February 11, 2009 #981

Expand Expand your mind with the newly (and massively) expanded Spin! page 6 inSIDE Pubert’s Lonely Hearts Meet Mr. Chicago Leather Valentine’s gift guide. 2009 at Touché. page 36 page 21

out in the stars by Charlene Lichtenstein Mars conjuncts Jupiter this hearts. Lucky thing! you want to accomplish you week and gives us a rocket in set into motion now. Before our pocket. Launch yourself LEO (JULY 24 - AUG. 23) Not long you will be whispering in into new situations and see only do proud Lions ache to the wind. Become a gale force how high you can soar. Plan connect, they find that there yourself. ahead for a soft landing are many folks who reach February 11, 2009 instead of the usual splat. out to them. If you are on the CAPRICORN (DEC. 23 - JAN. #981 prowl, it is time to hunt. No one 20) Pink Caps learn their ARIES (MARCH 21 - APRIL is an island. But if you had to fiscal lesson and apply it to cover 20) Proud Rams are the ones be one, make it somewhere in their advantage. Consider to be and the ones to be seen. the Caribbean. spoiling a certain someone THE SEXPOTS Put efforts into building up your with something luxurious and OF SPIN social calendar and moving VIRGO (AUG. 24 - SEPT. expensive. Not only will you photo and design by into important circles. Alas, 23) Office politics will go your make your intentions known, Bret Grafton, as the week wears on, you way this week. Queer Virgins your generosity will carry you. photografton.com find yourself slipping down have a spark of genius that Grab any advantage. the scale and relegated to the will captivate and inspire. See sidelines. Push, push, push! what you want to do, enlist the AQUARIUS (JAN. 21 - FEB. INDEX support of your co-workers 19) Not only are Aqueerians THAT GUY TAURUS (APRIL 21 - MAY 21) and see how high or far you able to break the mold, they 6 Make your corporate move. can climb. Maybe to the next remold any circumstance to fit THE DJ, THE MUSIC You find yourself in the right cubicle? their purpose. This is no time & YOU place at the right time. Do what to be lazy and expect the world 10 you need to triumph over the LIBRA (SEPT. 24 - OCT. 23) to come to you. It is a time WHAT DO YOU WANNA competition and take control. Proud Libras find romance in a to spread yourself thin and DO? Of course sometimes delegat- garden of earthly delights. See show folks what you can do. 12 ing the dirty work is a better what makes you happy and Postpone that nap! NIGHTSPOTS VALEN- approach. I’ll never reveal go for it. Things glide your way TINE’S CARDS the truth. and you find that it is profitable PISCES (FEB. 20 - MARCH 15-16 as well as enjoyable. Too soon 20) Guppies will be unable to PRETZEL LOGIC GEMINI (MAY 22 - JUNE this energy dissipates and you keep anything under wraps 18 21) There is something that are back to working for a living. this week. Hidden things are THE SPREAD makes pink Twins ready, How sad. pushed out into the open and 20-21 INTERMISSION willing and able to spread their you have nothing to fear. What 26-27 loving influence to the widest SCORPIO (OCT. 24 - NOV. a relief! There may be a secret CALENDAR audiences. If travel is difficult 22) Your home becomes a Valentine that turns out to be 30-31 or expensive, find new outlets center of activity, queer Scorp. not-so-secret after all. Uh oh. WHERE MY BAR AT? for your electric personality. The secret to your success Shocking connections are now will be to improve your (c) 2009 THE STARRY EYE, LLC., All 32 Rights Reserved. For Entertainment WHAT’S UP? possible... and welcome! surroundings in addition to Purposes Only. 34-35 ramping up the entertainment. PUBERT’S V-DAY GIFTS CANCER (JUNE 22 - JULY Plan a few home projects and Lichtenstein’s blog, www.thestarry- 36 23) Gay Crabs attract anyone you will be sure to have some eye.typepad.com covers everything new age. Her astrology book who they choose to attract. help this week. “HerScopes: A Guide To Astrology For You are too sexy, if that is Lesbians” is an international sensa- possible. Spread the sugar SAGITTARIUS (NOV. 23 - tion. Buy it and feel the vibration. and see how far your honey DEC. 22) Gay Archers are es- takes you. Valentine’s Day is pecially eloquent for a change. approaching and you collect Advance any personal agenda. more than your fair share of Make sure that anything that

