Saturday, April 23, 2011

Get Your Groove On


The Beat. Probably Brisbane's oldest and most famous night club, these days classified as a gay club but has a generous proportion of straight clientele too. And if you go on the right night you get a funky"cabaret" performance on the dance floor (think Priscilla, Queen of the Desert).
As with other clubs in the Valley, there is a 3am "lockdown" which means that after 3am there's no entry or re-entry. If you're already in, you can stay and party until 5am. It kind of reminds me of that mad panic you get in musical chairs when the music stops and you have to find a place to sit.... and then all is suddenly calm. Those few remaining wanderers on the street comprise the ones that peaked "early" and those whose need for a burger or a soirĂ©e on someone's balcony outstrips the need for another noisy drink among all those hot sweaty bodies. 

This post is dedicated to a young Parisian, Anne-Laure, who, when she was here, felt the heat of the Beat from her head to her feet! Bonjour Anne-Laure!

2 comments:

Stefan Jansson said...

I can see you! I have to confessing not remembering the last time I was at a nightclub.

Anonymous said...

My Cara ! So proud of this dedicace ;-)

It reminds me many good time in Brisbane wih all of you !

We don't have any place in Paris as fantastic as the Beaaat !

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