Declan her girlfriend and Victoria and the scottish guy as well ...great fun for the ilLegal alliens we where ...very rich human (universal) experience !
Isabelle, nice to hear from
Isabelle, nice to hear from you. This is Des, the Scottish bartender.
Are you still in France?
We'll be in Paris next summer.
Reply and I'll send you an email address.
harvard guy: did he bark at
harvard guy: did he bark at the dancers?
Gwenneths boyfriend was the scottish bartender Dez the super tall guy. I think there married now. Declan died I think. His girlfriend the brazilian girl Debby said he did when he went back to Irland.
Brazilian sisters were mahony and nicky. Mahony had the "boob job" and the black feather outfit. nicky was relly tanned and natural. chicken Geordge liked to buy them drinks alot. I think Mercdeds was the older sister but i didn't know her. There was another group of sisters from Brazile. I dont remember there names but one of them was kinda older like around 40 or so when she was there.
Dancer wth long brown hair is not Mary. Her names Karen and she use to get mad alot. She was a good dancer but sometimes yell at the guys coz they did not tip her.
1 of the old bar tenders works at Star bucks. He was kind of fat with long hair. Jonny? Jim? He seems to know were every one is and has lots of news about them.
I herd Teddy the manager died of a heart attack. Lambro one of the owners was working the in the tv department at some store.
Harvard guy
The Havard guys name was John. We used to call him John the barker. He also used to follow the dancers movements with his head. I was one of the dancers there. We used to think it was funny to get him
to bark and follow our movements but now I think it was actually kind of mean. Also,I'm not exactly sure if he worked at Harvard. I think it was at MIT and it was rumored that he was a professor but no one was really sure.
Declan's dead? A shame
Declan's dead? A shame
Sandy Shore
I happen to have a large-ish framed photo of Sandy Shore. Very tastefully done, soft focus photo (one breast is kind of visible). It is actually autographed to my dad, Henry. He no longer wants it, but it doesn't feel right to me to huck it into the trash. Does anyone want it? You'd need to pick it up at my place of business in the center of Peabody, Ma. Let me know.
I remember her from the zone
I remember her from the zone as well as up on route one and squire. I wonder what happened to her she was very entertaining.
Writer seeking information
I'm a journalist and novelist writing a non-fiction book about the Puopolo murders and the two trials. I am trying to write an objective book from all sides and see the event as social history which captures Boston at a pivotal time. I need to reconstruct the Combat Zone in 1976. I'd also love to hear from anyone who knew or knows Richie Allen, Edward Soares and Leon Easterling. I think some if not all of them have passed away, but would love to know more about them.
Please email me at [email protected] THANKS!!!
THE FERRARI'S OF CANADA, ANYONE REMEMBER???I'M GEORGE MARTINELLI, THE LEAD SINGER. WE STARTED PLAYING IN JEROME'S ON WASHINGTON STREET IN 1963. WE WERE THERE FO 8 YEARS.I'D GO ACROSS THE STREET TO SEE ROGER PACE ON MY BREAK AND AGREE, ROGER WAS AWSOME. WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE THAT WAS AROUND AT THAT [email protected]
There was a band called the five fascinators that for sure played Jeromes in 1965. They were the original Johnny and the Hurricanes
band, Iwould sit in occasionally, met my wife of 44 years in Jeromes. Absolutely the best time of my life CZ 1965.
Mr. Alan Clothing Store
Does anyone remember ths store or Mr. Alan. It was around 600 Washington.
Mr. Alan
Yes, I dated and lived with Mr. Alan in the 1970's
Mr. Alan
I remember Alan (Schwartz, though he didn't usually disclose that, trying to pass for Italian!). I remember when he worked across the street, at Howard's, before he opened his own place. My father had a fruitstand on the corner of Hayward Place, and I basically grew up there, watching the area fully become "the Zone".
Pre-"zone": Essex Deli on Essex St, Nick's Cafeteria on Washington and Avery, Odessa Deli on Avery....Snyder's Army Navy!!! House of Hurwitz! It was a real neighborhood, and I was there every day after school and 8-6 Saturdays and all summer, from 71 on...would love to hear more DAYTIME memories of the zone!
combat zone 1976
I was there, I remember the Caribe Lounge, Leo, Hot Ice, Michelle, etc.,etc. It seems like a million years ago, anyone remember "Candy" ?
Me too
I remember...
yep I made it out alive...tee-hee
I remember
I'm glad you're okay, whoever you are.
who am I??
I was in The Zone '73-'75. Worked at the Carribe 3-4 times. (What a scumbag Leo was..)
Also frequently worked the Living Room, Squires and 2 0'clock.
Some of my besties I remember were...Desiree, Ronnie Fox, Trinket, Barbarella and side kick I think Rachael....
I was far from, stable back the....
Called myself...
Rachael and the Two O'Clock 1975
Georgina, I was great friends with Rachael, from Venezuela, right? I spent a lot of time in the Two O'Clock. My regular bartender was the nephew of "Lefty Two-Guns" Ruggiero of NYC. Al Pacino played him in "Donnie Brasco". Interesting folks.
Do you have any memories of; Jackie Brody, Stephanie Rose, Krishna or Sweet Lorraine?
Leo from the Caribe
combat zone
"If you ever find a way out of here,just keep on going, run, don't look back,and don't even think about looking anyone up later."
wow the old combat zone!!!!!!!!
man i remember as a 16 year in the late 70s i was hook on them strip clubs.i love the pussycat.you may wonder how did they let me in,i had MONEY!!!!!!!!! i had got my first job as a lifeguard,and lets just say that most of my money went there.i remember this black striper name symone.MAN THIS WOMEN WAS BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!! as soon as i saw her,lust just over came me.there was also this beautiful white stripper name STAR.man she was hott.but i remember this man that tould me when i came in,to make sure i could remember all the beer.so he wort out a list and tould me to remember it,so when i came in i knew what i was doing.
i remember one time when i was about 17 i went in to liberty book store.i was looking at doors that had a girl inside a booth. and the door had a photo of each girl behind the door.i remember seeing this one girl pic,and it had a strange name.it said LARITTA SEXY SHEMAIL.AGAIN IM ONLY 17 AND I HAD NO CLUE WHAT THE HECK THAT MEET.so i put my money in the booth,and i saw a women there,and yes she look very much like a women.so we made small talk.i ask her to open her legs,and she could tell that i was young,and did not know who she really was.so after a little more begging from me,she did open her legs,and what i saw was a LONG FREAKING CROOKET PENIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!. MAN I WAS LIKE YOU GOT A DICK!!!!!!!!!!!!! AND I FELL AS I RAN OUT OF THERE.LOL
Back in the day
I was a dancer at the 2o'clock lounge. I had a great time ,lots of fond memories .
fon memories
or fondling memories?
Anybody remember roni silver?
Anybody remember roni silver?
I remember roni silver,dee. I
I remember roni silver,dee. I met her at the silver slipper. She was living in winthrop at the time and hanging out with a red emerald named danny tibbets. She gave me a birth control tip one time that though i could see it would work, i didn't wind up following her advice. guess, i thought that i might have to use a rubber donut for sitting if i had...
combat zone
How about some type of reunion get together, would that be too weird? Probably not a good idea.