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nightspots 5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL 60640 773.871.7610, fax 773.871.7609 www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com Expand Expand your mind with the newly (and massively) expanded Spin! page 6 [email protected] inSIDE Pubert’s Lonely Heart’s Meet Mr. Chicago Leather Valentine’s gift guide. 2009 at Touché. page 36 page 21 DOWNload: www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com that guy by Kirk Williamson Have you missed me, kid- Spin. They have seriously A few folks approached me dies? You should know I gone above and beyond, expressing concern over wouldn’t leave you for that transforming themselves Wild Pug’s new GAYSIA long. It’s not in my blood. into a freaking complex. night. My response to them The metamorphosis is truly was two-fold: 1) Lighten the So, after five years of being stunning. To herald the new fuck up; 2) Brainchild of DJ in the rhythm of getting this day in Spin design, we Oskar (himself an actual, rag out weekly, I kind of lost contracted visual artist Bret factual Asian person), GAY- my damn mind this week Grafton to create this week’s SIA caters to the hottest and forgot how to do even cover. And create he did! Asian men this side of, well, the simplest of tasks. It’s Check out page 23 for info Asia... and their friends and late Sunday night and I am on Bret’s upcoming show at well-wishers. No racism, just just now beginning to get a Center on Halsted, opening good ol’ Asian fun... and dim feel for this new schedule. I Friday, March 6. sum. OK, maybe that was a hope my fatigue translates little inappropriate. into yuks. And stay tuned for more info on Spin’s upcoming The beat goes on at Scarlet And speaking of yuk, the anniversary! with Amy’s Dominatrix Love Story Valentine’s card Night, now the first Wednes- on page 15 was just too hard On the anniversary tip, a tip day of each month. to resist. Please clip out this of the hat to 3160 on their year’s batch of cards and third anniversary! And I’m sorry I missed what send them to ones you love, looked like a great time at ones you hope one day to Sundays are the new Sat- Hydrate for their Flirting For love, ones you love no more urdays (which were, oddly Disaster event. Kat brought or even ones whom you enough, the even older back her usual 182,000 great have no plans to love. Any Wednesday afternoons). Get pictures, llike this one of way you slice it, we’ve got nailed at Resurrection Sun- Alexandra St. James. Such you covered. days at Charlie’s. DJ LuLu a great self-promoter, that brings your fav club hits of Alex. She can always get a And yes, that was an actual yesteryear back from the plug in... Craigslist post that I did just dead along with lights by JT, to turn it into a card. As to $2 well drinks, $2 domestic the identity of the crotch bottles and $1 PBRs. model, well... a few drinks might pry it out of me.

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This is the infinite playlist column because I am going to dig through my iTunes library and tell you about a bunch of the cool songs you should check out. Okay? Okay. Now, let’s begin!

From the Italian label Time Records is the new single from Sergio D’Angelo featuring Andrea Love entitled “To The Sky.” The Chriss Ortega mix is why you should check this one out. It’s a strong track that doesn’t require a lot of tricks. The vocals from Ms. Love are so on-point, I was hunting to buy this on the net the second I heard the streaming edit on their Web site (www.timeres.it). No disrespect to Mr. Ron Carroll, but this is everything “What A Wonderful World” should have been; what makes this track shine are strong diva vocals with an actual message of hope, as opposed to merely the image of it. I don’t know what label is picking this up stateside, but they will Item Of The Month be lucky if they do.

Next song on the infinite playlist is “If You Seek Amy” by Britney Spears. Of Course, the hub-bub is that if you say it out loud, it sounds more like “ If U. C. K. me,” if you catch my drift. Of Britney, the drama and Fox news controversy is so much fun on a drab day. It almost takes away the sting of being alone on Valentine’s. What a cruel world! The remixes should be coming soon, I know I have seen To see more and some bootlegs. for more information, go to Okay, so this infinite playlist www.LeatherArchives.org only has three tracks, the last of which is Diva by Be- yoncé. It’s her new single, and a good choice. Well, at least it is after hair, make-up, TAKE A BITE and music video are all in place. ADVERTISE YOUR RESTAURANT [email protected] : open 24 hours. IN THIS SPACE.

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We’ve all been there. You have a date and you want to go to a bar afterwards because you don’t think it’s going to work out with this one and why delay finding the next one, right? I know. I’ve been there.

Go to Las Mañanitas at 3523 N. Halsted St. It’s cheap. It’s easy. It’s right there. Wow, that could describe the last date that I took there. You can Gettin’ hot, hot, hot at the 3rd annual Chili Cookoff at get a foundation buzz going and eat some OK Mexican food. Just make sure to avoid the musi- Crew photos by Kirk cal fruit or else there will be a “ring of solitude” around you at the bar later.

I had the chimichanga Cancun last time I was there and I have to caution to skip that dish. The shrimp didn’t taste fresh and the sauce was weird. Stick to the staples and you’ll be fine. The tacos, enchiladas and burritos are quite tasty and come in good-sized portions. Of course, have Margaritas. If your date continually talks about his last boyfriend and then calls him from the table, have four.

You say your goodbyes, walk him home, and pre- tend to head home until you are out of his sight range. Then, dodge into a bar to find Mr. Next.

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My front door’s open. I want you to come over, find me in my Valentine-print boxers, pin me to the ground, whip out your huge cock and feed me chocolates from a frilly, ...never heart-shaped box. Grind your massive schlong deep inside me as I bombard you with platitudes about having soul-mates and eternal devotion. Then you can meet my mother. No fats/fems. to say you’re sore-y.

YOU PUT THE EX IN SEX Mein Valentine’s Liebchen I wouldn’t date you again in a million years, but I’d probably fuck you after a few beers.

Kat on a Hot Tin Stage by Randy Pubert

“Whine Up,” the debut single from Dominican singer Kat De Luna’s 9 Lives CD went gold, with a little help from Elephant Man and producer Akon. Afterwards, her second single “Run the Show” with Busta Rhymes tore up the dance charts. Kat sat down for a chat with Nightspots magazine before flying out of the country.

Randy Pubert: So I heard you are stuck at the airport. Where are you going? Kat De Luna: London. We are promoting my new album. It will be out there this summer.

