Danny 'elton John' Tenaglia

Danny 'elton John' Tenaglia

Whilst browsing DT's messageboard before they barred me I saw this post by the man himself.
Talk about losing the essence of what clubbing is.

What a complete wan'ker

Many Nyc Club People Better Wise Up Soon...
WHY?

Because I have NOT been enjoying myself the way I used to

WHY?

Because there are more & more disrespectful assho*es getting on my very last nerve with sneaking cigarette's right in front of my eyes while they are dancing, and I can only get annoyed so many times per night before I finally get on the microphone, try to burn the idiot myself with 2 million candle watt flashlights and remind them that there is NO SMOKING inside NY venues!

I did not make up this new law, Mayor Gloomberg did, but we have to insist that our patrons respect this otherwise not only are we gonna get fined, but eventually if more MEATHEADS start discovering "Be Yourself Friday's" and don't know the rules, or how to respect their own bodies, our party, our jobs, our livelihood, then I obviously am not going to have fun doing my job as an entertainer if I have to keep seeing these things from the booth, or having to alert security to have someone removed for disrespecting.
And that's only what I can see from the booth.......

The obnoxious new usage of cell phones on the dance floor has also become a real irritating distraction. WHY? Becuase they are not just telephones any longer! They are now also camera's, text messaging units, and many lighting up so brightly, some people are just being disruptful to our lightman and when the light show goes black during a song's breakdown and you see 5 cell phones in VARIOUS Colors, well, it's extremely annoying. ESPECIALLY when the people are not even dancing! They are just standing there on the dance floor with this lit up Nokia TOY! >> No! We're not havin it!
There are various other places in the venue to use those things, NOT on our dance floor. If someone wants to use their stupid cell phones, then they should go into the back lounge or hallway where the coat check is at.

We have security AND undercover security as well, yet some people still get so stupid and lost into a zone of their own....

The bottom line is this........

I LOVE 6 Hubert Street. Arc, Vinyl, Shelter, Body & Soul, Be Yourself Friday's, W H A T E V E R you wanna call the place!

HOWEVER, if it stops becoming FUN for me...... Then I am out of there! Period. I will start hitting the road again once a month or so and make my living that way as well as entertaining myself up at my Loft with a FEW friends. Ain't no one ever gonna disrespect my personal space, that's for certain!

So, on top of the fact that no matter how hard ARC seems to be trying, the AC is still experiencing difficulty and it's just really hot in that booth now, and on top of being hot I have to deal with CHILDREN who probably didn't even know who I was a year ago needing to be educated on "How to BE and not to BE" at our weekly party.

Yes, like I say on the Mic, this is YOUR party...... Without you 800-1000 people per week, I ain't #$%!, so as I am getting tired of sounding like some jaded old fart, having to lower the music, kill a good vibe and having to remind people (as if they don't already know) that there is no longer smoking allowed inside the building.......

All I know is we are gonna have to enforce some really strict new policy soon like that of the Paradise Garage & The Loft where it was for "MEMBERS ONLY"....... 21 & Over, and you can only get in the club IF you are with a member/cardholder.

That's all I can think of now in my moment of VENTING!

So, don't BE surprised if I have a week or two over the next 2 months where I just simply will not show up there because I am absolutely getting extremely fed up and just feel like I need a break, and hopefully this message will get around to everyone.

NO, I am NOT going to play at CROBAR! Or any other club (new or old) in NYC. Yes, I have had offers, but I am not interested at all at this time. 100% not.

I make this announcement often after I give it up for our opening guest DJ's.....

*I care for you people, whether I know you personally or not. I do not want to hear of any more nonsense that puts me in a mood where I don't even want to play music any longer.
I ask people to respect themselves and to be very careful of what they put into their bodies. I cannot tell people what to do, but I BEG THEM, "IF" they have any intentions on doing anything that's jeapordizing to our party, then to Please "BE YOURSELF SOMEWHERE ELSE"! We do not want your $20-25 dollars if your gonna commit "Disco Suicide" on our premises and ruin a great part of NYC nightlife again for everyone else.

TWILO WAS CLOSED
TUNNEL WAS CLOSED
ARENA WAS CLOSED
LIMELIGHT WAS CLOSED
EVEN EXIT'S EARTH party is unfortunately also over......

ROXY & SF has had their difficulty getting those big rooms filled on a weekly Friday basis. Although they both still kick ass on Saturday's! All clubs are struggling at this time, and that is no secret...... You all know the deal!

WHAT MORE DO PEOPLE NEED TO SEE TO GET THE PICTURE?

