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BURN, BABY, BURN! Sidetrack’s Disco-a-Go-Go heralded the start of the Gay Christmas season we know as Halloween. Page 17

That Guy by Kirk Williamson Chicago, as well as being at the de facto geographic center of the country, has long been the center of the leather/fetish scene, from even before the founding of IML over 35 years ago. This city is home to over 15 leather/fetish clubs, some for play and some which are strictly social. This Friday, Oct. 18, Touche brings together representatives of the full spectrum of clubs for their second annual Leather Club Rush Party. This party allows those interested in the club scene to meet members of these clubs and to talk about their group’s activities and membership. If you are so inclined, this is THE opportunity to get all the info and to see where you fall into the scene. There’s a home for you there, trust.

Well, after the smashing costume-contest success of Eleanor Abernathy (last year’s “Crazy Cat Lady” costume), I was too pressed for time and could not come up with a topper for Halloween ‘13. I guess someone else will have to win the hundreds of dollars in cash and prizes that I raked in last year. See our calendar on page 26 to seek out the Halloween gold. Your chances are far better now that I have hung up the cat suit.

I will, however, be ushering in my 40th year (read: 39th birthday) Tues., Oct. 29, at Jackhammer’s Creaoke Karaoke (or Kirk-aoke, or Kara-kirk-e, or some such nonsense). Come in costume or not. Just drink with me as 40 looms nearer and nearer. Talk about your scary Halloween concepts!

And I’d better see each and every one of your at The March On Springfield For Marriage Equality, Tue., Oct. 22 in Springfield. I’ll be on site working the video cam and then off to the press tent to put out the next historic issue of Windy City Times. Please be part of that history. See www. MarchOnSpringfield.org for more info. [email protected]

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DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE by Marc “Moose” Moder

THE POWER OF LIVE MUSIC: THE SECOND ALBUM

Most great live albums, like their live show counterparts, cannot be contained in the length of a 75-minute CD, so most great live albums are broken into two parts. Hence the part two format, recalling last issue’s ode to the great live albums of the modern era. Last issue we explored ground- breaking live albums by eighties monsters Depeche Mode, U2 and Peter Gabriel – this week we veer off into smaller, gayer territory.

One of the challenges of doing a live album is to give your fans something new to hear instead of just slightly different or longer versions of the hits. That was done en masse in the nineties with MTV Unplugged albums by Nirvana, Mariah Carey, Natalie Merchant and many more and has since been done to death (and hopefully put to death). These next examples are three gay acts that managed to re-imagine the live album with classical flair, as only a queen can.

Back in late ‘80s, power pop quartet The Bongos folded after two great albums leaving their third album, Phantom Train, unreleased and their lead singer, Richard Barone, nothing but one great live show previewing the new material to show for it. Richard released that live album—which is mostly him, his acoustic guitar, piano and strings—as Cool Blue Halo, which drew him even more new fans than his previous band and helped usher in the aforementioned Unplugged era. CBH was the perfect transitional CD for Richard; covering his hits with The Bongos; some of the unreleased Phantom Train tracks; great covers by TRex, Bowie and The Beatles; and one track that would be the standout on his first studio LP, “Primal Dream.” Both Phantom Train and Cool Blue Halo anniversary editions just hit stores last week.

Around the same time The Bongos were parting, Marc Almond was making his pink spotlight shine beyond the legendary Soft Cell. While Soft Cell had their moments of cabaret and camp, Marc turned it up to 11 when, after 6 hit-or-miss solo albums and 14 years combined in the industry, he released his dramatic live album and video, 12 Years of Tears. Pulling from his years with Soft Cell, his love of French and cabaret, and his two big pop solo albums, 12 Years feels like a Jacques Brel musical complete with Jacques Brel classics like “Jacky” (see Ab Fab) and “If You Go Away” (see Streisand and Sinatra), plus the best song ever about drag, “What Makes a Man a Man.”

And finally the mother of all big gay albums has to be Pet Shop Boys’ reimagining of their career with a live orchestra, Robbie Williams, Rufus Wainwright and The Art of Noise. If you saw them in concert this past month, you know nothing beats them in concert, so imagine them with this much power behind them. Concrete does what all of these mentioned releases do: embellish, enhance and strengthen your love for the originals, while making you equally appreciate the ones less familiar to your ear. Just like any good concert should.

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“Hello. This is C.J.” The next day Axis showed “Sure. It feels very purpley in up on time with bells on, here,” I complied. “Hello C.J. This is Trevor. Well, literally. He was thin with long Trevor is my Earth bound hair separated into two thick “Yes, thats what I’m talking name, but you can call me braids, large round glasses with about.” He bought my lies. Axis.” orange-tinted lenses, a green tunic, white linen pants and When there was about ten “Okay. What can I do for you Birkenstock sandals with tiny minutes left of the massage he Axis?” bells attached to the straps. He rolled over and asked if I would was textbook. hum with him during the last “Well, I’m looking for a massage few minutes. Cringing on the of course, but beyond that I’m “So before we get started I’d inside I said yes. I’ve also never looking to go on a spiritual like to spread some crystals wanted a cocktail so much in journey with you. I’d like to around the room.” He then my life. I hummed as he’d asked bring some of my crystals pulled a handful of various until the massage was over. along for their potent healing sized crystals out of a burlap When finished he sat upright energies.” sack and proceeded to place stretching his arms up in the them around my apartment. air, then grabbed his braids and “Sure. How do you plan to After he was finished pulled on them then stretched incorporate them into a correcting the energy in my his arms out in front of him massage? Are you suggesting secular den he unclothed before hopping off my table something like a hot stone himself down to what and getting dressed. massage but with crystals?” appeared to be a linen diaper then hopped face down onto “This was a wonderful journey” “I just want to place them my massage table. he said with a smile on his strategically around the room; face. He then gathered up his crystal feng shui if you will. I “Can you feel the positive crystals. I followed him to the also have my own blessed oil purple energy passing door and he gave me a hug blend I would like to bring.” through me to you and then that lasted an hour too long. around the room? It’s free of “Ok. I have a few other clients malice, cynicism, alcohol or “Thanks for the healing,” he that bring their own oil or anything that corrupts the said and was out the door. I cream. As far as the crystals, soul.” Confused and under the closed the door behind him feel free to bring them and impression that alcohol was and locked it. As I walked place in the spots that would food for the soul I panicked. toward my massage table to best utilize their energy.” put it away I stepped on a “It does feel nice in here. I crystal. I stepped on it hard and “Great. Can you fit me in for finally got the temp right yelled a few obscenities about tomorrow at 5 p.m.?” considering all the climate flaky hippies. change lately.” I didn’t know “I’ll see you at five tomorrow what to say. Axis, nay Trevor, called afternoon.” And with that I gave me a few more times for him my address and went on “No, I mean the spiritual appointments but I was always with my day. energy.” too busy to take him. A secular life is hard to keep up with.