RP: So you were born in the Bronx. Have you been to Chicago before? KD: Yes, actually. I went there to promote my album and ence my music a lot. Just being bilingual influenced my did some shows in the clubs. I was promoting the single music and who I am. I think in both languages, I write “Whine Up.” in both languages as well. I think it’s a great advantage. It gives me the opportunity to have stages, the Spanish RP: My boyfriend wore out that song this past sum- and the American. mer. That song has the best energy! KD: Tell him I said “Hi!” I am flattered that he loves me. RP: They play your video for “In the End” on MTV Tr3s all the time and you were nominated Best New RP: You were on the True Colors tour. How was Artist. that? KD: I wasn’t aware of that one. Thanks for telling me. I KP: It was amazing. I had the most fun! I loved Cyndi do know with this new video that people are going to be Lauper. Now I am coming out with my second album. wowed. I like to be unexpected. I hope people keep on I don’t know if you have had a chance to see the new voting for me. video. If you haven’t, go to my Myspace page RP: What inspired the name of the new CD, Inside RP: Your new single is called “Unstoppable” with Out? Li’l Wayne. KD: I feel like I am bringing the girl that’s inside of me KP: Yes, it means that no matter what I am not going out for the public to see. The first album was a taste. to be stopped from getting to the top. Li’l Wayne is so The second album is who I am. It’s very important to talented—nominated for all these Grammys. I really me. look up to him as a performer for all the Musically, sonically it is very different. It is very pop, very trials and tribula- American. At the same time very Kat DeLuna. tions that he has gone through. For RP: So not a lot of Spanish this time out? him to be on my first KD: No. If I am going to do something in Spanish then single is an honor. I will do an EP, specifically for Spanish people so I can give them their own CD. Are you coming to see me on RP: You grew up the gay tour? It’s going to be awesome! I am expecting on the Dominican you, okaaay… Republic. How did that influence your RP: We will be in front of the stage at Circuit, see music? ya there! KD: Well, I lived there for a couple of Kat de Luna—along with the Club Papi dancers—will years then I came be at Circuit on February 12. Purchase tickets at www. back to the United wantickets.com/clubpapi or directly at Circuit Nightclub. 18 States. It did influ- February 11, 2009 Saturday, February 14 My SLUTTY Valentine Hosted by Derek & Johnny of BrokeStraightBoys.com

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24 February 11, 2009 Flirting For Disaster with the Red Cross and Northalsted Area Merchants Assn. at IntermissionPSME 2.0 JEF 8FJSE facebook’s 25 random things It’s a full-fledged, out-of-control meme on Facebook. If you use the service, odds are you’ve seen (and been tagged to fill out) a 25 Random Things About Me note. Normally, here at the Weird, the snark cup overfloweths and I would react much as Time curmudgeon Claire Suddath did in her recent column 25 Things I Didn’t Want to Know About You. However, I typically reserve my snark for people other than my friends. I’d never call them stupid, unfunny, or uninsightful (at least not in print) and I certainly wouldn’t spill any of their 25 Things (even anonymously) in the pages of Time magazine to fill up a column I was too lazy to write. But then, I’m also not a friend-whore who has connections that I’d “barely recognize in real life.” (Oh, and for the record, my friends are intelligent, funny, and insightful. I guess we’re measured by the company we keep, huh, Claire? I think someone’s friend list is going to be getting a touch shorter in the coming days but since you barely recognize them, you won’t miss them.) Rather than pilfering from my friends, here are 15 of my 25 Things. I’d have given you all 25, but after having to waste space bitchslapping Claire, there wasn’t room. At least it gives you a taste of the idea.

1) I like pork rinds. I mean I reeeeaally like pork rinds; it’s almost time I enjoyed it was when I did it in high school for Mardi Gras. It carnal. I especially like the chicharrones (the kind with the fat still was scandalous. I won first prize. As Mrs. Eykyn handed me the attached). The bagged ones are OK, but I really go for the big cash she said, “You’ve got guts.” There’s a picture floating around honkin’ ones under the heat lamps at the carnicerias, the ones you somewhere. It was in the school paper. Fortunately, it didn’t make occasionally find a bristly pig hair sticking up from. They are like the yearbook. The other two times were here in Chicago. My name rawhide chew toys for people. was Landa Cotton. 5) I detail-obsess over things I’m interested in. When I was in 14) I own a banjo. Note: I did not say I play a banjo. (Please see college this meant I would spend six months devouring everything dilettante in number 3, above.) I also own a huge lumberjack 2-man I could find on something—then lose interest in it. As I’ve gotten saw. (I have never been a dilettante lumberjack.) It was left behind older, my attention span has gotten progressively shorter. It now in my storage locker at my old apartment. When guests (okay, stands at about 1 hour and 14 minutes. This means I can’t finish okay, tricks) come over, I lie and tell them it’s a memento from my watching many movies. old lumberjack days in Washington state, or that I used to be a 6) I have a sieve for a memory. I can rewatch a movie (one that magician—until “the accident.” was an 74 minutes or shorter) two days later and not have a clue 15) In the winter, I almost always have a flannel shirt on. It helps how it will end. Books take a little longer to disappear, but within with the lumberjack story. a month, I can safely re-read one. I can’t tell you what I had for 16) I like italics, parenthesis, semicolons, and em-dashes. lunch yesterday. I don’t tend to argue when someone tells me I 20) I don’t have cable TV. I rarely watch TV at all—except I’m oddly said something, because, hell, I probably did. compelled by American Idol. I don’t know why; I hate the music. I’ll 7) I like spirits. Not the kind that go “woooooo,” but the kind that make a point of watching it though, and it has to be when it airs, not make you go “wooooo.” And not the cheap crap either. If you need recorded. I think I just like being able to talk about the train wreck to mix it to drink it, it’s shite. I’m particularly fond of good tequila at work. Other than that, I have a Mac hooked up to the flat screen and absinthe (not together though; that would be deadly, and kind to stream content from Hulu, YouTube, and the like. I rip my DVDs of gross). I don’t get vodka. What’s the point of drinking something to a hard drive and run them to the TV from the Mac. Netflix rounds that doesn’t have flavor? Vodka is merely an alcohol dispensing things out. device. 23) I love Russ Meyer films. 8) I’ve been online since 1982. 24) I’m bored by male strippers. I don’t find them erotic or sexy. 10) I’m a very bad homosexual. Other than owning a glue gun I find them depressing. Oddly enough, I do enjoy female strippers. and having an over-fondness for John Waters’ movies and Auntie I think it’s because they are better dancers... or—considering the Mame, I’m pretty much a failure as a geh... oh, and the sex with Russ Meyer fondness— maybe I just like big hooters. guys part, I’m pretty good at that too. 25) I have squirrels living in the wall behind my refrigerator. 11) I’ve wrestled a steer. The steer won. I got taken for a 30-foot At least I think I do. Little chuckling noises come from back there drag through the mud. The photos are hot though. regularly. It’s either squirrels, or a David Cronenberg film is about to 12) I’ve only done drag three times (see number 10). The only erupt in my kitchen. 0111010101110101011010101101011010101101010101011101010101110

