Nostalgia PDX

12/29/2024

It is through tears that I share with all of you that we lost our dear Anissa Harvey today, after an all-too-brief battle with breast cancer. Our hearts are heavy.

Hug a fellow club kid today if you can.

Much love from your Nostalgia family.

11/04/2024

Melody here -

Still wrapping my head around the epic Nostalgia 5 this weekend.

I love it when new faces appear that haven’t been to one. I feel so lucky that I get to relive that magic every time. And it truly was magical.

I’ve been saying for years that Nostalgia PDX is what it is because we strive for authenticity. Bringing DJs out of retirement, dusting off records and skills and making this party truly memorable is what we’re about. We started this 14 years ago, graduating eventually to an annual event… and I think we’ve got some big plans in store for our 15-year anniversary.

The music. Oh, the music. Two rooms!! That honestly was the best part of all of this. The variety we got with having two rooms. I couldn’t sit down all night. And I fear I didn’t say hi to everyone but of those I got to chat with, I’m glad I saw your faces. There are so many more faces I missed terribly. I want to keep seeing all of them until the very last person can no longer dance. 💃 🕺 Please plan on attending one if you haven’t yet, or haven’t in a while.

I’m going to be sending a survey out soon, and I want to hear from those who have been avoiding them. What would convince you to go? We really do want to see you!
For those who didn’t attend this year but have in the past, I wanna know why, and how we can ensure you plan on making the next one. We want you back!

11/03/2024

Who was it that took that crazy group photo in the foyer during the 11 hour? Epic group, need to see that.

11/03/2024

There was no “official photographer” last night (shout to Aymie though for taking o er the duties some), so post photos under here if you got ‘em!

10/31/2024

10/28/2024

(Brad here) here’s a bit of old dance club/underage nightclub ephemera. I have a habit of saving stuff that seemed to have some importance. Sometimes it kind of pays off.
Not 100% on the money for us here. This was a little later, in 1995. But still involved the spot we went to, involving the people who owned it, myself, and other involved in clubs around town.
As some may recall, in 1995, the police were interested in passing an under age club ordinance, that would have restricted times, who could hang out together, and many other things. So the first bit here is a sign up sheet from possibly the first meeting that the city officials and the club people had together. In there side were city attorney, mayor’s office, license bureau and police. Fair to say I’m not putting anyone’s number on blast. On our side, was JD (who at that point was managing Quest), Dan and Russ from Five Star/Concept (Quest), Ali and Jeff from FX/Platinum, Lanny from The City Nightclub, and then for whatever reason, myself as the lone rave representative. At this time I was throwing parties and DJing at parties that were all age. The city seemed to just about out number us.
Also here are a couple of newspaper articles about the club ordinance. I honestly don’t know why the city never got anything on the books. The fight went on for awhile, but eventually fizzled.

10/28/2024