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Club Zanzibar

MIKE BARNES 11:16:16 5/10/99 writes: "I remember when Zanz[ibar] was the Lincoln Motel, and when it became Zanz (1979/1980?), I think every Wednesday, they had one of the top jocks at that time play. Tee [Scott], Larry [Levan], Hippie [Torales] , etc.. That's what got it going. I don't recall Tony [Humphries]. Merlin Bobb was a doorman. By the time Tony got the residency (1982), I was long gone from the scene. Guess I'm getting old (37)!!! One of my fondest memories was the Wed. that Larry played, and as I walked up to the club, I couldn't believe what I was hearing thumping inside (Blue Magic, "Look Me Up", or the night Tee was going off on "Weekend" (Phreek), and Larry helping him out in the booth w/the reel to reel. Awesome days! "


New Jersey club where Tee Scott, and of course Tony Humphries started out as a club DJ, after having gotten a start at Kiss FM radio. Larry Patterson used to run Zanzibar.


In July 1981, producer Shep Pettibone asked Tony for a mastermix show tape to fill in for a no show on his KISS-FM NY radio show. A vacancy left by Pettibone at the station opened the door for his own permanent mix show. Simultaneously, schooled under the "I'll-leave-you-in-the-booth-and-see-what-happens" antics of resident DJ Larry Patterson of NJ's Club Zanzibar fame, resulted in him gaining "THE" residency in 1982.

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