However, when I DJed at the closing of Splash, I was deeply saddened.
While bars come and go, Splash's closing further signifies Chelsea's gentrification and the gay community's move to Hell's Kitchen.
Platts-Mills first heard about allergic reactions to meat over twenty years ago, when a handful of patients at his practice claimed that a few hours after eating meat at dinner they woke up slicked in sweat, their throats closing, with blotchy rashes splashed across their torsos.
Fungie is known to sleep with his head out of the water, on a rock with seaweed on it (most dolphins sleep just under the water, their blow hole automatically closing if a wave splashes them, and I'm told, sleep quite soundly).
Splash Palace have stopped short of closing the pool on Fridays, but have taken precaution to guard against another incident.
Now, 22 years later, Splash will close its doors on Aug. 10 and become another reminder of what nightlife once was in New York.
I dreamed of walking in a tropical rainforest, the canopy trees closing in on the sky above me, the mud under my boots splashing up with every step.
Last month the movie made a splash on the gay film-festival circuit, opening Outfest in Los Angeles and closing Newfest in New York.
Closing the show was Stefani's stylish son Kingston, dressed in some khaki trousers with splashes of plaid.
When you find yourself closing your eyes, go as quietly as possible and put a cold rag on your face or splash water on your face.
