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	<title>Comments on: Then &amp; Now: Boa Redux</title>
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		<title>By: Roland</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lots of nostalgia reading this article as I moved to Sydney in 2005 and Boa just spoiled the clubbing experience for  because it was just that goddamn good for all the reasons this article has pointed out.  Enough said.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lots of nostalgia reading this article as I moved to Sydney in 2005 and Boa just spoiled the clubbing experience for  because it was just that goddamn good for all the reasons this article has pointed out.  Enough said.</p>
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		<title>By: RobG</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2014 12:15:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Miguel Migs at Boa goes down as one of my favorite all time parties of the 2000&#039;s.  Legendary!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Miguel Migs at Boa goes down as one of my favorite all time parties of the 2000&#8242;s.  Legendary!</p>
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		<title>By: Sarah Wayne</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2014 22:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;All comments in the string below have been republished from their original appearance on The Grid website. We&#039;re including the readers&#039; comments as they add to these Then &amp; Now stories. We look forward to reading new comments here as well.&lt;/em&gt;

&lt;strong&gt;Rebel Underground  &lt;/strong&gt;
It is a well-researched article that points out all the ups and downs that the club went through. Definitely something to reminisce for those who were able to experience it. It had a very underground-ish vibe and patrons were there to have fun regardless of gender, ethnicity, and the like. People were there for the music which was nothing but jaw-dropping. Good things come to an end and this was no exception. The infighting didn’t help at all. It is at times easy to get lost in the finger-pointing and this proved to be the rule. Especially when there are parties seeking to protect their interests. Even individuals -within their respective parties- tend to toot their own horns and, in those cases, consensus is even harder to reach. The fan and clubber along the music enthusiast end up also loosing. On a more positive note, Sean Miller was one of the highlights as he proved to be one of the most technically skilled DJs the city has ever seen. It was a treat to watch and listen him warm up the room until he had the crowd eating right from the palm of his hand. Playing records while educating a crowd is a skill that not too many DJs can boast to have despite all the technology available. On any given night, he started things off with low bpm records and the set had more of an experimental tone- tracks played for listening purposes and to timidly get people onto the dancefloor. As the night progressed the basslines and sexy vocals rolled in and the drums were inviting. It was the time to enter into tribal territory and hard not to get focused into the experience that was Boa. Memories that speak for a short-lived club that leaves long-lasting musical footprints into the mind of those that for one reason or another were part of the Boa dancefloor.   10:41 pm on June 14, 2013      

&lt;strong&gt;rave dave &lt;/strong&gt;
 Another great piece from Denise B. Tings come and go but Toronto Rocks   10:32 pm on June 11, 2013       

&lt;strong&gt;Duke &lt;/strong&gt;
 Toronto has no respect for the nightclub. Wish there were more people trying to build venues like this instead douchebag bottle service joints. Even those are under assault. Clubs in particular are paying the price – but TO is definitely losing its soul to “Condo is King” movement, the boxes in the sky that people rent for 5 years before moving to the burbs. TO has places to work, live but not play? C’mon people let’s have some fun again.   2:48 am on June 11, 2013        

&lt;strong&gt;Jake&lt;/strong&gt; 
 Wow, another great Toronto location torn down for another condo. You don’t say?   1:06 pm on June 10, 2013       

&lt;strong&gt;Max &lt;/strong&gt;
 Absolutely my favourite club in all of Toronto, ever. Boa was lightning in a bottle.   11:01 am on June 10, 2013]]></description>
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<p><strong>Rebel Underground  </strong><br />
It is a well-researched article that points out all the ups and downs that the club went through. Definitely something to reminisce for those who were able to experience it. It had a very underground-ish vibe and patrons were there to have fun regardless of gender, ethnicity, and the like. People were there for the music which was nothing but jaw-dropping. Good things come to an end and this was no exception. The infighting didn’t help at all. It is at times easy to get lost in the finger-pointing and this proved to be the rule. Especially when there are parties seeking to protect their interests. Even individuals -within their respective parties- tend to toot their own horns and, in those cases, consensus is even harder to reach. The fan and clubber along the music enthusiast end up also loosing. On a more positive note, Sean Miller was one of the highlights as he proved to be one of the most technically skilled DJs the city has ever seen. It was a treat to watch and listen him warm up the room until he had the crowd eating right from the palm of his hand. Playing records while educating a crowd is a skill that not too many DJs can boast to have despite all the technology available. On any given night, he started things off with low bpm records and the set had more of an experimental tone- tracks played for listening purposes and to timidly get people onto the dancefloor. As the night progressed the basslines and sexy vocals rolled in and the drums were inviting. It was the time to enter into tribal territory and hard not to get focused into the experience that was Boa. Memories that speak for a short-lived club that leaves long-lasting musical footprints into the mind of those that for one reason or another were part of the Boa dancefloor.   10:41 pm on June 14, 2013      </p>
<p><strong>rave dave </strong><br />
 Another great piece from Denise B. Tings come and go but Toronto Rocks   10:32 pm on June 11, 2013       </p>
<p><strong>Duke </strong><br />
 Toronto has no respect for the nightclub. Wish there were more people trying to build venues like this instead douchebag bottle service joints. Even those are under assault. Clubs in particular are paying the price – but TO is definitely losing its soul to “Condo is King” movement, the boxes in the sky that people rent for 5 years before moving to the burbs. TO has places to work, live but not play? C’mon people let’s have some fun again.   2:48 am on June 11, 2013        </p>
<p><strong>Jake</strong><br />
 Wow, another great Toronto location torn down for another condo. You don’t say?   1:06 pm on June 10, 2013       </p>
<p><strong>Max </strong><br />
 Absolutely my favourite club in all of Toronto, ever. Boa was lightning in a bottle.   11:01 am on June 10, 2013</p>
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