Saturday, November 16, 2013

Club Reports: Saddle Up, Suite B Lounge

You know Save Pleasure Island Blog is all about EDM but we couldn't miss out on reporting the opening of new downtown country bar Saddle Up.
DJ Zee (Zohler-Sobel Entertainment) in the booth playing.......American Country.
It's more of an upscale Country music venue; not a cowboy hat in the house!  Be careful not to slip on the straw.
Spotted: Real Florida cowgirls!

 Cool mural on one of the club's walls.  Pleasure Island had two Country bars over the years, both of which closed. Neon Armadillo operated from 1989 to 1998 and was replaced by Wildhorse Saloon the same year it closed which operated until 2001. BET Soundstage would take over the NA space in 1998 while club Motion would take over the WS space. 
OK, enough of that. Moving over to Suite B Lounge in search of Breakbeats!
Finding DJ Jdub (NLP) in the booth pumping out the beats!
And taking turns with the legendary DJ Rob-E.
Place packed, dance floor full!
Considering that it was a bit of a drizzly night, great turn-out for Bass Invasion!
Spotted: DJ LadyV (Earthdance, ElectricRun) visiting with Rob-E.
Spotted: DJ Security (Fundamental Breakz Collective, Future Sound of Breaks) along with DJ Social Menace (Rachel's, Social Menace Clothing).
Spotted: DJ Beni Hill (NLP) along with some members of the official Beni Hill Fan Club.
And a good time was had by all!

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8 comments:

  1. DJMadManRayNovember 16, 2013 at 7:06 PM

    "Pleasure Island had two Country bars over the years, both of which closed"... Bob, I believe ALL the clubs closed.. Lol! I know what you meant and I'll stop being a smart ass... couldn't resist, sorry! :-)

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  2. AnonymousNovember 17, 2013 at 10:21 AM

    give it time Saddle up WILL close! there is a reason there has not been any country clubs downtown! has been many years the last time one was open! Orlando,FL can not keep more then ONE country club open at a time!

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  3. KingBobNovember 17, 2013 at 5:34 PM

    Yeah Ray, I knew that paragraph was too wordy to make sense when I typed it!

    Anon, Stagger Inn has been open a couple years now but is very cramp. But it's always crowded. I give Saddle Up good odds and they have a lot of money backing it.

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  4. AnonymousNovember 18, 2013 at 8:44 PM

    stagger? well OK the reason is IT"S SMALL! only thing Country listening people like to do IS drink! and fight! and maybe if they have time pick up a CHICK? A lot of money will not stay if the PEOPLE donT come! and when u think of downtown do not think of country! AGAIN look at 8 Seconds! it closed! yeah I know it was open for a long time BUT that was when PI was open!
    lets look at that Noen's and wild horse!! they BOTH went to the of the DODO!

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  5. AnonymousNovember 18, 2013 at 8:55 PM

    I looked up stagger found NOTHING! Hmm? Google asked straggler! Still nothing! HMMMMM? Guess mush not be all that! Just had to!

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  6. AnonymousNovember 18, 2013 at 9:26 PM

    Hey bubba, Stagger Inn has a facebook page - look itup!

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  7. AnonymousNovember 19, 2013 at 7:59 PM

    OMG I have been downtown MANY times! NEVER saw it before KINDA tells you something! NOthing found on the Internet about it!
    OK I see where it IS! BUT it says "Central Station Bar" so why NOT Stagger?
    (https://www.google.com/maps?q=Stagger+Inn&hl=en&ll=28.54214,-81.377439&spn=17.440961,32.365723&sll=27.698638,-83.804601&sspn=17.574927,32.365723&t=h&hq=Stagger+Inn&z=6&layer=c&cbll=28.54214,-81.377439&panoid=2Grq1ehiQyC_CosuLYbSPQ&cbp=12,132.85,,0,9.59)
    SO more to the reason Saddler WILL FAIL! 2 counrty bars downtown! no matter how small! WILL FAIL! you want a bar like that to make it go to kissimmee fl or Sanford! to make it a go!

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  8. KingBobNovember 19, 2013 at 10:36 PM

    In the club business every bar will either fail or change names eventually. So you're not going very far out on a limb, are you?

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