Page Six Magazine ran a piece this Sunday about NYC’s Doorman titled “Barbarians at the Gate.”  I gave my two cents on Wass Stevens and the door at Bea.  Here’s what they printed:

Wass Stevens, “ageless”

Club: Marquee (289 10th Ave. at 27th St.)
The scene: After five years, Marquee “is the one mega-club that’s lasted,” says Rachelle Hruska, editor of nightlife blog GuestofaGuest.com, adding that much of that success comes down to Wass. “He’s a great New York character and people want to be where he is. He brings style to the scene,” she says of the Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, native, who got his start 24 years ago at legendary club the Palladium.

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Deemed at one point “the hottest club in the known universe” by the NY Post, Marquee has defied the odds and made it to its fifth anniversary. That’s five years of bottles (sometimes 20k!), models, celebs, and the largest taxicab gridlock this side of the Mississippi.  Embracing the externalities of Chelsea’s nightlife boom (of which they played no small part), their recent advertisement on taxicabs reads “MARQUEE, providing us with the longest cab lines for over 5 years”

The brainchild of Noah Tepperberg and Rich Thomas, Marquee led the wave of nightlife development on 27th street in Chelsea with Bungalow 8 that ushered in neighbors such as Cain, Pink Elephant, Home, and Guest House.  Alas, a revolution of brand name clubs were born.

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What recession?!  An anonymous clubgoer bought this $20k bottle of Armand de Brignac champagne at Marquee last week!! Here is a picture of the bottle; it’s 6 liters and was the first of a limited edition of 30 to be sold in the US. The bottle is so big it’s covering the mysterious moneybags who bought it.  So….in case you’re wondering, here’s what $20,000 can buy you outside of Marquee:

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Last Thursday, NASCAR hosted a salute to the 2008 SPRINT Cup Series Champion, Jimmie Johnson, at Marquee.  Drivers Brian Vickers, Clint Bowyer, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Jeff Gordon, and Kyle Busch, their crew chiefs and car owners, as well as celebrity NASCAR fans like Alessandra Ambrosio, #1 Single Jules Kirby and BF Paul Johnson Calderone, Ami Otten, Aubrey O’Day, Gavin DeGraw, Greg Germann, Ingrid Vandebosch, Lindsay Lohan and Sam Ronson, Matt Servitto, Rashad McCants (NJ Nets), and Ricki Lake to salute Johnson’s winning season while enjoying music by DJ AM.

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[Simon Van Kempen, Jen Marden, Tia Walker, Alex McCord]

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This Saturday, while we were in Miami checking out the art at Art Basel, all the stops were pulled out at Marquee where Jen Marden and our friend and fellow blogger Tia Walker celebrated their birthdays.
The back room VIP began to fill promptly at 11:30 pm and he first guests to arrive were The Real Housewives of New York City stars Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen. Wishing the bday girls well Fashion Trend Forecaster Kim Bates, Designer and Celeb Stylist Insdashio of VH1 Glam God fame, Designer Juan Mendes, and Fashion Photogrpaher Victor Medina-San Andres.

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-A patron on a cellphone in the bathroom of Marquee talking to someone outside the club trying to get in during the Grass Roots Soccer Event last night.

Event writeup to follow shortly…

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[Gerald Bunsen and Donnie Wahlberg. Photos by Chance Yeh for Patrick McMullan]

The 90’s are the new 80’s, and this week is proving it more than ever.  Not only did we get the news that L.A. Gear would be resurrecting this fall, but New Kids On The Block celebrated their album release party last night.  And what better way to do so than by being welcomed by the ultimate doorman himself, Wass Stevens, at Marquee nightclub?

[L.A. Gear Is Making A Comeback]
[The 90's Are The New 80's]
[Party Like It's 1992]
[Wass Stevens]

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[Gossip Girl Premiere party at Marquee. Photos by Billy Farrel for Patrick McMullan]

It’s countdown to Gossip Girl time. The season premiere is this Monday, and it has EVERYONE in a frenzy. New York Magazine hosted a preview party of the premiere episode at, where else?, Marquee, the spot of the infamous episode of Jenny’s misbehavior happened last season (though the show’s Marquee was falsely set in Meatpacking district). We will be right there along with all of you to critique and ogle at all of the fashion, the scandals, and the reality factors of each episode this season. Are you ready for Season Two?

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More than anyone, Noah Tepperberg knows how to throw a party.  And, he treats his friends well. At Noah Tepperberg’s Birthday party last Thursday, hundreds of his closest friends got to join in on the fun.

[Happy Birthday Noah Tepperberg!]

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When you’re Noah Tepperberg, co-owner and founder of Strategic Group, you get two birthday parties.  And, since his birthday falls in the summer, that meant the first one would be in NYC at Marquee (of course) and the second one would be in the Hamptons at Dune (obviously).  Party he did, and so did his hundreds of friends and wanna-be friends last Thursday at his hot spot Marquee.  I unfortunately missed out on both parties, though I recognize several familiar faces in the crowd, all helping to wish Noah another year full of successes.  Ben Kaufman was there to document the fun.

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…says our very reliable source.  Apparently he was off duty but expect closings.