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By Patrick Michels in From the RTF Department

Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 3:10PM

Patrick Michels

Starck Club founder Blake Woodall hands off the keys to Michael Cain, who's making a pair of films about the old downtown hot spot.

In a ceremony outside the old landmark at the very end of Dallas's West End, the original staff of the Starck Club gathered Tuesday evening to celebrate the club's 25th anniversary, and to witness the start of a new venture built on the club's legacy.

The Starck Project, led by Michael Cain, Wade Hampton, Melina McKinnon, Dennis Bishop and Chris Smith, will produce a pair of films -- one documentary, one narrative feature -- and now they'll have plenty of help from the club's founder, Blake Woodall.

As part of Tuesday's ceremony, Woodall presented Cain the keys to the Starck Club and a foot locker to signify the club's archives that Woodall is also handing over to Cain and his team. Hampton opened the locker at one point, pulling out Starck T-shirts and original club designs.

Check out more photos from the ceremony, along with folks decked out in their retro best and a look inside the club, in our slide show.

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Anonymous says:

I never thought of myself as OCD, but my tradition for the past 10 years has been disrupted. Wednesday is hump day, and I celebrate every hump day by flipping through the Observer. Now the Observer doesn't come out until Thursday. That throws the rest of my week off. I'm guessing that it must take more time to add the fancy new staples. You don't have to staple mine, just deliver it on Wednesday. I've got my own stapler, I can do it myself. My Observer stand is on Akard/Commerce St.

Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 3:34PM

Robert Wilonsky says:

It's also the fancy new paper. Damned fancy new paper.

Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 3:41PM

religion of bacon says:

Now that Craigslist is removing its "erotic services" ads, the extra ad revenue pouring into Backpage should be enough to upgrade the DO to perfect binding and acid-free archival-grade paper.

Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 4:17PM

Robert Wilonsky says:

We're going gold leaf. Damn it ... this is so off-topic. We're all offside.

So, did I ever tell you about the time I saw three women snorting coke off each other's half-naked chests in the Starck Club unisex bathroom whilst Stevie Nicks was onstage? I was, um ... 15, maybe? And terrified.

Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 4:23PM

religion of bacon says:

Wilonsky, I hate to break it to you, but those weren't women.

Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 4:27PM

Robert Wilonsky says:

Why? Because of the penises?

Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 4:31PM

The BIg Guy says:

RW,

Could this explain your affinity for

ummm

ohh never mind....

The BIg Guy's got nuthin

Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 4:33PM

Tad Banyon says:

I think I slept through the 80's. I didn't even know there was a Starck Club until after it had been closed.

Posted On: Wednesday, May. 13 2009 @ 5:00PM

rowdytexan says:

:::yawn::: Woulda been kinda cool to know who all showed up - ya know, kinda like a list of names or something? And the slideshow? who are those people? anyone? anyone?

Posted On: Thursday, May. 14 2009 @ 7:55AM