Dear Palace, I miss you…

Dear Palace,

I miss you.

You were host to some of the raddest times of my youth.

There was the time I nearly got crushed to death in the Cradle of Filth mosh in 2001. Earlier, Conor and I had been drinking beers on the doorstep of some nearby church around the corner (I hid our one remaining beer in a bush, to retrieve after the gig). Later, we walked to The Paladin on Bourke St and danced at Abyss, one of Melbourne’s best and last goth nights.

There was that other time in 2003 where you were so cold I decided to leave my (faux) fur jacket on, and later passed out from heat exhaustion/dehydration/vodka in the middle of the room just before the final song of a Placebo gig. I got dragged out by Renee and some guy and Ren and I got free bottles of water which I remember being really excited about.

I could continue but I just get too sad.

I remember the day you burned. It was July 2007. You had already been left for dead, but the horror at seeing you engulfed in flames from my then-boss’s 18th story St Kilda Road office window was almost too much to bear.

Still, time does heal, right? I thought I was over you, but I was at St Kilda beach today and I realised there is a hole you left that can never be replaced.

Here is photographic proof:

That space on the left is still rather empty.

But still evocative of so many memories.

x Kitten of Doom

PS. I miss Bass Station!!!

~ by Kitten of Doom on December 30, 2011.

Posted in Bayside, Muzak, Things I see
Tags: abyss, beach, cradle of filth, goth, Melbourne, palace, placebo, st kilda

10 Responses to “Dear Palace, I miss you…”

Don’t forget Twister!!! Haha, i actually had never been there… Unfortunate.

Mr. Arty said this on December 30, 2011 at 10:09 pm | Reply
IRONICALLY – I wrote this article whilst wearing an ARTHOUSE t-shirt!
-GASP!-
I miss you, Arthouse… 😥

Kitten of Doom said this on December 30, 2011 at 10:14 pm | Reply
The only venue I have been to where my teeth vibrated.

Andrew said this on December 30, 2011 at 10:21 pm | Reply
- …and where your feet stuck to the floor.
  
  Kitten of Doom said this on December 30, 2011 at 10:53 pm | Reply
I have memories of this place in the 70s when I was having some serious fun!

Donna said this on December 30, 2011 at 10:46 pm | Reply
- Did your feet stick to the floor then? I am trying to work out just how many layers of alcohol/soft drink the carpet would have accumulated by 2007, assuming they didn’t replace the carpet at all.
  
  Kitten of Doom said this on December 30, 2011 at 11:04 pm | Reply
  - Back in my day there was more than drinking going on there!
    
    Donna said this on December 30, 2011 at 11:05 pm
  - Mine too… but… we’re probably alluding to different things…
    
    Kitten of Doom said this on December 30, 2011 at 11:07 pm
Damn I miss this place – so many amazing gigs and good times. Sadface…

Vetti said this on January 8, 2012 at 9:09 pm | Reply
Yeah twister. Those were the days. A group of mates At the time were 80’s tragics. Absolutely loved the place, especialy when it was just the back room. Ahhh, the memories.

Dave said this on January 17, 2012 at 8:05 pm | Reply