Cock Eyed Optimist

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On 7/30/2021 at 5:22 PM, RadioRob said:

Johnson’s tends to have a much higher percentage of straight dancers. The exact amount depends on the night and who’s working but it seems more common than not. 
 

Regarding privacy, you can’t fully close the curtain at Johnson’s and it tends to be more of a traditional dance. At Leboy, the curtain for me has always been fully closed and their dance area is separate from the bar area. As always, it’s between you and the dancer regarding your dance. I tend to have more interaction at Leboy. (Johnsons is always fun but my most shameful nights have been at Leboy.)

I’m actually somewhere 30,000 feet in the air headed that way. So I hope to have an enjoyable evening tonight!

RB,

I am waiting with bated breath for your report!  😷 LOL

Big Val Boy

Rick Munroe

On 7/28/2021 at 4:05 PM, Luv2play said:

For me it brought back memories of Rounds in New York City. That was a hustler's bar par excellence. Very classy rentguys, some students, and nicely mannered. It was all conducted in a gentleman's club kind of way. It's heyday was in the 70s and 80s, I take it.

Went to the Townhouse once and was disappointed by the lack of rentguys.

Oh YES!  How could I ever forget Rounds!  Awesome!

This thread brought back fond memories of Stella's and The townhouse in NYC.

BTW, does The Townhouse still exist?

13 hours ago, RadioRob said:

I had Covid at the end of January and I’m fully vaccinated. As a result, I’ve been pretty confident in my protection. 

I’m actually heading back to FLL this Friday- Monday.

And we will expect a full report!  LOL. Hopefully you will check in at LeBoy during your stay.  That is where I spend my winter.  😇

But most importantly, Have a Good Time!

On 7/19/2021 at 10:14 AM, Cock Eyed Optimist said:

In Chicago, our gay neighborhood used to be called Boystown - a mile and a half stretch of gay bars, restaurants, shops, a bathhouse, sex shows, and cute boutiques.  It is lined with rainbow pillars all up and down the street, and exhibits plaques honoring famous gay Chicago residents.  But it is changing.  Last month the official name was changed from "Boystown" to North Halsted Merchant's Association in deference to the "Boy" connotation (but most everyone still calls it Boystown).  In addition, many of the bars and shops have closed - some due to the Covid pandemic but some of those closings have occurred before Covid.  I am hoping that when things get back to normal, some of those empty storefronts will be filled.

Well you can't believe how surprised I was this morning to open up the Chicago Tribune and find a front page  article, complete with pictures,  about a new gay bar opening in Chicago!  This bar called, Nobody's Darling, is in our secondary GAYborhood in Chicago, called Andersonville.  You could have pushed me over with a drink stirrer!

https://www.chicagotribune.com/dining/drink/ct-food-drink-lesbian-gay-bars-evolving-queer-lgbtq-chicago-20210715-275673b33vco3fa36gg5loujri-story.html

In Chicago, our gay neighborhood used to be called Boystown - a mile and a half stretch of gay bars, restaurants, shops, a bathhouse, sex shows, and cute boutiques.  It is lined with rainbow pillars all up and down the street, and exhibits plaques honoring famous gay Chicago residents.  But it is changing.  Last month the official name was changed from "Boystown" to North Halsted Merchant's Association in deference to the "Boy" connotation (but most everyone still calls it Boystown).  In addition, many of the bars and shops have closed - some due to the Covid pandemic but some of those closings have occurred before Covid.  I am hoping that when things get back to normal, some of those empty storefronts will be filled.

He has such perfect skin!  Almost as if it were airbrushed.

15 hours ago, nycman said:

Strange that 2 seconds later it looks like the AV guy gives him a wireless mic to continue. 
I agree the optics for the principal look bad, but the whole scene doesn’t really make much sense. 
Why cut the kid off if you’re just going to hand him an open mic 2 seconds later?…odd. 

That is exactly what was troubling me when I saw the video.  Doesn't seem to make sense. Do we know what has transpired since?

16 hours ago, Brak said:

What day of the week did you go?

I went on a Thursday to avoid the weekend crowds.

21 hours ago, Nakedchi said:

Chicago has suffered for years under mayors (Daley Jr. was the worst) who seem to hate any place that sells alcohol and a tradition of "aldermanic privilege" that allows local communities to effectively kill businesses they don't want. Madrigal's was the last true strip club in the city and they fought their local neighbors for years before deciding to decamp to New Orleans. It's embarrassing how puritanical people can still be in this city.

