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That same year, he got sidelined into retail, and in 1960 he opened Paul Scott Ltd., a boutique in New Rochelle, N.Y., which forced him to turn down a job with the Benny Goodman Orchestra. Born and raised in Hawthorne, N.J., he dropped out of Hawthorne High School at 16 to pursue playing the clarinet, sax, flute and piano. Galluccio did not set out to become a nightclub owner. “Our regular customers are in Palm Springs,” he added. “The older people don’t go out as much,” he said.
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On weekend nights, the smaller lounge downstairs now features shirtless go-go boys of all races, writhing to European disco. Galluccio has been courting those without AARP memberships.
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If the crowd seemed slightly younger than it used to be, that’s no accident. Galluccio said, noticing a 20-something guy with sandy blond hair and cargo shorts, sitting with an older man on the banquette. There was also a group of men in their mid-30s, all wearing T-shirts and drinking martinis. Galluccio scanned the crowd, which included a septuagenarian in a Polo shirt and pink pants chatting with a guy half his age, who wore sunglasses. (People of color have not always felt welcome there.) Its website advises against baseball caps, gym wear, ripped clothing, oversize jeans and do-rags. The Townhouse, which turns 30 next year, is also the rare gay bar that enforces a conservative dress code.