Bye-Bye Roxy!
By Beat Fritsch
By Beat FritschThe week's kick-off party was held by Publimag Basel on Wednesday afternoon in beautiful sunshine. The 100th anniversary of the Coop press was celebrated. The whole thing took place at Kurt Aeschbacher's V-Labor in Zurich's Westend. On the part of the advertisers, the turnout was limited. On the one hand, not that many had registered in advance - the majority of the guests were Coop partner companies - and on the other hand, when the sun is shining, advertisers tend to stay away with the help of weighty arguments. And one wonders why so many customers schedule competitor presentations at short notice, usually in good weather... Well, fortunately Aeschbi's lab has a garden seating area where one could enjoy the weather to the fullest. The air conditioning inside also served its purpose on this day.
There was a veritable stage show, many interesting talks, a raffle by Freespace and catering by Gamma Catering. At the latter, however, one has - despite the gigantic kitchen effort - also eaten better. They actually drove up with two full-sized vans for the catering - and then grilled sausages and lamb chops in the backyard of Aeschbi's V-Labor. All right, the tagliatelle were great, and so were the desserts. Nevertheless, the Horst Petermann level was not reached, even if the prices for Gamma catering can definitely keep up with those of the "Kunststuben".
Football matches have also been a source of much discussion and jubilation over the past four weeks. Heinz Krebs, publishing director of the Zürich Express, took advantage of this. From the quarter-finals onwards, invited guests were allowed to watch the matches on a big screen in Zurich's "Newsbar". Herbi Lips from the Conelli Circus, for example, was there to watch the match between Korea and Germany, while also promoting his Christmas circus on Zurich's Bauschänzli. At the final - the venue was almost bursting at the seams - we spotted Bettina Schmid, Tina Lehmann, Nadja Jordi and Markus Presta among the football fans.
Despite all the advertising events - last week belonged to the Roxy with Jean Pierre Grätzer and Peter Renner. The two former in-club owners from Beatengasse set many a trend in Zurich in the eighties. Now the Roxy is closing its doors. Forever and ever! What caused many of the former members (the Roxy-Membercard opened the gates to the higher society, called Schickeria) to a last visit; the Roxy was socialization point and scene living room in one. The whole thing gave the impression of a huge class reunion. The sharp rabbits have become attractive mothers, and the once crisp boys now have graying temples - if they still have hair at all.
The start of the demolition party series made filmmaker Ernst Wirz of Wirz&Fraefel with his band Medium Rare on Wednesday. This was already a gig that no one wanted to miss. Wirz' band used to play at the Roxy on special occasions. Very close to the stage, of course, was Irène Hiltpold, but also advertising veteran Gebi Schregenberger, Tamedia training manager René Bortolani, Francis Sulzer of Sulzer Sutter, Theophil Butz of Rosa, gallery owner Andy Illien, HR consultant Sonja Sigg, Weltwoche editor-in-chief Roger Köppel, Annabelle marketing manager Jacqueline Joos, Tamedia press officer Peter Hartmeier and filmmaker Franziska Graf.
On Thursday evening it was as pumping as in the very best times of the club. Soon the door said: Sorry, no entry! The eighties celebrated their resurrection with cult DJ Oli Stumm. Stumm was the Roxy's first resident DJ and is now a music producer in New York. Theophil Butz was joined by Kenneth Angst, filmmakers Reiner Roduner of Absolutturnus and Nadia Rosasco of Chocolate Films, advertiser Oliver Burger, Marc Schürmann of Mosaik, Sandra Wildbolz, journalist Anna von Senger and producer Ingrid Thommen of Condor. And also some girls and boys, who wanted to have a look at the legendary Roxy, which their parents always tell about. Some of the young people might have been the results of former Roxy liaisons of the first hour.
How could it be otherwise, the club was once again overflowing on the weekend. "The Rebirth of Technomusic" could have been the motto for Friday. A revival of the nineties was announced with DJ Gogo, today co-owner of the popular Club Q on Förrlibuckstrasse. Then on Saturday, a look back at the club's recent past. "Almost like old times" was the motto when Rainer Kuhn started his cult parties at the Roxy.
Initially only quarterly, then monthly, Kuhn managed to breathe life into the in-disco once again in the new millennium. Now the Roxy era is definitely over - and if the toilets and back rooms on Beatengasse could tell stories: Oh boy - the "Borer scandal" would be a tired fart compared to that. What scandalous material would have been gathered there over the years for the boulevard...