26 February 11, 2009 nightSPOTSMAFIA We’ll tell ya what ta think Special Guest: National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Chair Rochelle Diamond

Someone subcribed me to My neighbor Chris’s AMTRAK. - Rochelle a professional fisherman garage band--can’t Trader Joe’s. - Andrew magazine, along with about 100 even tell the covers. - Windy City Media Group. other magazines, as a form of Rochelle - Pubert harassment. - Rochelle an ym ore The band Disturbed. Windy City Times! - Kat in the m ai l Anal beads that came with the - Andrew If Paris Hilton closed her legs, I’d movie Choke. - Andrew Dave Matthews. - Pubert REA LLY u pset . be really upset. - DJ Res-5 A piranha. Yes, the fish. For real! Britney Spears--oh wait, Nobu. - Creaoke - Kat you said “musician.” Rogers Park Grocery. - Kirk My mail is full of porn, so you can - Kat imagine... - Pubert If I can’t listen to them, Underwear when I was away at they probably are camp. - DJ Res-5 not really musicians. A Snapple bottle full of sand and - DJ Res-5 water from the Atlantic Ocean. Madonna. - Creaoke - Kirk Lou Bega. - Kirk A Christmas card—you should Most u n s a l ite m y o u’v e recei v ed have seen the card. - Creaoke I f ______e v er c l osed , I’ d be O ne mu sician y o u j st can ’ t l isten to