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Meet the new faces of the new Phoenix. PHOENIX Photos by Kirk

Nipple glam. BIG CHICKS Photos by Jerry Nunn

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A farewell to patio drinking. Those were the days! THE SOFO TAP Photos by Jerry Nunn

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Last Wed.—Static Big Chicks $10 Pitchers of Blue Moon, $2.75 Bonsai Bar Doll House ladies’ night Electroshock Therapy Rolling Rock, $4 Cosmos, Chicken specials The Call After-work retro video cocktail party 6-9 Big Chicks Euchre Club 7:30 p.m., $4 Stoli Martini, night—$5 wing basket, $6 Chicken breast p.m., TGIF Video hits after 9, $4.50 Stella bottles, $6 Leinie Pitchers, $5 Quesadilla night (Chicken sandwich $5 chickenburger $1 Dekuyper shots or Veggie) Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic & draft, $1 Pucker Charlie’s Two-steppin’ lessons with Michael K. at Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic, $1 Pucker, $3 The Call After-work karaoke 7-11 p.m., $5 Absolut 10 p.m., country with DJ Michael B ‘til 1:30 a.m., Jäger shots cocktails, specials on Long Island pithcers and Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu Bonsai $1 drinks buckets of beers The Closet $5 Jose Margaritas The Call Curtains Up! Wednesdays with showtune Charlie’s Karaoke w/ Seth 9 pm-midnight. DJ Ron Club Krave Male dancers w/ bartenders Eric and videos at 8 p.m., $3 off Absolut & Skyy martinis Geronimo at midnight Romey, $10 dom. buckets, $16 import buckets, and cosmos The Closet $5 Long Islands DJ Brandi Wyne Cell Block Open 4 p.m. w/ Giani, All import beers Club Krave StarFinder Craig’s Karaoke with bar- Crew $2, P.B.R. cans $4 Goose Island 312 and (bottles & drafts) $3.50 tender Andrew, $5 you-call-it top shelf Seasonal pints, $4.50 Ketel Oranj Skinny Lem- Charlie’s $2 Miller Lites, $3 Skyy cocktails Crew Karaoke at 10 p.m., $3.50 pints (except high onades, 4th Friday-Frat Boy Friday, w/ Hot Jock The Closet $5 all fruit cocktails ABV), $2.50 Bottomless Chips n’ Salsa Contest at 11:00 p.m. (sign up at 10) Club Krave $5 Three Olive cocktails; $7 Three Downtown $6 Tito’s cocktails, Trust Us DJs down- Downtown $5 Jack and Jäger shots, 1st & 3rd Fri. - Olive martinis, 1st & 3rd Wed.: Island Girls stairs, every 2nd Thu. is Clock Out/Rock Out 5-9 Downtown Lights w/ DJ Moose meetings with bartender Miss Brandi Wyne. p.m. in Main Bar DS Tequlia Co. Fishbowl Fridays 4-7p.m. includes 2nd & 4th Wed.: So You Think You Can Drag DS Tequlia Co. $9.99 All-you-can-eat tacos at ½ price apps, $10 Fiesta bowls, $4 4Rebels Crew Open for lunch 11:30a.m., $1 off all cans, 1/2 5-11 pm Vodka cocktails price Martinis The Glenwood Q&A Trivia w/ Kwizmaster Kirk, Hamburger Mary’s $5 Mary’s Fruit Punch pints Downtown $3 Bud Light drafts, $6 Don Q prizes and drink specials, 9 pm InnExile Here’s the Beef male dancers 11 p.m. DS Tequlia Co. Team Trivia with Robin: Sign up Hamburger Mary’s $1 off home-brew pints Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, Last Fri.-ManHunt. starts at 8 pm, free to play. $8 Bud Light pitch- Hydrate Effen Thursdays: DJ Phil DaBeatz, $5 com party ers, $3 Southern Comfort 8 pm-midnight Effen cocktails, $5 Effen bombs, Stage Door Jeffrey Pub Guys All Night Out dance party, $3 Hamburger Mary’s $2 off all Mary’s “Special- Johnnies perform cover Tease” cocktail pints. Jackhammer $2 MGD/Miller Lite/Bud/Bud Light, Kit Kat $30 three-course prix-fixe menu includes Hydrate 1/2 price Martinis, Hy-Drag Review 9:30 $3 premium domestics and imports, DJ Man a martini, salad and entree p.m., also DJ Laura B Scott Late Bar Soul, Mod and vintage rock ‘n roll, $3 Jackhammer $1 well drinks, $5 buy-in, play Wii Kit Kat Half-price martinis and $5 mojitos, tarot PBR, $3 Schlitz Tall Boys Jeffrey Pub Game night—Bid Whist, spades, card readings by Therese Murphy Mary’s Attic 1st Fri. - British Twinvasion w/ The dominoes, darts, drink tickets for every win- Late Bar DJ Larissa spins electric funk classics, $4 Byrne Twins. 2nd Fri. - Old Skool House Party: ning hand Kir Royale or Mimosa, $6 Mini-Martinis ‘80s and ‘90s with DJ Moose at 9:30 p.m. 3rd Lucky Horseshoe Oh Hot Damn, That’s My Jam! Lucky Horseshoe Industry Night Fri. - Divas Dance Party with DJ John Murges. featuring yesterday’s jams Mary’s Attic Big Red’s Cabaret with Meghan Mur- Mary’s Fight Club w/ DJ Voxbox. No cover Mary’s Attic Mary’s Open Mic & Stage, hosted by phy (2nd Thurs), Drag It Out drag king revue minibar Kinetik Dance Party hosted By Pep Jason Apollo, sign-up 7:30, show at 8. Followed (last Thurs), $1 off Home-brew pints Moretti in the Below Bar: Top 40 and club by Kamikaze karaoke, $4 well drinks, $3 dom. minibar The White Party: Bottle service specials music with guest DJs weekly, rotating drink bottles weekly, 5 pm-2 am specials, $100 Bottles of 42 Below, 9 pm-2 am minibar Pumped - Dancers and more hosted by Parlour TWREKit w/ Dakota, $2 well, $3 apple Parlour Lipstick: hot girls’ dance party, $4 Pin- Koby Grant. Bottle service. pie shots nacle vodka, $3 well Parlour $2 well, $3 PBR, $3 apple pie shots. Progress Bar CarnalVale party with hot dancers, R Public House $12 fish and chips special Karaoke with Sue 8 pm-midnight adult games and prizes, Iced Tee Competition Roscoe’s $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, Progress