Sure..why not.. a Combat Zone
Sure..why not.. a Combat Zone facebook.
#1 Anyone around in the 70's
#1 Anyone around in the 70's knows better than to have anything to do with "Facebook" #2 Most people that were there have moved on, and regret their involvement with the Combat Zone.
CZ facebook
Got to reminiscing and just did a search. I have good memories if not many of the CZ, the Naked I. I saw an add in the paper..you know looking for exotic dancers. I quit my crappy pay day job at a center plaza brokerage firm. I was young and stupid and glad of it. What an adventure! I was in awe of Princess Chyenne the first time I saw her on the stage. "Woman in the Moon" I remember the song. One of my favorites. So, face book huh?
Hi Womaninthemoon
Clever girl :)
#1 Anyone around in the 70's
You really haven't been reading these comments too closely, have you.
This site seems flooded with people who were around in the 70's and loved every minute of it. At least that's what I gather.
Amber Loved it!!
I loved working all over Boston. Some of my best Christmases and Thanksgivings were with the girls I worked with. So much craziness and pretzels too!!!
Naked I in the 90s
Amber, I worked there in the early 90's - and you are right! We had great holidays together. Were you in that time frame too!
If you notice, no one is
If you notice, no one is exactly identifying themselves! We tend to remember the positive things and block out the ugly stuff. It was actually a very sad experience in my opinion.
It would be too weird if this
It would be too weird if this a real Ann Marie and one I knew back then. And Roni Silver, why does that ring a bell?
Forever Amber
Still trying to post to this site
Forever Amber
Interested in finding anyone from 1972-1978 I danced at the 20'clock club for a short period of time, Then the Teddybear and finally, the Squire.
Teddy Bear and Alice in Wonderland and my friend Bucky
Hew them all really well I miss them all.
CZ Dancers
Hi Leslee,
Do you remember Barbara "Sunshine" French? She was a dancer at the 2 O'Clock and Pussy Cat?
Hi. I played guitar in the band at the Squire for 3 yrs July 73-July 76. The place drew a very diverse crowd: young people who came to dance, couples who came to hang out and drink, and of course the hard-core striptease audience. We played top-40 hits 5 sets a night, the dance floor was usually crowded and there were go-go girls on pedestals who got naked while we played. One I remember was named Misty. When we took our 20-minute breaks, strippers performed on the dance floor. Alphonso was the owner, Paul Tripp was the bandleader, the bouncers were Billy and John, the barmaid was Barbara. When Alphonso died, the new boss was Richie somebody. In July 76 I quit playing for a sales job with Capitol Records in NYC, and did that gig for over 30 years.
Squire in Revere early 70's
Hi Paul,
I just found this site, I am looking for people who remember The Squire when it was owned by Alfonso Aucella. He also had "Alfonso's and the Monkey Lounge" next door until it burned down in 1970. I was told that the Squire was called the Camelot Lounge first before it was the Squire but there are only a few ads for it in the old newspapers. Paul Tripp and the Knights played at both places.I would love to speak with you about your experience there as a musician! Thanks in advance, Brenda
Oops sorry my email is
Oops sorry my email is [email protected] if anyone had information on Alfonso's/Monkey Lounge in Revere or The Squire in the 1970 when it was first the Camelot. Thanks!
Cw from the Two O'Clock 1975
I spent a lot of time in the Combat Zone in the mid-1970's; I felt "looked after" by the folks that owned the clubs. I made friends with some of the girls.
Once we all went to the Four Seas for Chinese. A wino outside the club made a rude remark about all those girls getting into my limo. I flipped him the bird, with a smile and got into the car. As I settled back into the rear seat; I noticed, through my open window, the wino lurching across the sidewalk! I hit the up button for the window; the world went into slow-mo, the window, the wino and POW! My face and my powder-blue, 3 piece suit were drenched in muscatel!
The girls took this all in high spirits; they appreciated that I took the hit for their honor. The event was a great ice-breaker. Good times.
Do you have any memories of; Jackie Brody, Stephanie Rose, Krishna, Rachael or Sweet Lorraine?
Combat Zone
Now that I am in this post, I can list some of the people I liked working with. I worked with Melanie my first day as she had the dressing table next to me. Teddy Venus was kind (Good Cop) and Elliot the manager was kind and then became brutal. He was a bully. So then I worked at the Teddybear and loved George and Bucky. Diane Lewis was my dressing room buddy for two years. I hated mixing and loved dancing. It was not such a priority at the Teddybear. I loved the band at both places and they were your friend if you wanted your music played right!! Here are a few of the names I remember working with, Mickey Martin, Diedra Rhodes, Nevada Sands, Mary from Vegas, Kenny the bartender at the 2o'clock, Ernie, Billy Martin (Sax) No No Nanette, Michelle, Lee Miles (the best heart) Peggy Bartender at Teddybear, Bernadette (Silver Slipper) - she sold me my poodle (Oliver Twist) through Peggy who had him first., Dusty, Cookie, Olynda, Bucky was the best. The teddybear was a special place as were they all in their own way. Jerry Dean comes to mind. She gave me her big pillow, a real lady all the way. Electra 2000 (RIP) Jose the light man at the 20'clock club. Sonny and Norma at the Squire treated me very well. Ernie the light man at the Squire. Of course Leigh Sheron and Tiffany Carter and Tiffany Diamond. These are the people that I can remember, there are many more. Christina Fox and her St Bernard who used to come up the back stairs at closing and if I opened the door and saw him, I let him come on the stage to wake everyone up!! Will come back when I remember more!! Hello Cookie from Chelsea!!
lee miles
amber, you're so right. i dated lee miles for a while. she was really avery nice lady. in her day, when she was the star of the peek-a-boo room at the 2 o'clock, she had a terrific act. one night she was billed as "she came in a coffin" and eas wheeled on stage in an actual coffin. back then lee always had a kind of "elvira" look. last i knew she was working in brockton as a "spiritual advisor" (whatever that means...fortune teller?) i always liked her. i hope she's still with us and is ok. she did have "the best heart".
Novelty Bar
Hi. I played consistently at the Novelty 1970-73. What a bucket of blood. Bikers without bikes. A bizarre place if ever there was one. Booked by Don McNichol. Travelled to Baltimore in 72 where our organist Tony Z phoned up his old friend Roger Pace to sub in on drums one night at the Zodiac club where were gigging. Roger sang Rod Stewart songs that night.
Squire Lounge
Does anyone remember Sonny from Squire and know what he is doing today? Also, Alice in Wonderland from the Teddybear? Forever Amber
Sonny from the Squire
Sonny died a few years back from cancer. Squire has since been sold.
Your days at the Teddy Bear and the Squire Club
hi Amber.I worked at the TB Loung from 1971 to early 1974,tending bar.Bucky got me the job.I was going to law school at the time.My best friend during that period was a dancer called Candy Heart,she was a bit older than me ,im 72 now.She was blond and had been in the business several years when I meet her.Her agent was Paul Jordan.I think she danced at the Squire Club after Big Al passed away when Richi Cass took the club over .ID love to find her,and see how she doing.Bucky,George Tec,Richi,and Paul J r all in heaven now,maybe u can help me find her.my tel #6175234499
In the previous thread I neglected to tell you my dancing name. It was Amber.
