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Entertainment Weekly - August 17, 1990
"Glam Dancing"
From News & Notes section

In mid-September, Minneapolis clubgoers will get a preview of Prince’s late fall movie, Graffiti Bridge, when the Glam Slam opens. The two-story, 20,000-square-foot night spot has the same name and decor as a fictitious club in the film (right). The similarity is intentional, since the place is owned by Gilbert Davison, who workds for Prince’s record company, Paisley Park, in the capacity of "right-hand man." Paisley Park will supply hundreds of hours of unreleased music by its artists to be played in the club, including songs from Prine’s torrid Black Album. (Prince, however, has no financial interest in the Glam Slam.) Davison plans to sell three-year memberships to the club --$3,000 for individuals, $5,000 for corporations-- that permit access to the venue'’ second story, with its view of the dance floor and stage below. "I’m treating the nightclub as more of a theatrical experience," Davison says. "It’s not just a dance hall."