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Cans $2.00, Charlie’s $3 top shelf w/ Mangina & David Crew Labatt Blue bottles $3.75, Goose Island Goose Island Honkers pints $3.50, Fish Tacos The Closet $3 well, $1 Schnapps shots 312 pints $3.50, BBQ Cream Chicken Wrap w/ w/choice of side $9.50, 4th Friday-Frat Boy Club Krave $5 Bombs, Starfinder karaoke choice of side $8.75, VJ at 8 p.m. Friday, w/ Hot Jock Contest at 11:30 p.m., Cocktail Jazz-tini Wednesdays­—$6 Martinis, Jazz Encompass Drink & Drown Thursdays, $1 house $300 first place prize, Goose Honkers pints $3, and cocktail music with bartenders Robert & Val wells, $1 dom. drafts, $1 wine, sponsored by sponsored by Nightspots Magazine Crew Open for lunch 11:30a.m., Rolling Rock Miller LIte and Coors Light Encompass Karaoke, $4 24 oz. Big Boy Lites bottles $2.75, Blue Moon pints $3.50, Taco Halsted’s $5.95 Buffalo chicken wraps, all drafts Halsted’s $5 Stoli mixed & bombs, $12 Bud Light/ Salad $9.25, Top Chef at 9 p.m. $3.50 Miller Lite pitchers Encompass All domestic bottled brews $1 Hamburger Mary’s $3.50 Leinenkugels bottles. Hamburger Mary’s Fat Fridays with $4.50 Fat Hydrate 1/2 price Martinis, Hy-Drag Review 9:30 Kitchen open ‘til 11 p.m. Tire Pints and $5 Fruit-Punch, kitchen open p.m., also DJ Laura B Hideaway Trailer Trash Bingo w/ Cheryl, Chicago ‘til midnight. Halsted’s $5.95 chicken fajitas, $3.50 Coronas Beef Dancers Hideaway Karaoke by Creaoke, Chicago Beef Hideaway Karaoke by Creaoke, Ladies party with Hunters Hunters Hunks 10 p.m., $2 import Dancers DJ Teri Bristol bottles, DJ Laura B Hunters Video Dance Party, $2 Miller, $4 cover, Hunters $3.50 Smirnoff Martinis, $2 well, $1 Hydrate Hot Hydrate dancers, sponsored by DJ Dan drafts, $4.50 beeer pitchers, DJ Ron G Nightspots Magazine, DJ Greg Drescher, $5 Hydrate TPAN’s Positively Aware party 8-11 p.m. Hydrate 1/2 price Martinis, Hy-Drag Review 9:30 Effen cocktails, $5 Effen bombs, $3 Bud/Bud on 2nd Friday of the month, Weekly DJs til 4 p.m., also DJ Laura B Light bottles, members can win cash prize a.m., no cover til midnight Jackhammer $1 well drinks, $5 cover, DJ Oskar, weekly InnExile Here’s the Beef male dancers 11 p.m. 3rd week-Destination DJ, choose Chicago’s Jackhammer Buck Night—Domestic bottles $1 Jackhammer Chicago Beef dancers 1-3 a.m., 4th next top DJ, $8 cover, $1 well Jeffrey Pub No cover, free entry pass to first 35 Fri.-The Flesh Hungry Dog Show, $2 import Jeffrey Pub Game night—Bid Whist, spades, guests to be used Friday or Saturday bottles dominoes, darts, drink tickets for every winning Mary’s Attic Lipstick Club ladies’ night Jeffrey Pub Guys All Night Out dance party, hand North End Pulse: space for Chgo’s HIV com- $3 cover Mary’s Attic MaryOke! at 9:30 with $3 well drinks munity to relax and meet, in the back bar, Mary’s Attic Feel Good Fridays with Rogue DJ & Lite draft, no cover sponsored by TPAN, 6-10 p.m.. Rumors Karaoke Dance Party with JBoy Pie Hole All-You-Can-Shove night, $9.99 for Pie Hole Karaoke with Creagh Roscoe’s $14 Absolut pink lemonade pitchers, $6 all-you-can-eat slices and a soda, Poetic Hole Roscoe’s Alternative Sounds at 9 p.m., $2.50 Bacardi bombs, $3 off Martinis/Manhattans open mic poetry reading 10 p.m. Miller Lite/MGD bottles, $6 Jägerbombs, Scarlet $4 Economic Stimulus Plan: DJ Riley Roscoe’s You’re the Star Karaoke with Honey BINGO returning soon York, DJ Scott E., $4 dom. beers, $4 well, $4 West, $12 Sauza Margarita pitchers, $2.50 Rumors Dinner and a Movie at 7 p.m., Wii bowl- house wine, $4 shot of the day Bud/Bud Light bottles, $6 frozen cocktails ing league at 9 p.m. Sidetrack Showtunes 5-9 p.m., Best of Sidetrack Rumors Hard Kore Karaoke with JBoy Scarlet Tom & Jared’s Frat Party, beer pong, 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Scarlet Speakeasy Wednesdays, DJ Greg Haus, Wii, snacks, 40 oz. beer specials, 32 oz. Long Spyner’s Karaoke w/ Creagh 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 $4 Jäger, $5 Stoli, $3 PBR & Labatt Island pitchers a.m. Scot’s $2 off all Cosmos Scot’s $4 all drafts Star Gaze ALTERNATING WEEKS: ‘80s/’90s Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Classic Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3 - 8 Urban Night with DJ XL and DJ Marshall Sidetrack, 8 p.m.-2 am p.m.,Comedy Night videos 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. Jones; Salsa Night with DJ Castro and free SoFo Karaoke with Creagh Star Gaze Cheap Booze Night — $2 well, salsa lessons Spin What the Fuck Wednesdays, $1 well drinks, $2 domestic bottles 3160 POP Goes the Gio! $5 cover, DJ Chris Eterno 3160 Jen Porter, 9:30 p.m. Touché 1st week - MAFIA, 2nd week - Porn Star Gaze Pool Nite, $1 off imported beers Scot’s $3.75 all drafts Star poker party, 3rd week - Hot Ash Smoker / 3160 Paul Marinaro Jazz Trio 9:30 p.m. Spin Fierce Drag Cabaret with Lady Vera Parker ONYX Club night, Club Room open at 10 p.m. Touché Bijou Night featuring hot classics and Velvet Rope Ladies Night, half off Martinis & Velvet Rope Karaoke with Creagh, $6 Grey latest XXX videos, drawings for passes to Bijou Margaritas Goose, $3 domestic Theater, $2 Rolling Rock bottles Wild Pug $3 Sapporo pints, DJ Steve Henderson Wild Pug $3 Fuller’s London Pride pints, VJ Uncommon Ground 4 Women Only series- four at 10 p.m. Bobby Marley at 7 p.m. female performers showcase their talents Velvet Rope $5 Stoli drink specials, $3 well drink specials FRIDAY SATURDAY Wild Pug $3 Fuller’s London Pride pints, VJ @mosphere Hot male dancers at 10:30 p.m., @mosphere Hot male dancers at 10:30 p.m., DJ Bobby Marley at 7 p.m. DJ Eric Hall Timmy Loop, DJ Juno, hostess Anique Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. THURSDAY Berlin Cosmix: DJ Greg Haus, electro, progres- Berlin Twisted w/ DJs Chester & Larissa, $5 after sive, and alternative, $5 after 11:00 p.m. 11:00 p.m. / $7 after 1 a.m. @mosphere “Hot Mess” Thursdays with male Big Chicks DJ and dancing 10 p.m., no cover, 1/3 Big Chicks Euchre Club 6 p.m., DJ and dancing dancers, $7 Bud Light pitchers, $5 martinis lb cheeseburger $5, $3 basket of appetizers 10 p.m., no cover Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. (zucchini, mushroom, onion rings, poppers) Bobby Love’s Featured artist nite, trivia shots & Berlin STARDUST Thursdays, with live perfor- Bobby Love’s Karaoke w/ Creagh 9:30 p.m. - giveaways w/ DJ Tim mances and special DJs, brought to you by 1:30 a.m. Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps Outdanced Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps Cell Block Open 2 p.m. w/ Scott, DJ Earl 30 February 11, 2009 Pleasure The Closet $5 Bloody Marys, buckets of beer Jessica, Rock Band competitions for prizes Charlie’s Country with DJ Michael B 9 p.m.-2 Club Krave $2 drafts & $5 draft pitchers , House Hunters Karaoke with DJ Glen, $2 Bud, $4 a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu Mama’s Bingo at 7 p.m., followed by karaoke Absolut Martinis Circuit 1st week-Girlbar lesbian night, 2nd week- Cocktail Super Saver Sundays—$1 well drinks, Hydrate $1 drinks all night, no cover before Circuit All-Stars show, hosted by Miss Foozie, biscuits & booze with Paté, dogs welcome until 10 p.m. DJ Teri Bristol, 3rd week-Amigo party, with DJ 8 p.m., DJ Pete Augusta, go-go boys at 9 p.m., InnExile VJ Brad Markski & Roei Rodriguez, stage performances bartenders Kenny & Beth Jackhammer $2.50 well drinks and hot dancers, 4th week-Nitro monthly theme Crew Miller Lite pitchers $9, Beergarita/ Sangria Maneuvers Karaoke Mondays w/ Miss Bobbi parties, DJs and theatrical performances pitchers $12, Miller Chill bottles $3, Paulie’s Mary’s Attic Live soap opera “The Ville” at 8 Club Krave $6 flavored Martinis, DJ Pervy Pot Roast sandwich w/choice of side $10.25, p.m., $10 Cocktail DIVA DJs—rotating DJs include Dhanna, Open for brunch 11 a.m. ‘til 1pm. VJ Ven from Roscoe’s You’re the Star karaoke with Honey Miss Michaela, Tracy Tobey & Carla Starla, 3 - 9:30p.m., VJ Bobby Marley 9:30 p.m. West, 10 p.m., $3 off Manhattans/Martinis, Spank go-go boys at 10 p.m. Eagle Big screen movie 9 p.m. and midnight, $2 $2.50 Bud/Bud Light bottles Crew Shiner Bock pints $3.50, Bud Select bottles house shots Rumors Trailer Trash Bingo w/ Cheryl $2.75, Paulie’s Pot Roast sandwich w/choice Encompass Night Of Stars drag show 9:45 p.m. Scarlet Filmmakers’ Lounge, 8-10 p.m., $5 well, of side $10.25, Open for brunch 11:00 a.m. til Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud $7 Stoli cosmos 1 p.m., VJ Ven spinning from 6 - 10 p.m. VJ Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch Scot’s $3 all domestic bottles Bobby Marley 10 p.m. Hamburger Mary’s Mary’s Mimosa Brunch ‘til 3 Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Show- Encompass Resident DJ Tiff 11 p.m. p.m., first mimosa free, then $2 tunes, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud Hideaway Bitch Bingo with Ginger Lee, karaoke Spin $4 Jameson, $10 Finlandia lemonade pitch- Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch at 9 p.m. ers, free pool and games Hamburger Mary’s Mary’s Mimosa Brunch ‘til 3 Hunters Karaoke 7-11 p.m., Boys Night 11 p.m., Touché Barstool Jocks - WWF wrestling & sports p.m., first mimosa free, then $2 $1 drafts, $4 Martinis, DJ Lawrence K at 8 p.m., free pizza Hideaway Karaoke by Creaoke downstairs, Hydrate DJ Jeannette Velvet Rope Chicagoland Gay & Lesbian Singles Dance party with Chicago Beef Dancers InnExile Karaoke by Mariah Productions Meet-up sponsored by OPLAGA upstairs Jackhammer $2 Bud, Bud Light Wild Pug $2 Miller Lite or Bud Light pints Hunters Ascent Saturdays with DJ Laura B., Jeffrey Pub Ol’ Skool dance party, no cover $3.50 Bacardi mixers, $4 cover Mary’s Attic MaryOke! with $3 well drinks & Lite TUESDAY Hydrate DJ Ralphi Rosario 11 p.m. - 5 a.m. draft, sponsored by Nightspots Magazine Jackhammer Chicago Beef dancers 1-3 a.m. Roscoe’s Male Call hosted by Miss Foozie 5 @mosphere $1 well and Bud Light drafts Jeffrey Pub Girls All Night Out dance party, $3 p.m., Long Island Iced Tea Pitchers for $14, $5 Berlin Cheap Trix, hosted by Jay Jay, with DJ cover, show with host Indigo Blue Mimosas, $6 Bacardi bombs Chester, $1 well and PBR Man’s Country Live nude male stripper show Rumors Drag show Big Chicks $5.50 Golden Margaritas, $4 Mar- Maneuvers DJ Sit-n-Spin, dancing, Jello shots Scarlet The First Ward Ball, hosted by Chicago’s garitas, $5 Chicken burger night, $3 Meatball Mary’s Attic ATTIC-Tion with DJ Plez at 9 p.m., hottest hosts, DJ Luis, $6 Effen, $100 Effen Sandwiches (dine-in only) $5 frozen slushies and $1 Jell-O shots bottles, no cover Bobby Love’s $2 domestic, draft and well drinks. Scarlet DJ Andrew & DJ Veritas until 3 a.m. Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps Sidetrack Sidetrack Classics 3 - 9 p.m., Best of Showtunes 4-9 p.m., best of the 60s-80s, 9 Charlie’s $10 Absolut pitchers, $2 Bud/Bud Light, Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 3 am p.m.