#1110 • January 22. 2014

As the editor gets nostalgic in celebration of one decade at the helm, we present this classic Nightspots cover. See more of Kirk’s favorites on page 20.

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3349 N . Halsted SidetrackChicago.com Valet Parking Available That Guy by Kirk Williamson Picture it: Late January, 2004. I arrive to over my tenure. I may have (definitely) teared up a work one morning, quite possibly hung bit. over and reeking of cigarette smoke (aren’t you glad bars went non-smoking?) to find Week to week, it can be a bit of a drain to put this magazine out. Very often, I think to myself that out that Sukie de la Croix, former editor of if I have to see one more drag show, I will gouge Nightspots, has decided to leave his post to my own eyes out with a stiletto heel. But when pursue other interests. It was abrupt, a huge I have the time and perspective to look back at shock, and it changed my life forever. all the work I’ve done, all the wonderful creative souls I have grown close to, all the honors and I had already been working on the magazine, privileges that have come along with my role as handling most of the bars as accounts and I had editor of Nightspots, I could not be more proud been establishing myself as THE nightlife photog, and more connected to the spirit of Chicago’s LGBT daring to cover the seediest of the seedy bars far community. You have made me what I am, and I and wide. Well, it was about to get farther and you. It’s been a wild, bucking ride and I can think of wider. Because on that hung over morning, I was no finer folks with whom to have shared it. Thank handed the reins to Nightspots Magazine and I’ve you. Thank all of you. been on this fucking bucking bronco ever since. Yes, my butt’s a little sore from the experience, but I can So look at pages 20-21 for a brief smattering of take it like a cowboy! some of my favorite covers that I have done for the magazine. Trust me, it’s a mere sampling. Who Seriously though, last night it hit me that it had knows, if I’m still feeling all nostalgic next issue (and been a full decade since I took over as editor and I chances are fairly good), I may do a part two. posted a quick self-acknowledgement to Facebook at 12 midnight. By 3 am, the post had garnered Your fearless editor, about 60 likes and, at present writing, that number Kirk Williamson has surged to over 200, in addition to about 70 well- wishes and hearty congratulations from people I [email protected] have touched (emotionally ... and some penis-ally)

MAIN COVER IMAGE Viviana Mendez as Madonna and Mr. Marcus as Prince squaring off in a game of checkers for some reason. Original cover of the July 27, 2005, nightspots issue of Nightspots. Photo by Kirk #1110 • January 22. 2014

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8 nightspots January 22. 2014

DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE by Marc “Moose” Moder READING: IT’S NOT JUST FOR DRAG QUEENS ANYMORE

As a DJ and promoter, January and February can really be a downer as far as getting folks out of their homes to come to a party, but in my previous job in the literary industry, winter was a joy. All anyone wants to do is curl up with their favorite man, movie or book and hibernate. On my off nights, I’m one of those people too, I have to admit. This time of year I can’t wait to curl up with my good book— paper or of the E variety. Since I write about and live music, naturally music books are what I love, so here are a few recommendations of new and slightly-not-new books in the genre I’ve read recently.

Tracey Thorn, leader of Everything But the Girl, starts my binge with Bedsit Disco Queen: How I Grew Up and Tried To Be a Popstar (hardcover). Whether you’re a fan or are even just familiar with her group or solo work, you’ll love this lyricist’s take on the memoir. Much like reading James Frey, it takes you a chapter or two to get her style of storytelling, but once you do there are great stories of love, kids, inspiring Nirvana, and living by my next author.

Belinda Carlisle’s Lips Unsealed: A Memoir (paperback or Kindle). The Go-Gos never do anything simply. Despite the fact that these stories have been told 10 different ways by various members and outlets, Belinda’s firsthand account of debauchery and drug use left at least one Go-Go bothered. But the takeaway from “Lips” isn’t anything negative about her fellow bandmates—as she puts most of the blame of events on herself—but more about her crippling decades-long addiction to coke. I was actually fatigued reading her sober/stoned back and forth; I yelled at the book at least once. A happy ending for sure, but what a ride.

While we’re literally talking smack, right after that I tortured myself with the wildly unorthodox but brilliant The Dirt by Mötley Crüe. Written back and forth, chapter by chapter by each band member from different points of view but chronologically, it’s a master class in not just storytelling, but editing. Plus, they out-drug any Go-Go any day of the week. In fact, they event cross paths with Belinda along the way.

Finally, from strictly a music nerd perspective, Facing The Other Way: The Story of 4AD (hardcover or Google Play E-book) peels the layers off of the ‘80s’ most mysterious and influential record label, revealing the secrets behind such influential and illusive bands of our time as Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Modern English and Bauhaus. Unlike the others, I wouldn’t go into this one blind, but if you have a love of the goth era, it’s basically your new bible.

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... or is it the Interior Illusions Lounge? KIT KAT Photos by Anthony Meade

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12nightspots January 22. 2014 It’s always a six-y anniversary party with Cazwell! SCARLET Photos by Anthony Meade DEEP TISSUE a touching new column by C.J.

