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That's right! The Closet door is closed this weekend, so gaysocialites.blog is moving the party down the block Sunday to join Alan Picus and John Blair at Avalon!
It's Halloween Weekend Bitches! There will be a Halloween Costume Contest, DJ Escape is on the main floor and our own Anthony Lago will open for Vito Fun in the Chapel with a special spooky halloween set starting at 10pm! Get there early!
**If you prepurchased your halloween ticket for the Closet, Avalon is honoring them for free admission all night long! Just show your Closet ticket at the door!! **
That's right! The Closet door is closed this weekend, so gaysocialites.blog is moving the party down the block Sunday to join Alan Picus and John Blair at Avalon!
It's Halloween Weekend Bitches! There will be a Halloween Costume Contest, DJ Escape is on the main floor and our own Anthony Lago will open for Vito Fun in the Chapel with a special spooky halloween set starting at 10pm! Get there early!
**If you prepurchased your halloween ticket for the Closet, Avalon is honoring them for free admission all night long! Just show your Closet ticket at the door!! **
That's right! The Closet door is closed this weekend, so gaysocialites.blog is moving the party down the block Sunday to join Alan Picus and John Blair at Avalon!
It's Halloween Weekend Bitches! There will be a Halloween Costume Contest, DJ Escape is on the main floor and our own Anthony Lago will open for Vito Fun in the Chapel with a special spooky halloween set starting at 10pm! Get there early!
**If you prepurchased your halloween ticket for the Closet, Avalon is honoring them for free admission all night long! Just show your Closet ticket at the door!! **
By Anthony Ortiz, Guest Contributor
When it comes to equality, this nation has had a long journey toward creating a “more perfect union.” Much of what is at stake in the same sex marriage issue is public equality and recognition, not simply a right to conduct secret liaisons undisturbed by the law.
When it comes to equality, this nation has had a long journey toward creating a “more perfect union.” Much of what is at stake in the same sex marriage issue is public equality and recognition, not simply a right to conduct secret liaisons undisturbed by the law.By Anthony Ortiz, Guest Contributor
When it comes to equality, this nation has had a long journey toward creating a “more perfect union.” Much of what is at stake in the same sex marriage issue is public equality and recognition, not simply a right to conduct secret liaisons undisturbed by the law.
When it comes to equality, this nation has had a long journey toward creating a “more perfect union.” Much of what is at stake in the same sex marriage issue is public equality and recognition, not simply a right to conduct secret liaisons undisturbed by the law.By Anthony Ortiz, Guest Contributor
When it comes to equality, this nation has had a long journey toward creating a “more perfect union.” Much of what is at stake in the same sex marriage issue is public equality and recognition, not simply a right to conduct secret liaisons undisturbed by the law.
When it comes to equality, this nation has had a long journey toward creating a “more perfect union.” Much of what is at stake in the same sex marriage issue is public equality and recognition, not simply a right to conduct secret liaisons undisturbed by the law.Who do you think is the Gayest in the land? Scurry on over and vote for your favorite!
Who do you think is the Gayest in the land? Scurry on over and vote for your favorite!
Who do you think is the Gayest in the land? Scurry on over and vote for your favorite!
Anthony Lago contributed to this post.
Anthony Lago contributed to this post.
Anthony Lago contributed to this post.
BlogActive has devoted itself to outting gay congressional reps following the Foley Page Scandal. Here's their latest victim. Meet Gay Senator Larry Craig (Republican, Idaho).
BlogActive has devoted itself to outting gay congressional reps following the Foley Page Scandal. Here's their latest victim. Meet Gay Senator Larry Craig (Republican, Idaho).
BlogActive has devoted itself to outting gay congressional reps following the Foley Page Scandal. Here's their latest victim. Meet Gay Senator Larry Craig (Republican, Idaho).
Ian Michado Royer first told you about this story yesterday at GenerationQ.net, and today the charges against two of the men accused of driving a gay Brooklyn man onto a busy highway where he was struck and killed have been formally upgraded to murder.
The charges against two of the men accused of driving Michael Sandy, a gay Brooklyn man, onto a busy highway where he was struck and killed have been formally upgraded to murder. A third man is expected to face the same charge.
Sandy, 28, died Friday after his family removed life support.
I, personally, think they should cook these boys to prove a lesson. Why target the homos? I'll never know. We're just as broke as the straight people, if not moreso!
Ian Michado Royer first told you about this story yesterday at GenerationQ.net, and today the charges against two of the men accused of driving a gay Brooklyn man onto a busy highway where he was struck and killed have been formally upgraded to murder.
The charges against two of the men accused of driving Michael Sandy, a gay Brooklyn man, onto a busy highway where he was struck and killed have been formally upgraded to murder. A third man is expected to face the same charge.
Sandy, 28, died Friday after his family removed life support.
I, personally, think they should cook these boys to prove a lesson. Why target the homos? I'll never know. We're just as broke as the straight people, if not moreso!
Ian Michado Royer first told you about this story yesterday at GenerationQ.net, and today the charges against two of the men accused of driving a gay Brooklyn man onto a busy highway where he was struck and killed have been formally upgraded to murder.
The charges against two of the men accused of driving Michael Sandy, a gay Brooklyn man, onto a busy highway where he was struck and killed have been formally upgraded to murder. A third man is expected to face the same charge.
Sandy, 28, died Friday after his family removed life support.
I, personally, think they should cook these boys to prove a lesson. Why target the homos? I'll never know. We're just as broke as the straight people, if not moreso!
This week the Club Crawlers have been hitting up club openings all over the city. Join them as they take us to the grand opening of Les Freques, the Closet, the Grand, Avalon with a few stops along the way!
We saved ourselves this week by waiting to start until Thursday night. This weekend was packed with Grand Openings, so we decided to plan ahead!
We started out on Thursday night in the East Village at Boysroom. This place has been struggling to stay alive since the Boysroom outlawed the 'boys.' We haven't been by there since Detention moved east, and we were pleasantly surprised. Drew Zailen and Jon-Jon Battles seem to be a good combo, and the dirt cheap drinks at the bar help too! if you're looking for a laid back place to chill and have a few drinks, this is your place. We must warn you though, there are more naked go-go boys than patrons at this point... but that's can't be a bad thing right? Seen: Drew Zailen, Jon-Jon Battles, Vlad, JR and more.
We decided to take a break from the twinks and pull up a bed at Duvet. We always have mixed emotions about this party. Several of our 'club crawlers' have previously called this place home on Thursday nights, but this week the place was a bit "hit or miss." We heard lots of talk from the promoters about their new Sunday party also opening this week, so we can't write this one off as a loss just yet. After enough laying around, we headed down the block to the Thursday night safe haven, Campus Thursdays at Splash. We're always really impressed with the crowd at Splash. The go-go boys are bit too young for our taste, but they are definitely the nicest group of boys we've ever watched in thongs. You very rarely find 'exotic dancers' with a lot of personality, but the Campus dancers definitely have both! Both floors at Splash were banging tonight. Seth Gold and Steve Sidewalk seem to comprise a perfect combo for non-stop dancing. The drinks aren't too bad either ! Seen: Alan Picus, Joey, Giovanni, Ronnie Hokanson, Steve Sidewalk, Danielle Bolinger, Chris Ryan, Seth Gold, Matty Weissman, Alixandria, Tandrew, Rice Queen, Greeky, Jana the flier chick and tons more (sorry, we know we missed people!)