Bar $4 Svedka bomb shots, DJ Timmy at midnight: first prize is $100, $4 Fireball shots $3 off Martinis, $3.50 Peroni bottles, $5 Bacardi Loop playing great remixes of all the best Roscoe’s $10 Miller Lite Pitchers, $5 Three-O bombs pop music Bombs. Last Thu.: Wet Boxer Contest at Scarlet $5 well drinks, DJ Dolo Roscoe’s You’re the Star Karaoke with Honey West midnight Sidetrack Showtunes 5-9 p.m., Best of Sidetrack at 10 p.m., $3 off Martinis, $2.50 Miller Lite Scarlet Frat Night, $5 40s of Miller Lite and 24oz 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Scarlet DJ Konsept, $5 mini blue motherf*cker Corona; $5 mini Long Island mini-pitchers, The Sofo Tap Customer Appreciation Happy pitchers, $5 Stoli drinks. Monthly “Blacklight” DJ NMF Hour 3-7 p.m. with $2 PBR cans, $6 big Miller and “Work It Out” parties Scot’s $6.50 premium drafts Lites, $4 Fireball shots, free darts and free food Scot’s $2 off all Cosmos Sidecar Bar $1 off all beer bottles 3:30-7. Followed by Grrr, It’s Friday bear party Sidecar Bar $5 glasses of wine Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3 - 8 p.m. at 10 with $4 Red Stag shots and cocktails, plus Sidetrack Dudes, celebrating the male voices The Sofo Tap TapU college night with $6 Miller earlier drink specials we love. 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No cover 3160 POP Goes the Gio! and Coors Light drafts. $5 Bacardi bombs, before 9, $5 after 9 Touché 1st week - MAFIA; 2nd week - Full Moon $5 Fire Eater and El Jimador shots, DJs Riley Taverna 750 $20 bottles of champagne (Brut, party and contest; 3rd week - ONYX Club night, York, Bryan and Dominic. No cover before 9, Rose or Prosecco) Club Room open at 10 p.m. $5 after 9 Touché Handballer Night, red/white hanky Taverna 750 Free dessert with purchase of dinner specials, club room open SATURDAYS Touché Bear-Chested night @mosphere Dollar Store with male dancers from FRIDAYS 11 p.m., $5 Fireball shots THURSDAYS 3160 Pop Goes the Gio show Antronio’s Drag show at midnight 3160 Arnie Lanza @mosphere Bi-Polar Fridays with male dancers at Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m @mosphere $5 bombs and shots, male dancers 10:30 p.m. $5 Fireball shots Berlin $1 select shots, $3 Berlin Bombs, $5 Tropi- at 10 Antronio’s Got Leche? dance party with DJ Trini cal Sex, $5.50 Ultimat. Twisted w/ DJ Chester Antronio’s $3 Malibu drinks, $5 Long Islands and hot go-go boys or DJ Larissa, $5 and up cover starts at 11 p.m. 22 nightspots Oct. 16, 2013 1st & 3rd Sat: House of Santana drag show 9 Charlie’s Euchre 6 p.m., karaoke at 9 p.m., DJ Mary’s Attic Charity HamBINGO with Velicity p.m.-midnight D-Too 1-4 am Metropolis at 7 and 9 p.m., $5 Sauza Margaritas Big Chicks Euchre Club 6 p.m., DJ and dancing 10 The Closet Free darts, $5 Jose Margaritas Progress Bar VJ Riley York, $3 Blue Moon drafts, p.m., no cover Club Krave Drag Bingo @ 7 p.m. with Brandi $5 Jameson shots Bobby Love’s Karaoke featured artist nite, trivia Wyne, karaoke with Star Finder Karaoke at 9:30 Roscoe’s You’re the Star karaoke with Honey shots & giveaways w/ DJ Tim p.m., $2 drafts, $5 draft pitchers West, 10 p.m., $3 off all Martinis, $2.50 Miller Bonsai DJ Laura B Crew Open at 11 am, brunch menu until 3. $11 Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Lite Pitchers; $5 Smirnoff The Call $5 Absolut cocktails, video dance party Miller Lite pitchers, $6.50 well Bloody Marys, Bombs Charlie’s Country with DJ Michael B 9 p.m.-1:30 $13 Mimosa pitchers, $4.75 Beergarita pints, Scot’s $3.50 all domestic bottles a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu Downtown $4 Stella, trivia w/ Craig @ 9 & 11 Sidecar Bar DJ Foxfonix The Closet $5 Jose Margaritas DS Tequlia Co. Brunch 11 am-3 pm, in-season Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Show- Club Krave Club Krave Divas drag show, sports coverage all day, $9 liquor yards, $6 tunes, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. bartenders Romie and Markie, $10 mixed drink beer yards The Sofo Tap S.I.N. (Service Industry Night) $5 pitchers, DJ KY Hamburger Mary’s Brunch served ‘til 3 p.m., Jameson shots, $3 drafts, $3 well & select call Crew Open at 11 a.m., brunch until 3. $3.25 Bud HamBingo w/ Velicity at 8 cocktails, $2 featured cocktail. Bring in the Light pints, $6.50 well Bloody Marys, $13 Hydrate DJ Jeannette most coworkers and win Sofo Tap gift card Mimosa pitchers InnExile Karaoke by Mariah Productions Spin Dragzilla Drag Contest, where you can be Downtown $8 Vodka and Red Bulls, Scandalous Jackhammer $7 Long Islands, Amy Armstrong the star. Hosted by DiDa Ritz. 1st prize $100 Karaoke w/ Weston, 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. and Lloyd Young Open Mic Night cash. Sign up by 10:30, show at 11. $5 Absolut DS Tequlia Co. Brunch 11 am-3 pm, $5 16oz UV Jeffrey Pub Ol’ Skool dance party, no cover cocktails, $4 Miller Lite & Coors Light drafts, VJ vodka mugs (all day) Kit Kat Divalicious Brunch starring Madame X, 11 Tyrone 9 pm-2 am Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud a.m. - 3 p.m. (a la carte menu and $25 prix-fixe Taverna 750 $5 Chef’s choice gourmet pasta Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch menu available), half-price martinis bowl, $5 quartinos of wine Hamburger Mary’s Brunch served ‘til 3 p.m. Lucky Horseshoe Sunday Funday Touché Big Game Mondays -7 p.m., sports on the Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Sat.