It is a bit much to take up so much space with such a big fish tank anyway why not just have a dancefloor? Maybe this could become a gay club once again right in the middle of the other bars. This bar is next door to Rain and OCH which used to be the location of the Boyz Cellar the Twink club with an after-hours several years ago. Qua Bottle Lounge has 19,000 gallon tank glass dance floor is an aquarium filled with dangerous sea creatures including sharks and sting rays. They are also under investigation from a class-action lawsuit from 200 former employees. Some of the bartenders have not been paid who have worked for Yassine Enterprises. It’s the real VIP room for naughty, debaucherous activities.” While this room also served as a backstage area for the occasional musical guests, it was described as “a drug-induced sex den” for VIP’s on a regular basis. When asked for a description of the keypad-entry room, a former patron said, “It’s like a ‘70s swingers’ den with a horseshoe couch and a table in the middle. I’m pretty sure the only room without a camera, “ stated a former bartender. “At Kiss N Fly, the secret room down below was basically a freebie room for friends to get messed up on booze, blow (it didn’t matter), have their own personal bartender. The VIP room even has the sounds of Studio 54 at Kiss N Fly according to the Austinist. They face maximum prison sentences of 20 years to life if convicted.īobby Cervantes, who spent a year and a half as manager of Kiss & Fly, told the American-Statesman that he suspected something was amiss at Yassine Enterprises, prompting him to quit in September 2010.
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attorney’s office said, until a hearing set for 10 a.m. Those arrested will remain in federal custody, a spokesman for the U.S. Perez Hilton was posing in photos just a few nights before during the SXSW and Bravo’s Andy Cohen posed with two strippers at Kiss and Fly Gay Club in Austin that same night. The Feds waited until after SXSW but not a minute after those parties closed down did they come in taking computers and seizing most everything they could get their hands on. “if no kiss & fly…where to go now? Tonite specifically …omg!” Posts from Facebook regarding the closing of the club include: This makes ten people who were arrested who owned a total of 10 bars in Austin. One case involved as much as 5 kilograms, which is about 11 pounds of the blow. The remaining defendants are accused of distributing cocaine. In addition to the money laundering charge, Mohammed Yassine is accused of distributing 500 grams or more of cocaine and transferring a firearm knowing it was going to be used in a drug-trafficking crime.
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Agents were spotted hauling boxes into the Yassine offices at 213 W.
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FBI agents raided the offices of Yassine Enterprises, which operates several downtown nightclubs, collecting documents as part of an investigation. We received confirmation that the raid by federal and state agents, TABC has suspended the liquor licenses for all of Yassine Entertainment’s clubs, including Kiss & Fly Nightclub and Hyde Upscale Gay Lounge. Federal agents say the bars are being investigated for money laundering and drugs. This also included another gay bar that recently opened known for its more stand and model type scene called Hyde.
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Well this is not just one club that was shut down in Austin but a network of clubs owned by the same Yassine Enterprises. It could be a mega modern day version of the Studio 54 story with the gay club in Austin, TX.