Before The Vortex Night Club was founded, Gemini Enfield was running a club called 'The Drop In’ in the Jewel sim, that was practically dumped on him by the owner, Hash Warrior.
Of this Gemini Enfield said:
"On my 13th day I visited a club called The Drop In where the owner, Hash Warrior, had noticed in my profile I had been an entertainments manager in real life and he promptly persuaded me to become a manager at the club. However, within a couple weeks, the owner quit Second Life for personal reasons and bestowed the Drop In on me. Due to my financial circumstances at the time, this was a poisoned chalice and had to skip meals, but I threw myself in to the club none-the-less.
We had around 200 members who loved the friendly welcoming atmosphere, although, as all Second Life club owners know, members don’t equate to regular visitors, but we averaged around 15 concurrent visitors at a time.
The ladies frequently commented that they felt safe there and that was to be a main policy for The Vortex Night Club. A safe friendly zone for everyone.”
You can read more about Gemini’s story on his blog at https://geminienfield.co.uk/blog.
Gemini in front of The Vortex before development. The first snapshot: Feb 2006.
The Vortex Night Club was launched by Gemini Enfield and Kris Spade on Friday 3rd March 2006