We dedicated our Friday night to the Grand Opening of the Grand on 53rd street for the launch party for Nick Lachey's new networking site, yfly.blog. The straight girls got so testy when the door man moved the fags to the front of the line, but shit happens doesn't it girls. Once inside we were mesmerized by the hot decor inside the club and the whole clan of not-so-celebrities. What we learned from this trip, Nick Lachey doesn't have very many friends. Seen: Nick himself, Vanessa Millano, Drew Lachey, Dylan McDermott, Ronnie Hokanson and more.
This Saturday, we started uptown and headed downtown (normally, we do the opposite). We went to Hell's Kitchen this week and got our start at Therapy. The atmosphere here just screams, "sit here and get drunk." Two out of five of our crew were completely drunk before we even left, and the others were off to a good start. If you still haven't made it up to Therapy, its a good place to snuggle in the chilly weather. Check it out. Next we headed to Chelsea to check out the floor at Roxy. We shortly realized that we were a bit too early for the Chelsea boy crowd that frequents this mega dance floor so we hit up the open bar (or at least we think it was open, we didn't pay a dime!) As the guys started to flood in, we hit the floor and jammed a bit after turning down multiple offers to "see stars." We stumbled across town to see what the twinks at Heaven were up to after getting lost between 16th and 19th streets (as impossible as it might sound.) After re-gaining consciousness, we stopped in at Heaven (now under new management) to say hello to some old friends. Steve Sidewalk was joined by DJ Tek E providing everything from pop to hard house. We ran into our old friend, Gina, the former Stonewall manager who is now running the show at Heaven now. We remember seeing her, but were to drunk to remember what was said. Sorry Gina, we still love you! We're always shocked by what Ronnie Hokanson and Mimi Imfurst pull off on the stage, but this week it seemed to a be a "who is the drunkest" contest. (Charles is our boss here at gaysocialites, so we have to choose what we say carefully lol!) Someone was wearing a kilt, we have this much confirmed. We're still just not sure who though. At first we thought Charles was in a skirt, but he says we were just too drunk to remember. We can't really argue that. The show was still going on when we left, but strangely enough we ran into one of the hotttttt contestants while on the train back to Brooklyn. Seen: Steve Sidewalk, Ronnie Hokanson, Mimi Imfurst, DJ Tek E, Alan Picus, Tony Gambino, Gina, Marcus, both bartenders named Justin, Terry Tom, Chris Perez, Angel, and more.
Sunday was the big night of grand openings, we started at the Grand Opening of the Closet by gaysocialites.blog with open bar from 8-9pm. We found hot boys, crazy music, unhibited bartenders, shitty food, strong drinks and one of the strangest clubs we've ever seen. We've never gotten started at that early before, but we were definitely impressed with the potential this place has to become the new "pre-game" hot spot rather quickly. Our card was full for the evening, so we hit the road after molesting the open bar and enjoying a fish bowl each. By the way, the fish bowls are SOOOO much stronger than they taste... we're just warning you. Seen: Ronnie Hokanson, Steve Sidewalk, Seth Gold, Jae Garcia, Peter Yacobellis, Chris Ryan, Randy Gordon, Mike Billy, Akash & crew and more.
After a very strange ride across town, our cabby let us off 3 blocks away from Guesthouse to avoid "the dangerous situation on 27th street." We had to dig for info, but the driver warned us of riots and a lot of "police activity". We hauled ass up the block to catch the action, but upon arrival we wondered if maybe 27th street had moved... the only danger on this 27th street were the three drunk fags about to fall all over the place trying to figure out how to get into Guesthouse (that's us). Where in the world did he get all this talk of riots? This isn't Saturday night, and we aren't straight! After getting into Guesthouse and dropping half our purse on drinks, we realized we needed to grab some more make-up and try Les Freques again another time. Avalon or bust! We arrived at Avalon, avoided the small line and headed straight for the dance floor. Vito Fun was burning up the chapel with his 80's tunes while Seth Gold (we think) was banging the bass on the main floor. You could tell that the Chelsea boys were happy to be back church to get their God on. The train ride back to BK was miserable this morning, now we get ready for work. Seen along the way: Skyla Versai, Alan Picus, Seth Gold (again), Vito Fun, Chris Ryan (again), Ronnie Hokanson (again and again), most of the Campus Dancers and more.
The club crawler is made up of excerpts submitted by gaysocialites.blog staff and members while partying like we should in New York City.
This week the Club Crawlers have been hitting up club openings all over the city. Join them as they take us to the grand opening of Les Freques, the Closet, the Grand, Avalon with a few stops along the way!
We saved ourselves this week by waiting to start until Thursday night. This weekend was packed with Grand Openings, so we decided to plan ahead!
We started out on Thursday night in the East Village at Boysroom. This place has been struggling to stay alive since the Boysroom outlawed the 'boys.' We haven't been by there since Detention moved east, and we were pleasantly surprised. Drew Zailen and Jon-Jon Battles seem to be a good combo, and the dirt cheap drinks at the bar help too! if you're looking for a laid back place to chill and have a few drinks, this is your place. We must warn you though, there are more naked go-go boys than patrons at this point... but that's can't be a bad thing right? Seen: Drew Zailen, Jon-Jon Battles, Vlad, JR and more.
We decided to take a break from the twinks and pull up a bed at Duvet. We always have mixed emotions about this party. Several of our 'club crawlers' have previously called this place home on Thursday nights, but this week the place was a bit "hit or miss." We heard lots of talk from the promoters about their new Sunday party also opening this week, so we can't write this one off as a loss just yet. After enough laying around, we headed down the block to the Thursday night safe haven, Campus Thursdays at Splash. We're always really impressed with the crowd at Splash. The go-go boys are bit too young for our taste, but they are definitely the nicest group of boys we've ever watched in thongs. You very rarely find 'exotic dancers' with a lot of personality, but the Campus dancers definitely have both! Both floors at Splash were banging tonight. Seth Gold and Steve Sidewalk seem to comprise a perfect combo for non-stop dancing. The drinks aren't too bad either ! Seen: Alan Picus, Joey, Giovanni, Ronnie Hokanson, Steve Sidewalk, Danielle Bolinger, Chris Ryan, Seth Gold, Matty Weissman, Alixandria, Tandrew, Rice Queen, Greeky, Jana the flier chick and tons more (sorry, we know we missed people!)
We dedicated our Friday night to the Grand Opening of the Grand on 53rd street for the launch party for Nick Lachey's new networking site, yfly.blog. The straight girls got so testy when the door man moved the fags to the front of the line, but shit happens doesn't it girls. Once inside we were mesmerized by the hot decor inside the club and the whole clan of not-so-celebrities. What we learned from this trip, Nick Lachey doesn't have very many friends. Seen: Nick himself, Vanessa Millano, Drew Lachey, Dylan McDermott, Ronnie Hokanson and more.
