hi, don't post much, but read often. i know baldbull personally and can vouch for all he has said. In my opinion, the scene has changed, but not necessarily for the worse. It is just different. Personally I think it's all what you make of it. Give me a place to party (afterhours), good music, and friends and I'm happy. The ny scene seems to be stagnant at the moment. Magilcutti was correct, factory has set the "norm" and other clubs, centro / float / lot61 / roxy / etc. have followed suit. This of course may be great for some, but not so great for others like myself who started in the ny scene when we had limelight, tunnel, usa, palladium (ARENA), mars, building, the original sound factory, robots, etc. There was much more variety back then.
Mrs. Tony- I'm happy to hear you enjoyed yourself at surf and hope you continue to have great nights out.
Magilicuti- hope you continue to have great nights at factory. I was ther last for the underwear party and had a great time.
Mackavelli- I was around for the last two years of Junior's original sound factory and can tell you I have yet to find a party which compares-
Baldbull- in case you don't recognize me from my screen name- it's damian. I think maybe we've both just outgrown it all now. Being married has certainly changed my perspective. Though I know i'll be making an appearance for Junior's B-Day and Arena Classics- let me know if you wanna go-