Friday, April 30, 2021
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Trip Report: Why Do All Orlando Roads Begin With The Number 4?
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| Someone recently asked me why all the roads around Orlando begin with the number 4. There's I-4, US 441 and State Roads like 408, 417, 429, 436.....and many more. |
The answer is that they don't really all begin with the number 4. First of all, I-4 is part of the Interstate system and as an east-west road located deep in the south, it has a low even number. Until I-2 was created in Texas a few years ago, it was the lowest numbered single-digit Interstate highway in the country. So it's just a coincidence that it begins with 4. A coincidence also exists for US 441, which is an offshoot road of US 41 which runs down the west coast of the state. Other Orlando area U.S. highways like US17, US92, US192 don't begin with a 4.
That brings us to the State Roads. Yes, many do indeed begin with the number 4 as seen on the photo above. Why? Because in Florida's numbering system, nearly all state roads between SR40 and SR50 begin with a 4, while those between SR50 and SR60 begin with a 5. SR50 runs through the middle of Orlando as Colonial Drive and state roads north of that begin with a 4, even if they drop south of Colonial Drive. SR436 is a great example. It starts in Apopka north of Colonial so it begins with a 4. It passes through Altamonte Springs, Casselberry and then heads south to the airport. Since it begins in the "4" area, it retains its number. Roads that begin south of Colonial Drive begin with a 5, such as SR527, SR528, SR535 and SR536. Melbourne/Cocoa area state roads begin with a 5 because they are south of 50 but north of 60. The Tampa area, which is further south than Orlando, has a lot of roads that begin with 5 but south of SR60, they begin with 6. As you get into South Florida, state roads begin with 7, 8 & 9 depending on where they are in relation to SR70, SR80 & SR90. There are a lot of exceptions though so this system isn't perfect.
Wednesday, April 28, 2021
This Weekend In Techno Town
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DJ Chad Andrew (USA/D) The Patio Techno
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
PI Update: The April After
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| Let's drop by beautiful Pleasure Island to see what was happening in April of 2009, a little over a half year since the PI clubs closed. |
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| "Celebrate Today" was Disney's advertising theme in 2009. |
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| While "Celebrate Tonight" represented Disney's poor attempt to create some nighttime buzz on the Island with music and line dances at West End Plaza. |
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| Access to club Motion was blocked for awhile. |
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| And protesters could be found roaming the Island looking for sympathizers, lol. |
Monday, April 26, 2021
PI Update: Seven Years Ago This Weekend
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| It was 7-years ago this weekend that the Pleasure Island sign was permanently removed from atop Mannequins. While kind of a minor change in the big scheme of things, what that sign's removal represented was huge. |
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| The Pleasure Island sign during happier times. |
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| As Disney Springs completed construction, the new "Springs Bottling Co." sign went up on the building. While the Pleasure Island sign represented the entire Island complex, the new sign only referenced the building it sat on. The building now became a former water-bottling plant which used water from the nearby springs. Of course we know better! |
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| Now THAT's the truth! |
Sunday, April 25, 2021
Concert Report: DJ Andrew Rayel (The Vanguard)
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| First a live vocal set from Trance vocalist HALIENE (USA). |
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| And then the headliner, DJ Andrew Rayel (MD) blowing us away with a mostly Vocal Trance set that went on until 2:45AM. Our sister website Orlando Entertainment News has the pics here. |
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Club Reports: Celine Nightclub, The Vanguard
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| Deep House at Celine, Techno at The Vanguard. Our sister website Orlando Entertainment News has all the Friday night pics here. |
Friday, April 23, 2021
Thursday, April 22, 2021
Trip Report: The Prince Store (Minneapolis)
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| On the road yesterday in Minnapolis-St. Paul and had the opportunity to visit the Prince Store which is located at the Mall of America in suburban Bloomington. Yesterday was also the 5th anniversary of Prince (USA) passing away on 4/21/16 so it was a timely visit. |
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| The store has racks and racks of Prince t-shirts plus buttons and costume jewelry. |
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Some tees had Prince on them, some had song or album names, some his name |
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| There is a meditation area in one corner. |
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| And vinyl is for sale as well. An interesting place to visit at the mall. |
Wednesday, April 21, 2021
This Weekend In Techno Town
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DJ Artbat (UA) The Vanguard Deep House / Techno
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Tuesday, April 20, 2021
DS Update: The Cirque Dead End
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| Still no word on when Cirque du Soleil show "Drawn To Life" might open at Disney Springs West Side. Trials had just begun in early 2020 when things ended due to the Covid19 pandemic. The show has been on hiatus since then and their website continues to just say "Opening Soon". |
Monday, April 19, 2021
8TRAX Update: Thrill The World
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| SAVE THE DATE: Saturday October 30 at Orlando Brewing Company when the goal will be to have at least 100 people all doing the dance made famous by Michael Jackson (USA), "Thriller", all at one time! 8TRAX fans rejoice as this night is made for you. More details later as they become available. Just save the date for now! |
Sunday, April 18, 2021
Concert Report: Shipwrecked Music Festival (Tampa)
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| This is just one action photo from last night's Shipwrecked Music Festival in Tampa. You'll find more on our sister website Orlando Entertainment News here. |
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Club Reports: AC SkyBar, McQueens Social Bar, Embassy Irish Bar, Elixir Bar
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| DJ Technasia (HK/F) headlined last night's show at Elixir Bar but that was just the last stop of many. Check out all the club pics on our sister website Orlando Entertainment News here. |
Friday, April 16, 2021
Thursday, April 15, 2021
EDC Las Vegas Is On!
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| EDC-Las Vegas is scheduled for next month and Pasquale Rotella from Insomniac says it's definitely on. What happens with Vegas definitely portends what will happen this November with EDC-Orlando, which is also still on. Included in Insomniac's submission to the State of Nevada over their protocols, which was rejected, they included that every patron and DJ and staff to have received their vaccinations and also submit a covid19 test. Will we see the same in Orlando? It seems doubtful, since all events seem to be operating normally. |
UPDATE: EDC-Las Vegas was postponed until October. EDC-Orlando remains scheduled for November.
Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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