Comments on: Then & Now: Club David’s http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-club-davids/ Influential Toronto nightclubs from the 1970s through 2000s. The stories of Then & Now explore both Toronto after dark and the ways in which social spaces tend to foreshadow gentrification trends. Tue, 13 May 2025 20:01:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: Chris http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-club-davids/#comment-271510 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:15:23 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1283#comment-271510 Hi Ronnie
It’s Chris would love to hear from you
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]]> By: Ronnie Holiday http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-club-davids/#comment-175504 Sat, 14 Aug 2021 23:32:44 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1283#comment-175504 Hi know Greg well was room mates with him. Yes he is missed dearly

]]> By: Ronnie Holiday http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-club-davids/#comment-175503 Sat, 14 Aug 2021 23:30:03 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1283#comment-175503 I went to David’s many times did my first drag show their. I know John Weber and Greg Howlett was room mates with them both. Went on to perform with the Great Imposters for awhile. Retired now but what Great times and memories back then.

]]> By: 'The Gate' And The Making Of A Metal Movie Cult Classic - Stereogum http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-club-davids/#comment-131345 Fri, 30 Oct 2020 17:46:28 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1283#comment-131345 […] feature Metal Messiah, in which John Paul Young had a role. Gotta say, the Club David’s story, as told in this piece originally published in the Grid, is a heck of a read. It features Takács and Carlucci as interview subjects and includes […]

]]> By: Then & Now: Domino Klub - Then and Now: Toronto Nightlife HistoryThen and Now: Toronto Nightlife History http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-club-davids/#comment-42147 Thu, 29 Aug 2019 20:54:17 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1283#comment-42147 […] and new-wave dance club. Sets of new wave could be heard at nearby gay clubs like Stages and Club David’s; The Edge was ground zero for pioneering live music; and Nuts & Bolts, Twilight Zone, […]

]]> By: John D Bailes http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-club-davids/#comment-38152 Wed, 24 Jul 2019 17:22:43 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1283#comment-38152 I would like to know if John Weber or anybody else has any idea what happened to the disco boat that hung over the dance floor at the Manatee or for that matter the statue of David from David’s. I remember the Voice of The Theatre speakers at the Manatee. I was never in David’s because it closed before I came out. I was at the Manatee and Studio II.
I know that John Weber is still alive because I heard him on a radio blog which is why I ended up finding this incredibly well-done write-up. Anything you can tell me would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
John Bailes.

]]> By: yahudeejay http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-club-davids/#comment-16087 Sat, 09 Sep 2017 07:43:09 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1283#comment-16087 lookin’ for real ’70, ’80 disco pioneers to do special disco history, serious interview for my eBook: http://disco-dj-history.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Keith Scott http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-club-davids/#comment-11376 Sun, 16 Oct 2016 17:12:26 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1283#comment-11376 I remember coming out at 15 at the end of 1975. The Manatee was the place to be for me. There was nothing like the Toronto scene in the 70′s and 80′s. Being so called “fringe” and being considered “degenerates” and “freaks” by the mainstream at that time acted much like a catalyst to unite gay bi straight trans community. It was an incredibly exciting yet dangerous time for gay people. The music and the clubs while constantly being harassed by toronto’s police while sometimes deemed dingy also could be creative. Anyone remember Jo Jo’s and the Carriage House)? Toronto actually had a huge budget for their so called “morality squad” (fuck u Sargeant Laplante. I beat your charges thanks to gay court watch).

I worked at Cornelius,Chaps, and later the S & M (stand and model) bar Woody’s. I also had the great pleasure of having to work at Chaps and during set up talk with and listen to Greg Howlett set up. There was no other DJ that could come close to what this man did creatively in the DJ booth. This man had balls and was also the nicest sweetest man. So sad to see he had passed one day after my birthday in 1992 . Greg u r missed dearly and thanks for the good times and the good heart. ❤️

]]> By: Then & Now: Club David’s – Then and Now: Toronto Nightlife History – Nicoll Investigations http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-club-davids/#comment-11205 Sun, 02 Oct 2016 23:32:24 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1283#comment-11205 […] Source: Then & Now: Club David’s – Then and Now: Toronto Nightlife History […]

]]> By: Eoin Wright http://thenandnowtoronto.com/2014/11/then-now-club-davids/#comment-9759 Sun, 01 May 2016 22:12:23 +0000 http://thenandnowtoronto.com/?p=1283#comment-9759 David’s was a blast during the summer of ’77. Coming from rural Nova Scotia to the gay scene downtown was a real eye-opener. Marching down Young Street against Anita Bryant, clubbing at The Quest, Maygay, Manatee and David’s. I remember when the transition to more punk was happening around September at the club. Jumping up and down slamming into each other doing a dance called ‘The Pogo” to ‘The Poles – CN Tower’ and getting chased around by Sister Rock-On (I was 18 and cute) Wow.. good times.

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