This Saturday, we started uptown and headed downtown (normally, we do the opposite). We went to Hell's Kitchen this week and got our start at Therapy. The atmosphere here just screams, "sit here and get drunk." Two out of five of our crew were completely drunk before we even left, and the others were off to a good start. If you still haven't made it up to Therapy, its a good place to snuggle in the chilly weather. Check it out. Next we headed to Chelsea to check out the floor at Roxy. We shortly realized that we were a bit too early for the Chelsea boy crowd that frequents this mega dance floor so we hit up the open bar (or at least we think it was open, we didn't pay a dime!) As the guys started to flood in, we hit the floor and jammed a bit after turning down multiple offers to "see stars." We stumbled across town to see what the twinks at Heaven were up to after getting lost between 16th and 19th streets (as impossible as it might sound.) After re-gaining consciousness, we stopped in at Heaven (now under new management) to say hello to some old friends. Steve Sidewalk was joined by DJ Tek E providing everything from pop to hard house. We ran into our old friend, Gina, the former Stonewall manager who is now running the show at Heaven now. We remember seeing her, but were to drunk to remember what was said. Sorry Gina, we still love you! We're always shocked by what Ronnie Hokanson and Mimi Imfurst pull off on the stage, but this week it seemed to a be a "who is the drunkest" contest. (Charles is our boss here at gaysocialites, so we have to choose what we say carefully lol!) Someone was wearing a kilt, we have this much confirmed. We're still just not sure who though. At first we thought Charles was in a skirt, but he says we were just too drunk to remember. We can't really argue that. The show was still going on when we left, but strangely enough we ran into one of the hotttttt contestants while on the train back to Brooklyn. Seen: Steve Sidewalk, Ronnie Hokanson, Mimi Imfurst, DJ Tek E, Alan Picus, Tony Gambino, Gina, Marcus, both bartenders named Justin, Terry Tom, Chris Perez, Angel, and more.
Sunday was the big night of grand openings, we started at the Grand Opening of the Closet by gaysocialites.blog with open bar from 8-9pm. We found hot boys, crazy music, unhibited bartenders, shitty food, strong drinks and one of the strangest clubs we've ever seen. We've never gotten started at that early before, but we were definitely impressed with the potential this place has to become the new "pre-game" hot spot rather quickly. Our card was full for the evening, so we hit the road after molesting the open bar and enjoying a fish bowl each. By the way, the fish bowls are SOOOO much stronger than they taste... we're just warning you. Seen: Ronnie Hokanson, Steve Sidewalk, Seth Gold, Jae Garcia, Peter Yacobellis, Chris Ryan, Randy Gordon, Mike Billy, Akash & crew and more.
After a very strange ride across town, our cabby let us off 3 blocks away from Guesthouse to avoid "the dangerous situation on 27th street." We had to dig for info, but the driver warned us of riots and a lot of "police activity". We hauled ass up the block to catch the action, but upon arrival we wondered if maybe 27th street had moved... the only danger on this 27th street were the three drunk fags about to fall all over the place trying to figure out how to get into Guesthouse (that's us). Where in the world did he get all this talk of riots? This isn't Saturday night, and we aren't straight! After getting into Guesthouse and dropping half our purse on drinks, we realized we needed to grab some more make-up and try Les Freques again another time. Avalon or bust! We arrived at Avalon, avoided the small line and headed straight for the dance floor. Vito Fun was burning up the chapel with his 80's tunes while Seth Gold (we think) was banging the bass on the main floor. You could tell that the Chelsea boys were happy to be back church to get their God on. The train ride back to BK was miserable this morning, now we get ready for work. Seen along the way: Skyla Versai, Alan Picus, Seth Gold (again), Vito Fun, Chris Ryan (again), Ronnie Hokanson (again and again), most of the Campus Dancers and more.
The club crawler is made up of excerpts submitted by gaysocialites.blog staff and members while partying like we should in New York City.
This week the Club Crawlers have been hitting up club openings all over the city. Join them as they take us to the grand opening of Les Freques, the Closet, the Grand, Avalon with a few stops along the way!
We saved ourselves this week by waiting to start until Thursday night. This weekend was packed with Grand Openings, so we decided to plan ahead!
We started out on Thursday night in the East Village at Boysroom. This place has been struggling to stay alive since the Boysroom outlawed the 'boys.' We haven't been by there since Detention moved east, and we were pleasantly surprised. Drew Zailen and Jon-Jon Battles seem to be a good combo, and the dirt cheap drinks at the bar help too! if you're looking for a laid back place to chill and have a few drinks, this is your place. We must warn you though, there are more naked go-go boys than patrons at this point... but that's can't be a bad thing right? Seen: Drew Zailen, Jon-Jon Battles, Vlad, JR and more.
We decided to take a break from the twinks and pull up a bed at Duvet. We always have mixed emotions about this party. Several of our 'club crawlers' have previously called this place home on Thursday nights, but this week the place was a bit "hit or miss." We heard lots of talk from the promoters about their new Sunday party also opening this week, so we can't write this one off as a loss just yet. After enough laying around, we headed down the block to the Thursday night safe haven, Campus Thursdays at Splash. We're always really impressed with the crowd at Splash. The go-go boys are bit too young for our taste, but they are definitely the nicest group of boys we've ever watched in thongs. You very rarely find 'exotic dancers' with a lot of personality, but the Campus dancers definitely have both! Both floors at Splash were banging tonight. Seth Gold and Steve Sidewalk seem to comprise a perfect combo for non-stop dancing. The drinks aren't too bad either ! Seen: Alan Picus, Joey, Giovanni, Ronnie Hokanson, Steve Sidewalk, Danielle Bolinger, Chris Ryan, Seth Gold, Matty Weissman, Alixandria, Tandrew, Rice Queen, Greeky, Jana the flier chick and tons more (sorry, we know we missed people!)
We dedicated our Friday night to the Grand Opening of the Grand on 53rd street for the launch party for Nick Lachey's new networking site, yfly.blog. The straight girls got so testy when the door man moved the fags to the front of the line, but shit happens doesn't it girls. Once inside we were mesmerized by the hot decor inside the club and the whole clan of not-so-celebrities. What we learned from this trip, Nick Lachey doesn't have very many friends. Seen: Nick himself, Vanessa Millano, Drew Lachey, Dylan McDermott, Ronnie Hokanson and more.
This Saturday, we started uptown and headed downtown (normally, we do the opposite). We went to Hell's Kitchen this week and got our start at Therapy. The atmosphere here just screams, "sit here and get drunk." Two out of five of our crew were completely drunk before we even left, and the others were off to a good start. If you still haven't made it up to Therapy, its a good place to snuggle in the chilly weather. Check it out. Next we headed to Chelsea to check out the floor at Roxy. We shortly realized that we were a bit too early for the Chelsea boy crowd that frequents this mega dance floor so we hit up the open bar (or at least we think it was open, we didn't pay a dime!) As the guys started to flood in, we hit the floor and jammed a bit after turning down multiple offers to "see stars." We stumbled across town to see what the twinks at Heaven were up to after getting lost between 16th and 19th streets (as impossible as it might sound.) After re-gaining consciousness, we stopped in at Heaven (now under new management) to say hello to some old friends. Steve Sidewalk was joined by DJ Tek E providing everything from pop to hard house. We ran into our old friend, Gina, the former Stonewall manager who is now running the show at Heaven now. We remember seeing her, but were to drunk to remember what was said. Sorry Gina, we still love you! We're always shocked by what Ronnie Hokanson and Mimi Imfurst pull off on the stage, but this week it seemed to a be a "who is the drunkest" contest. (Charles is our boss here at gaysocialites, so we have to choose what we say carefully lol!) Someone was wearing a kilt, we have this much confirmed. We're still just not sure who though. At first we thought Charles was in a skirt, but he says we were just too drunk to remember. We can't really argue that. The show was still going on when we left, but strangely enough we ran into one of the hotttttt contestants while on the train back to Brooklyn. Seen: Steve Sidewalk, Ronnie Hokanson, Mimi Imfurst, DJ Tek E, Alan Picus, Tony Gambino, Gina, Marcus, both bartenders named Justin, Terry Tom, Chris Perez, Angel, and more.
