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A likely Lad with more front than Selfridges called Rusty Egan (then drummer in the pop band Rich Kids) and a welsh boy calling himself Steve Strange, who looked like some happy accident at the Lancome factory, had done it before at a little gay club in Soho and now they'd found a new venue. Taking over Billy's for one night a week and renaming it Bowie night they dished out flyers (an ingenious innovation for the time) printed with the words "Fame, Fame, Fame. What's Your Name? A Club For Heroes." Rusty's vast record collection made him the na- tural choice for DJ. Ditching the usual turgid Brown Sugar and Hi-Ho Silver Lining bullshit you heard at the other clubs in favor of a sophisticated, European blend of Bowie, Roxy Music and Giorgio Moroder, Rusty pulled an audience of arty, party peacocks who crawled out from hibernation and began to fan their feathers. | |||||||||||
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