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A car slowed as it drove by the desolate building, the driver craning his neck to see where Sunday's "Temptation," an R&B and hiphop night, had gone.
Meanwhile, across town at the Catwalk club in Pioneer Square, ladies in shimmery tops and tight skirts swayed their hips on the dance floor, while the DJ spun tunes by Q-Tip, Snoop, and Ludicrous at maximum volume.
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The Catwalk is the new home for what used to be Paradise Garage's "Temptation." The show's promoters say conflicts with Paradise Garage owner Dennis Gibson effectively pushed them out of the venue.
Gibson has a history of problems with contractors and with his landlord ["Paradise Lost?" Paula Gilovich, April 19; "Almost Evicted from Paradise," Paula Gilovich, May 10]. The trouble over "Temptation" is the latest oddity.
At the end of the show's initial six-week contract, the promoters say they tried to work with Gibson to keep the program going, but the parties didn't agree on contract terms.
Gene Dexter, president of Crazy Pinoy Promotions, which ran "Temptation" with Dawghouse Productions Seattle, says Gibson imposed a higher than average bar guarantee (the total drink-sales amount promoters are expected to bring in during their club nights).
"The club was filling up every week," Dexter says. "But we were writing checks to make up the difference at the bar."
Making matters worse, Gibson also tried to hire some of the same DJs and emcees to run his own Sunday club night at Paradise Garage, Dexter claims. But the club wasn't open for business on the first Sunday without "Temptation."
Gibson says he didn't go after "Tempation's" DJs, and does not plan to have a rival R&B and hiphop night at his club. At press time, Gibson refunded Dawghouse's deposit.
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