Sunday was the big night of grand openings, we started at the Grand Opening of the Closet by gaysocialites.blog with open bar from 8-9pm. We found hot boys, crazy music, unhibited bartenders, shitty food, strong drinks and one of the strangest clubs we've ever seen. We've never gotten started at that early before, but we were definitely impressed with the potential this place has to become the new "pre-game" hot spot rather quickly. Our card was full for the evening, so we hit the road after molesting the open bar and enjoying a fish bowl each. By the way, the fish bowls are SOOOO much stronger than they taste... we're just warning you. Seen: Ronnie Hokanson, Steve Sidewalk, Seth Gold, Jae Garcia, Peter Yacobellis, Chris Ryan, Randy Gordon, Mike Billy, Akash & crew and more.
After a very strange ride across town, our cabby let us off 3 blocks away from Guesthouse to avoid "the dangerous situation on 27th street." We had to dig for info, but the driver warned us of riots and a lot of "police activity". We hauled ass up the block to catch the action, but upon arrival we wondered if maybe 27th street had moved... the only danger on this 27th street were the three drunk fags about to fall all over the place trying to figure out how to get into Guesthouse (that's us). Where in the world did he get all this talk of riots? This isn't Saturday night, and we aren't straight! After getting into Guesthouse and dropping half our purse on drinks, we realized we needed to grab some more make-up and try Les Freques again another time. Avalon or bust! We arrived at Avalon, avoided the small line and headed straight for the dance floor. Vito Fun was burning up the chapel with his 80's tunes while Seth Gold (we think) was banging the bass on the main floor. You could tell that the Chelsea boys were happy to be back church to get their God on. The train ride back to BK was miserable this morning, now we get ready for work. Seen along the way: Skyla Versai, Alan Picus, Seth Gold (again), Vito Fun, Chris Ryan (again), Ronnie Hokanson (again and again), most of the Campus Dancers and more.
The club crawler is made up of excerpts submitted by gaysocialites.blog staff and members while partying like we should in New York City.
Of course this week, all eyes are on the Closet for Sunday night!
Join us for a preview/ open bar from 8pm-9pm!
$10 Fishbowl Drinks
FREE Supersoaker Shots
We'll see you there!
gaysocialites.blog for more info!
Of course this week, all eyes are on the Closet for Sunday night!
Join us for a preview/ open bar from 8pm-9pm!
$10 Fishbowl Drinks
FREE Supersoaker Shots
We'll see you there!
gaysocialites.blog for more info!
Of course this week, all eyes are on the Closet for Sunday night!
Join us for a preview/ open bar from 8pm-9pm!
$10 Fishbowl Drinks
FREE Supersoaker Shots
We'll see you there!
gaysocialites.blog for more info!
Sound off is a new section where you can tell the world what you're thinking! If you would like to submit your opinion for your own sound off article, e-mail !
This Sound off is written by Mitchell Boxer of St. Paul, MI.
I get so steamed when I hear people complain about gay rights. Don't misinterpret what I'm saying, I support gay rights actively. Most of you who bitch and complain do nothing.
In May, I started an online petition in support of gay rights. I had intended to send it to my congressional representatives and my governor. I stayed awake til the wee hours of the night entering in the text and submitting over 300 email addresses. I sent this to all of my friends, and all of the contact I picked up through my local chapter of Plag. I knew for sure we would get the 150 signatures I had expected.Over a one month span, I got 47 signatures. The statement at the top read, "Dear Government Leaders: By signing below, I urge you to actively support all legalization to allow gay marriage." It takes about 90 seconds to type your name into my petition, and that's it.I was shocked and extremely disappointed.
I had worked so hard on something so simple. I thought for sure that all of my fellow activists would help me. After only receiving 47 signatures, I thought surely I had done something wrong. I immediately started calling people I knew well to ask them why they didn't sign my petition.Instead of telling me that they didn't agree with me or telling my wording wasn't correct, the most common response was "oh, I forgot. Sorry!" I heard this from people that I see regularly. I heard this from my close friends. I heard this from people who are supposed to be gay rights activists.I was shocked and apauled. I yanked my petition off my blog, and replaced it with an entry that reads, "get off your ass faggots and do something. If not, we'll all soon be destroyed."
I encourage you to do the same. Get off your ass and do something. Contribute. Sign. Protest. Rally. Do whatever it takes to ensure we are given our rights as Americans and not looked at as just a group of queers.
Sound off is a new section where you can tell the world what you're thinking! If you would like to submit your opinion for your own sound off article, e-mail !
This Sound off is written by Mitchell Boxer of St. Paul, MI.
I get so steamed when I hear people complain about gay rights. Don't misinterpret what I'm saying, I support gay rights actively. Most of you who bitch and complain do nothing.
In May, I started an online petition in support of gay rights. I had intended to send it to my congressional representatives and my governor. I stayed awake til the wee hours of the night entering in the text and submitting over 300 email addresses. I sent this to all of my friends, and all of the contact I picked up through my local chapter of Plag. I knew for sure we would get the 150 signatures I had expected.Over a one month span, I got 47 signatures. The statement at the top read, "Dear Government Leaders: By signing below, I urge you to actively support all legalization to allow gay marriage." It takes about 90 seconds to type your name into my petition, and that's it.I was shocked and extremely disappointed.
I had worked so hard on something so simple. I thought for sure that all of my fellow activists would help me. After only receiving 47 signatures, I thought surely I had done something wrong. I immediately started calling people I knew well to ask them why they didn't sign my petition.Instead of telling me that they didn't agree with me or telling my wording wasn't correct, the most common response was "oh, I forgot. Sorry!" I heard this from people that I see regularly. I heard this from my close friends. I heard this from people who are supposed to be gay rights activists.I was shocked and apauled. I yanked my petition off my blog, and replaced it with an entry that reads, "get off your ass faggots and do something. If not, we'll all soon be destroyed."
I encourage you to do the same. Get off your ass and do something. Contribute. Sign. Protest. Rally. Do whatever it takes to ensure we are given our rights as Americans and not looked at as just a group of queers.
Sound off is a new section where you can tell the world what you're thinking! If you would like to submit your opinion for your own sound off article, e-mail !
This Sound off is written by Mitchell Boxer of St. Paul, MI.
I get so steamed when I hear people complain about gay rights. Don't misinterpret what I'm saying, I support gay rights actively. Most of you who bitch and complain do nothing.
In May, I started an online petition in support of gay rights. I had intended to send it to my congressional representatives and my governor. I stayed awake til the wee hours of the night entering in the text and submitting over 300 email addresses. I sent this to all of my friends, and all of the contact I picked up through my local chapter of Plag. I knew for sure we would get the 150 signatures I had expected.Over a one month span, I got 47 signatures. The statement at the top read, "Dear Government Leaders: By signing below, I urge you to actively support all legalization to allow gay marriage." It takes about 90 seconds to type your name into my petition, and that's it.I was shocked and extremely disappointed.
I had worked so hard on something so simple. I thought for sure that all of my fellow activists would help me. After only receiving 47 signatures, I thought surely I had done something wrong. I immediately started calling people I knew well to ask them why they didn't sign my petition.Instead of telling me that they didn't agree with me or telling my wording wasn't correct, the most common response was "oh, I forgot. Sorry!" I heard this from people that I see regularly. I heard this from my close friends. I heard this from people who are supposed to be gay rights activists.I was shocked and apauled. I yanked my petition off my blog, and replaced it with an entry that reads, "get off your ass faggots and do something. If not, we'll all soon be destroyed."
I encourage you to do the same. Get off your ass and do something. Contribute. Sign. Protest. Rally. Do whatever it takes to ensure we are given our rights as Americans and not looked at as just a group of queers.
