I Heard… Nelson’s F*Word is Formika-less and XL’s success may be its downfall
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I HEARD… that a horrible name and the inability for the promoters to fill a space as large as District 36 weren’t the only reasons for a short lived run of DMFAO. I also HEARD… the success at XL might be the biggest downfall of the new nightclub at the OUT NYC Urban Resort. And that’s not all I HEARD in New York’s nightlife gossip mill this week. Keep reading, because I’m not one to repeat gossip. So, you better listen close the first time!
I HEARD… from an inside source that the duo of Mark Nelson and Michael Formika Jones have called it quits after a long run together with “The F*Word” and a very brief fun with “DMFAO”. You can’t just blame the ridiculous name and the uphill battle of trying to fill District 36 for the end of their latest party. A source close to the two promoters tell me that Nelson and Formika won’t be working together anymore after the former accused the later of being “lazy” and “not working as hard” as he could at throwing a successful event. Evidently, Nelson is also returning to Splash on Fridays sans Formika despite having just vacated the venue a few weeks ago, even walking away from the highly successful “F*Word” party name.
I also HEARD… Mark Nelson won’t be the only other former “F*Word” staffer heading back to Splash for a Friday night revival. Several of the hosts, dancers and sub-promoters will also evidently be back the F*Word-less Splash Fridays very, very soon.
I also HEARD… that besides the fact that you can’t call the opening weekend at the new XL Nightclub anything but a success; there are plenty of kinks that need to be worked out. Some of which might seem to be completely unavoidable.
Although I didn’t make it to XL before rumors of police involvement made their way across town on Saturday night, I sure HEARD a great deal of gossip flooding out of the new flagship of faggotry.
I HEARD… Friday night was hotter than hell, literally. Rumor has it, the air conditioner installation didn’t happen in time for RockIt’s opening night. That, of course, has its pros and cons. The heat sure got the crowd shirtless, and no one can really oppose a sea of skin. That is, unless too many men went topless… even those who should leave their shirts on!
I also HEARD… the neighbors are a little too close for comfort. I’m, of course, referring to the police precinct that is right next door. We all knew that the return of John Blair’s infamous Saturday night shindig would likely be the only event capable of reviving the gay nightlife scene, and evidently the cops did too. By 1am on its first night back, Twitter was abuzz that XL had already reached capacity and the cops stepped in putting a blockade on the front doors. For those of us who didn’t make it through those gay pearly gates before the capacity limit was blown all to hell, there’s always next week!
That’s about all I HEARD for now. Stay tuned though.
About Thomas Bistritz
Thomas currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of GaySocialites.com. He is author of the memoir "Don't Piss in My Martini, please!", regularly contributes pieces to the the Journal of the Leslie Lohman Gay Art Foundation, and lives in New York City. He welcomes your comments, concerns, suggestions and sexy photos at thomas@gaysocialites.com.