Beat Fritsch
There was a veritable stage show, many interesting talks, a raffle by Freespace and catering by Gamma Catering. At the latter, however, one has - despite the gigantic kitchen effort - also eaten better. They actually drove up with two full-sized vans for the catering - and then grilled sausages and lamb chops in the backyard of Aeschbi's V-Labor. All right, the tagliatelle were great, and so were the desserts. Nevertheless, the Horst Petermann level was not reached, even if the prices for Gamma catering can definitely keep up with those of the "Kunststuben".
Football matches have also been a source of much discussion and jubilation over the past four weeks. Heinz Krebs, publishing director of the Zürich Express, took advantage of this. From the quarter-finals onwards, invited guests were allowed to watch the matches on a big screen in Zurich's "Newsbar". Herbi Lips from the Conelli Circus, for example, was there to watch the match between Korea and Germany, while also promoting his Christmas circus on Zurich's Bauschänzli. At the final - the venue was almost bursting at the seams - we spotted Bettina Schmid, Tina Lehmann, Nadja Jordi and Markus Presta among the football fans.
Despite all the advertising events - last week belonged to the Roxy with Jean Pierre Grätzer and Peter Renner. The two former in-club owners from Beatengasse set many a trend in Zurich in the eighties. Now the Roxy is closing its doors. Forever and ever! What caused many of the former members (the Roxy-Membercard opened the gates to the higher society, called Schickeria) to a last visit; the Roxy was socialization point and scene living room in one. The whole thing gave the impression of a huge class reunion. The sharp rabbits have become attractive mothers, and the once crisp boys now have graying temples - if they still have hair at all.
The start of the demolition party series made filmmaker Ernst Wirz of Wirz&Fraefel with his band Medium Rare on Wednesday. This was already a gig that no one wanted to miss. Wirz' band used to play at the Roxy on special occasions. Very close to the stage, of course, was Irène Hiltpold, but also advertising veteran Gebi Schregenberger, Tamedia training manager René Bortolani, Francis Sulzer of Sulzer Sutter, Theophil Butz of Rosa, gallery owner Andy Illien, HR consultant Sonja Sigg, Weltwoche editor-in-chief Roger Köppel, Annabelle marketing manager Jacqueline Joos, Tamedia press officer Peter Hartmeier and filmmaker Franziska Graf.
On Thursday evening it was as pumping as in the very best times of the club. Soon the door said: Sorry, no entry! The eighties celebrated their resurrection with cult DJ Oli Stumm. Stumm was the Roxy's first resident DJ and is now a music producer in New York. Theophil Butz was joined by Kenneth Angst, filmmakers Reiner Roduner of Absolutturnus and Nadia Rosasco of Chocolate Films, advertiser Oliver Burger, Marc Schürmann of Mosaik, Sandra Wildbolz, journalist Anna von Senger and producer Ingrid Thommen of Condor. And also some girls and boys, who wanted to have a look at the legendary Roxy, which their parents always tell about. Some of the young people might have been the results of former Roxy liaisons of the first hour.
How could it be otherwise, the club was once again overflowing on the weekend. "The Rebirth of Technomusic" could have been the motto for Friday. A revival of the nineties was announced with DJ Gogo, today co-owner of the popular Club Q on Förrlibuckstrasse. Then on Saturday, a look back at the club's recent past. "Almost like old times" was the motto when Rainer Kuhn started his cult parties at the Roxy.
Initially only quarterly, then monthly, Kuhn managed to breathe life into the in-disco once again in the new millennium. Now the Roxy era is definitely over - and if the toilets and back rooms on Beatengasse could tell stories: Oh boy - the "Borer scandal" would be a tired fart compared to that. What scandalous material would have been gathered there over the years for the boulevard...
Beat Fritsch
with Stefan Hostettler during the four-day farewell to the good old "Roxy. The house, which was home to the former in-nightclub and scene meeting place, has to make way for a new building. Almost everyone came who had been there before - but who is now 20 years older! Also happening last week: The Coop-Presse celebrated its 100th anniversary in Kurt Aeschbacher's V-Labor (he too was a busy Roxy-goer in earlier times). And the ZürichExpress soccer World Cup invitations to the "Newsbar", where the final matches were watched on the big screen.
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