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STEP BEYOND wall - see what happened at Stan's nightclub |
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Stay tuned for the latest updates and catch Stan's hot short stories in the Cleis Press collections: I is for Indecent, F is for Fetish, Caught Looking, Hide and Seek, She's On Top, Cross Dressing, and the Pretty Things Press releases: Naughty Spanking Stories from A to Z, Vol. II and Sex and Candy |
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Step Beyond was a nightclub located in Santa Clara in Silicon Valley,
near San Francisco from 1985 - 1990. Stan was the inspiration, majority
owner, general manager, DJ, booking agent and chief toilet unblocker.
He has boxes of rare alternative rock and roll, dance, culture and
fashion memorabilia that will get posted one of these days, and many
memories and stories that will probably be best to remain in his head.
For now here's an article, a few pics and some testimonials from those
that made OSB their home . |
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Here's
an email from someone who had many memorable nights at OSB
- and it includes a link to a site with pics of some of the
regulars ... I promise I'll get around to scanning in mine
soon...
Subject: Hey
Stan I used to party at OSB!!!
...and, there was a young lady named Anna Marie Wilson who
was an OSB fanatic! I fumbled upon her pics site while surfing
the web, and likewise yours (I practically GREW UP in OSB!!!
I'm just 30!!! :) ...) so here's the site: http://www.annabat.com/annabat/oldschool/oldschool.htm
(btw I'm NOWHERE on the site :( ) nevertheless if you actually
were there once in awhile, then maybe you recognize some of
these ppl (I sure do!!!) ...thanks for the memories, |
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OSB
hosted some great bands and became home away from home for visiting
musicians. After doing a promotional visit for "A Good
Heart," Feargal Sharkey and Stan became good friends and
shared many memorable moments including a wild, drunken night
in a limo. |
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featured the good, alternative music of the 80's - bands played
to enthusiastic, young crowds who didn't have to drive to San
Francisco to catch a great show. OSB also treated the bands
well, often taking them out for dinner rather than making them
eat club food - it was a great opportunity to forge lasting
friendships. Here you see Stan backstage with (clockwise) Sparks,
Wang Chung and Gene Loves Jezebel. |
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Hey Ho! Lets Go! |
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The
Ramones were practically the OSB house band, playing there two and
sometimes three nights in a a row - always selling out. They were
amusing and awesome to deal with - it was like being a part of a
very different, dysfunctional family who you could tell really did
love each other despite the grumbles - with Monte - the long-suffering
road manager holding it all together. We enjoyed some amazing curry
meals and some even more amazing shows. Johnny, Joey, Dee Dee and
Marky - when they took the stage all the differences disappeared
and a wall of music punctuated by Dee Dee's "One-two-three-four"s
swept all aside. The building shook and the walls sweated an no
one's feet remained on the ground for longer than it took to pogo
off it. The Ramones were great to their fans too - hosting a barbecue
with the Ramones backstage for one show and offering to donate all
the proceeds from one of their shows to the local Humane Society
shelter - which was just down the street from the club - this was
at the time that Pet Cemetary was big - but the Humane Society's
management didn't think it an appropriate tie-in so they refused
the Ramones generosity. It really pissed me off, that a charity
could be so blind, but the Ramones did their part - as they always
did - and now whenever I get a request from the Humane Society for
a donation I give my money to other animal charities that aren't
such stuck-up pinheads - gabba-gabba-hey.
That
we've lost Joey and Dee Dee is sad, and even though OSB has gone,
turned into an electric parts supply warehouse, no amount of remodelling
can hide the sound that is indelibly marked on those walls. I bet
every so often someone in that warehouse hears a "Hey Ho -
Let's Go," and can't help pogoing around as they look for a
spare part.
| The awesome photo of the Ramones from the sweat-soaked interior of OSB is by Craig Scoffone who hung out at the club a lot and shot some amazing pix. He's still at it today and you can check out his work at http://www.scoffone-studios.com/. He shoots some pretty good figure shots and has a fascination for boobs. I'm more of a leg, ankles and butt man myself, but Craig's work does make you appreciate the bosom. Speaking of boobs, here's a shot of me he did when I was DJing one night. It captures the atmosphere of the times (and the lighting) very well. |
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Step Beyond was a weekend dance club that hosted live bands and special
theme events like Monday Night Fashion and $2 Tuesdays during the
week. See the galleries below (to be added) for details of the madness
that was ... One Step Beyond ... |
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