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The Closing of Purgatory (The Retarded Stepchild of CLAU) The end of an era. What started with humble beginnings to international success...Club Clau ruled the Nightclub scene. Purgatory (it's retarded stepchild) was a concept better left as pool of drool on Scott Sheridan's pillowcase...but it saw... Read More For now on your name is...Asshole Is being bad more fun then being good? Ask the asshole at the party. Not just any drunk, but a natural born drunk named JAGER MAN. He gets famous for guzzling a bottle of Yager whenever he hears his name called. “The first time I saw him freak out,... Read More SATURDAY NIGHT, JULY 22ND, 2006 NOTES “Let me tell you about parties… People eat your food, drink your booze, And do what they’re gonna do anyway.” Fifty posters hanging in Purgatory that read: MISSING: Have you seen Scott Sheridan? Maybe he was missing. Or even lost.... Read More California Dreaming Why is it, that on my first day in LA I found myself sitting next to Ozzy Ozbourne at an Alcoholic's Anonymous meeting... That was a huge morale booster. "Ah, finally, people more messed up than I am." From then on it was fun. 4th of July. House... Read More THE MADMAN VS. THE MANIAC ELECT JAMES PHOENIX When all seems lost, a man comes along... NEVER BE THE LAST ONE TO TURN OUT THE LIGHTS The fat lady sang last week and Main Street is finally coming to an end. By the time Halloween rolls around Over the Rhine will be a... Read More AT LEAST JAMES IS HAVING FUN I LOVE/HATE NEW YORK Wednesday @ Noon (check out time) James awoke completely naked with a condom on and his wallet emptied. "Fuck!" he wailed. Were the girls still here? Had they taken his credit cards? His shopping bags full of shit? He... Read More Scott Sheridan Speaks: "Non res ipsa loquitor." The act never speaks for itself. SCOTT SHERIDAN FOR PRESIDENT. "President of what?" That was the question to the answer. It was Sheridan's bizarre announcement to run for President that got people talking. "I heard... Read More "You're too much!" -Lola (a Serbian girl in Chicago) referring to James Phoenix Now, in 5000, it's hard to call James Phoenix anything but crazy. He refers to himself as a Martian and a Futurian. Some of the stories from "unnamed sources" in Chicago tell of James... Read More Is Disco Dead? The Real World is on TV again. This time, it's "Key West", and they made the news. The headline on page A2 of the Enquirer said "Real World Hits Purgatory." It was a big event. So much for 5000. But wait... It was getting edgy. Paula's problem: She... Read More 3000...4000...5? Oh my gosh. 5000! Taking it over the line. Fun is being held hostage by bad boy, James Phoenix AKA "Mr. Mojo Rising". He is miles above all. Ladies & Gentleman, if you have an eye patch I advise putting it on because one eye wide open is better than... Read More Fear & Living in Las Vegas PARADISE FOUND, LUGGAGE LOST... FURTHUR ADVENTURES OF SCOTT SHERIDAN Monday night. Missed our flight. Jetted straight to Jet. Too crowded outside. Waving a C-note works wonders. Buy one bottle get one free. It was a good deal and we took... Read More COMING OUT OF A NIGHTMARE BAD DREAMS DO HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE Willie Wednesday took a big fall, like Humpty Dumpty... Travis Tuesday was left stunned and shuddering. "It was traumatizing." At least that's what Brian Richmond said, from where he was standing he saw the... Read More The Creator The Club Business made me Cause "corporate" couldn't jade me Promoters and party goers paid me And the parties I'm throwing are off the hook lately I pack em in like sardines to double my cash flow they say the bar scene's played out like... Read More BIG PIMPIN' 6 "When the Pimpin' Gets Big, The Big get to Pimpin'" The Return of The Smack-A-Ho Contest: Purgatory, Winter of 2006 Big Pimpin's were huge, back in the day. They were big green 70's themed parades that would begin on the (pre-crime)... Read More 2006 epiphanies The notion that parties can be like movies, that partygoers play the role of actors, and that the club itself can be considered as a film set would be nothing new to CLUB CLAU in 2005. It is certainly as old as nightlife itself. William Sheridan &... Read More True Hollywood Stories PART ONE Hot Damn! We're back in Cali again. And why not? You know how me and Mary feel about being rich and fashionable...Right. We do have a little money, but not really. "If I was rich I'd be like Billy Madison, driving golf carts around all... Read More HALLOWEEN HOLLYWOOD $500 worth of booze. Josh was acting manic. "Never mind the cameras," he said. "let's just have fun." "Don't worry," I opened a bottle of Jean Laurent. "I know what I'm doing." This is why we decided to hire a finely equipped film crew in the... Read More IN LIVING COLOR "So here we come, charging out of the darkness..." I had been living in the past - blank darkness, black & white pictures, and right in front of me, "in living color", was a gigantic yellow duck, crazy as can be. A psycho duck. I thought, what... Read More THE HYPE OF THE LIFE " Good God! What a night!" Goddamn, if you weren't there I wish you had been. It was the TV Party, Episode 1, and things were really getting out of control. It was so much fun to be on that stage, with the DJ playing "that song", and the crowd... Read More THE LIFE LEADING UP TO THE DEATH OF..."THE LIFE LEADING UP TO THE DEATH OF." A.K.A. THE DEATH OF THE DEATH Joshua stepped onto the stage and pointed his pistol at the unsuspecting death squad. "Don't move," he shouted. His eyes were staring vengefully. The Know Tribe didn't move a muscle. They could see that he meant... Read More MEMO FROM THE MANIAC Dear Scott, Never mind the fire and brimstone that I told you was coming with the return of Austin (yeah, good old Austin, he's been with us for 3000 years now, and I still love the way the half mad half man makes us feel, and the way he always... Read More The Life Leading Up To the Death Of... A.K.A. There's No Body in the Family Plot Saturday Night @ The Purgatory: Dark night on Sycamore at 12th. Out in front of the stage, beyond the black curtains, teams of cloaked guardians and "promoters" were patrolling the area to make sure nobody sneaked in close enough to steal a glance.... Read More From Maniac to Madman The life leading up to the death of...Scott Sheridan. Where CLAU ends, the road to Purgatory begins. "Welcome William. Have you not tried our seven deadly sins?" Now and again, my friend. Now and again. Envy, Pride, Wrath, Sloth, Gluttony,... Read More