WOW, great coming across this
WOW, great coming across this thread. I use to hang out at the game room. My friend stacey worked at 66. My uncle worked at a parking lot of Washington, across from a religious store.Ohh the memories. I hung at at T.C's too! I heard that mentioned,i lived upstairs.
Does anyone remember a dancer from the i who danced under the name Paris in the 80's?
There were two girls named
There were two girls named Paris in the 80's. The first one was a tallish, long legged blonde, who left around 1983. I think she went to The Pussycat.
A couple years later, there was another "Paris", originally from Maine, who started dancing when she attended college in Boston. She was there until the club closed, sometime in the mid-90's. No idea what happened to her, but heard that she ended up going back to Maine and having kids.
a lot of stories, started
a lot of stories, started 1965 at jeromes, 17 yr old,working for louis venois..i remember TT, the ferraries and i think a cousin of mine used to date george [holly].DINO [dean orr]bartender killed in a bank job early 80s. the adult bookstore nest to the world famous 2o'clock. harry p. ernie the attorney, ernie the bartender,lee miles in the back room [peek-a-boo room]peggy the daytime bartender [boyfriend steve] bobby marsh [bouncer bob?] elliot [gray slacks blue sportcoat]. the living room? devon st john from no la
a lot of stories, started
I remember Ernie the Attorney, he did my taxes!!! I will never forget Elliot, could never figure him out. How can you remember what color his "uniform" was!!! Must have left an impression on you! LOL!
I heard that Ernie the Bartender (Such a Sweet Man) was thrown down an elevator shaft. Amber from California
combat zone in 1966-1968
i was in the navy and spent alot of time in the combat zone,there was ahot dog stand on the corner of washington st.,cannot remember the side street name but i drank all day and night at a bar on that side street,the owner was a good guy,his last name was a italian name,henry tanigliaro,bbad spelling.email me if anyone remembers this club or henry,i believe his son was shot leaving yhe club one night.
The name of the hot dog stand
The name of the hot dog stand was "John's".
that was Johns hot dog stand
that was Johns hot dog stand on the corner of washington and lagrange and his famous saying was HOW MANY
Yeah she looked a little like the chick from dirty dancing. She barely moved on stage and she worked out like a fiend too which I always thought was strange. LOL!
Cindi Plowden
Does anyone remember Cindi Plowden who worked out of the Combat Zone in the late 70s up until 1980 or 1981?
Or Pam or Savi (aka "Indian Debbie") from Good Time Charlie's?
Now and then
Yes....I met Indian Debbie
Yes....I met Indian Debbie once.She was a sweetheart.
Anyone remember
Does anyone remember a woman by the name of Vivian, very pretty. She was a go-go dancer for awhile at the Intermission around 1964 to 1965. She hung at Jerome's, the King of Pizza and Dino's. Married an Italian guy named George, but I don't believe the marriage was long-lasting. There was also a short guy named Dino we hung out with, outside of Jerome's mostly. Just wondering.
intermission lounge
What a great site! Played at all of the aforementioned clubs in late 60's, but most memories from the Intermission. Band was called THE CHAIN GANG, our initial stab at full time music. Six sets a night; they turned the jukebox off 18 minutes into your 20 minute break, and if you were late you were fined! Seven nights/wk, with an additional matinee from 3-6 Sunday afternoons, and that was the norm for all those clubs. THE GIRLS weren't naked-YET-but there was a lot of other action going on in that place, believe me! Remember the Balliro people, envelopes passing at the door, and the circus outside in the streets. But that was a fast way to learn about being pro musicians. It served us well, along with countless other bands from that incredible era in Boston Rock&Roll. We all could identify with what The Beatles did at The Cavern, in Hamburg, and all that. It FORCED YOU to be professional-or else! so many stories, so little time... Fascinating memories.
Memories of a Carefree Time
I was serving in the Navy aboard the U.S.S. Boston from 1967-1969 and went to the Combat Zone often. I was in my early 20's and didn't have a care in the world! I liked the Garden of Eden especially. The manager was Larry Messina, then in his late 60's or early 70's, and it was rumored that he was a son of the founder of Boston's Mafia. To me, he was just Larry, a kindly, grandfatherly type that always came over to my seat for small talk. One of the bartenders was named Richie, who told me he had been on a chain gang in Florida. He was nice to me and slipped me a free drink occasionally. I dated Elaine Paul (stage name "Tootsie Roll")from the Garden of Eden for a brief time.
I also liked to go to Kim Toy's in Chinatown (good, cheap food!)
I wish every well who went through that stage of life in the Combat Zone.
Kim Toy
I used to like the Kim Toy restaurant too. The notorious Professor Douglas used to eat there as well. I guess it closed in the late 80s or thereabouts. A smaller Chinese market now occupies the space.
I actually explored the area recently for signs of the old Combat Zone; one would never guess what it was once like. The building that was once Good Time Charlie's is completely gone. The Pink Pussycat is now a Vietnamese restaurant.
Hey there CZ refugees! Where
Hey there CZ refugees! Where are my 1989 homegirls??? I went by Kayleigh Morgan back then and I remember Trixie and Karen, my god I wanted to grow up to be Karen! And Jennifer Storm and Chloe and Tabitha and who could forget Kristara Knight! Yeah it was tough by that time and it was the first real eye opening experience for me.Damn near got shipped off to Hong Kong by one of the Chinese crew but I made it out alive:-) My time in the Combat Zone did alot to inform my perception of the world. It was there that my regulars noticed that I could write and they encouraged me by buying me copies of "Tropic of Cancer" and "Lolita" and they told me to circle all the words I didn't know and look them up in the dictionary. I may have been nothing more than a pretty face but there were good people there who were willing to encourage true talent when they saw it. I am now at Kent State earning my bachelor degree and yes, dancing and the champagne hustle are an integral part of my writing aesthetic. Would love to hear from and catch up with anyone from back in the day. By the time I got there, at the Naked I, Teddy had a goiter on the right side of his neck the size of a grapefruit. Hope all are well. Blessed be.
2 OClock
Better late than never... I worked the MouseTrap, Carribe, Living Room, 2 O'clock, Picadilly and Squires out in Revere. '73-'75. My beste friend back there was Ronnie Fox.
Reading thru the thread I saw many named I recognized.. So nice when I find one of my fellow girls out there still kicking.
I learned a lot of stuff I never really needed to know there, but... I wouldn't have missed it for the world!
Much Love
Many Blessings to you all..
Hi George:) Tangerine here
You must be the same George I worked with on & off at a few of the clubs you mentioned here. I knew Ronnie Fox very well.She was from the North Shore.If this is you I hope all is well with you.TTYL? Tangerine
Yes Indeedie!
Life is Good!... Tangerine....how the hell are ya???
I'm in the process of retiring from a 30+ yr accounting position...(believe that???) hated it!!
Retraining for indoor horticulture and floral design, hopefully will be employed at a Strip Hotel, Las Vegas in a year or so..
Possibly looking at marriage #3?..:)
Hope your Happy, Safe and Well old friend.
