{"id":433382,"date":"2022-04-17T00:46:48","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T21:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-rikers-became-an-iconic-part-of-studio-54\/"},"modified":"2022-04-17T00:46:48","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T21:46:48","slug":"how-rikers-became-an-iconic-part-of-studio-54","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-rikers-became-an-iconic-part-of-studio-54\/","title":{"rendered":"#How &#8216;Rikers&#8217; became an iconic part of Studio 54"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cce6a7968a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3cce6a7968a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-rikers-became-an-iconic-part-of-studio-54\/#%E2%80%9CHow_%E2%80%98Rikers_became_an_iconic_part_of_Studio_54%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;How &#8216;Rikers&#8217; became an iconic part of Studio 54&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHow_%E2%80%98Rikers_became_an_iconic_part_of_Studio_54%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;How &#8216;Rikers&#8217; became an iconic part of Studio 54&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Part of the storied history of Studio 54 includes someone who never stepped foot inside the club as a guest.<\/p>\n<p>The homeless man, who used to hang out outside and sometimes hailed taxis for guests, was a \u201cnice guy,\u201d one former worker said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d send him on errands\u201d and give him tips, said Chuck Garelick, head of security at Studio. \u201cHe was always \u2026 drinking Budweiser tallboys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew Yorkers could tell he was a street guy. Tourists, probably not,\u201d Garelick said.<\/p>\n<p>In the winter, he would dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ear for weeks at a time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we\u2019d go, \u2018Where were you?\u2019 And he\u2019d go, \u2018Rikers, I needed to get warm.\u2019 He would break a window or do something where he knew he\u2019d get 30 days,\u201d Garelick, 64, said.<\/p>\n<p>That earned him the nickname \u201cRikers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One night, in the summer of 1977, a Texan showed up at the front door. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis guy had on the Western shirt, the big silver belt buckle, cowboy hat, and he was with a big-haired blonde,\u201d he said. The cowboy tried to bribe his way inside, to no avail.<\/p>\n<p>But he returned 20 minutes later, asking for the \u201cvalet.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/studio-54-6.jpg?w=682\" alt=\"New York City's Studio 54 reopens. September 15, 1981. \" class=\"wp-image-21930750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/studio-54-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1023 1023w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/studio-54-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=682 682w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/studio-54-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=341 341w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/studio-54-6.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\"\/><figcaption>The man was dubbed \u201cRikers\u201d because of his <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>s to the notorious NYC prison.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Dan Brinzac\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA guy came over before, I gave him my key and he parked my Caddy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>But the club didn\u2019t have valet service. <\/p>\n<p>Garelick, figuring out who was behind the ruse, ran to the nearby parking garage and found the Texan\u2019s red Cadillac Eldorado convertible. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho\u2019s passed out in the front seat with a can of beer in his hand? 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