-Great Lakes Mary’s Attic MHeroes of Maryoke with Tara Hy- TV and euchre club Bears with DJ Chris Eterno, 2nd Sat.-Bear Dance man at 10. 2nd and 4th Sun. - Dragstravaganza Party with buffet, 3rd Sat.-Underwear Party at 8. $4 well, $3 dom. bottles TUESDAYS with DJ Phil DaBeatz minibar Brunch Gone Wild: $20 food and cham- 3160 Cabaret open mic Jeffrey Pub Girls All Night Out dance party, $3 pagne package, $10 Bloody Mary carafes, 11 @mosphere Bored Gaymes with Wii, cards, Jenga, cover, show with host Indigo Blue am-3 pm. Retox Dance Party: DJ Tony Tone, $10 Scrabble and more. $3 well, $5 electric lemon- Kit Kat Divalicious Brunch starring Madame X, 11 bottles of champagne, $4 Rumple Minze, $5 42 ade, $3 Bud Light/Miller Lite drafts a.m. - 3 p.m. (a la carte menu and $25 prix-fixe Below, $5 Long Islands, 4 pm-10 pm Antronio’s $2 domestics and Jimador shots menu available) Parlour Kick-Ass Karaoke with Sue Heggeland, $8 Berlin Sinful Circus with DJ Chester, $1 well and Late Bar DJ Dave Roberts spins New Wave club Miller Lite pitchers, $4 Pinnacle vodka PBR, $5 cover classics, $3 PBR, $3 Schlitz Tall Boys, no cover Progress Bar $10 champagne bottles Big Chicks $5.50 Golden Margaritas, $4 Mar- Mary’s Attic 1st, 2nd, 4th Sats. - Party in the Attic R Public House $12 lasagna special after 5 pm garitas, $5 Chicken burger night, $3 Meatball with resident DJs. 3rd Sat. - Monthly themed Scarlet Liquid brunch with DJs Dolo, Shawna, Sandwiches (dine-in only) dance parties with Velicity Metropolis. Step and Koncept; $12 champagne bottles; $5 Bobby Love’s $2 domestic, draft and well drinks. minibar Top 40 and club music with guest DJs Stoli drinks The Call Top 10 Tuesdays (watch Billboard top- weekly, 9 pm-3 am Sidecar Bar $5 Bloody Mary’s and $3 Mimosas , ranked videos), $5 Skyy cocktails, $12 Long Parlour Local Music Lounge/rotating DJs Walking Dead at 7 p.m. Island pitchers Roscoe’s No cover before 10 p.m., $5 cover after, Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Club Krave College Jock Night: first drink 50% off $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, $3 off Showtunes 4-9 p.m., best of the 60s-80s, 9 w/college ID, $2 well, $1 draft beer, $4 dom. Martinis, $3.50 Peroni Bottles, $5 Bacardibombs p.m.-2 a.m. pitchers Scarlet Crossfader Kings DJ Group and Li’l Mikey, The Sofo Tap $5Jameson shots and PBR. $3 Miller The Closet $3 well, Trivia Tuesdays $5 imports Lite drafts. Untapped music series hosted by Crew $4.75 Beergarita pints, $1 tacos (beef, Sidetrack Sidetrack Classics 3 - 9 p.m., Best of Stephen Leonard, 7-10 pm, $ 5 PBR & Jameson chicken tinga, grilled chicken), $2 tacos Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 3 am shot combo, $3 Miller Lite drafts (shrimp, BBQ pork) The Sofo Tap 1st Sat.: DILF party for men over Spin Sunday Funday karaoke w/ Kyle 9 pm- 1am, Downtown $5 Jäger, Talentless Tuesday Karaoke 35 and men who want them. Hosted by Jason $10 beer pitchers and supersized Absolut cock- with Off-Key Kenny Hendrix, DJ Marc ‘Moose’ Moder. Hot Daddy tails. Open at 2 with free pool and games. DS Tequlia Co. Starving Artist Industry Night Contest at midnight. 3rd St.: OTTER party, Taverna 750 Martini brunch 11 a.m.-3 p.m. ($25 $5 create your own burger + $1 toppings hosted by Gary Gangi, DJ Moose. Last Sat.: for two courses; $2 martinis and champagne) 5-11pm, $3 Jameson, $3 Slammers (shots), $2 GEAR party: get your fetish on. 9 pm-3 am, $4 Followed by $15 standard taster menu and $18 Select cans Stella drafts, $4 Fireball shots premium taster menu at 6 p.m. Hamburger Mary’s ‘Tini-Tuesday with $2 off all Spin Dance party with resident DJs Riley York, Touché Open at noon, beer bust, 50¢ Bud & Bud Mary’s specialty martinis, “Pop Quiz” trivia Chester, Bryan and Dominic. $5 Skyy bombs Light drafts, pool tournament at 7 p.m., movie night in with Keven Pipkens in Rec Room, $2 (all flavors), $5 Peroni drafts, $5 Bacardi bombs. night in club room at 10 p.m. PBR cans 1st Sat./mo: Chicago Is Burning vogueing party Hydrate $1 drinks and $4 Rebel bombs with DiDa Ritz and DJ Chester MONDAYS Jackhammer Karaoke with Creagh 10 p.m., $3 Taverna 750 $5 late-nite menu, 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. 3160 Open-mic comedy showcase Bacardi and Finlandia (all flavors) Touché Open 3 p.m., 1st week-Great Lakes Bears, Big Chicks $2 off all pitchers, $1 1/4lb burgers, $5 Kit Kat Half-price martinis, tarot card readings by Weekly fetish parties @ 10 p.m. Club Room Veggie Burgers (dine-in only) Therese Murphy open Bonsai Bar Monday Night Social industry night, Lucky Horseshoe Buff Night with the biggest and DJ Chrissy Riordan, 4-5-6 drink specials for beefiest boys SUNDAYS industry minibar Tapas Tuesdays: Half off all tapas at the @mosphere 1st and 3rd Sunday: DIVA starring The Call All-request video night, $2.50 well, $3 minicafe 5-11 pm Angelique Munro. $4 Hornitos Lime shots Miller Lite bottles, $12 Long Island pitchers Parlour $3 well Antronio’s $5 Margaritas Charlie’s $2 well, $3 Bacardi, $10 Absolut pitchers, Progress Bar Honey Pot ladies night with DJ All Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m., 2 line dance lessons 7 p.m., It’s Just BINGO Bitch the Way Kay, special