Today's title paraphrases the Thin White Duke as word comes from a strange source that Rebel nightclub may be changing hands. I was asked to be involved with the renovation, so it just might be true. If so it will mark the end of an error and quite possibly the beginning of a new one. As a rock mecca back in the day, the space had a mediocre run as Downtime. I went to a few goth nights there cause they're always great fun for 15 or 20 minutes. I might have caught a long-forgotten band fronted by one of my waitrons as well. Downtime/Rebel was/is located on a "seam" block smack dab in the middle of the city at 30th Street and 8th Avenue. Although not far from anything and real easy to get to, the location was just never sexy. It always felt like I was in Jersey -- or worse, Philadelphia.

Tonight's MAD Paper Ball is another thing you can do at night to have fun besides the same old-same old club crawl. My job description is nightlife correspondent for BlackBook, so this week I've been offering up some alternatives for those of us who just need a change of scenery. This event is star-studded, and for the price of a cheap bottle of vodka at a B-list table, you can hang out with celebs, see some new and more importantly fresh faces, and help a worthy cause. I caught up with Thomas Onorato, partner in OW! (Onorato Wixom) and asked him a couple of questions about the shindig. Again, this event is tonight -- so call the significant other now or procure yourself an insignificant other and get on it.

The situation over at The Mott, Emma Cleary's much-anticipated spot, is heading for a bad divorce. The relationship between the scene girl and The Mott's investment group has gone from really bad to much worse. A temporary restraining order was issued in the state supreme court by his honorable Bernard J. Fried. The TRO prevents Emma from conducting any business with the layers of corporations involved with the joint; she can't even speak to them. The order specifically forbids her from transferring the liquor license. The rub here is that she has already turned in the license. A hearing is set for July 16, but it's unclear what will be accomplished at that hearing, as Emma has "already walked away and does not want a relationship," with Lewis Black or Fred Loh, who she describes as "unsavory characters."