Cock Eyed Optimist

Thanks! I'm cramming in a lot of shows since I'm only there 3 nights: Music Man, Funny Girl(matinee), Company, and Dear Evan Hansen . I'll check out these bars for sure. I have fond memories of going with you and Foxy to the first Gayiety show of the week, so you could write your weekly review and get it published! I think we also gave a fond nod to Stella's as we walked by. LOL

From 1970 until 2004 I visited New York several times a year. I had a great time at the Gayiety and many other bars. I had the pleasure of meeting Cooper https://www.companyofmen.org/profile/257-cooper/ and Foxy and many others. But when I came, it was like a business trip seeing as many Broadway shows as I could. Now in my Swan Song years, I will come back one more time in late April to see again as many shows as I can, but could you recommend some gay bars to visit in the Midtown area? I'm not comatose yet, so I can stand the action, but I am not familiar with the many bars I used to go to in my Salad Days. Thanks!

Amen to that! He posts several times a day, and the posts are always interesting and enticing.

Wow! I was down there all winter, and one of the questions I asked the dancers was how the new owners were treating them. They all answered in a positive way, but that could just be a stock answer. Some of them who remembered Sean (the previous owner) said that it was 100% better. Also, their Instagram account keeps changing names. It was hacked twice while I was down there and Giovanni attributed it to another bar.

If someone has more information about The Ritz, please post. Thanks.

Hmmmm….Private dances? Tell me more. I don’t remember there being any the last time I was there. Thanks.

Ahhhh….yes…..there was nothing like those parties at the Shoe, and there will probably never be. Fond memories.

I finally made it down to Florida this winter, and of course went to LeBoy. I was impressed by the renovation, but more impressed by the new pricing policy. A wrist band for the whole evening that allows one to enter the lap dance area is only $10, and whatever you give to the dancer is his to keep. Much more fair to the dancer. There were dancers of all body types there that evening and I had a great time.

It was Tropics. They closed a few years ago after being there for a long time. After a few years, they reopened under the same name. I assumed the new owners bought the right to the name.

What is (was?) the name of the piano bar in Greenwich Village where they played mostly show tunes and performers from on and off Broadway would come and sing? Is it still there?

I just noticed on FB that they have apparently added a new "lobby" or entryway. Anyone seen that? Wonder how it fits into the original bar?

Are these the buyers that bought it a year ago from the owner who moved back to Israel and fixed it up, or are they brand new, like in the last few months? The last time I was there was last March and they were talking about "new owners" back then. Thanks. I saw on FB that they were hosting a reception.

At LeBoy, there usually is an attendant to park your car for a price. $5. On some slow days, there is self park for free. At Boardwalk there is free parking in their lot. At the bars along the strip, there is metered parking, but by downloading a parking app like "Pay by phone", or "Way to Park", or "park Mobile" it makes it easier. (I forget which of the three is used on the strip). There is a tiny parking lot at Johnsons, but it is almost always filled.

Please post a summary of the strip bars you visited last weekend. Thanks!

Question: In the above posts, are the posters using the word "orgasm" to be equivalent to "ejaculation"? I have assumed that if one has a prostatectomy or prostate radiation treatment, one can still have an orgasm but no ejaculation.

OMG! I went to his RM site and fell in love!! I've never seen anyone quite like him!!

Wow! I have always been a fan of Tom Katt!!! My suggestion: Don't shave and keep those buttons undone! LOL And I think all here would love to see pics of you dressed as Tom!

There is a local play party (Grr-Friends Party on Facebook) that meets on Sundays at Cellblock. The parties are called Sunday-Bunday. On Instagram it is called "Sundaybundayparty"

I remember the first time I saw "Gone With the Wind" at a theatre, they had an intermission, and I'm pretty sure they played an entr'acte as well. Now, however, I have to take a pee break during even a two hour movie.

Has anyone been there during renovations? Update please? Thanks!

In my high school, males were made to swim nude, the reason given was that swim-suit fibers clogged the filters. BUT in the same pool (different periods of course), the females swam with full body swim suits. Go figure!!

When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer eight years ago, my urologist recommended I read the "bible" regarding prostate cancer: "Guide to Surviving Prostate Cancer" by Patrick Walsh, MD. ( It is now in its 4th edition) At first I chose the treatment called "Active Surveillance ", which is doing nothing for a while, but being constantly monitored. After six years, my most recent biopsy indicated that I had to act. I visited a radiation oncologist and a surgeon to decide which route I should take. Ironically, both doctors recommended that I read the book mentioned above before I made a decision. I chose the radiation route, and am happy that I did.

My vote has to be The Lucky Horseshoe in Chicago. Primarily because it has stood the test of time. I have been going there since the mid 80's, and I still like it even though I have been to many other stripper bars in the USA. There used to be private parties, which were awesome, when the original owner Ben was alive. Ben married the manager, and when Ben passed, his new husband took over and really spruced up the place. (I had been expanded twice under Ben's ownership). I now has three connected bar rooms with two stages. If you don't like the dancer in one, just walk to the other one. I just feel at home when I walk into the place.

Refresh my memory please. Is Andreas the bartender who worked at LeBoy for a number of years?

That is the only one I know of. A few weeks ago during "Market Days" festival, the line was two blocks long.