-2 a.m. $4 Jäger & bombs, karaoke 9 p.m-1 a.m., after Spin Second Sat. of month is Fish Tank by Star Gaze All sports shown on 6 ft. projection hours with DJ LuLu Dummy Corps, $10 20 oz. Bacardi fishbowls Spin Sing-A-Long Sundays, 3 p.m., $4 Skyy Club Krave $1 drafts, $4 draft pitchers, $1 well Star Gaze DJ plays all mixes starting at 10 p.m. cocktails Cocktail Spank--go-go boys at 10 p.m., DJ Mi- 3160 Join Luther & Will for Sexy Senior Satur- Touché Open at noon, beer bust with Eio, free red chael Serafini, Hostess Miss Foozie, $9 vodka days, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. hots, $1.50 Bud & Bud Light drafts, movie night cran/vodka lemonade pitchers Touché Open 3 p.m., 1st week-Great Lakes in club room at 10 p.m. The Closet $3 well, $1 Schnapps shots Bears, Weekly fetish parties @ 10 p.m. Club Velvet Rope Homopalooza -- drag show and Crew Bud pints $2.75, Bud Light Lime bottles Room open more, $3 domestic, $3 well mixed drinks $3, Buffalo Chicken Salad Po’Boy w/choice of Velvet Rope $3 domestic, $5 bombs Wild Pug $6 Bloody Marys, $12 Long Island pitch- side $8.75, Man The Mic Karaoke with Adam Wild Pug $4 Jäger and Cherry Bombs, DJ Oskar ers, VJ Ven at 4 p.m. Leblanc 9 p.m., raffles at 10 p.m. Encompass Karaoke, $4 24 oz. Big Boy Lites Halsted’s $5.95 entrée salads, $4 22 oz. Bud MONDAY Lights, $5.50 glasses of pinot grigio or merlot SUNDAY Big Chicks $2 off all pitchers, $3.50 Mandarin Hamburger Mary’s Tini Tuesdays with $6 @mosphere Supper and strippers—light buffet Crushes, $1 1/4lb burgers, $5 Veggie Burgers Martinis, kitchen open ‘til 11 p.m. from 6-8 p.m., hot male dancers 10 p.m. (dine-in only) Hideaway Stud Puppy Tuesdays with male danc- Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m., 2 Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps ers, hosted by Cee Cee for 1 admission with coupon available at www. Charlie’s $2 well/wine/beer, $3 Bacardi, $10 Stoli Hunters Retro Re-wind—$2 Miller bottles, $2 thebatonshowlounge.com. pitchers, line dance lessons 7 p.m., Mike’s Hard Lemonade, DJ Brad Berlin MODifyd, DJ Chester mixes alternative and Cell Block Open 4 p.m. w/ Giani, $1 off Bud/Bud InnExile VJ Brad pop. $2 Lites $3.25 Heinekens. 1st Sunday: Light bottles, free pizza, raffles Jackhammer Karaoke with Creagh 10 p.m., $2.50 Madonnarama w/ DJ Riley, 2nd Sunday: True Circuit Mondays with Mz. Ruff-n-Stuff & the well drinks Faith ‘80s night w/ DJ Chester Rocketts, DJ Stoney Mary’s Attic Retro Rewind ‘80s night at 9:30 Big Chicks Free BBQ/inside picnic at 4:30 p.m., The Closet $3 well, $1 Schnapps shots p.m., no cover. $2.50 vodka lemonades Cocktail Monday Madness with half off all drinks, Rumors Mix and mingle at Scotty’s Social Hour Bobby Love’s Open at noon with Connie Motown music with bartender Jodi Scarlet Totally ‘80s w/ Poppa Popp!, $5 Whiskey Bucks Sunday cookout, $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Crew Pub quiz trivia, $50 bar tab for winning & Coke jumbo mugs Schnapps team, $7 grapefruit Margaritas 1/2 Price wings Scot’s $2 off all Martinis Cell Block Open 2 p.m., $1.50 pints Miller Lite six $3/twelve $4.50,1/2 priced wings 5 p.m. Sidetrack U-Video, all request night all day and night, DJs Freddie Bain and Chris ‘til close. Star Gaze Dart nite, free pool Spinazzola Dick’s RU Crazee? Free pool 3160 Open mic with Dan Stetzel, 9:30 p.m. Charlie’s Euchre 6 p.m., karaoke 9 p.m., Resur- Encompass Call cocktail party—$2.50 select Touché Hard Core Tuesdays, club room open rection Sunday @ midnight with club classics call drinks at 10 p.m. by DJ LuLu, $2 well and domestic bottles, $10 Halsted’s $5.95 burgers, $4 22 oz. Bud Lights Long Islands, $1 PBR bottles Hamburger Mary’s HamBINGO Mary’s charity Circuit Noché Latina w/ DJ Fast Freddy & DJ bingo with Velicity Metropolis at 8 p.m., $5 Alex Perez, Veronica Zaid’s show at 9 p.m., 1st Margaritas and $1 off Corona bottles, kitchen week-Noche Vaquera, free entry for cowboy open ‘til 11 p.m. attire Hideaway Join the Revolution Ladies Night with 31 February 11, 2009 WHERE MY BAR AT? BOYSTOWN Pie Hole Scot’s The Burbs 3160 737 W. Roscoe St. 1829 W. Montrose Ave. Club Krave 3160 N. Clark St. 773-525-8888 773-528-3253 13126 S. Western Ave. 773-327-5969 Roscoe’s SoFo Blue Island, IL www.Chicago3160.com 3356 N. Halsted St. 4923 N. 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Halsted St. 773-465-7400 Maneuvers Charlie’s 773-929-6080 www.touchechicago.com 118 E. Jefferson St. 3726 N. Broadway Ave. Wild Pug Joliet, IL 773-871-8887 UP NORTH 4810 N. Broadway Ave. 815-727-7069 www.charlieschicago.com @mosphere 773-784-4811 www.JolietManeuvers.com Circuit 5355 N. Clark St. www.worldsgreatestbar.com Rumors 3641 N. Halsted St. 773-784-1100 2433 Desplaines Ave. 773-325-2233 www.atmospherebar.com DOWNTOWN North Riverside, IL www.circuitclub.com The Anvil The Baton 708-443-1227 www.rumorspubonline.com The Closet 1137 W. Granville Ave. 436 N. Clark St. 3325 N Broadway Ave. 773-973-0006 312-644-5269 Velvet Rope 773-477-8533 Big Chicks www.thebatonshowlounge.com 728 W. Lake St. Oak Park, IL www.theclosetbar.com 5024 N. Sheridan Rd. Club Reunion 708-358-8840 Cocktail 773-728-5511 811 W. Lake St. www.velvetropeoakpark.com 3359 N. Halsted St. www.BigChicks.com 312-943-5397 773-477-1420 Crew Generator FireFly 4804 N. Broadway Ave. 306 N. Halsted St. indiana 3335 N. 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Clark St. 773-667-6454 Lucky Horseshoe 773-784-6969 www.clubescapechicago.com 3169 N. Halsted St. www.hamburgermaryschicago. 773-404-3169 com Escapades Manhandler Jackhammer 6301 S. Harlem Ave. 773-229-0686 1948 N. Halsted St. 6406 N. Clark St. 773-871-3339 773-743-5772 InnExile minibar/winebar www.jackhammer-chicago.com 5758 W. 65th St. 773-582-3510 3341 N. Halsted St. Joie De Vine www.innexilechicago.com 773-871-MBAR 1744 W. Balmoral Ave. www.minibarchicago.com 773-989-6846 Jeffrey Pub North End Man’s Country 7041 S. Jeffery Blvd. 773-363-8555 3733 N. Halsted St. 5017 N. Clark St. (bath) 773-477-7999 773-878-2069 32 February 11, 2009

