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Mac’s Club Deuce gets a tip o’ the hat in this month’s Playboy …

and Prince can’t seem to contain his excitement at the good news …

… Mac’s excited too!

Had some friends, Peggy and Andy from Boston, in town for a week …

Good time had by all …

… here we are acting like tourists and dancing on the tables at Opa.

… a little embarrassing, but totally worth it.

Had a blast, but wasn’t able to attend half the events I wanted to – did I mention the perfect weather we had down here for the weekend?

… the Maxim model search party at the National Hotel.

South Seas Hotel had them shaking in their swimsuits … (did I mention the killer chili at Pilikia?)

the neighbors over at the Shelborne had their own little DJ marathon …

everyone seemed to have a good time …

even the kids …

Saturday had a nice warm breezy feel to it – but I think the temperature gauge was stuck in the 90’s, felt more like 80’s …

This was taken when I passed the Art Institute/Miami on Biscayne Boulevard …

And a shot of the (SoFi) nightclub Amnesia – now closed thanks to a bunch of old rich folk (?) who didn’t like foam parties and loud music … go figure?

I missed the fact that a little over 25 years ago – 11/7/84 – I saw P.I.L (Johnny Lydon, a/k.a. Johnny “Rotten” of the infamous Sex Pistols). I loved their music, when I had just turned 20 in the big city known as Boston, and my rent was a mere $200 in trendy South End. I had also just started interning in the Art Dept. at the in the main office for the local Boston clubs (on Landsdowne St., o)  Spit/Metro, so I got on the “guest-list”:

P.I.L. – US ‘This What You Want…’ Tour / Metro – Boston, MA

Band: John Lydon: Vocals / Martin Atkins: Drums / Bret Helm: Bass / Mark Schulz: Guitar / Jebin Bruni: Keyboards

Set List: Order Of Death (Intro) / Bad Life / Solitaire / Low Life / Where Are You / 1981 / Religion / Annalisa / Bodies / Public Image / Tie Me To The Length Of That / Anarchy In The UK / This Is Not A Love Song / Holidays In The Sun / Chant 

I think SSD opened … Springer (vocals) & Co. seemed to be enjoying themselves!

They’re on Tour in the UK for a handful of dates – one is in Glasgow at The Academy on the 18th(!), so if I plan it just right, I may spend Christmas in Scotland with Mum, and take in a wee show or two. Mum also mentioned that the same night in nearby Dunfermline (ARG!) that The Red HotChili Pipers will be playing at the newly renovated Alhambra Theater.

So … here’s a select few images that I took from Halloween on South Beach (MIA), a good night all around … all sorts of New Yorkers and folk from LA and elsewhere, in town for the O.H.W.O.W.