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The King is dead! Long live the King!

9/5/2012

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"Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality."

-- Emily Dickinson, "Because I Could Not Stop For Death"


So, as of this last Sunday (9/2/2012), Asylum, one of the longest running goth clubs in Northern California (nearly 19 years, I'm told - just shy of our beloved Death Guild), has ended its existence.

It was a lovely and grand going-out party, and I was pleased to see more than a few attendees from the San Francisco scene there. In fact, things got so full that they had to open part of the other half of the club just to make room for the flood of human bodies. One hell of a send off for the ol' girl, as they say.

Personally, I had an excellent time meeting some very awesome folks and dancing with some exceptional ladies (my thanks to Ms. Aly and particularly Ms. J.).

The big announcement that DJ Bryan Hawk promised?

That, yes, Asylum really is closing down for good. But that he would only be taking a few weeks off before opening a new club at a new venue -- all the details to be announced when things are squared and ready to go. This new club is going to be ages 18 and up, which is a huge plus (especially as Sacramento seems to have a disproportionate number of 18-20 year-old darklings compared to the San Francisco crowd). And they'll be having a fetish night once per month, and it also sounds like several other theme nights throughout the year. And, finally, it will be filling Asylum's old Sunday night slot in the Sacramento scene.

(I'll make sure to put the details of the new club up as soon as I have them!)

So, yes Asylum is, sadly, dead and gone. But she is not forgotten and, in a month or so (maybe less), there will be a new weekly club arising to take her place; bigger and bolder.

Furthermore, on the topic of Sacramento:

I want to extend my gratitude to the Sacramento goth crowd, especially those in the SacGoths group on FB (and extra especially Emory, Aly, RC, and Aaron). You are an excellent bunch of people, and I thank you for welcoming me so warmly among you these last few weeks. It's almost enough to thaw this frozen dead heart of mine right back into life. Almost. I can only say that I am sorry we met under the circumstances of Asylum's passing, and I wish that I had made it out to Sacramento more often in the past. But I suspect I'll be managing to get myself out that way significantly more in the future.

So, with that, my darklings, I bid you an unpleasant night and dark and dreary dreams.

-- Mr. M.
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Madam V
9/7/2012 12:27:01 pm

I wouldn't say Asylum is dead. Rather it's living on in the hearts of its devoted, and being reborn with a name change and a facelift.

Huzzah for the 18 and up! Now we who are above age can have our DD's back and drink like proper goths should! Hooray for youngin's!

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MisterMephisto link
9/7/2012 12:40:24 pm

An excellent point, Madam V.

But I do think DJ Bryan and those he's working with are hoping to distance it a little from Asylum in order to create something new and a different.

All that said, I completely endorse your "Huzzah". Sacramento, especially, which seems to have a much larger percentage of young gothlings than SF, really needs venues that can welcome the full range of the community out there.

-- Mr. M.

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Madam V
9/9/2012 09:08:48 am

However it turns out, I'm excited that Sacramento gets to unwrap a shiny new toy to play with. We've been needing a brand spanking (pun intended for fetish night) new nightclub for a while.

I look forward to the official announcement of the date and place.

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