By Mimi Imfurst
Drag Queen Extraordinaire
"New York City... Center of the Universe" said the drag queen in RENT. I suppose all New Yorkers might hope that New York City is the center of the universe in a narcisstic way-of-life. This may be the case, however I think New York City is the Center of Extremes. We have it all- the poor, the rich, the talented, the not-so-talented, the gay and the REALLY REALLY gay. You know the type- the high maintence overly tweased young men who flock to the "center of the universe" to live and be gay without being bothered by the straight confinments of the world outside the gay ghetto. But what exactly does it mean to be gay? There seems to be social standards that makes someone a good (desireable) gay by both the straight and gay communities. A typical gay man might define a good gay as someone who has a muscle body (without being too muscley), who has good skin and hair, well sculpted hair, goes to the gym 3-5 times a week, dances at the Roxy or Splash atleast once a week, has a big dick and perfect ass, has a lot of money, wears designer labels, and lives in the perfect apartment in Chelsea. A typical straight might define a good gay as someone who is perfectly groomed and either provides the comic relief at a party or works in some sort of hairstylist equivelent service job- such as a florist or interior designer. (They like us to help design and style their weddings without actually having them ourselves.)
I recently performed a stint filling in for the doorman at the 20 Club in Chelsea. (If you haven't been there- imagine Showgirls but replace the girls with half-naked Gotti boys and homosexuals that didnt make the call-backs for Mamma Mia) The 20 Club on Sunday nights is gayer than a Golden Girls DVD release party at Virgin. However, the other six days of the week its just like Showgirls, with the girls. Now, when I was being trained to work the door a bartender suggested that I inform the straight guys that its a "male strip club for men." (apparently that sounds more inviting that the word "gay".) How am I to tell who is straight from the "straights" and the gays, especially when you have the "straights" coming in for their twenty dollar lap dances with Victoria Gotti's latest offspring? I had two immediate walk-outs. The first was two or three guys in their mid-twenties, who ran out laughing as soon as they saw the homosexual acts being performed inside. He asked me where he "could go to see normal dancers". By normal, he obviously meant Straight and in turn defining for me the pivital viewpoint that straights have of homosexuals- abnormality. Another man walked out asking: "Why didn't you tell me it wasn't a straight club?" Of course he didnt appreciate me asking him "Why didn't you tell me you wern't gay". The whole world of gay vs. straight is based on perceptions of behaivor and appearence. Its not about the fact that we should all be the same. I am a huge opponant of assimulation because of its' huge dangers- we need to celebrate what makes us different and embrace it.
Of course, the danger is becoming gay and only gay. There are so many younger gay men I meet at Heaven's weekly 18 plus Gay College Party (where I work- *SHAMELESS PLUG*) that are entrapped in the world of this one club. They're 18 and 19 and everything is about who they're dancing with and who looks the best with their shirt off. Throwing aside the fact that those competing all look the same: like a two pound twig, I certainly understand the part of being super flaming when you're young- because god I knows I had my freedom rings and posters of hot boys on my walls. Hell I used to go to High School in drag. It's just like that movie CAMP when Michael shows up to Prom in drag; down to the detail that I went to High School and did drama with Anna Kendrick (who plays Fritzi in the film); its all too surreal. However, I'd like to think that I stayed in Maine long enough to be a not so blatenly affected homosexual. However, these clubbers have so much access to the gay life so frequent and in mass quanities that they become affected homosexuals so much easier. I fear for them because young affected homosexuals become adult affected homosexuals.
This may sound a bit hypocritical seeing as I wear a dress for a living- but ask my friends about what I'm like when not "at work." I am such a typical guy. I'm not good with the gay thing. I don't do fashion- I buy what is comfortable and affordable. I don't get hair or knowing who is the hot designers are. It just doesn't make sence to me. Does that make me a bad homosexual?
While many of us have immigrated to San Fransisco, London, or New York to escape the pains of Straight life- have we become entrapped by the gay ghetto? Have we created a self identity that is as enslaving and confining as the worlds we hoped to exist?
By Mimi Imfurst
Drag Queen Extraordinaire
"New York City... Center of the Universe" said the drag queen in RENT. I suppose all New Yorkers might hope that New York City is the center of the universe in a narcisstic way-of-life. This may be the case, however I think New York City is the Center of Extremes. We have it all- the poor, the rich, the talented, the not-so-talented, the gay and the REALLY REALLY gay. You know the type- the high maintence overly tweased young men who flock to the "center of the universe" to live and be gay without being bothered by the straight confinments of the world outside the gay ghetto. But what exactly does it mean to be gay? There seems to be social standards that makes someone a good (desireable) gay by both the straight and gay communities. A typical gay man might define a good gay as someone who has a muscle body (without being too muscley), who has good skin and hair, well sculpted hair, goes to the gym 3-5 times a week, dances at the Roxy or Splash atleast once a week, has a big dick and perfect ass, has a lot of money, wears designer labels, and lives in the perfect apartment in Chelsea. A typical straight might define a good gay as someone who is perfectly groomed and either provides the comic relief at a party or works in some sort of hairstylist equivelent service job- such as a florist or interior designer. (They like us to help design and style their weddings without actually having them ourselves.)
I recently performed a stint filling in for the doorman at the 20 Club in Chelsea. (If you haven't been there- imagine Showgirls but replace the girls with half-naked Gotti boys and homosexuals that didnt make the call-backs for Mamma Mia) The 20 Club on Sunday nights is gayer than a Golden Girls DVD release party at Virgin. However, the other six days of the week its just like Showgirls, with the girls. Now, when I was being trained to work the door a bartender suggested that I inform the straight guys that its a "male strip club for men." (apparently that sounds more inviting that the word "gay".) How am I to tell who is straight from the "straights" and the gays, especially when you have the "straights" coming in for their twenty dollar lap dances with Victoria Gotti's latest offspring? I had two immediate walk-outs. The first was two or three guys in their mid-twenties, who ran out laughing as soon as they saw the homosexual acts being performed inside. He asked me where he "could go to see normal dancers". By normal, he obviously meant Straight and in turn defining for me the pivital viewpoint that straights have of homosexuals- abnormality. Another man walked out asking: "Why didn't you tell me it wasn't a straight club?" Of course he didnt appreciate me asking him "Why didn't you tell me you wern't gay". The whole world of gay vs. straight is based on perceptions of behaivor and appearence. Its not about the fact that we should all be the same. I am a huge opponant of assimulation because of its' huge dangers- we need to celebrate what makes us different and embrace it.
Of course, the danger is becoming gay and only gay. There are so many younger gay men I meet at Heaven's weekly 18 plus Gay College Party (where I work- *SHAMELESS PLUG*) that are entrapped in the world of this one club. They're 18 and 19 and everything is about who they're dancing with and who looks the best with their shirt off. Throwing aside the fact that those competing all look the same: like a two pound twig, I certainly understand the part of being super flaming when you're young- because god I knows I had my freedom rings and posters of hot boys on my walls. Hell I used to go to High School in drag. It's just like that movie CAMP when Michael shows up to Prom in drag; down to the detail that I went to High School and did drama with Anna Kendrick (who plays Fritzi in the film); its all too surreal. However, I'd like to think that I stayed in Maine long enough to be a not so blatenly affected homosexual. However, these clubbers have so much access to the gay life so frequent and in mass quanities that they become affected homosexuals so much easier. I fear for them because young affected homosexuals become adult affected homosexuals.