guest DJs, $5 Jim Beam for 1 admission with coupon available at www. with Man Fag at 11 p.m. Honey shots and cocktails thebatonshowlounge.com. Crew Pub Stumpers trivia at 8 pm, $50 bar tab for R Public House $12 fried chicken special Berlin $2 PBRs, $3 Heinekens, $5.50 So Co. 1st winning team, $5 Absolut cocktails, 1/2 price Scarlet DJ Luna, $5 mini vodka lemonade pitchers Sunday: Madonnarama w/ DJ Riley York. 2nd flatbread pizza (7 varieties to choose from) Scot’s $2 off all Martinis Sunday: True Faith ‘80s night w/ DJ Chester; Downtown Industry night with ‘80/’90s music Sidecar Bar Q&A Trivia at 8:30 p.m., $6 house Last Sunday: “Block Rockin” ‘90s Night w/Greg DS Tequlia Co. Half off all food 5-11pm martinis, $4 draft beers Haus & Chester Halsted’s $5.95 burgers, $4 22 oz. Bud Lights Sidetrack Divas night, celebrating the female Big Chicks Free BBQ/inside picnic at 4:30 p.m., Hamburger Mary’s ‘Margarita Mondays, $5 voices we love $2.50 vodka lemonades Sauza Margarita pints, HamBingo with Velicity The Sofo Tap Tringo (part trivia, part bingo) at 9, Bobby Love’s Open at noon with Connie Metropolis at 8 pm $5 Absolut cocktails Bonsai Bar $2 Mimosas, $4 well cocktails. Open Hydrate $1 drinks all night, no cover before Spin Drag Queen Bingo w/ Mercedes 10 pm - 1 at 1 p.m. midnight, DJ Laura B. am with fun prizes and end-of-night grand Bucks Sunday cookout, $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Jackhammer $3 U-Call-It (excluding Long Islands prize. $4 Heinekens, $5 Bacardi cocktails, $6.50 Schnapps and Martinis), free pool, Delmaria’s Drag Show “O-69” 42BELOW martinis The Call $12 Long Island pitchers, $5.50 Pinnacle at 1 a.m. Touché Hard Core Tuesdays, club room open whipped vodka, After-beach party until 9 p.m., Lucky Horseshoe Industry Night at 10 p.m. showtune videos after 9 Kit Kat Half-price entire menu (food and drinks) nightspots 23 Oct. 16, 2013 WHERE MY BAR AT? NORTHSIDE 23 Charlie’s DOWNTOWN 1 @mosphere 2.0 3726 N. Broadway Ave. 45 The Baton 5355 N. Clark St. CharliesChicago.com 436 N. Clark St. atmospherebar.com 24 Circuit TheBatonShowLounge.com 2 The Anvil 3641 N. Halsted St. 46 Downtown 1137 W. Granville Ave. circuitnightclubchicago.com 440 N. State St. 3 Big Chicks 25 The Closet DowntownBarandLounge.com 5024 N. Sheridan Rd. 3325 N. Broadway Ave. 47 Sanctuary BigChicks.com theclosetchicago.com 632 N. Dearborn Ave. 4 The Call 26 D.S.Tequila Co. CastleChicago.com 1547 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. 3352 N. Halsted St. 48 Second Story Bar CallBarChicago.com dstequila.com 157 E. Ohio St. 5 Crew 27 Elixir 4804 N. Broadway Ave. 3452 N. Halsted St. The OUTSKIRTS WorldsGreatestBar.com ElixirChicago.com 49 Club Escape 6 The Glenwood 28 Halsted’s 1530 E. 75th St. 6962 N. Glenwood St. 3441 N. Halsted St. ClubEscapeChicago.com TheGlenwoodBar.com HalstedsChicago.com 50 E.M. Lounge 7 Hamburger Mary’s/Mary’s Attic 29 Hydrate 4247 W. Armitage Ave. 5400 N. Clark St. 3458 N. Halsted St. em-lounge.com HamburgerMarys.com/Chicago HydrateChicago.com 51 InnExile 8 Jackhammer 30 Kit Kat 5758 W. 65th St. 6406 N. Clark St. 3700 N. Halsted St. InnExileChicago.com Jackhammer-Chicago.com KitKatChicago.com 52 Jeffrey Pub 9 Joie De Vine 31 Late Bar 7041 S. Jeffery Blvd. 1744 W. Balmoral Ave. 3534 W. Belmont Ave. 53 La Cueva 10 Man’s Country latebarchicago.com 4153 W. 26th St. 5017 N. Clark St. (bath) 32 Little Jim’s MansCountryChicago.com 3501 N. Halsted St. The Burbs 11 Parlour LittleJimsChicago.com 54 Antronio’s 6341 N. Clark St. 33 Lucky Horseshoe 6319 W. Roosevelt Rd. ParlourOnClark.com 3169 N. Halsted St. Berwyn, IL 12 R Public House LuckyHorseshoeLounge.com antroniosbarandgrill.com 1508 W. Jarvis Ave. 34 Manhandler 55 Club Krave RPublicHouse.com 1948 N. Halsted St. 13126 S. Western Ave. 13 Scot’s 35 minibar/winebar Blue Island, IL 1829 W. Montrose Ave. 3341 N. Halsted St. ClubKrave.com ChicagoScotsBar.com minibarchicago.com 56 Forest View Lounge 14 Sidecar Bar 36 North End 4519 S. Harlem Ave. 6920 N. Glenwood Ave. 3733 N. Halsted St. Berwyn, IL 15 The Sofo Tap NorthEndChicago.com forestviewlounge.com 4923 N. Clark St. 37 Progress Bar 57 Hideaway TheSofoTap.com 3359 N. Halsted St. 7301 W. Roosevelt Rd. 16 Spyners ProgressBarChicago.com Forest Park, IL 4623 N. Western Ave. 38 Replay hideawayforestpark.com Spyners.com 3439 N. Halsted St. 58 John L’s Place 17 Touché 39 Roscoe’s 335 154th Pl. 6412 N. Clark St. 3356 N. Halsted St. Calumet City, IL ToucheChicago.com Roscoes.com 59 John L’s II 40 Scarlet 12456 S. Western Ave. BOYSTOWN 3320 N. Halsted St. Blue Island, IL 18 3160 ScarletBarChicago.com 60 Maneuvers 3160 N. Clark St. 41 Sidetrack 118 E. Jefferson St. myspace.com/Chicago3160 3349 N. Halsted St. Joliet, IL 19 Berlin SidetrackChicago.com JolietManeuvers.com 954 W. Belmont Ave. 42 Spin 61 Phoenix Bar BerlinChicago.com 800 W. Belmont Ave. 1932 E. Higgins Rd. 20 Bobby Love’s Spin-Nightclub.com Elk Grove Village, IL 3729 N. Halsted St. 43 Steamworks PhoenixBarChicago.com BobbyLoves.com 3246 N. Halsted St. (bath) 21 Bonsai Bar and Lounge SteamworksBaths.com indiana 3503 N. Halsted St. 44 Taverna 750 62 Dick’s R U Crazee? BonsaiBarChicago.com 750 W. Cornelia St. 1221 E. 150th St. 22 Cell Block Taverna750.com Hammond, IN 3702 N. Halsted St. DicksRUCrazee.com www.CellBlock-Chicago.com 24 nightspots Oct. 16, 2013 TRAVEL