I'm doing just fine George thank you:) An accountant!? (You?) maybe you should show those Vegas comics a thing or two. I'll always remember quite often how you would amuse me/others with your endless brilliant humor & wit.On those slow Sunday evenings and dry nights ..you were our only hope:)Yes I remember both your wives.I knew Jennifer from working with her on the North Shore the Mermaid lounge later renamed Jaws. I think you were bartending there at that time? Your second wife.. (her name escapes me).They were both beautiful looking woman.You & your second wife lived just a few steps away from my house in the same waterfront niehborhood . Do you remember that? Jack the bartender lived for a while there with you .I saw Jack & Nancy coming out of the Amc theatre a few years ago. They look the same.Myself I am doing "some" acting work from time to time. I
worked on a movie with Arthur Wahlberg.. The Summer before last. He is Mark & Donnies older brother.My "real" job is in the animal care/training industry. I run my own business. I am also a proud Grandparent.I feel happy, well & safe I wish the same for you Amico.<3
Order of postings
When adding a new post to this site, can it be placed here as the latest posting? It takes forever to find new postings when someone has responded to a 2-3 year old posting. Just saying. Otherwise, you have to scroll through pages of old postings to get to it.
Order options at bottom of page
You can select sorting options at the bottom of the page. Choose "flat" rather than threaded and "date - newest first" and that should display what you want.
I've tried that several
I've tried that several times, it doesn't work and it reverts back to oldest comments first and threaded no matter how many times I press "save settings" Oh, well...thanks for trying
It kind of works if I click
It kind of works if I click on the latest comment on the right...
Hope you are well Tangerine
Just trying to connect with you to say Hi. Not sure if you are still out there as your last post was awhile ago but I hope you are doing well. I worked with you at the Caribe sometime between the years of 1979 and 1987. You know we were actually a part of history! The Zone only technically existed for a brief window in time, when you look back on it, and we were a part of it. It's amazing how we never even knew it at the time. I felt like the clubs would always be there for employment, even if we ended up working as waitresses or bartenders. And such a chunk of humanity all in one place. I truly loved some of the people who visited or worked in the club. What a shock when it all disappeared, only to be replaced by a Subway sub shop. Once, after it first became a Subway, I walked in and just looked around to see what may have still been the same. The stage mirror still ran along the wall.
I pointed to it and told the young man behind the counter, "Naked girls used to dance up there, once." He blushed and looked shocked at the same time. I just walked out, thinking it was funny and yet, it felt sad. Like something that used to be alive, was now dead. Everything and everyone was gone.
Another mind blower is to walk by the old Intermission lounge that is now an Asian restaurant, to look inside the big windows and see that all these years later, long after the club has closed, long after the music went silent, the owners saw fit to preserve a little piece of Zone history in their fine dining establishment. As part of the restaurant's current décor, it still possesses the old stripper pole, smack dab in the middle of the dining area.
If only they knew what went on there. I don't think that I personally, could ever eat there. Just me. I had a hard time eating in the Caribe! Not the most sanitary of places, to say the least!
Well I had to give my two cents worth and I'm hoping Tangerine is still doing well!
That goes for anyone else I knew from back then that may be reading this. We've made it this far, might as well keep going. We're doing something right. Tasha
ronnie fox
do you know where irene is now would love to chat.... was a bartender for many years in the 70s and early 80s
Hey..Hi Peter..
I haven seen or heard from Irene since about 1980ish...
she came to Vegas about 1977 but we lost touch..I've googled and looked around Facebook for her...if you find her please let her know I've been trying ti find her for years
I worry about her too..
Is this Peter that was a manager at diff clubs?
Is this that Peter? Friends with Marc, the bartender at Charlie's? This is Pam, Marc's girlfriend from that time. I was a bartender and waitress. Worked at the 2 o'clock, The Mousetrap, The Picadilly. Remember Ronnie Fox. She was a really nice gal. Me and Marc hang out with her sometimes.
Naked i Cabaret dancers
Hi Gabriella,
I was a bartender you'll recall. Karen was my girlfriend. She has a thriving shiatsu massage practice with a specialty in equine. Truly has left that part of her life behind.
Essex Deli
Thanks for providing me the name of the Essex Deli. I have been going crazy trying to think of it. I use to love the bowl of pickles on the table. As a kid I thought that was amazing.
Reconnect with Naked i dancers and staff
Getting reinvigorated to work on collecting old photos of people and memorabilia of the Naked i Cabaret. I'd also like to take new photos of people who have their old photos, sort of a then and now. Cheyanne if you read this do you still have your satin jacket? I still have mine!! Can't fit it anymore...but that's another story entirely. Kendra, you still have your costume? Can you fit? Anyway, folks that have these sorts of things, photos especially, or if you danced/bartended etc and will pose for current photos, please contact me. [email protected]
I think I remember you from
I think I remember you from the 'I' . I used to come in selling costumes. Remember?
We had satin jackets? Ohhhh it is coming back to me... a Naked i jacket? Am finally writing the memoir, well, this one... maybe some of your memorabilia could help me remember things! Get in touch. [email protected]
Mid eighties
I used to frequent the Zone in the mid eighties. We never spent much time at the I, instead we went to the Boston Bunnies or the Pussycat.
I'll never forget Britney. I met her at the Pussycat. We drank together a few times. I also recall learning of her ahem...transformation shall we say. I remember one night some old dude told her she looked like Chrystal on Dynasty (Linda Evans). She tells the guy that she used to be hung like Blake. I nearly fell off the bar stool from laughing so hard.
I also recall a bartender at the Cat named Tio. He was a great guy, used to clear some seats for us whenever we came in. The dude really gave the royal treatment.
Good times and great memories.
I played saxophone at
I played saxophone at Jerome's Naked i for maybe a year in 1975. I was 20 years old! What a blast!! I hooked up with a dancer named Breeze and we lived together for about 4 years. In 1976 I worked at the Living Room on Stewart street playing sax. Hilarious bartender named Frank. Some of the dancers were Cherry Vanilla, Lucia Leeds, Mona. All nice girls. That gig was 7 nights a week! I used to hang out at the Tam on Tremont St. on my breaks.
Terri and friends
I recently heard that Terri from Beacon Street recently died at age 92! I understand that she "worked"(incall at her apartment until shortly before she died. Amazing! A friend of mine dated a few times in 2001 and he was very impressed! She was very versatile and enthusiastic. Once he had a 2 girl party with Terri and Anya the big busted German girl I commented on a couple of years ago, and it was unbelievable. She now lives in the suburbs and still works, However, it is hard to contact her as the Phoenix is gone and she has no computer. She is in her 70's and still is in great shape! Any news on the girls from thr good ol' days?
early 80's
Man I had so many good times there when I was in high school. I had a part time job nearby and got to know quite a few people down there.
Anyone remember the platinum wigged older woman with a big rack who used to have the stool right at the entrance to the pussycat lounge? Snow day from school and I walked in early afternoon and she grabs me and starts tapping the ashtray on the bar to get the bartenders attention. I told her I only had two bucks on me but not before getting a hug with those big breasts pushing up over the top of her dress.
I remember one summer night going past the glass slipper and there were a couple of black hookers talking out front. I negotiated with one and she took me into an ally for full service(20 bucks). Could not have been nicer person and what an ass.
Anyone remember harry's bar. He used to get some pretty high end talent hanging around there. I remember getting robbed across the street by a sly little hooker. I used to see her all the time on the way out of work and we would say hi. She was always a real wiseass. Anyhow one time I go by her and she tells me she thinks I need a good time. I had 40 bucks so I said ok. we go behind a building across from Harry's and when she is done I reach in my pocket and no money. She said I could owe her but I knew she had paid herself.
