[LEMONS] 11.06.2003
Matt Gonzalez: The DJ Forest Green Party Candidate
At 12:40 a.m. Wednesday -- two hours after they snuffed the canned disco and packed up the Diet Coke at Gavin Newsom's election night celebration -- the party raged on at Matt Gonzalez's South of Market fest, with DJ Forest Green whipping the dance floor into a sweaty groove.One thing I don't think this story emphasizes enough is that for Newsom, the real party won't come until he wins the Mayor's race. For Gonzalez and his supporters, Tuesday was a victory party. Everyone knew Newsom would still be here today, that's not true of Gonzalez. The problem is, if Matt's supporters don't follow Newsom's lead and treat Tuesday as a rally, rather than a voctory celebration, the party's over for sure.
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Filling Newsom's gathering at the Avalon Ballroom on Van Ness Avenue were longtime City Hall types, a half-dozen TV news crews and an abundance of men wearing suit jackets. Playing on the large video screen before the election results flashed: the "Dr. Phil" show. The room emptied by 11 p.m.
Fewer than a dozen suits were spotted at Gonzalez's fest at the SOMA gallery and performance space 111 Minna St., where supporters were asked to bring their own food for a potluck. Playing on the video screens above the dance floor: a trippy montage of a bumper-level car ride over San Francisco's streets interwoven with frames of Gonzalez on the campaign trail. The room emptied at bar-closing time.
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