NOW Magazine - March 24 - 30, 2005. Blow down: Mod fixture Blow Up says farewell BY JERED STUFFCO Long before Mark Holmes and Bobbi Guy started packing 'em in at the Mod Club Theatre over on College, Blow Up was Toronto's premier party destination for the mop-topped masses. But after 10 years of largin' it behind the decks, Blow Up founder DJ Davey Love is pulling the plug. "It hasn't really sunk in yet," sighs Love. "Next week I'll probably end up crying." Though the night is far from moribund (Love says it still manages to pull in about 200 faithful a week), at its peak Blow Up could bring in as many as 1,100 party people. "It was completely decadent," recalls Love, telling me about the time he brought a blender into the DJ booth so he could make margaritas. "There'd be people rolling joints, doing mushrooms," he says. "I'm surprised we got away with what we did." Next >>