Oh!  Madrigals!   I had forgotten.  How I loved that place and the private parties help upstairs by the owner.  I visited his bar in New Orleans but it didn't last.  I wonder what happened to him.

What is your favorite source for tickets?  

On 6/18/2021 at 4:55 PM, Brak said:

I moved to Chicago a couple years ago and was very surprised at the lack of gogo/stripper nights, especially coming from NY, where there was Adonis, Macho Mondays, Spunk, BuffBoys, etc. etc. I wish Adonis or Spunk would expand to Chicago.

I seem to always have bad luck at Lucky Horseshoe (ha) as I'm into buffer guys and it seems like every time I go it's all twinks.

Sadly to say, that is how it has been in Chicago for a long, long, time.  That is why so many of us in Chicago travel to cities like NYC, Ft. Lauderdale, etc.  

Give "The Shoe" another try;   I was there last week and although I prefer twinks, it was all big buff guys.  LOL

How does one get on the email list for these events?   Thanks.  

11 hours ago, JoeMendoza said:

I re-watched this YouTube video of a gay son explaining to his dad certain gay terms...

I thought I was educated enough about gay terms, having learned terms like Kentucky Klondike Bar, but did not know of the terms, 'Lucky Pierre' and 'full house' until I saw the above video.

What gay terminology would you like to share?

 

Well, before we begin sharing, I would like to know what a Kentucky Klondike Bar is.  Sounds intriguing !

Thanks for the update. It's been some years since I have been to "the horseshoe". I'm curious as to what you thought of the quality of the dancers. Years back many were pretty seedy types and mostly twink and fem. Has that changed? Are there more masculine hunky types there too now? Thanks in advance.

Yes, I remember the "seedy reputation" The Shoe had back in the day, LOL, although I sort of liked it. The dancers that I saw the other night were more the "masculine hunky types" that you described. There were no twinkly types that night much to my dismay. More dancers tend to be there on the weekends. The dancer that I knew that night, was the only one I recognized; the rest seemed new to me. I'm not sure the last time you were there, but Micah has really renovated the place and cleaned it up. There are three rooms there now - each with its own bar. And the middle room with the recessed floor in the middle has been leveled so no one is falling down the steps as they enter.

Has anyone been to Horseshoe recently? Are there covid restrictions? Im only interested in going back once I can get a lap dance from the boys.

I went there two weeks ago (before the CDC announced the new mask policy). I thought they were very well organized. The two of us were met at the door and escorted to a place at the bar 6 feet from the nearest patron. The bar was limited to 50% capacity at that time. The bartenders and dancers wore masks as well as the patrons until they were served a drink. We were able to walk up to the stage (with our masks on) and tip the dancers. One of our favorite dancers stopped by the bar where we were sitting to talk to us as usual. This was on a weeknight, and he said that on weekends, there is a line outside where people wait to get in. (two come out; two come in). So different from Florida where I was the previous month where over half of the patrons were maskless and smashed into the place at full capacity. (I didn't stay long)

the yelp page for Boxers N Briefs and a comment on that yelp page say this club has closed as of March or so......if anybody is in the East St. Louis area and feels like trying to confirm this, thank you......

I am sad to report that this is true. Even though it reopened for a bit during Covid, it didn't last. It will be missed.

Los Olas Blvd is awesome. I actually have an office a few blocks from the hotel so I ended up staying there quite a bit pre-COVID.

I agree, but while I was down there this winter I read in the papers that the city wants to rip out all the trees in the middle of the Blvd. in order to widen the street. To me, the trees are what makes it beautiful.

Is it just me, or is there a new trend for shorter shorts at the gym? After years seeing guys in baggy shorts well below the knee, I saw quite a few guys at the gym today with shorts that came to mid-thigh or a bit shorter. In addition, they seemed a bit less baggy as well. If the trend holds, it will certainly make for better views while working out.

Boardwalk Ft. Lauderdale? Anyone been lately?

Boardwalk IS open. I drove by there on my way to LeBoy, LOL

The Lucky Horseshoe is open in Chicago, as well as Johnson's and LeBoy in Ft. Lauderdale.

Totally love these reports!!!!

Has anyone been to The Corner Pocket in NOLA lately? I am thinking about heading down that way in late April. I have heard that a few months ago they started serving food to stay open during Covid, and the boys were serving instead of dancing on the bar.

Is that still the case? Any recent information would be helpful. Thanks!