Always had fun there. It did not seem so bad or dangerous at the time and I certainly was not a savvy city kid.
Novelty Lounge
Does anyone remember Mousy and her sister Tiger?
Mousy and Tiger
I remember them, and a lot of the other Novelty regulars. Scary violent girls.
Star Market at the Pru
...in the early 80's I was an overnight manager at Star Market at the Pru, and always looked forward to 2:30 a.m. when many of the Zone dancers would come in!..They were so much fun and lively and did a little shopping too. I got along well with them, and one morning they surprised me with a T-Shirt that they had made for me..it said "Star Market Baby" and I bet I could still find it! I wonder if any of those sweet gals are reading this?
I could write a book about the comings and goings at Star during those times....Peter Wolf of J.Geils was a regular...on and on....
Naked eye Cabaret
anyone remember Ginger who worked at the eye until it closed in '95, she told me she had relocated to NYC, wonder what happeded to her.
Wilbur Mills and Fanne Foxe
I was in the Pilgrim Theater the night that Wilbur Mills toddled onstage, while the Tidal Basin Bombshell was doing her thing. He was the Chairman of the House Ways and Means, US Congress. Foxe was a stripper he was enamored of. I swear, I was sitting there with a bunch of other teenage dopes, and I thought he was just part of the act. Imagine our horror when the Herald ran a front page picture the next day, with the back of our heads sitting in that front row...
Boston Bunnies and the Arcade
I worked in the Zone in the early 80's (83/84) and in Chelsea. I went by the name C.J. Anyone remember a dancer named Pumpkin? I have fond memories of the Zone, taught me many valuable lessons which I use now in my career - sure taught me how to carry on a conversation with a diverse clientele as I mixed for drinks. I was also featured in Swank magazine, when they did a feature in the Zone called Boston Baked Buns - anyone remember. I'd love to get my hands on a copy today, for old times sake. I'd have to keep it under lock and key from my kids and grandkids - maybe I'll show my husband.
I remember Pumpkin. I worked with her in the Caribe in the 80's. She appears to have made it out alive and has been working for years, tirelessly rescuing young women from the sex trade (in all of its forms, nowadays). She is a great woman. And still beautiful.
I may have worked with you on occasion, as well. Tasha
Did you know a dancer named
Did you know a dancer named Moriah from around that time? I think it was Boston Bunnies.
From Park Sq to Jacques to the Arcade
I can't count the hours I spent in the Zone. Hot Dogs at Dirty Johns (Washington and LaGrange) and the best pizza ever at the King of Pizza. But the Sugar Shack was incredible. Imagine the O'Jays performing less than 6 feet from your table. If you could top the night off with potato pancakes at the Bulkie on Boyelston you were living. Props to Mayor Kevin White who took credit and mostly blame for the section of Boston that was almost exclusively for adult entertainment. All day Saturday shopping, an inexpensive meal at one of a whole lot of "joints" and an evening peep show. Finally a performance by the #1 soul act of the time and all in the Zone. The lights were awesome on a snowy night too.
Do you remember Together, the post Sugar Shack Sugar Shack? I saw Al Hudson and Alicia Myers LIVE with One Way singing, "Guess You Didn't Know"! And I remember the Village People played "YMCA" and all their hits. It all went downhill once the Transportation Building was built and Emerson College moved in. Not that there's anything wrong with that but everything got torn down - the Hillbilly Ranch, Trailways, the Four Corners, the Living Room, then, all of Park Square, the Teddy Bear, the Mousetrap and even the big Playboy club building with the big Playboy Bunny logo on it. Back then, it was like the Citgo sign but without the neon. Well, thought you might enjoy a trip further down memory lane! Tasha
Satans Angel and the CZ
I came upon this site by happenstance and it has brought back so memories! I spent some time at Club 66 in 1980.
September - December to be exact. I remember Arthur V. being a nice man. Does anyone remember a patron of Club 66 and the Naked Eye named Harry? Nice enough man. I think he owned Harry's Bar and two movie theaters in the CZ? He spent a lot of time in the 66 club. He was smitten with a dancer who was from the Cape.
naked I
Does anyone remember desire???? Caruso ' in revere was where she got popular.and how about king arthurs???
Combat Zone memorabilia for sale
Greetings, all.
I'm looking to purchase artifacts from the heyday of the CZ. Posters, photos, ashtrays, matchbooks, etc. are especially desirable but I'd consider anything. Please email me at [email protected] if interested. Many thanks!
Old CZ footage
By the way, thought folks might like this WGBH footage of Washington St. in 1979. Naked i etc. are shown toward end. http://bostonlocaltv.org/catalog/V_EA2LCPOPLJN84AM
Hedy Jo Star and the Villa
This is an old thread. If anybody is still here I would like to share how I spent one summer during college in the early 70's in the Combat Zone.
I answered an add for a seamstress and found myself in the amazing world of costumes made by a person I never heard of, Hedy. I was the youngest and so did only basic tasks but I can tell you that the standards were incredibly high, the the machines, the fabrics and ornamentation all the best. Watching Hedy sew on the strings of beads, sequins and rhinestones was like watching a magician.
You had to go up a creaky elevator operated by her husband to get to the shop. I might have been nervous except that Ralph was such a nice man. The three of us girls worked together passing each garment from one phase of design, measure and cut to the construction, detailing and final finishing by Hedy. I never thought, growing up in rural America that I would be twisting feather boas or making g strings but the atmosphere was great, the customers wonderful the product awesome. Anyone who possesses one of Hedy's creations is a very very lucky person.
None of us knew Hedy had had a sex change operation. It was a shock at first but didn't make any difference. She was so cool.
I did not get enough hours there and a dancer asked me if I wanted to dance. That was NOT me! Then she said
there was a restaurant opening around the corner called the VIlla. There I worked with Devon St John, Patsy the incredible cook and a wonderful waiter named Jimmy Conte. When the clubs closed we were hammered. Devon was dressed as you would expect a hostess to be but ended up working in the kitchen where things were nuts. Meantime things were nuts in the dining room as well. But Jimmy, who had his own station, somehow always showed up to help out us younger ones. If he was not just the best coworker in the world he went the extra mile and always walked me to the subway and waited with me until it opened in the early AM.
Jimmy and his partner had a party at his home and there were all his friends which mixed the dancers and strippers with the "girls" from the costume shop and other characters. Now these were not the people I grew up knowing about but conversation was easy. We made fun of our landlords, raved about our pets and of course the outrageous food. We all got that we were more the same than different
I was never in any of the clubs. I only know the walk from the subway station to the Villain the dark with all the neon lights was sort of creepy. Then one day a bouncer stopped me and asked my name. I felt SO intimidated, I told him my first name. He then asked " Where are you from?" Now I was spooked but I told him. He said, " My uncle is there!" Certain he was lying I asked if he was a professor at the college. He told me, no, he was in the federal penitentiary. At that we both bust out laughing because of course! Every night that we caught sight of each other we could not help but laugh. I never knew his name but I always felt that if I ever a creep bothered me on the street he would jump in and scare the living daylights out of the guy. I never felt in danger in the Combat Zone because of all the nice people there who, like me, probably never envisioned being in a place like that.
