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Word: clubgoers (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...against the Fly Club, many Harvard students appear to be riding the wave of the moral crusade against the club system. Their arguments have been passionate--witness Elizabeth L. Wurtzel's "Liquor, Cocaine, Pot, Ecstasy and Sexism" (Nov. 22), an emotionally charged account of her transformation from an active clubgoer to a censorious critic of their existence...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Final Clubs | 12/15/1988 | See Source »

Those who do get in will usually confront a scene designed to stir the imagination. From the shark tank at Area to Danceteria's "Wuthering Heights" elevator, the purpose of the physical accoutrements is to draw the clubgoer out of quotidien life and into a netherworld of unusual activity. The nightclub's ideal role is no longer to provide singles with potential partners or to satiate the hungry dancer with the charm of the bass. Though there is concern with sex and song here, these clubs, more than anything else, attempt to capture and define the sub-culture that...

Author: By Preston W. Brooks and Michael C.D. Okwu, S | Title: Art and Dance in New York | 11/14/1985 | See Source »

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