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By: Kerry

Kerry — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:11:27 +0000

Hi Eddie, Jody Colero!
Dave, Steve and to all you Nuts and Bolts fans from the early 80′s
Steve, I think I remember you asking for that 12″ dub from the Human League on a regular basis-LOL
I am proud to say that I was proud to be part of the great music delivery system of new music and soul at this ground breaking club that brought so many people together who enjoyed the time and research that we all put into the original venue at Dundas & Victoria.
Feel free to buzz me on facebook Kerry Phillips
Stay beautiful and keep on dancing.

By: Art

Art — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 03:35:41 +0000

Sorry. Asia is a great band. In fact…my favorite band ever. John Wetton, Steve Howe, Carl Palmer, and Geoff Downes are master musicians that created a new genre of music….Progressive Pop. They reformed in 2006 and have been active ever since. Great band and logo.

By: Steve Douglas

Steve Douglas — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 21:04:27 +0000

Hey Dave – thanks so much for dropping by. Your experience was very similar to mine (except the song they were playing while I stood on the stairs was Sound of The Crowd (dub mix) by Human League). I was also from the suburbs, and Nuts and Bolts was my weekend downtown haunt for years.

By: Dave O

Dave O — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 19:49:35 +0000

I still have great memories of my weekends at Nuts & Bolts.
The first time I walked down the stairs and into the dark and crowded club, Gangsters by the Specials was playing and the dance floor was packed with people dancing with abandon and having an absolute blast!
From the red vinyl seats, to the under-lit dance floor and the fry kitchen in the back (which used to offer free burgers with admission!), the club was as unique as it’s playlist and clientelle.
It was my first experience with downtown nightlife and left an indelible impression on this sheltered lad from the suburbs.
It also happens to be where I met my future and current wife of these last 25 years!
Like any perfect moment in time, Nuts & Bolts could only last for a brief moment. Changing styles and times left it behind, and renovation and relocation could not save it from it’s inevitable and lamented demise.
Still, as obscure as it has become, it’s nice to see that at least *some* people remember Bolts as fondly as Jen and I!

By: John H

John H — Sat, 01 May 2010 23:08:38 +0000

Hey Ed;
I used to go to Nuts and Bolts every Friday for years back then, just wondering if there is going to be a reunion set up somewhere and if its possible to get the playlist from those old days…

Thanks for any help with this
John H.

By: Steve Douglas

Steve Douglas — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:04:00 +0000

@ Eddie Thanks so much for dropping by and telling us a little about the Nuts and Bolts back story, as well as telling us about Ian Carr – the night club’s logo designer.

You bring back a lot of memories. I went to school with Ivar Hamilton and was a fan of his Sunday night “Sunday Night Import Show” (I still have a mess of cassette tapes of the show in my garage somewhere). I remember the Record Peddler well – often spent hours (and a good chunk of my meager pay check) rummaging through their 12″ import sections for the latest Brit Pop releases, dub versions and remixes. I think CFNY died a little when Marsden left as music director, but for years, our dial was turned to his Christmas Eve special – one of the best on the airwaves at the time.

Once again, thanks for giving us a little insight to Nuts and Bolts, an extremely important part of Toronto’s music and club scene history. Even though it’s been 20-odd years, I still have fond memories of the time (and it was a lot of time) I spent there.

By: Eddie J

Eddie J — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 02:09:53 +0000

In response to “Toronto’s Nuts and Bolts, a trendy (though arguably seedy) dance spot that I hung out at for several years back in the 80’s (I’d love to credit the original designer, so if anyone has a clue, please let me know). Lot’s of cool memories of weekends there, which led to a design gig with CFNY 102.1 – arguably the first alternative radio station in North America.”

Nuts and Bolts was created by Jody Colero (musician) and myself, Ed Jandrisits, (Operator) when we convinced Frank Cutajar to convert his dying Disco Dance Club to new wave. We traveled to NYC to buy records at 99 Records close to Washington Square to start us off. We drew inspiration from CBGB, The RITZ, The Mud Club, Eighth St, and the city’s music scene itself. We worked with David Marsden and Ivar Hamilton at CFNY on sharing music ideas. Thanks also to the Record Peddler for their Import selection. The logo was penned by cartoonist Ian Carr who also did a weekly comic strip.

Cheers, Ed

By: Art

Art — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:47:46 +0000

Asia is not so great of a band? Are you kidding me? They are an amazing band with some of the best talent in Progressive British Rock! They created a new genre of music back in 1981…the first band to ever fuse Progressive Rock and Pop. They are better today than they have ever been!

By: CFNY 102.1 Poster Art | The Logo Factor Design Blog

CFNY 102.1 Poster Art | The Logo Factor Design Blog — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:53:43 +0000

[...] made up for their small numbers with a ferocious loyalty (I even drank Carlsberg beer at my fave weekend haunt, Nuts and Bolts Nightclub, because they were a major sponsor). Alas, CFNY was sold to some corporate interests in the mid-90s, [...]

By: jim

jim — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 00:53:33 +0000

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