What a neat experience. I learned a lot and want to thank everyone for the memories.
Gone but Not Forgotten
The Combat Zone has been gone for years, but why change the name? Its parts of the Coity's history, although not as vogue as beacon Hill, North Square or other area locals, its still part of Boston's Story. Lets change ChinaTown's name to South Cove. i thinks Chinatown is a racist term. Or The North End, Or Mission Hill
Good Time Charlie's/Club New Orleans
Does anyone remember when Good Time Charlie's became the Club New Orleans? I left MA. in '82, visited in '85 and everything was different. I heard Charlie (owner of GTC's and several other Combat Zone clubs had moved away. And while GTC's had some sort of jazz club upstairs, CNO featured the blues artist Weepin Willie on a regular basis. I think there were still hookers working out of the club but it was less blatant.
confidant's and 'special friends'
leo o'donnell(caribbe lounge) who shared his dancers with me! john and his brother caesar,who owned and ran the (six's-663 lounge and harry's) shared their dirty little secrets with me of what girl was RIGHT and what girl was WRONG! rice-athena(wow)-cindy-debbie-and hundeds of others over 20 years! those will always remain the best times of my life.....LONG LIVE THE ZONE!!!!!!!!
Club 66
It's been 35years but I still remember Arthur Venos, Kendall Pacios,Madame Butterfly, Satin, it was an adventure and I loved my time in the zone! Good memories of good people -I danced at Club 66.
I remember Venus, Tom the
I remember Venus, Tom the doorman, Chip the woman in charge of the dancers... Arthur, Kendall, Mr. Zingas, the poor boy who was shot in Chinatown ( he was a boyfriend of one of the dancers) etc CLUB 66 Sometimes I hear a song and remember dancing to it-Van Morrison "Into the Mystic" and Journey "Loving, touching and squeezing" -long time ago and far away!!
anyone out there remember???
I posted a couple days ago and it may be early but I have not viewed any replies, so I will ask if any of the former dancers, or patrons recall a young dancer that worked at the I and once in awhile at the liberty named chrystal??She started there when she was 18 and worked from 81, or 82 until late 84 or early 85. Her photo was on the front door at the I( I assume with other girls as well) she is wearing a lavendor kind of purple teddy. She lived shortly with another older dancer for a short while and hung out with several of the dancers when not at work. I dont want to mention her last name (to respect her privacy) however her first name is angelique (angel). chrystal was her stage name, around five foot six, 120 pounds, brown eyes brown hair (maybe frosted) and of course very attractive with really nice legs. Nice girl got along well with all.
Combat Zone
I'd like to SHARE all these Combat Zone comments on my Facebook page but how do you do it? I have a new book out, "The Combat Zone," in paper and ebook about a P. I. in the early 1970's Combat Zone. 1st book in a series.
"The Combat Zone" Novel
Here's an Amazon link to my 2015 novel, "The Combat Zone," about the Zone in the 70's.


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By Kristin Littrell, freelance writer
Students in St. Joseph Academy's Spanish class raised $100 for CFCA in one day through a bake sale. The inspiration came from their teacher, Lauren Marquis, who sponsors a child in Guatemala.
Teaching Spanish to middle school students can be challenging, but teacher Lauren Marquis knows how to engage her students.
During a letter-writing unit, Marquis assigned the students a task: write a letter ñ in Spanish ñ to her CFCA sponsored child, Ana, in Guatemala.
As the students worked on their letters, they began to ask questions about Anaís life. They looked at pictures Marquis received and noticed that Ana was standing near a trash heap. Ana's parents didnít have shoes.
This was eye-opening for the students of St. Joseph Academy, a small rural school in Walton, Ky.
As they learned more about Anaís living conditions and international poverty, the St. Joseph Academy students wanted to help Ana and her family build a better life.
So, on their own initiative, the sixth-grade students organized a bake sale during lunch.
They contributed baked goods and raised $100 for CFCA in one day.
ìI was amazed,î Marquis said. ìI took the money to the bank and it was about seven cents short of $100, so I contributed the seven cents. Iím in awe of these kids.î
Now, theyíre anxious to hear back from Ana. Even the tough eighth-grade boys canít wait to receive a letter back from their new friend in Guatemala.
ìIíll definitely do this assignment again,î Marquis said, ìand maybe next year weíll have another bake sale!î


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Delineating primary and secondary organic carbon in neoproterozoic glacial sediments
How do we begin to understand what early life was like on Earth about 700 million years ago as our planet shifted from an oxygen-free and probably ice-covered realm to the oxygen-rich world that we know today?
One geochemist who decodes the early record of life on Earth has found a method featuring a combination of chemical analyses for a significantly clearer picture of this dynamic environment. Alison Olcott Marshall of the University of Kansas presented her findings today at the Goldschmidt Conference in Knoxville, Tenn. The conference is attended by several thousand geochemists and features new scientific discoveries regarding the Earth, energy and the environment. It is hosted by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Marshall is particularly interested in the time called Snowball Earth, a period at the end of the Precambrian Era when geochemists speculate that the world was covered from pole to pole with glacial ice and the existing organisms lived exclusively in water. At that time life was still primarily single-cell organisms. So Marshall looks at chemical fossils to recreate the environment. The chemical complexes left from the cell walls of these organisms are more abundant and more easily classified than body fossils within the samples.
Marshall's research carries her to southeast Brazil, where there is stable sedimentary rock from the late Precambrian era. Her samples come from exploratory drilling that reached eight hundred meters down into the core of black shale that was at
the bottom of a sea 700 million years ago.
"The one caveat with biomarkers (chemical fossils) is that there is always a danger of contamination," Marshall said. Her initial tests using an instrument that looks at chemical compounds by molecular weight often had questionable results due to the possibility of contamination from material of a later period. However, by using another type of high resolution analysis called Raman spectroscopy, she also measured the subtle nuances of vibration that occur at the molecular level. Her high resolution results revealed two previously undetected distinctions in time generations.


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I bet a lot of people write "I'm an Entrepreneur!" here. Well, surprise! So am I. I am getting my MBA, started a business this summer http://www.betterbid.com and am trying to help my customers better by getting them set up on search engines. I'm from California, I play guitar, write songs, (don't smoke weed ;-) cause I know you were thinkin it.)
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"I want thoughts from every coach on this staff," Rex told reporters. "Not just the coordinator, not just whoever, I want it from everybody. We need to look at things. [...] You're sitting back there going how the heck do we get better? We have to get better. Is it a little change? Is it a radical change? I'm up for any suggestion. We have to get better."
Sounds like Rex is pretty open to new ideas.
