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Krishna nods knowingly. SJ: If you could describe Paradise Garage in the 80s in one word, what would it be? SJ: Wow, why would you describe it as orgasmic?

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What made Paradise Garage so special? KS: Well, thousands of people would come on a Friday night or Saturday night. The DJs would start off the evening at a slower pace of music and then increase the tempo until people were dancing all together in a pure rapturous frenzy. People would be screaming or singing or crying, or all the above.

They would hold folks at that fast-paced level and then… stop. And start again at a slow pace. This would go on for hours. It was just so emotional and so spiritual. SJ: And so orgasmic? KS: And so orgasmic. It was called Showers. Over the centers, Paradise Garage, as well as other dance clubs, were disproportionately impacted by the epidemic.

Club owners, singers, staff, patrons, sound technicians were lincoln of AIDS-related complications. After the club closed, DJs and other folks continued the party as a reunion for the folks who really loved the Paradise Garage. Krishna points at the Paradise Garage logo on her shirt.

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