Well, I've been holding this post in for some time now, and I just don't care anymore what anyone thinks of what my personal opinion is. I am speaking from what I've been seeing evolve over the last few years and it just disgust me to think that people want to go out to hear music and dance and put Horse & Cat tranquilizer (K) in their bodies.....?????
*** ??? I still don't know what the FU** this drug is? What it looks like? Smells like? Why it even exist? What was it's original purpose on this planet? Why are so many people still spending $20 or more on bull**** XTC that only God knows what is in it?? And then have the nerve to COMPLAIN about a $20-25 dollar door cover charge to hear 10 hours of music???

Do SOME people expect that club owners should just let them in for free and let them rampantly do whatever they want and risk everyone else's happiness?

I know that most of you here are NOT the people I am speaking of. Yeah, maybe some of you do your thing here & there, but you know the type of DODO'S I am speaking of.......
It seems like they just all of a sudden came out of the woodwork and are about to kill it for all the great people who are nothing but passionate for the music and simply love to come out to THE PARTY and not just TO PARTY!

Once again, I am suggesting to all of you who have been coming out to hear me for quite some time now to take control!
THIS IS YOUR PARTY!!! If you see a person doing something WRONG then please alert security and point them out, or tell them yourself!
Otherwise, get ready to..... "ENJOY THE SILENCE"..... ,
While I will be internationally club hopping with other DJ's like Danny Howells, Deep Dish etc... having a blast from Sydney to Budapest, Ibiza & beyond ..........

Have I made myself clear enough???

Peace, Love & Respect to all,
...dt...

You are such a fucking jobsworth????


FFS we all know your mister superstar dj in consett mate but realy who gives a fuck??

i think danny tenaglia needs to chill the fuck out!

my god, the whole point of going clubbing is to relax and chill out, he sounds like a fucking school teacher FFS.

anyway, if someone is just standing there texting someone or fucking around with their phone then mr t mustn't be doing enough to keep em dancing!

moany old cunt!

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Why did they bar you??did you post your opinions in his speech?

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IMO DT may come accross as a grumpy old queen, but he is a DJ legend and no-one can take that away from him.. I have been lucky enough to see him play in NYC and he is well worth the hype!!

DT owns the board and he bar anyone whenever he wants. People HAVE to remember that these boards are privately owned, and operated. It is not your right to post anything you want on them. They are up because someone cared enough to put up his own cash and open them up. Whatever the person paying the bill says, GOES! If you want to have 100% freedom to say and do as you please, you'll have to pay and open your own forums....

A lot of it made sense to me. Danny Tenaglia has done so much for clubbing I think he is entitled to his opinions. I think all he wants is for people to enjoy the music

it made sense to me too
at the end of the day, the laws are pretty tight on clubs in NY these days, as we know several have closed- so you can see why he would be pissed at people threatening the clubs that are remaining

Although I've stopped being a twat and taking drugs

I think DT is well off the mark - drugs are an integral part of the clubbing phenomenon, if it weren't for drugs clubbing would not be the same as it is now as it was driven by the ecstacy generation and condoning pills while slating ket is just showing how naive he is - they are both life threatening and if you OD on either you just sit a muntered mess in the corner.

If he took some ket he wouldn't be able to get off his "high horse"

try again

all of a sudden i desparately want to go see this man play, that sounds like my ideal club if he gets his way!

yes i'm a moany old fart, a hypocrit, and god knows what else but what he was saying made bucketloads of sense to me.

DJ's rant about all sorts it doesn't mean they can't sound like idiots

prime example- judge jules and glowsticks

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i think its fair play to him.

bottem line its his club and he can say/ do whatever he likes. i would

as a dj i can see why hes probably not a great fan of Ket, doesnt do much for a clubs atmosphere does it?

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Definetly not - taking that has got nothing to do with the music rahter than other drugs. Tenaglia sounds like a man who has complete dedication to providing a good show - the preparation he does to his sets, the lights he flashes across the crowd are quality. I just think he doesnt want stuff ruining it

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Unfortunatly for Tenaglia and the job he's chosen - he can't dictate what the market does and if his punters all want to bosh ket... theres not much he can do other than find a new job.

Luckily for him his target audience is usually above 19

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Yeah he definetly appeals to the more mature clubbers on the whole. I can imagine him having a powerful influence with promoters

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Unfortunatly promoters don't dictate what the masses do - they can attempt to influence it... but this rarely works - take gatecrasher anti-cyber stance, it almost wiped out the club.