Archival footage from the legendary Flashback nightclub.

Video from 1981-1983 recorded by Patrick Monaghan.

All other footage 1983-1992 recorded by John Reid or whoever else was available to run the camera.

VHS Files digitized by Jim Bilodeau.

Thanks to Darrin Hagen and Chris Fassbender with the support of the Edmonton Arts Council and the City of Edmonton – Local Government here is a video that captures a few moments of the fun.

Funding for this story made possible by the Arts Council and the City of Edmonton

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Darrin Hagen

Darrin Hagen is an award-winning playwright, author and LGBTQ historian. He has created many plays, stories and articles about our queer history, including Witch Hunt at the Strand, The Empress & The Prime Minister, and The Edmonton Queen: The Final Voyage. He also created the Queer History Bus Tour which ran for over a decade.

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