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Fidelity Kastrow @ SE One (Torture Garden) February 2010 (click to hear FK's Bad love) photo by Bobette

London clubland suffered another devastating blow this week as 3,000 capacity superclub SE One suddenly shut down.

“It is with great sadness, that I must inform you that seOne London ceased trading on Monday Afternoon, 22nd February 2010,” said SE One general manager Marcus Kay in a statement posted on the club’s website.

“After 8 Long, hard and exciting years, seOne London has fallen victim to the recession and hard times felt in Nightclubs all over the UK,” he added.
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Ministry of Sound boss Lohan Presencer warned this week that property developers involved in the multi-billion pound regeneration of Elephant & Castle are hoping to force the closure of the iconic London nightspot.

“The future of the SE1 venue has been put in doubt following a planning application by property developer Oakmayne,” the club announced in a statement posted on their website.

“Oakmayne’s attitude towards preserving the longevity of the club is perhaps best summed up by a comment from its chairman, Christopher Allen, who when questioned gave his opinion that ‘nightclubs come and go’.”
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James Palumbo (click on the picture to access the Tomas website)

“There are two sorts of men, my friend: those who seek riches and glory, and the others. The former will, no doubt, find what they seek, in varying degrees. So? They die. What imprint do they leave? Nothing. Only echoes. The others seek a higher purpose: to make a difference to those around them: to change, shape or improve things, if only to a small extent’.

Though Ministry of Sound chief James Palumbo is the first to admit his novel Tomas, like all debut novels, is partially autobiographical, it’s through side character Napoleon that the book delivers his best lines.

“The risk taker is defined by one idea only, burned into his soul: a willingness to fail,” the French Emperor tells Tomas as he outlines his roadmap to becoming a ‘great man’. “That’s why wealth and glory seekers can’t qualify,” Napoleon continues. “They may take risks but only up to a point. And they would never endanger their spoils or glory.”
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