This may sound a bit hypocritical seeing as I wear a dress for a living- but ask my friends about what I'm like when not "at work." I am such a typical guy. I'm not good with the gay thing. I don't do fashion- I buy what is comfortable and affordable. I don't get hair or knowing who is the hot designers are. It just doesn't make sence to me. Does that make me a bad homosexual?
While many of us have immigrated to San Fransisco, London, or New York to escape the pains of Straight life- have we become entrapped by the gay ghetto? Have we created a self identity that is as enslaving and confining as the worlds we hoped to exist?
By Mimi Imfurst
Drag Queen Extraordinaire
"New York City... Center of the Universe" said the drag queen in RENT. I suppose all New Yorkers might hope that New York City is the center of the universe in a narcisstic way-of-life. This may be the case, however I think New York City is the Center of Extremes. We have it all- the poor, the rich, the talented, the not-so-talented, the gay and the REALLY REALLY gay. You know the type- the high maintence overly tweased young men who flock to the "center of the universe" to live and be gay without being bothered by the straight confinments of the world outside the gay ghetto. But what exactly does it mean to be gay? There seems to be social standards that makes someone a good (desireable) gay by both the straight and gay communities. A typical gay man might define a good gay as someone who has a muscle body (without being too muscley), who has good skin and hair, well sculpted hair, goes to the gym 3-5 times a week, dances at the Roxy or Splash atleast once a week, has a big dick and perfect ass, has a lot of money, wears designer labels, and lives in the perfect apartment in Chelsea. A typical straight might define a good gay as someone who is perfectly groomed and either provides the comic relief at a party or works in some sort of hairstylist equivelent service job- such as a florist or interior designer. (They like us to help design and style their weddings without actually having them ourselves.)
I recently performed a stint filling in for the doorman at the 20 Club in Chelsea. (If you haven't been there- imagine Showgirls but replace the girls with half-naked Gotti boys and homosexuals that didnt make the call-backs for Mamma Mia) The 20 Club on Sunday nights is gayer than a Golden Girls DVD release party at Virgin. However, the other six days of the week its just like Showgirls, with the girls. Now, when I was being trained to work the door a bartender suggested that I inform the straight guys that its a "male strip club for men." (apparently that sounds more inviting that the word "gay".) How am I to tell who is straight from the "straights" and the gays, especially when you have the "straights" coming in for their twenty dollar lap dances with Victoria Gotti's latest offspring? I had two immediate walk-outs. The first was two or three guys in their mid-twenties, who ran out laughing as soon as they saw the homosexual acts being performed inside. He asked me where he "could go to see normal dancers". By normal, he obviously meant Straight and in turn defining for me the pivital viewpoint that straights have of homosexuals- abnormality. Another man walked out asking: "Why didn't you tell me it wasn't a straight club?" Of course he didnt appreciate me asking him "Why didn't you tell me you wern't gay". The whole world of gay vs. straight is based on perceptions of behaivor and appearence. Its not about the fact that we should all be the same. I am a huge opponant of assimulation because of its' huge dangers- we need to celebrate what makes us different and embrace it.
Of course, the danger is becoming gay and only gay. There are so many younger gay men I meet at Heaven's weekly 18 plus Gay College Party (where I work- *SHAMELESS PLUG*) that are entrapped in the world of this one club. They're 18 and 19 and everything is about who they're dancing with and who looks the best with their shirt off. Throwing aside the fact that those competing all look the same: like a two pound twig, I certainly understand the part of being super flaming when you're young- because god I knows I had my freedom rings and posters of hot boys on my walls. Hell I used to go to High School in drag. It's just like that movie CAMP when Michael shows up to Prom in drag; down to the detail that I went to High School and did drama with Anna Kendrick (who plays Fritzi in the film); its all too surreal. However, I'd like to think that I stayed in Maine long enough to be a not so blatenly affected homosexual. However, these clubbers have so much access to the gay life so frequent and in mass quanities that they become affected homosexuals so much easier. I fear for them because young affected homosexuals become adult affected homosexuals.
This may sound a bit hypocritical seeing as I wear a dress for a living- but ask my friends about what I'm like when not "at work." I am such a typical guy. I'm not good with the gay thing. I don't do fashion- I buy what is comfortable and affordable. I don't get hair or knowing who is the hot designers are. It just doesn't make sence to me. Does that make me a bad homosexual?
While many of us have immigrated to San Fransisco, London, or New York to escape the pains of Straight life- have we become entrapped by the gay ghetto? Have we created a self identity that is as enslaving and confining as the worlds we hoped to exist?
Here is the club crawler for the week of Monday, October 2nd through Sunday, October 8th! Enjoy!
The club crawler is made up of excerpts submitted by gaysocialites.blog staff and members while partying like we should in New York City.
If you've got a review for the Club Crawler, please email !
This week's crawl includes stops at: Mr. Blacks, Roxy, Boysroom, Happy Valley, Heaven, Splash, and Work Area!
We started out the week on Tuesday after enjoying a very restful Monday. We hit the ground running a stop at Boysroom for Tragic. Steve Sidewalk had the grove, but it seems hard to have a 'Boysroom' without any 'boys.' Formika's East Village hang out has gone 21 and over running off all the twinkies and leaving the place a little... err Tragic. From there we headed up to Happy Valley to find that things weren't really much better there. We spotted a few people that looked familiar on the way in, but they looked a bit -- out of it. We kept walking. After spending a few minutes daydreaming about how insane this party used to be, we called it quits and headed home.
After taking another day off on Wednesday, we headed out Thursday to make our rounds. We started at the old Downtime space, now called Rebel. Shane Savant has reappeared on the 'scene' with a new party at this remodeled space called Strut. We thought we got off to a late start, so arriving fashionably late was expected to a breeze. Maybe we're not hitting the right spots this week, but not too many people turned out to Strut. We love the venue, and the secret passage ways are to die for... but we quickly realized the few people hanging out here weren't our 'crowd,' so we headed downtown a bit to Duvet. Ah, where is everyone??!! Not much luck at Duvet either. We normally like this place, because its easy to hide in the crowd and not be annoyed too bady. This time, we were the crowd. Needless to say, our stay at Duvet was short lived too. After two duds in one night, we decided to swing around by Splash to see what Alan Picus and the Campus Thursdays crew had going down. This place is a sure bet if you're looking for a place that is packed from wall-to-wall. This party even seems to be stepping out of the 'young' brackets as we are starting to see the Chelsea boys flock back to Splash on a regular basis. Seen: Shane Savant, Jose the Hopper, Micheal T, Steve Sidewalk, Alan Picus, Crazy Steve, Seth Gold, Chris Ryan.
Friday night put us in a catch-22. After the going away bash for the Area party at the Standard, we were starting to wish that more parties decided to go under. This was probably the best event that Formika and Johnny McGovern have thrown since moving to Standard. The drinks were flowing VERY freely and everyone was a bit sloshy before the night even began. Steve Sidewalk burned up the dance floor before handing things over to Jon Jon Battles. We thought the doors were closing, but they were really just switching DJs. These guys make a great duo! They kept everyone dancing all night long. Eventually, we couldn't handle the insanity and decided to 'Beat It' so we could check out Vito Fun's party down the street at Don Hills. Everyone here was having a blast it seemed, so much that we had to hit the road. Vito was spinning his infamous 80's set while DJ Jose the Hopper was collecting money at the door. (Girls gotta eat I guess!) Also seen: Canton, James Tate, Becca, Matty Weisman, Formika, Johnny McGovern.