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“Family” from all over AND DON’T MISS ... Florida gathers each • Saturdays at Revolution year for Come Out With (375 S. Bumby Ave., www. Pride Orlando (www. revolutionorlando.com) get sapphic comeoutwithpride. (and graphic) with this night for com). This week-long “girls who love girls and the friends celebration of Pride spans who love them.” Get scandalized the city and includes a by the Les Vixens burlesque revue, parade, a huge Pride fest tip a bitch during the Ladies of the on the shores of Lake Eola, Majestic Theater show featuring and a stunning range of Sasha Colby, and break it down to entertainment, which this the sounds of DJ Joanie. No cover. year included the likes • What happens at Parliament of Chicago-based gay House (410 N. Orange Blossom Trail, country sensation Steve www.parliamenthouse.com) stays Grand (above) and our at Parliament House. ‘Nuff said. It’s a very own beloved cabaret club, it’s a hotel, it’s a feeding frenzy. couple Amy Armstrong Come hungry. and Freddy Allen (below). nightspots 25 Oct. 16, 2013 Brought to you by the combined efforts of WINDY CITY DOIN’ STUFF nightspots TIMES Wed., Oct. 16 7 pm, 3341 N. Halsted St., drafts, $6 Fireball shots. 9 Grisafe, Marcus Terell, The Burlington Camp Burly, www.minibarchicago.com p.m. 800 W. Belmont Ave. Sandra Antongiorgi and featuring Shea Coulee, Rocky Horror and a Little 3160 The Chicago Gong Steve Grand. Noon-2 p.m., VOXBOX and a special Bit More Cabaret Show Show. Hosted by Rodrigo 401 S. 2nd St., Springfield, guest. A free monthly Starring Amy Armstrong Carillo. Three judges, a IL, www.marchonspring- night of music and drink and Freddy Allen. 7 pm, gong and prizes. All funds field.org in Logan Square for queer, Circuit Nightclub, 3641 N. raised go to benefit A March on Springfield for gay, lesbian, and other- Halsted St. Church 4 Me and The Marriage Equality will wise funky and/or scruffy Berlin Drag Matinee with Crib youth shelter at The take place on the sched- individuals. Free up front; special guest Wendy Ho. Night Ministry. Sign up uled first day of the fall $5 for show in the back. 10 p.m. 954 W. Belmont to perform or reserve veto session of the Illinois 3425 W. Fullerton Ave. Ave. your $10 VIP seating at State Legislature. Noon, Sidecar Bar Comedy Night Taverna 750 Tamale Turns www.achurch4me.org. www.marchonspringfield. featuring Andrea Cordts, 100 Years Old (65 Years $5 suggested donation at org Marla Depew, Jason Earl Early). Grab a drink and the door. 8 pm. 3160 N. Club Krave Katy Perry CD Folks, Michael Levine, maybe a small plate; Clark St. release and giveaway. Peter Papchronopoulos. everyone’s invited. 750 W. The Driftwood Make a 13126 S. Western Ave., Kristin Revere and Ashley Cornelia St. Straight Boy Wet For Blue Island, IL Thornton. Hosted by #GodHatesHashtags Equality! A wet boxer Graham Troyer-Joy. $4 well GayCo Productions pres- contest featuring a bad Wed., Oct. 23 cocktails, $6 double pints. ents the brand new sketch boy, a pretty boy, the geek Sidetrack Night of 100 Drag 6920 N. Glenwood Ave. comedy show: a searingly chic, the breader bear and Queens. Join Equality silly look at the evolving the jock so come out and Illinois for the two-night gay community, exploring support your boy. Raising extravaganza. Now in its Thursday, Oct. 17 the burning questions; funds for a bus to the Jackhammer This first 21st year, this year’s theme is Stockholm syndrome March on Springfield. All is 100 Shades of Drag. 7 HIV-poz and poz-friendly necessarily a BAD thing; is money made over the cost viral social network’s pm, 3349 N. Halsted St., there more to the twerk- of the bus will be donated www.eqil.org Halloween party and cos- ers of Halsted than meets to The Civil Rights Agenda. tume contest. Costumes Fabitat Baathhaus performs the eye; and with all the 9 pm, 1021 W. Montrose at ths special Halloween are encourage but not recent advancements in Ave. required to attend the edition of the new Wicker gay rights, how will we Park queer night. “Drag event. Contest begins at handle our happily ever 8:30 pm. Food, $2 Miller Monday, Oct. 21 Me to Hell” performances after? 7:30 pm, http:// Spin Dragzilla Amateur Drag from scream queens Lucy and Bud products, $3 gayco.com/godhate- premium domestics. 7-10 Contest. Come party with Stoole, Anita Borshen and shashtags RuPaul’s Drag Race Season Curlene Ribbon; ghastly pm, 6406 N. Clark St. Margaret Cho: MOTHER The gAy List Bus: Fear City 4 Fan Fave DiDa Ritz as she grooves by resident DJ Emmy & Grammy hosts Spin’s amateur drag Adam El Diablo. 