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35 February 11, 2009 Lonely Heartsby Randy Pubert Club & Dick Groeper by Randy Pubert St. Valentine’s Day is traditionally celebrated on February 14. The Greeting Card Association estimates that approximately one billion Valentines are sent each year worldwide.

For many in our community who are not currently in a relationship, this is a time to look for love in the bars, online or at Home Depot. My suggestion is that this year, you learn to love the person within. Continue on with your 2009 resolutions and focus on the one thing you can change, you.

And if you need some additional assistance, might I suggest...

I waited for years for someone to buy me sexy underwear until I finally bought it for myself. Zygoto.com offers the camouflage boxer brief, along with moisturizer products to keep that skin looking as young and fresh as Cupid’s butt. Also look into pipeunderwear.com. The styles are very fun and the models are hot!

From pipeunderwear.com.

If you are singing a solo in the shower, check out John Legend’s Evolver or Adele’s track Chasing Pavements on her album 19. You can hear the heartache in their voices.

How about checking out Oscar nominees If you like to stay indoors, at the movies? Landmark Cinemas try a documentary on the hosts a variety of star power. The flick technology of orgasm Revolutionary Road will make you happy called Passion & Power to be single. from First Run Features. Margaret Cho said, “I loved it almost as much as I love my vibrator!” This one is especially for the ladies.

Speaking of an X-Rated Geisha Girl, this drink recipe will get you to try something new: 1.5 oz. Midori Melon liqueur, 2.5 oz X-Rated Fusion liqueur, 1 oz. mango juice, squeeze of fresh Need more entertainment to get you out lemon juice, pinch of cayenne pepper; shake/ of the house and cheer you up? Try the strain into a cocktail glass, garnish with a mango cheesy, fun musical version of Xanadu heart or lemon wheel. at the Drury Lane Theatre. Skate your problems away and visit www. broadwayinchicago.com for more info.

36 February 11, 2009 Lonely Hearts Club by Randy Pubert Either this is one miniature drag queen or it’s a much bigger Spin photo by Kirk To see video from this show, plus much more, go to QueerTVNetwork.com.

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