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Originally Posted by justinsain
Great story 
I vaguely remember The tree House. I used to go to a big rock club in Hallandale that was just off the east side of 95 and you could see it from the exit ramp. Can't remember the name though. Also used to go to The Other Place in Miami for drink and sink night. |
You're talking about "The Button South" My band used to play there all the time too! That place held around 3,000 people.
2 metal bands per night. HUGE house lightshow and PA system. Big load in dock backstage where we would back our 24 foot truck up and our roadies would unload the stage gear. 2 big ass dressing rooms also backstage: one for each band and each equipped with a refrigerator and showers. The first band started at 11 p.m. played 3 sets and then the second band would start and play 3 sets. Between the two bands you played until 6 a.m.
That was a fucking GREAT nightclub! Before it was The Button South it was formerly an "Agora Ball Room" rock club. Then "Crazy Greg" who owned the original "Button On The Beach" on the strip in Lauderdale bought the building and turned it into The Button South.
Holy fuck I had some crazy times playing that gig.
Here's another quick rock "god" gay story. One night I'm playing at The Button South and the security guys came running up while I'm on break yelling at me to follow them...so we all go out the back, and Yngwie Malmsteen is sucking a guys cock in the bushes behind the club! LOL!
He had played in concert at The Button South earlier in the night. I couldn't believe it! Security made him stop and took him in the club to the manager Gary Downs and he got chewed out.
I could tell you guys a million stories from that club...including some very wild Greg Allman heroin stories...but I don't want to completely hijack the Ted Nugent thread. lol