9 pm-2 $40 cash will cover trans- nominated comedian portation, both haunted contest every Monday. am. Double Door’s Door and actress Margaret Cho 10pm, 800 W. Belmont No. 3, 1551 N. Damen Ave. attractions and Fast Pass. is returning to the road Cash day-of, please. The Ave. in support of her new The Baton Rummage sale. bus will depart from stand-up comedy show. 8 Thursday, Oct. 24 7-Eleven at Roscoe & Hal- Gowns, costumes, wigs, Sidetrack Night of 100 Drag pm, The Chicago Theatre, shoes, jewelry and more sted with a second pick up 175 N. State St., www. Queens. Join Equality by Walgreens at Broadway just in time for Halloween. Illinois for the two-night thechicagotheatre.com 6-10 p.m. 436 N. Clark St. & Bryn Mawr. 7:30 pm Touche BLUFChicago Gear extravaganza. Now in its Night. Join BLUF for their 21st year, this year’s theme Friday, Oct. 18 monthly leather uniform Tuesday, Oct. 22 is 100 Shades of Drag. 7 Touche Club Rush Night. night held on the third Rock the March: Pre-rally pm, 3349 N. Halsted St., Meet reps from Chicago’s Saturday of each month. Concert for March on www.eqil.org many leather/fetish clubs. Barbers and bootblacks on Springfield for Marriage 6412 N. Clark St. duty. 10 pm, 6412 N. Clark Equality Featuring Chi- Friday, Oct. 25 Saturday, Oct. 19 St., www.facebook.com/ cago Gay Men’s Chorus, NEVERLAND Ratchet minibar Minibar’s Wedding blufchicago Windy City Performing Ball. Kick off Halloween Event & Charity Drive for Spin Dollhouse Drag Show: Arts, Artemis Singers, weekend with the Ratchet March On Springfield. Halloween Edition, featur- Amasong, Jammin’ For Ball, headlined by major Come cheer on two amaz- ing Vixen, Tyra Beach, Kiki Justice EarthBeat Drum- international DJ/Producer ing couples as they tie the Fierce, Eve and Raven mers, Lakeside Pride Danny Verde, and hosted knot. A charity drive for Samore St. James. DJ Riley Freedom Marching Band, by Brent Corrigan. 10 pm, the March on Springfield. York and VJ Dominic. $5 C.C. Carter, De’Borah, KO- Hydrate, 3458 N. Halsted Bacardi bombs, $5 Peroni KUMO, Stephen Leonard, St., www.facebook.com/ 26 nightspots SONiA, Honey West, Sami Oct. 16, 2013 neverlandparties Parlour The Bronze: The 3656 N. Halsted St., www. and midnight. Costume Berlin Wax Trax showcase ultimate Buffy party. lakesidepride.org contest. No cover before with DJs Greg Haus and Presented by Northern Jackhammer Celebrate 8 pm; $5 after. 800 W. JenaMax. 954 W. Belmont Lights and The Qu. DJ Erik Nightspots editor Kirk Belmont Ave. Ave. Roldan. Performances Williamson’s 39th on the Berlin PicturePlane LIVE at Crew Rocky Horror Picture by Nicole Garneau, Holly 29th with some ridicu- midnight. Total therapy Show & Sing-along. Deck, and Stevie Hnilicka. lously late-nite karaoke with Supreme Cuts and Celebrate the campy Sunnydale runway for by Creaoke. And don’t call DJ Svengali. Presented by classic with all the props, prizes. 11 pm, 6341 N. him too early the next Stardust. 954 W. Belmont lyrics and one-liners. $2 Clark St. morning. 10 pm-4 am, Ave. PBR cans, $4.25 312 pints, Mary’s Attic Wig Night Out 6406 N. Clark St. Touche Halloween in $4.50 Ketel One Oranje Chicago. A benefit for Hell. Treats, tricks and a Skinny Lemonades. Best Poiint Foundation, provid- Wed., Oct. 30 costume contest with cash costume contest at 11 ing scholarships and The Call Nunn’s Halloween prizes. 6412 N. Clark St. p.m. $100 cash/prizes 1st mentoring to LGBT youth. Habit, featuring world fa- URBANO Halloween Party @ place; $50 cash/prizes 2nd $10 suggested donation. mous singers, comedians, Circuit. Costuem contest place. 4804 N. Broadway 9 pm. 5400 N. Clark St., female illusionists, cos- with $1000 1st prize. ATL www.wignightout.org tume contest, celebrities, superstar DJ Maestro, sexy Saturday, Oct. 26 appetizers, drink specials Urbano dancers. 11 pm-4 Spin Halloween Ball. Two Sunday, Oct. 27 and tons of prizes. $20 am. 3641 N. Halsted St. contests at midnight: Best Berlin Depeche Mode/ suggested donation at the Drag and Best Costume. New Order: A Multimedia door with proceeds ben- Friday, Nov. 1 $500 1st prize; $200 Mixdown. 10 p.m. 954 W. efiting Vital Bridges. 6 pm, URBANO Halloween Party @ 2nd prize; $75 3rd prize. Belmont Ave. 1547 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. Circuit. Costuem contest Hosted by Debbie Fox. with $1000 1st prize. ATL Two dancefloors with VJ Tuesday, Oct. 29 Thursday, Oct. 31 superstar DJ Maestro, sexy Dominic and DJ Riley York. Lakeside Pride Jazz Spin Halloween $1 Urbano dancers. $5 at the $5 Miller Lite drafts. 800 W. Ensemble: Zombie Drink Night. Hocus door 11 pm-midnight with Belmont Ave. Apocalypse Featuring Pocus drag show with flyer or text. 11 pm-4 am. Touche Ripe In Hell. Lights shhh…OUT! Lakeside Specificity Jones, Tequila 3641 N. Halsted St. out blast with hot dancers Pride Jazz Ensemble. 7:30 Mockingbird and Vixen. and DJ Intelect. 6412 N. pm, Center on Halsted, Performances at 11 pm Clark St. JUDGING A Confessions of a Nunn PORN BY ITS by Jerry Nunn COVER Jerry Nunn: This video might bring amateur to a whole new level. Diablo: Do you think the cover is airbrushed? Bowser Makes a JN: Not more than that Sound of Music Porn promo picture! by Dirty Bird Pictures D: The back cover has some interesting shots.

