Photos: Germs at Europa on October 30

It may not well have no bearing on anything at all really, but we think it will be very hard to discern the true differences between former Denny Le Nimh pet project party here in New York City, the much-missed Ruff Club, and this, his newest one, dubbed "Germs". A lot of the DJs (24Court, Danzie, Abominatron, Denny himself) are the same, the hosts and photographers and the kids who call a Denny party home are the same and the idea of the party and intent may be the same. Sure, they've changed locations--now at Europa in Greenpoint Brooklyn and the production design is a different ideal of the same basic premise (visuals, hand-stamps, party favors, etc. all tie intensely to the branding of the event) but what lies beneath, the cause per se, the love--is still there. For their launch party, appropriately falling on Halloween weekend, they brought out the 18+ masses to the front door of Greenpoint for drinking, dancing, special guest DJs like Stephen Pandolfi from Girls & Boys, Alexander Technique and Skitsnygg, costume contests and an amazing amount of fun (we enjoyed most of that too) and they'll be doing it weekly there from November 13 on, redefining the party scene for Friday nights in New York City one late-night five-hour block at a time.

(mp3)    La Roux - Bulletproof (Blogula remix)

Godspeed!