All posts tagged "velvet nation"
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The Return of Billy Carroll
Billy Carroll steps out of retirement to relive Velvet Nation at Town
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Velvet Town
Ed Bailey can't say for certain that Thunderpuss's monster '90s-era club jams were first played publicly at D.C.'s Velvet Nation. ''I think that that's what...
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Franklin Caintic
In his original Coverboy profile last May, Franklin Caintic said he had ''lube, massage oil and dental floss'' in his nightstand drawer. Dental floss? ''It's...
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Outspoken, Ep. 10: Nation Reunion at Town [video]
In this week's installment of Outspoken, host Ebone Bell attends the Nation Reunion party at Town in Washington, D.C., and asks patrons what their favorite...
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Change of Scene
Ed Bailey and John Guggenmos, the masterminds behind a string of gay nightclubs and bars for nearly two decades in Washington, including Tracks and VelvetNation,...
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Velvet Touch
Here is what Ed Bailey will be doing on Saturday, July 15, the closing night of Velvet Nation, the seven-year, mammoth dance event he created...
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Velvet Memories
When Velvet Nation makes its last stand next month, D.C. will lose a nightlife institution, a place that helped seal the city's reputation as a...
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Plush Life
Who would have thought that 1999 would ever seem so far away? But time passes, history is made, and this Saturday night Velvet Nation turns...
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Chemical Warfare
At the security checkpoint, a man in a windbreaker asks you to remove your jacket, your shoes and your hat. You lift your arms parallel...
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Buzz Cut
In May of 1999, Elisabeth Leamy went to a party. She brought a producer from Fox 5 News and a teeny, tiny hidden camera. By...
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Life of the Party
In a town where more bigwigs sit on congressional committees than big wigs sit on heads, where party lines can be longer on the Hill...
