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BILLY'S CLUB PHOTO ARCHIVE

Steve and Rusty's clubbing legend began in June 1978 when they took over Billy1s at Gossips club.  They were the first of a new breed of club entrepreneurs, quick to see the potential for making money and creating a safe place for us freaks to dance the night away. Steve was the doorman, Rusty deejayed, playing Bowie,  Roxy, film scores, and electro-pop, like Kraftwerk.  Theemphasis was on style, the invitation read:  " Bowie Night.  A Club for Heroes. "  It had more to do with decadent prewar berlin than reflecting life on a South London council estate.  Punk had become a parody of itself, an anti-Establishment uniform, attracting hordes of dickheads who wanted to gob, punch and stamp on flowers. We were at Billy's club in Dean Street.  Everyone went there,  London's disco royalty, shoulder pads and panstick, eager photographers from Paris Match magazine clicking away, Philip jumping into every photo. ( BOY GEORGE - TAKE IT LIKE A MAN ) BILLY'S CLUB MENU