As Saturday night rolled around, we came up with a great plan to start downtown and work our way up. Our first stop on the Saturday night tour was to swing by and visit Johnny McGovern at Mr. Blacks (as promised). Johnny had the Boys Going Wild, and the music was hot. Mr. Blacks could easily be called a dive/ hole-in-the-wall; but Johnny McGovern could probably make a cardboard box trashy, so there are no worries if you're looking for some trailer park-esque skinny boys. When we felt as though we'd seen enough of hairy ass, we moved on uptown to Roxy. Offer Nissim had just taken the floor when we arrived, and hearing a live set will definitely make you want to run out to get his newest CD. This international superstar brought Roxy to a boiling point. We've never seen the crowd dance so hard no matter how hot it got on the dance floor. After sweating off a few pounds, we decided to check out the chicken on the menu at Heaven. We arrived just in time to see our bossman start his show with the zany Mimi Imfurst. They were so excited to have two microphones. We must admit, it doesn't take much to make them happy! After gagging on all the boobs flying about (yes, Mimi includes girls in her show --ewww) and watching Charles run away from the topless drunk girl, we decided to jump in a cab and head home fast. Seen: Ronnie Hokanson, Mimi Imfurst, Offer Nissim, John Blair, DJ John Marto, Christina Aguilera, Sal, Phil, Patrick.
When Sunday finally rolled around, we made our trek down 6th Avenue to remember that Sunday's party has been moved to Roxy. We got really excited about strapping on the roller skates, but arrived to find out that the place was packed full of escorts and amateur porn stars. Trust us, its not as good as it sounds. I guess we weren't the only ones expecting to skate, because more people seemed to be leaving than coming. We must admit, DJ Escape would have been much better on a roller rink! Seen: Tons of slutty guys and John Blair, Beto Sutter, Patrick, Alan Picus, Jeremy L, Chris Ryan, Vito Fun.
Here is the club crawler for the week of Monday, October 2nd through Sunday, October 8th! Enjoy!
The club crawler is made up of excerpts submitted by gaysocialites.blog staff and members while partying like we should in New York City.
If you've got a review for the Club Crawler, please email !
This week's crawl includes stops at: Mr. Blacks, Roxy, Boysroom, Happy Valley, Heaven, Splash, and Work Area!
We started out the week on Tuesday after enjoying a very restful Monday. We hit the ground running a stop at Boysroom for Tragic. Steve Sidewalk had the grove, but it seems hard to have a 'Boysroom' without any 'boys.' Formika's East Village hang out has gone 21 and over running off all the twinkies and leaving the place a little... err Tragic. From there we headed up to Happy Valley to find that things weren't really much better there. We spotted a few people that looked familiar on the way in, but they looked a bit -- out of it. We kept walking. After spending a few minutes daydreaming about how insane this party used to be, we called it quits and headed home.
After taking another day off on Wednesday, we headed out Thursday to make our rounds. We started at the old Downtime space, now called Rebel. Shane Savant has reappeared on the 'scene' with a new party at this remodeled space called Strut. We thought we got off to a late start, so arriving fashionably late was expected to a breeze. Maybe we're not hitting the right spots this week, but not too many people turned out to Strut. We love the venue, and the secret passage ways are to die for... but we quickly realized the few people hanging out here weren't our 'crowd,' so we headed downtown a bit to Duvet. Ah, where is everyone??!! Not much luck at Duvet either. We normally like this place, because its easy to hide in the crowd and not be annoyed too bady. This time, we were the crowd. Needless to say, our stay at Duvet was short lived too. After two duds in one night, we decided to swing around by Splash to see what Alan Picus and the Campus Thursdays crew had going down. This place is a sure bet if you're looking for a place that is packed from wall-to-wall. This party even seems to be stepping out of the 'young' brackets as we are starting to see the Chelsea boys flock back to Splash on a regular basis. Seen: Shane Savant, Jose the Hopper, Micheal T, Steve Sidewalk, Alan Picus, Crazy Steve, Seth Gold, Chris Ryan.
Friday night put us in a catch-22. After the going away bash for the Area party at the Standard, we were starting to wish that more parties decided to go under. This was probably the best event that Formika and Johnny McGovern have thrown since moving to Standard. The drinks were flowing VERY freely and everyone was a bit sloshy before the night even began. Steve Sidewalk burned up the dance floor before handing things over to Jon Jon Battles. We thought the doors were closing, but they were really just switching DJs. These guys make a great duo! They kept everyone dancing all night long. Eventually, we couldn't handle the insanity and decided to 'Beat It' so we could check out Vito Fun's party down the street at Don Hills. Everyone here was having a blast it seemed, so much that we had to hit the road. Vito was spinning his infamous 80's set while DJ Jose the Hopper was collecting money at the door. (Girls gotta eat I guess!) Also seen: Canton, James Tate, Becca, Matty Weisman, Formika, Johnny McGovern.
As Saturday night rolled around, we came up with a great plan to start downtown and work our way up. Our first stop on the Saturday night tour was to swing by and visit Johnny McGovern at Mr. Blacks (as promised). Johnny had the Boys Going Wild, and the music was hot. Mr. Blacks could easily be called a dive/ hole-in-the-wall; but Johnny McGovern could probably make a cardboard box trashy, so there are no worries if you're looking for some trailer park-esque skinny boys. When we felt as though we'd seen enough of hairy ass, we moved on uptown to Roxy. Offer Nissim had just taken the floor when we arrived, and hearing a live set will definitely make you want to run out to get his newest CD. This international superstar brought Roxy to a boiling point. We've never seen the crowd dance so hard no matter how hot it got on the dance floor. After sweating off a few pounds, we decided to check out the chicken on the menu at Heaven. We arrived just in time to see our bossman start his show with the zany Mimi Imfurst. They were so excited to have two microphones. We must admit, it doesn't take much to make them happy! After gagging on all the boobs flying about (yes, Mimi includes girls in her show --ewww) and watching Charles run away from the topless drunk girl, we decided to jump in a cab and head home fast. Seen: Ronnie Hokanson, Mimi Imfurst, Offer Nissim, John Blair, DJ John Marto, Christina Aguilera, Sal, Phil, Patrick.
When Sunday finally rolled around, we made our trek down 6th Avenue to remember that Sunday's party has been moved to Roxy. We got really excited about strapping on the roller skates, but arrived to find out that the place was packed full of escorts and amateur porn stars. Trust us, its not as good as it sounds. I guess we weren't the only ones expecting to skate, because more people seemed to be leaving than coming. We must admit, DJ Escape would have been much better on a roller rink! Seen: Tons of slutty guys and John Blair, Beto Sutter, Patrick, Alan Picus, Jeremy L, Chris Ryan, Vito Fun.
Here is the club crawler for the week of Monday, October 2nd through Sunday, October 8th! Enjoy!
The club crawler is made up of excerpts submitted by gaysocialites.blog staff and members while partying like we should in New York City.
If you've got a review for the Club Crawler, please email !
This week's crawl includes stops at: Mr. Blacks, Roxy, Boysroom, Happy Valley, Heaven, Splash, and Work Area!
We started out the week on Tuesday after enjoying a very restful Monday. We hit the ground running a stop at Boysroom for Tragic. Steve Sidewalk had the grove, but it seems hard to have a 'Boysroom' without any 'boys.' Formika's East Village hang out has gone 21 and over running off all the twinkies and leaving the place a little... err Tragic. From there we headed up to Happy Valley to find that things weren't really much better there. We spotted a few people that looked familiar on the way in, but they looked a bit -- out of it. We kept walking. After spending a few minutes daydreaming about how insane this party used to be, we called it quits and headed home.