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Rawlings Sporting Goods manufactures and retails just about every
piece of baseball equipment on the market, the pace-setting company
may be best known for the big, gold trophies that feature a sculpted
fielder's glove.
year, Rawlings hands out the Rawlings Gold Glove Award to the 18
major-leaguers – nine in both the American and National leagues –
who are deemed the best defensive player at their respective
position. It is one of the most coveted individual awards in Major
League Baseball.
is against that backdrop that the company became the title sponsor of
the 2011 Rawlings Defensive Player of the Year Award, which was
presented at the Perfect Game All-American Classic presented by
Rawlings Awards Banquet in San Diego Aug. 13.
winner of the award was Puerto Rican standout Carlos Correa, Perfect
Game's top-ranked shortstop prospect in the nation and the No. 11
top prospect overall (class of 2012).
presenting the award at the banquet, Rawlings Sports Marketing and
Licensing Manager Mark Kraemer explained the significance of having
the Rawlings name associated with it. He called the award "an honor
given out to one individual who exemplifies all the star qualities
that are often held by those in the ranks of the major leagues."
sets a high standard for defense – one that we believe has helped
shape most major league players into the athletes they are today,"
Kraemer continued. "Our hope is that the Rawlings Defensive Player
of the Year Award at the high school level will serve as a reminder
that hard work pays off for those of you wanting to continue your
baseball careers."
then introduced Correa.
year's winner is among the cream of the crop. He is a shortstop
with great range, soft hands and a rocket arm; he earns this title
for demonstrating the sportsmanship, leadership and ability of a true
is starting his senior year at the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy, but
is young for his class – he won't celebrate his 17th
birthday until September. He is already 6-foot-4 and 190 pounds, and
his ceiling is obviously high. He has verbally committed to
Vanderbilt and seems certain to be a first round selection in the
2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft.
been doing this for 14 years, and Carlos is a special kid with a ton
of talent," Team Mizuno of Puerto Rico coach/director Edwin
Rodriguez told Perfect Game in June. "He's shown that he has some
tools, and in my opinion and the opinion of some of the scouts, he's
going to be the best player coming out of Puerto Rico in (pause)
well, we don't know how long."
in the summer, Rodriguez continued his assessment of Correa's
has the tools and now he needs to showcase those tools in terms of
the mental aspect of the game and the knowledge of the game,"
Rodriguez said. "Not only does he have those tools but he can bring
other things like leadership to the game and knowledge of what's
going on out on the field."
was one of six players honored at the All-American Classic Awards
Banquet. Other winners were:
McCullers, Jackie Robinson Player of the Year; Joey Giolito, Baseball
America Pitching Prospect of the Year; Joey Gallo, Reebok Offensive
Player of the Year; Clate Schmidt, Perfect Game Nick Adenhart Award,
and Alex Bregman, Evoshield SWAG Award.
more than 450,000 high school players in the nation, know that being
part of the All-American Classic roster is quite an accomplishment
for any player," Rawlings' Kraemer told the prospects. "Because
we know that being one of the best requires hard work, perseverance
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Another Halloween Cereal Post
This is the last of my cereal recipes that I made for Betty Crocker. I wanted to dip the tips of these little guys in white chocolate, but they were the last of five things I baked that day and just did not have the energy. I think they are cute without the white tip, but if I make them again I will definitely dip them.
Candy Corn Cereal Treats
recipe from Baked Perfection
2 tablespoons butter
24 regular marshmallows
4 cups Trix cereal in Orange and Yellow (colors separated)
Coat an 8 x 8 x 2 pan with cooking spray
1) In a saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon butter and 12 marshmallows over low heat, stirring occasionally until completely melted. Remove from the heat. Add 2 cups of orange colored Trix cereal and stir until completely coated.
2) Using a greased spatula, evenly press mixture along one side of the prepared pan.
3) Repeat step one with the yellow Trix. Using a greased spatula, evenly press mixture along the row of orange Trix.
4) Cool completely and cut into triangles.
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The Other McCain reports that Charlie Sheen has gone and stepped in controversy again, gee, who could have seen that coming?
Charlie Sheen was on stage at the opening of his new bar in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, when he asked the crowd, "How we doing?"
The crowd gave a small cheer — not good enough for Sheen, who then said, "Lying bunch of faggot assholes! How we doing?"
This made headlines because Sheen had used a "homophobic slur."
It seems that the University of Maryland, home of the Terrapins, which is a turtle, NOT an ethnic or homophobic slur, actually spends quite a bit of cash, as in taxpayer cash to fight "non-inclusive language"
Maryland taxpayers will then be shocked to learn that the state's flagship educational institution, The University of Maryland, squandered $15,000 to fight "non-inclusive language" on campus.
The University of Maryland (UMD) allocated $15,000 in 2012 to combat the use of language deemed by administrators to be "insensitive."
The "words have power" campaign's goal is to deploy posters, buttons and other promotional materials to help foster an environment on campus that is not offensive to illegal aliens, homosexuals, or other minority groups.
"Non-inclusive language can offend or make spaces uncomfortable for people who are excluded by that language," one of the campaign posters reads.
"It is easy to accidentally use offensive language, but since you could just as easily be on the receiving end of such language, you should try to ensure that you are not offending others with the words and phrases you use," it adds.
One sign tells students to avoid using the phrase "that's so ghetto" and substitute the term with words like "grimey," "wack," or "messed up."
Maryland taxpayers will be further perplexed when they discover the money went for items such as this video featuring a lecture from an "inclusion scholar".
Inclusive Language Campaign – David
Additionally, in the wake of nationwide repression of First Amendment free speech rights on campuses, some of the university's attendees are expressing their concerns about this program.
But, some students say the inclusive language campaign goes too far.
"It is important to be civil with one another but this goes too far in taking language that most people would not find offensive and making us feel guilty for using it," Ross Marchand, who is the president of Students for Liberty, a libertarian student group at UMD, told Campus Reform.
Marchand said he worries that such rules will hamper student's constitutional right to free speech on campus.
"An environment conducive to freedom of speech [on campus]…requires the ability to say things without guilt," said Marchand.
CLICK HERE to visit the "inclusive language" campaign's website and view additional videos and posters produced by the university.
DAMN that is WACK, but not as wack as Charlie Sheen.
Seriously, The Left loves this kind of mealy-mouthed BS. Maybe they should try to teach those easily offended types, who suffer from Perpetual Whining Syndrome, to relax a bit and not look to get offended? Here is one of the videos, watch it with a vomit bag close at hand, as the stupidity of hypersensitivity may induce projectile vomiting.
The problem with PC is that it coddles the malcontents, rather than encouraging them NOT to be so easily offended. The truth is EVERYTHING you say will, or might offend someone. No one is going to always feel welcome of comfortable. Creating the expectation that such a reality is possible just sets us up for failure.


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 101 diseños de 20 diseñadores freelance.
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Something that looks best in 2 colors (black/white) and could be etched or stenciled into the iron steel products we produce. Not too intricate or ornate.
A logo that scales well so as to fit on a small banner ad, letter head, or a large steel fire pit.
Above all, be creative.
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Next, identify the boundaries of the muscular triangle. The medial, boundary is the midline of the neck below the hyoid bone. The lateral, boundary is the superior belly of omohyoid muscle. The inferior, boundary is the lower anterior portion of the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
The muscular triangle contains the following infrahyoid (or strap) muscles:
These strap muscles are named for their attachments and are all innervated by branches of the ansa cervicalis which arises
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- Page 1 iPhone 5 Review
- Page 2 Screen Review
- Page 3 iOS 6 Interface and Usability Review
- Page 4 Performance Review
- Page 5 Cameras Review
- Page 6 What's missing, Price & Verdict Review
- Stunning design and build
- Taller, more colourful display
- 4G connectivity and superfast processor
- Scratchprone chassis
- New Maps app is a step backwards
- Lacks NFC
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- 4-inch, 640 x 1136 pixel screen
- New A6 processor
- 8MP camera with 1080p video and panorama mode
- New iOS6 Maps app
What do iPhone 5 owners think?
