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Show ATTITUDE! Rick Egan/TheSalt Lake Tribune EX PE Be ee cs ai lee dd | 7 BE: LE WE By Lisa JOHNSON Special to The Trine Brace yourself. The cosmopolitan club scene has come careening into Utah. With beaucoupbucks forsound, lighting sepapesien, besides catering every night ferent club crowds, the GatewayDistrict’s new Club Axis, 108 S. 500 West, in downtownSalt Lake City, promisesto spin you through the new millennium. “Thisis the fifth and definitely the most cutting-edge generation ofclubs I've seen sinceI got into the business here 15 years ago,” said ClubAxis partner Lee Rick Egan/TheSalt Lake Tribune Williams.“It is acombinationoftechnology and diversity that makes it unique.” Plus there is a 17 Supermonitor Videodrome Lounge anda CyberLight TechnoBeam, project- ing3-D swirling imagesontothe dancefloor. Carl Williams, a veteran clubber andworldtraveler, said, “Club Axis definitely holds its own against any placeI've ever been to in Europe or Africa. This is like stepping out of Salt Lake and into a different world.” So to whatkindsofpeople is this club catering? you mightask.Will myfriends andI feel comfortable there? Is it a place where I can take my wife? Can I meetanyinteresting single people? The answers depend on whichnights you go. Fridays, the nameis Club Revolution, with a gay theme and late-night entertainment — disco divas and Grammy-Award-winningsinger Thelma Houstonwill be in town Fridayand Saturdayperforming for both crowds. Wednesdays are “Ladies Nights” and morecasual Thursdays feature the “Midnight Rodeo,” with a countryWestern theme. Jason Randazzo ight, any night. Youwill find somethingto like at the new hot spotin Salt Lake’s downtown Gateway District. The huge new digs promise to spin you into the new millennium with state-of-the-art high-tech design, big sound, plenty of dance space and outrageousentertainment. Andfor those clamoringforanightin the sleek new environment, it looks like Tuesdays will soon be open for the over-30 crowd. “T love the diversityofthe crowd,”said Salt Lake attorney Michelle Turpin, who spent NewYear's and several othereves at Club Axis, Eve couples, singles, there w high-tech lighting and sound s more women’s bathroom facilities than men’s,” With three separate environments — the dance floor, the video lounge and the warehouse gameroomwith pool tables — plusliquorlicense anda plethoraof waters andfruit juic: ost anyone canfeel com- fortable anynight. Theclub is membersonly, with temporary memberships available. Ifyou take advantage ofthe$7 valet parking, your carwill be taken care of andyouwill be whisked straight to the frontoftheline, sometimes 100 long. Be there eai venby9. “Axis is our first taste ofthestate-of-the-art entertainment that will mark the Gateway District. 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