After taking another day off on Wednesday, we headed out Thursday to make our rounds. We started at the old Downtime space, now called Rebel. Shane Savant has reappeared on the 'scene' with a new party at this remodeled space called Strut. We thought we got off to a late start, so arriving fashionably late was expected to a breeze. Maybe we're not hitting the right spots this week, but not too many people turned out to Strut. We love the venue, and the secret passage ways are to die for... but we quickly realized the few people hanging out here weren't our 'crowd,' so we headed downtown a bit to Duvet. Ah, where is everyone??!! Not much luck at Duvet either. We normally like this place, because its easy to hide in the crowd and not be annoyed too bady. This time, we were the crowd. Needless to say, our stay at Duvet was short lived too. After two duds in one night, we decided to swing around by Splash to see what Alan Picus and the Campus Thursdays crew had going down. This place is a sure bet if you're looking for a place that is packed from wall-to-wall. This party even seems to be stepping out of the 'young' brackets as we are starting to see the Chelsea boys flock back to Splash on a regular basis. Seen: Shane Savant, Jose the Hopper, Micheal T, Steve Sidewalk, Alan Picus, Crazy Steve, Seth Gold, Chris Ryan.
Friday night put us in a catch-22. After the going away bash for the Area party at the Standard, we were starting to wish that more parties decided to go under. This was probably the best event that Formika and Johnny McGovern have thrown since moving to Standard. The drinks were flowing VERY freely and everyone was a bit sloshy before the night even began. Steve Sidewalk burned up the dance floor before handing things over to Jon Jon Battles. We thought the doors were closing, but they were really just switching DJs. These guys make a great duo! They kept everyone dancing all night long. Eventually, we couldn't handle the insanity and decided to 'Beat It' so we could check out Vito Fun's party down the street at Don Hills. Everyone here was having a blast it seemed, so much that we had to hit the road. Vito was spinning his infamous 80's set while DJ Jose the Hopper was collecting money at the door. (Girls gotta eat I guess!) Also seen: Canton, James Tate, Becca, Matty Weisman, Formika, Johnny McGovern.
As Saturday night rolled around, we came up with a great plan to start downtown and work our way up. Our first stop on the Saturday night tour was to swing by and visit Johnny McGovern at Mr. Blacks (as promised). Johnny had the Boys Going Wild, and the music was hot. Mr. Blacks could easily be called a dive/ hole-in-the-wall; but Johnny McGovern could probably make a cardboard box trashy, so there are no worries if you're looking for some trailer park-esque skinny boys. When we felt as though we'd seen enough of hairy ass, we moved on uptown to Roxy. Offer Nissim had just taken the floor when we arrived, and hearing a live set will definitely make you want to run out to get his newest CD. This international superstar brought Roxy to a boiling point. We've never seen the crowd dance so hard no matter how hot it got on the dance floor. After sweating off a few pounds, we decided to check out the chicken on the menu at Heaven. We arrived just in time to see our bossman start his show with the zany Mimi Imfurst. They were so excited to have two microphones. We must admit, it doesn't take much to make them happy! After gagging on all the boobs flying about (yes, Mimi includes girls in her show --ewww) and watching Charles run away from the topless drunk girl, we decided to jump in a cab and head home fast. Seen: Ronnie Hokanson, Mimi Imfurst, Offer Nissim, John Blair, DJ John Marto, Christina Aguilera, Sal, Phil, Patrick.
When Sunday finally rolled around, we made our trek down 6th Avenue to remember that Sunday's party has been moved to Roxy. We got really excited about strapping on the roller skates, but arrived to find out that the place was packed full of escorts and amateur porn stars. Trust us, its not as good as it sounds. I guess we weren't the only ones expecting to skate, because more people seemed to be leaving than coming. We must admit, DJ Escape would have been much better on a roller rink! Seen: Tons of slutty guys and John Blair, Beto Sutter, Patrick, Alan Picus, Jeremy L, Chris Ryan, Vito Fun.
Starting this week, we'll be updating daily right here at gaysocialites.blog! We will be blogging, gossiping, and giving the insider view on the hottest nightclub events, parties and LGBT news.
Starting this week, we'll be updating daily right here at gaysocialites.blog! We will be blogging, gossiping, and giving the insider view on the hottest nightclub events, parties and LGBT news.
Starting this week, we'll be updating daily right here at gaysocialites.blog! We will be blogging, gossiping, and giving the insider view on the hottest nightclub events, parties and LGBT news.
You're invited...
JOHN BLAIR BETO SUTTER & ALAN PICUS
PROUDLY PRESENT
SUNDAY, OCT. 1, 2006
"ROLLER BALL"
ONE NITE ONLY!
THE HUGE ROXY DANCE FLOOR TRANSFORMS INTO A ROLLER RINK
& DANCE FLOOR FILLED WITH SHIRTLESS BOYS ON BLADES!!
Blade or Dance with
DJ Chad Jack & Vito Fun
on the Main Floor
Get Your Freak On in the Hip-Hop Room
The Spectacular ROXY Dance Floor Lighting & Sound System Will Be Turned Up To The Max & Monitored By HOTTT Muscle Guards Ready For A Pick-up!
FREE ADMISSION & $1.00 DRINKS 10-11PM
$15 AFTER W/ JB CARD,THIS INVITE OR STUDENT ID
$20 W/OUT
ROXY
WEST 18TH STREET
BETWEEN 10TH & 11TH AVES
NEW YORK, NY
212 645 5156
10PM DOORS
18 & OVER
You're invited...
JOHN BLAIR BETO SUTTER & ALAN PICUS
PROUDLY PRESENT
SUNDAY, OCT. 1, 2006
"ROLLER BALL"
ONE NITE ONLY!
THE HUGE ROXY DANCE FLOOR TRANSFORMS INTO A ROLLER RINK
& DANCE FLOOR FILLED WITH SHIRTLESS BOYS ON BLADES!!
Blade or Dance with
DJ Chad Jack & Vito Fun
on the Main Floor
Get Your Freak On in the Hip-Hop Room
The Spectacular ROXY Dance Floor Lighting & Sound System Will Be Turned Up To The Max & Monitored By HOTTT Muscle Guards Ready For A Pick-up!
FREE ADMISSION & $1.00 DRINKS 10-11PM
$15 AFTER W/ JB CARD,THIS INVITE OR STUDENT ID
$20 W/OUT
ROXY
WEST 18TH STREET
BETWEEN 10TH & 11TH AVES
NEW YORK, NY
212 645 5156
10PM DOORS
18 & OVER
You're invited...
JOHN BLAIR BETO SUTTER & ALAN PICUS
PROUDLY PRESENT
SUNDAY, OCT. 1, 2006
"ROLLER BALL"
ONE NITE ONLY!
THE HUGE ROXY DANCE FLOOR TRANSFORMS INTO A ROLLER RINK
& DANCE FLOOR FILLED WITH SHIRTLESS BOYS ON BLADES!!
Blade or Dance with
DJ Chad Jack & Vito Fun
on the Main Floor
Get Your Freak On in the Hip-Hop Room
The Spectacular ROXY Dance Floor Lighting & Sound System Will Be Turned Up To The Max & Monitored By HOTTT Muscle Guards Ready For A Pick-up!
FREE ADMISSION & $1.00 DRINKS 10-11PM
$15 AFTER W/ JB CARD,THIS INVITE OR STUDENT ID
$20 W/OUT
ROXY
WEST 18TH STREET
BETWEEN 10TH & 11TH AVES
NEW YORK, NY
212 645 5156
10PM DOORS
18 & OVER