A large group of Londoners have started a petition to reopen popular nightclubs, The Cross, Turnmills and Bagleys following Fabric’s success in the courts last week.
Old school ravers are said to be “full of hope” that they can experience the atmosphere of the venues they used to love and are hoping “a few thousand” signatures should be enough to make authorities finally stand up and take notice of “real people”.
“Let the people dance,” shouted fifty one year old Marie Kyle, who might be unaware that houses, apartments and office space have been built in place of the majority of London’s closed rave spots. “If it worked for Fabric, it can work for Bagleys, which has been empty for almost ten years now. I’m willing to help rebuild all of those great clubs with my bare hands.”
Wunderground spoke with John Kyle, Marie’s husband, who has a different view on things, “For fuck’s sake why can’t she let this go?” he asked. “I understand it’s obviously a sad day when a decent venue closes because a few dodgy building developers have passed around some brown envelopes but she’s a fifty one year old mother of three and all of her children are now old enough to go raving themselves. She doesn’t even go to pubs these days so why she thinks it’s her business to fight for venues to reopen is beyond me.”
“I commend those who fight for what they believe in but time moves on and we ain’t getting any younger,” continued John. “Do you think if Bagleys reopens, all the old faces will pop down there for a reunion or one final tear-up? Will they fuck. Security wouldn’t let any of us through the door. We’re are all middle aged or older, with mortgages, grand children and cholesterol problems. It’s time to pass the baton and stop pining about the fucking nineties.”