Tristan introduces the film. He explains how he doors in the first place? wanted to go behind the camera and that this is his JN: Aquamarine sheets are never a good idea, first video. also. D: The duo shot at the same time so that is a JN: Where are Tristan’s lovely locks? bonus. D: I think I liked him better when he was young and innocent. Mike Rocks is interviewed by Tristan before his solo JN: Tristan has one of those piercings in the back scene is filmed. of his neck. D: I would not want that getting snagged on JN: Mike looks like he’s in junior high. anything. D: Tristan just asked him for an ID, thank gawd. JN: He’s inspecting his first subject. JN: He asked Mike what his sexual preference is D: What a size queen [laughs]. and he said, “Sex on the beach.” JN: Lighting should be the first thing he adjusts. D: Tristan is judging him hard. D: It is shady, lady. JN: Rocks has a hairstyle just like Ed Grimley. JN: His first model doesn’t have a porn star body D: “I like to stroke it, I must say!” to start with. JN: There Tristan goes again making himself the D: The fuchsia colored dildo is not doing it for me star of the show. either. D: At least he’s showing his versatile side in this JN: Next! scene. JN: The double-headed dildo between the two of Tristan meets Jason Crew on the street and invites them means he ran out of gas. him over to make a movie. D: Rocks grew up a bit by the end.

D: Did he just say, “My name is Jason Crew, that’s A more recent scene with Rusty Stevens and who I am!”? Jamison Pierce ends with a shower. JN: I thought only Eminem talked like that. D: Tristan is breaking down the fourth wall and is JN: This flick works for the amateur fetish crowd. sucking his subjects. D: It never takes off the ground for a Dirty Bird JN: I guess it was too much to ask to be just a Picture. cameraman. JN: Tristan may be making a porn but who’s D: He needed more attention. watching? JN: Something needed more attention and I think D: Here’s my question: Who is Bowser? it was Crew’s member. D: Tristan is a really good looking guy but he tries Nunn’s Golden Rule: too hard. Porn star names should never be Rusty. JN: Why do you think that is? Is it all the tattoos and piercings? Jerry Nunn: Crucifix down. D: Yes, I believe he has everything pierced that I Diablo: Pitchfork down. can think of. JN: The interior design is atrocious in this For more Dirty Birds, visit www.dirtybirdpictures. bedroom. com. D: Who came up with cheap mirrors on closet

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Thugs are better than drugs. Photo by Anthony Meade

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