{"id":4929,"date":"2023-04-26T04:50:24","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T04:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/?p=4929"},"modified":"2023-06-19T03:14:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T03:14:05","slug":"demarkus-lewis-louie-vega-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/demarkus-lewis-louie-vega-pt-1\/","title":{"rendered":"THE TRILOGY: Acts 1: Dallas DEMARKUS LEWIS &#038; LOUIE VEGA PT 1 16.04.23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_470638409_360334782811_1_original.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4925\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/demarkus-lewis-louie-vega-pt-1\/https___cdn-evbuc-com_images_470638409_360334782811_1_original\/\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_470638409_360334782811_1_original.jpeg?w=940&amp;ssl=1 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b>The Phenomenon That Is Demarkus Lewis<\/b><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cYooooooooooooooo!!!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What\u2019s up?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">He grabs you by the hand giving you a bear hug.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cI haven\u2019t seen you in a minute.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You reply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cOh, wait, you have to see someone.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">He leads you meandering through the heat.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The sweat.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0And t<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">he thump from Jimpster featuring Mavhungu\u2019s \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jimpster.bandcamp.com\/album\/tribute-ep\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tribute<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Luminiferous flashes guide you through the mass.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Their bodies careful not to brush against you and you them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cYo, look who I found.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">He yells at a recognizable face with thinner cheeks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cYou too!\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">You yell.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWhat\u2019s up?\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">What ya\u2019ll doin\u2019 out here?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cYeah, we both moved here years ago.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cWhat!\u201d You reply.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cI had no clue at all.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Then everyone belts a boisterous laugh.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Hearty hugs are exchanged amongst the group of four turned five.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Everyone smiles.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Catching up on recent plights of life.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Their blinding white wattage breaks through the aphotic haze.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>1600<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Earlier, standing outdoors, the venue appears more fit for adult entertainment than the city\u2019s premier underground electronic music destination established at its current locale a semi-century ago.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Walk into the non-assuming entrance and you\u2019re expecting a whiff of lemon-pepper fried chicken wings, or at least, pulled pig.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A nod to the Lone Star State.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Immediately, you get roller skating vibes.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Viewing a conspicuous floor.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Where LED cobalt chases ruby across wooden tiles.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Black walls are painted with song titles.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cMusic Is The Answer\u201d to \u201cRespect.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Step. Pose.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">And smile between the multi-hued \u201cIt\u2019ll Do\u201d headphones.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">They are painted from across the bar.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dance by the table reserved for the Cruz\u2019s.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Over there, alongside the wall of the black comfy leather benches to the left of the room.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">And to the room\u2019s right?\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Bodies are parked on a black wood engrained bench aligning the length of the entire wall.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The space feels homey.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">A sanctuary to get down to the signature sounds of Demarkus Lewis.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When the drums jack at 123 beats per minute and when the hi-hat swings, soulful vocals are sliced and choppy chords overlay the low-hum of bass.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Lewis\u2019 \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grinmusicgroup.bandcamp.com\/track\/i-dont-beg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I Don\u2019t Beg<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201d emits crystal clear from hanging overhead sound gear.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The kicker is playing Osunlade\u2019s \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traxsource.com\/title\/959459\/mommas-groove\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mama\u2019s Groove<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Jimpster\u2019s Slipped Disc Mix sounds expansive.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The decimals are on point, and not overpowering.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Crown Demarkus Lewis the non-disputed Father of Deep House in Texas.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The Dallas native wows!\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">When playing his friend, Miguel Migs\u2019 \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/miguelmigs.bandcamp.com\/album\/lost-messages\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lost Messages<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201d (Migs Salty Vault Mix) and the heated AirBorn Gav &amp; Hurricane\u2019s \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theremedyproject.bandcamp.com\/track\/work-atjazz-extended-remix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Work<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201d (Atjazz Extended Remix).\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The new anthem jumpstarts the party. Yasss! The dance floor oozes with warmth. Bodies fill the expanse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Affectionately esteemed as one of the hardest working deep house evangelists of today, Lewis is a music producer\u2019s producer.