Slanky till your pants drop! by MIREILLE SILCOTT Storm/Playground gets its liquor licence this Saturday. I will NOT get into a whole sociological pretzel on how this settles the complete gentrification of Montreal's afterhours scene in this post-Sona age. Oh no. Instead, I'm going to a) tell you about the truly weird weekend in store at Storm/Playground Bar and b) make fun of their flyer. a) 500 clubbers from New York's Tunnel will be visiting first Groove Society and then Storm this Friday (Nov. 28). K superstar Richie Rich is coming with drag queen Sophia in tow. They will be staging their "famous" club game "Richie Says." Yet, more exciting is that all these Tunnel-related DJs will be hitching a ride, too. Baby Hec Romero, Anthony Acid, That Kid Chris, Hot 97's DJ Scribbles and hip hopper Mighty Mi are confirmed on the bus. Tunnel's executive director Soren says DJ Stretch Armstrong might come too, "if he doesn't have to play some party for Madonna in Miami." Tough call. But why are all these people coming here? Not for themselves, says Soren. "It's expensive to come to New York, so we're bringing the complete effect of an NYC club to your doorstep." How thoughtful. Maybe for complete realism they'll include a faux Mayor Giuliani to shut down the club after one night. Let's hope not, because Saturday is the official launch of Playground Bar: Chris Pronovost (Samba magic!) spins till 3 a.m., and then Mark Anthony returns to his afterhours home, with Peter Crno. $20 adv/$25 door. b) I must be careful here: If this Storm/Playground Bar launch flyer was written by an illiterate who grew up in a Slovenian orphanage, then I take back everything I'm about to write. If it wasn't, then I would really like to know who came up with the slogan "dance and drink until your pants drop!" for Playground Bar's Fridays (with DJ Chris. P). And who decided on promoing the Saturdays with "Saturdays! Oh sweet, sweet Saturday! Swinging, sexy, slanky, sleezy, slutty Saturdays... And nothing but!" Nothing but slanky? Just what I've been waiting for! A full-on slanky night! Anyhow, the Saturdays will be gay (which is a wicked idea!), will feature Stéphane Grondin and is called Hercules who, in case you don't know, "was once a Greek god, now one of your nights!" All joking aside, I can't wait for all of this. Something open from Thursday to Sunday that isn't a Disalvio-type club has been missing here for a while. 1269 Amherst, info: 94-STORM. News you need! Atari Teenage Riot MC Carl Crack lost his sanity onstage during ATR's Montreal show this past Sunday. Apparently it wasn't the first time. ATR are rumoured to be breaking up. * Fractal Surfers have started a bouncy techno Friday nighter at 3699 St-Laurent, called My Techno House. Cal & Santiago spin, Pfreud guests this week. * According to the Globe & Mail, two terrifying new "rave dance" maladies have been alarming doctors in British emergency rooms: "PVC Bottom is severe chafing to the skin caused by tight plastic clothing worn without underwear," and "Clubber's Nipple," comes from jumping up and down all night in nylon undershirts. Ventilation, people!