ShortHand: Studio 54
5/5/202628 min
Party favours full of drugs, a hose-down rubber sex balcony, and Bianca Jagger on a real horse. It’s often said that the brightest flames burn for the shortest time – and by god did Studio 54 burn bright.
Under the helm of Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager, 254 West 54th was the single coolest place on the planet – and set the blueprint for exclusive nightclubs to this day. Bowie, Warhol, the Jaggers, and every other celebrity you could think of felt lucky to set foot on its gigantic dance floor.
But what comes up, must come down, and it only took three years for the greatest club on earth to come unstuck. This is the story of sex, drugs, and disco – the rise and fall of Studio 54.
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Speaker 1· Host0:53
[upbeat music] Hello.
Speaker 2· Host1:07
Hello.
Speaker 1· Host1:07
Hello in disco. I don't know what that is.
Speaker 2· Host1:11
Me either.
Speaker 1· Host1:12
Nope, my brain's let me down. [laughs] Thanks, brain. [laughs] Fuck. Okay. If you are ever in New York City, and you have done all of the Times Square and Saks Fifth Avenue that you can handle, you can take the subway,