I bartended during the years it was a club – I never missed a nite, not even 7/11/81(or 82?) when the Ramones show was canceled by the blackout. Had the opportunity to see every inch of the place over the years including the bsmnt which looked like the Phantom of the Opera’s sewer dwelling complete with a raft for transport over the often flooded floor. Occasionally lucky enough to get crammed into the closet sized DJ booth with a few girls, bartended after parties in the projection room with the bands, aiming the carbon arcs into the seething crowd on the dance floor…quite a time. Paramount was still decent condition and an amazing place at the time.
I bartended during the years it was a club – I never missed a nite, not even 7/11/81(or 82?) when the Ramones show was canceled by the blackout. Had the opportunity to see every inch of the place over the years including the bsmnt which looked like the Phantom of the Opera’s sewer dwelling complete with a raft for transport over the often flooded floor. Occasionally lucky enough to get crammed into the closet sized DJ booth with a few girls, bartended after parties in the projection room with the bands, aiming the carbon arcs into the seething crowd on the dance floor…quite a time. Paramount was still decent condition and an amazing place at the time.