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Always remaining loyal to the underground code and vanguard.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traxsource.com\/title\/1682030\/please-tell-me-what-dubeats-and-cris-herrera-mix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Please Tell Me (What)<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201d songwriter\u2019s output rivals that of kings, namely, Louie Vega.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">On any given week, the dance music veteran might release two to three tracks\/remixes on digital music platforms. Recordings from his Grin Music and Grin Trax Labels keeps him booked and busy. Does his ingenious mind ever run out of ideas? At 1500 published songs and 30 years of deejaying, the phenomenon that is Demarkus Lewis keeps global dance floors sustainable.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This afternoon party is no exception. Sweat drips off the brow.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dancers are worked into a fury.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Lewis wearing a black snapback and black tee knows what to do.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Slow the groove to 120 beats per minute.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/triberecords.bandcamp.com\/track\/shine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shine<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">,\u201d sings Glam Soul\u2019s Miranda Nicole on the Zepherin Saint\u2019s most polished production.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Much to surprised ears the music stays Afro.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Claves. Chants.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Native tongues.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Shimza\u2019s \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traxsource.com\/title\/1981849\/that-organ-track\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">That Organ Track<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">,\u201d and Soulroots featuring Soul Star\u2019s \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.traxsource.com\/title\/1617431\/love-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vuka<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201d awes.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Perhaps, playing Afro should not shock as Lewis plays inclusively and moonlights as his drum n\u2019 bass alias Drizzle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The brightest moment of the hour arrives playing Risk Assessment\u2019s \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riskassessment2.bandcamp.com\/album\/it-s-not-right-but-it-s-okay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019s Not Right But It\u2019s Okay<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.\u201d Yes, that song.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">That has mouths open wide.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Singing.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Fists pumping the air.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Hairy shoulder bears and their pruned boys arrive indoors from vaping on the outdoor patio.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">There spins and twirls the glow sticks of the multi-colored hair raver.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Everyone gets in on a little Whitney action.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Everyone besides the real Whitney.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Instead, the lesser known Monica Blaire belts, \u201cI\u2019d rather be alone than happy.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Music producers take note, removing the late great iconic Whitney Houston from singing her anthem is blasphemy.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">It\u2019s not right, nor is it okay.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But many attendees fail to notice or care to notice.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">They are busy having fun. And people watching is priceless at <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itlldoclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">It\u2019ll Do Club<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Welcome<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Where everything is bigger in Texas.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">That\u2019s cap. In cosmopolitan Dallas, adult entertainment and night clubs close at 2 am.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Reads the can\u2019t miss painted hours on It\u2019ll Do\u2019s exterior-a whitewashed wall.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Serving alcohol two hours and fifteen minutes after midnight is illegal.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Businesses could see their liquor licenses revoked, or worst, their doors permanently shuttered.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">After all, by law Texas is conservative. And in rural areas very conservative.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cTexas has been good to us,\u201d a friend replies while dancing.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">But to others not so much. The marginalized.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Women. Trans. Immigrants.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">And where the forsaken find refuge-the nightlife is scolded.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As non-profits are fighting to change archaic thinking of the night industry.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Marginal groups are fighting for change.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Their right to party safer.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">They\u2019re right to party longer into the wee hours.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Their right to drink alcohol on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cCha-Ching,\u201d chimes the cash registers at the bar this Sunday evening.-Shout out: Texans know how to keep liquids in their cups.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">From not falling onto the floor.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">As the wooden tiles are still pristine clean.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">After all, you danced into the club wearing clean white sneakers and you will be damned if you don\u2019t dance out of the club wearing clean white sneakers-As queues of 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style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Yo!<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Louie Vega is in the house!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/louie-vega-demarkus-lewis-pt-ii-16-04-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TBC<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">words: aj dance<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fcbkbttn_button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ajdance76\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ajdancelegacy.com\/~ajdance\/wp-content\/plugins\/facebook-button-plugin\/images\/standard-facebook-ico.png?w=695&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Fb-Button\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><div 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