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Tokio closing, Revolver loading up
According
to the rumor mill (ie. promoters, liquor vendors), the Japanese-inspired Tokio is
shutting down at the end of March for a major makeover. According to Jamie
Barren, who promotes “Sexy Thursdays” at the lounge, owners Dave and Danny B
plan to transform the venue into Revolver, a sleek club with an all-black
interior. The best part? It’ll be twice as big as Tokio—just the way we like a gun.
But here’s
the weird thing. When digging around to find info on Revolver I learned that:
Tokio was originally owned by Eric Weitzman, who you might remember passed away in a tragic motorcycle accident while in South Africa. Eric had also owned Ivar (now Façade) with the dudes from SGM (now Choice Hospitality Group), who also own Holly’s and Nacional. After some off-the-record drama, SGM "restructured." Next thing we knew, former partner Anton Posniak had started the Mor Project, a nightlife and restaurant company in Orange County, which—wait for it—is also gearing up to open a venue called Revolver. Apparently there’s no connection between the Hollywood and OC locations.
Hmmm...
I know there’s more gossip to be had on this. If only D & D would call me back. Stay tuned.
—Alexandra Le Tellier
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