A number of high profile news stories emerged soon after the iPhone 5's release. These ranged from the metallic back and side chipping and revealing the aluminium beneath to issues with battery life and the Apple Maps fiasco. We go into more detail about the maps app further on.
The most complained about aspect of the iPhone 5 is battery life. More than 2,500 owners gave the iPhone 5 an average of 6.8/10 for battery life. The Galaxy S3 and S4 score 7.3 and 7.6 out of 10 respectively.
The next aspect of the iPhone 5 that most irks owners is its value for money. iPhone owners have known for a long time that Apple demands a premium for its phones. The cost of extra storage on an iPhone makes it particularly costly to go for a 32GB or 64GB model, whereas Galaxy owners are able to add extra storage on the cheap via the microSD card.
However, it's not all bad news for iPhone owners in terms of value. The iPhone 5 retains its value better than any other smartphone. This means you can get back a lot of the original outlay by selling when you upgrade. Even better news is that the 2,500 owners who provided feedback scored the iPhone 5 with 9.2 for ease of use, 9.1 for features and 9.1 for design, clearly showing that it also has a lot going for it.
Now let's get to the nitty gritty of what the iPhone 5 is really like.
Related: iPhone 9
Updated: Now with thoughts on how well the phone's design ages, iOS 6.1 and GoogleMaps.
The iPhone 5, like all iPhones before it, is an evolution rather than a revolution but it's at least on the surface the biggest evolution we've seen for years with a new design, a larger screen size and superfast 4G connectivity. But, with a high price and the usual Apple-restrictions, is it enough of a leap to outpace the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S3, LG Optimus 4X HD or the Nokia Lumia 920? With several months of use now under our belt, it's high time to find out, for a second time.
iPhone 5 – Design
As ever, we'll kick off with the phone's design and external features. When the phone first arrived, we proclaimed it "the most beautiful and best built phone on the market", and for the most part that still holds up. It remains the case that no other device comes close to matching the fit and finish Apple has achieved on the iPhone 5.
It all kicks off with the etched aluminium back. Gone are the glass back and steel sides of old to be replaced with a single piece of aluminium that's hewn to form the back and sides. This is etched on the back and sides to create a matt look. As well as looking great it also makes the phone easier to grip and keeps it from slipping quite so easily – the iPhone 4/4S had a remarkable ability to slide off even the flattest looking surface.
SEE ALSO: iPhone 6 Plus Review
Contrasting nicely with the matt back and sides are the shiny diamond cut bevelled edges, glass front and glass inserts on the back. These angled edges make the iPhone 5 a bit more comfortable to hold compared to the very square ones on the iPhone 4S, which is definitely a welcome tweak.
However, not all is well. Very early on there were complaints that the black version chipped quite easily, showing the shiny metal beneath, and this has proved to be such a common issue that we'd stongly advise opting for the white version instead. That said, our white version is also looking surprisingly battered after only four months use. The whole back and sides are peppered with small dings and scratches that are surprisingly noticeable.
The main problem areas are the shiny bevelled edges and the Apple logo on the back, where any scratch is immediately noticeable against the pure shiny surface. And while we haven't kept the phone in a case it has always been confined to an otherwise empty pocket. As has a two year old iPhone 4 that remains looking near flawless – see below.
Frankly, compared to the glass and steel build of the iPhone 4 and 4S, the iPhone 5 is a signiifacnt step backwards in terms of durability. Sure, the glass back is slippery but it's demonstrably tougher too, and perhaps it could've been etched or something to make it less slippery. Hammering home the point are the black or white little glass inserts on the back of the iPhone 5 which, months on, are spotless. Obviously, if you're particularly careful and use a case the iPhone 5 will stay pristine for longer but it's nonetheless a concern.
All that said, the iPhone 4/4s are somewhat of the exception that proves the rule with most shiny plastic and anodised aluminium competitors suffering just as much from scratches. In fact it only goes to justify our recent complaints about the Nokia Lumia 920 having mostly shiny rather than matt plastic finishes while the HTC One S is another famoursly flawed anodised example.
Pick the iPhone 5 up and it's noticeably thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4S, despite packing in a larger 4-inch screen. Specifically the iPhone 5 is 20 percent lighter (112g compared to 140g) and 18 percent thinner (123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6mm compared to 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3mm). This makes a surprising difference when you actually handle and compare the two devices, with the iPhone 5 almost feeling a bit too light at first, compared to the reassuring solidity of the 4S. This impression soon fades, though, as you realise it is still a very well built phone.
With the iPhone 5 screen size having increased the big concern would be that the whole phone becomes cumbersome to use but Apple has avoided this by only increasing the height of the screen, upping it by about 12mm. This small increase makes minimal difference to the usability of the phone, with you still able to reach the full expanse of the screen easily enough.
Contrary to many a rumour, below the screen there is a home button that along with near identical volume, mute and power buttons will make existing iPhone users feel right at home. A few other features have been tweaked though.
Apple has moved from a now fairly standard microSIM to an even smaller nanoSIM, so if you're buying the phone without a contract/SIM you'll need to contact your network to get a new SIM or get the scissors out. You should be able to chop down most newer SIMs as the layout of the contacts is the same.
Other changes include the headphone jack which has now moved from the top edge down to the bottom. Having it here does make some theoretical sense as when held in the hand the headphone cable hangs straight down out the way and when you go to put the phone into your pocket you don't have to change your grip to do so – give it a go and you'll see what we mean. However with long term use we've generally found it to be a bit annoying, getting in the way of your hand when using the phone. It's not a major concern but neither is it really a step forward.
Alongside the headphone jack are newly designed microphone and speaker grills and of course the new Lightning dock connection. The former are now covered by small drilled holes, rather than one large opening, while the latter is a replacement for the wide, 30-pin dock connector of old.
The new connector will carry audio, HD video, data and of course charge the phone, with adapters available to convert the signal to just about any other type of connection you could name. Lightning is also reversible so you don't need to worry about which way round you're plugging it in, and it's a sturdier plug too
Concerns about having to buy new adapters to fit existing docks and chargers remain, as does the fact that Apple didn't simply opt for microUSB like every other phone, but there is no doubting it is a better connection than the old one, which is something we suppose.
An adapter is available that converts the new connector to the old one but one is not included in the box. You get just the new USB cable, UK plug and the SIM removal tool. The adapter will set you back an insultingly hefty £25.
To comply with EU regulations that stipulate microUSB must be used as the standard connection for all new phones, Apple does offer a Lightning to microUSB adapter too, but it again costs a rather grimace-inducing £15.
Getting back to the phone itself, the final pieces of the puzzle are the cameras. The rear one retains the same core specs as the iPhone 4S but it's 30 percent thinner, to allow the phone's overall thickness to come down. As for the front facing one, it now sits above the earpiece rather than off to the side, and it can shoot 720p video, up from 480p.
All told then, as a piece of industrial design, the iPhone 5 looks like a triumph, though with long term use it has been shown to have a number of drawbacks such as the scratching and headphone position. But overall there's still a lot to like and still no other phone matches it for that initial wow factor. But what of that new screen…
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