‘Twas the Friday before Halloween so we needed to check out the two “gothiest” events in metro Orlando. We began with “Black Friday” taking place at Manikins in downtown Sanford.We arrived around 10PM and walked into this!In the booth, the legendary DJ Paul Vaine (USA).“Black Friday” is actually a weekly event at Manikins with just a $5 cover charge.The music a mix of Industrial, Darkwave, Punk, Modern Goth and more.Paul Vaine is most-famous for his residency at the old Visage nightclub but we didn’t become familiar with him and his music until years later at 11/12 Lounge in Winter Park.Manikins has an outdoor courtyard behind the main room where we spotted this.Manikins is famous for its numerous mannequins which can be found throughout the club.When you see some of them standing along the dance floor, it’s often hard to tell in the complete darkness whether it’s an actual person or a mannequin.Some are pretty real looking.Heck, during my very first visit here a few years ago, this chick was seated at one of the bars and I was hitting on her for close to ten minutes before I realized she was a mannequin!A good time was had by all.We next relocated to Winter Park and The Axe Trap which is now home to Barbarella 3.0 every Saturday night. And last night it was home to Barbarella‘s wilder cousin, “Memento Mori”.We arrived around midnight and walked into this!In the booth, “Memento Mori” resident DJ Lavidicus (USA).With this crowd one didn’t know if some were wearing Halloween costumes or just their normal Goth garb.The music a mix of Industrial, Synthpop, Goth, Power Noise and other dark genres. At Barbarella 2.0 the “Memento Mori” events took place the 2nd Friday night of every month but we’ve yet to hear if this will return as a monthly event here at Barbarella 3.0.Barbarella 3.0 has a full liquor bar. And the cover charge is just $10.A good time was had by all.
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