I rarely ever stopped seeing pitched and quickfire. Added I hurried the process along a client due to an indirect to the chorus was the voice of and got started on the offense. One of the few times an enraged dog owner. “Biscuit, massage. I spent the entire that it happened is a day that get back, goddammnit! Lola! hour breathing through my will forever live in infamy in Queenie!” mouth which resulted in me my sense memory. I had been brushing all the enamel off receiving countless last-minute After five minutes of hullabaloo my teeth once I made it home. requests from Larry for a one- the door finally opened. I Had he not been so nice I hour massage. He continuously was met by Larry, an older would have turned around called every day for two gentleman of about sixty. He and walked right back out weeks looking for a same-day was flanked by an armada of the door the minute I was massage. I was always booked chihuahuas. There must have confronted with that smell. I and he always refused to make been at least six. Larry looked assumed he was calling me a future appointment. It was exhausted, but had a very so often because every other weird. Finally, he called on a sweet manner about him. “Oh, masseur he had hired would Tuesday morning and I was please come in. Ignore these not return. As I wrapped up able to take him at 5:30 that bitches. They’re my babies and the massage I knew that I evening. It was an outcall they’re harmless unless they would not be coming back. massage, which I hated doing haven’t been fed. Can I get you I think Biscuit knew it too. in my own city. I had a very a drink, honey?” I looked down While every other Chihuahua clean and comfortable set up and they did seem harmless. in the room lounged under in my Chicago apartment that They had quit barking. They my table licking Larry’s low many clients often commented just sat there and stared at hanging fingers throughout on. “It’s so nice in here. Do I me through bulbous eyes so I the massage, Biscuit sat on the smell sandalwood and honey?” assumed the drama was over. sofa, uninterested, obsessively I heard this on more than ten However, when I crossed the licking himself. It was all too occasions. threshold of the door I was much so I wrapped up the met with an odor that I can session a few minutes early So, on a lovely spring day I only describe as horrible. Larry without Larry noticing. agreed to meet Larry at his appeared not to notice when Gold Coast home on Oak my eyes started to water from He tipped handsomely, but Street. His swank apartment the smell. I convinced myself it didn’t matter. I couldn’t complex had plenty of floral to carry on and allowed Larry seem to get that smell out of curb appeal so I assumed the to lead me into a visually clean my nostrils. Every time I see a interior would be an extension living area augmented by an chihuahua that smell comes of that. While just getting a atmosphere heavy with the back to me like a recurring massage is a beautiful thing, smell of dog shit. The odor nightmare. getting a massage in a pleasing was so bad it had texture. As environment makes the I unfolded my table I looked Larry tried to get me to come experience that much better. around to notice three litter back, but I told him I no longer I arrived at Larry’s doorstep boxes filled with at least four did outcalls. I offered him an and rang the bell. Immediately days of poop. I was even given appointment at my place, but I heard what sounded like a a tutorial by one of Larry’s he wouldn’t budge. How could chorus of kennel barks, high babies on how to use the litter he? He had babies to raise. box. 14nightspots January 22. 2014 FIRST SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH 9 PM TO 3 AM AT THE SOFO TAP NO COVER. NO ATTITUDE.

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nightspots 19 January 22. 2014 these are a few of my favorite

covers Having been the editor for a full decade now (and with the magazine even longer), I’m taking this opportunity to look back on some of my very favorite covers from over the years. These covers are all ones I shot myself (with the exception of Bea) and cut my Photoshop teeth on (with the exception of Frenchy over here). A lot of fuzzy memories are represented by these and so Dec. 11, 2002: Although you’d many other pieces I have done for Nightspots in the past 10 years. swear this was shot at Versailles, it And I’ve given a little commentary for each one. What fun, huh? was in fact in my living room. This —Kirk Williamson, editor, Nightspots photo of writer Don Bapst was my very first ever Nightspots cover.

June 4, 2003: So I’m sitting at Sep. 3, 2003: Artist Matt inspired Apr. 7, 2004: This mother-daughter Clark’s on Clark chatting with Steve this Warhol-inspired cover, the first number was also shot in the living here and I had a vision of him in one I did the full design on. The room. The greatest compliment came a bathtub covered in bananas. A Photoshop leaves something to be when folks asked who the two models theme which would reoccur ... . desired, but it was a fine first try. were. Answer: Same queen.

June 23, 2004: The original version Aug. 4, 2004: Artist Erik R. Sosa Dec. 8, 2004: GayCo’s Andy and had him holding the wiener at was ripe for a cover, so I shot him Jim joined me on a political bent. crotch level. It was shouted down holding his work, which was kinda This was the first of many covers by an office full of lesbians. Glad I surfboard-esque. The painting still featuring these two funny boys. work from home now. hangs in my bedroom. They’re game for anything!

20 nightspots January 22. 2014 Jan. 19, 2005: Shot-by-shot remake Feb. 16, 2005: Remember Fireball? May 11, 2005: A salt image of of that week’s cover of The National This may be my favorite self- the Virgin Mary had appeared on Enquirer (or maybe Star). All subjects done cover ever, from a technical an underpass that spring, and I knew just what they were getting standpoint. thought who’s more Virgin Mary themselves into. than our very own Foozie.

July 27, 2005: Answering that age- Mar. 7, 2007: The late ‘00s was May 28, 2008: Another one old question: Who would win in a the heyday of young starlets/ featuring the same model as game of checkers between Prince songstresses gone wild. Pretty multiple folks. Do I NEED to point and Madonna. Madonna won. much an exact replica of a famous out what she’s going for? I should shot of a bald Britney of that time. hope not. Homos.

May 6, 2009: The only exception Feb. 12, 2011: A bold new decade Nov. 9, 2011: Casually noticed at to my strict no-national-stars-on- saw a bold new way for strangers to the last minute that this issue was the-cover rule. Sadly, I had had this fuck. Nightspots paid tribute. to be the 10th anniversary issue of one planned for years prior to its Nightspots, so I did the only thing I running. could (see the June 4, 2003 cover).

nightspots 21 January 22. 2014 WHERE MY DRANK AT?

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Last Thursday is (zucchini, mushroom, onion rings, poppers) flavors, $4 Malibu Black. 1st Wed.—Electro- Total Therapy w/ Teen Witch Fan Club. $2 PBR, Bobby Love’s Karaoke w/ Creagh 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 house w/DJs Pete Augusta an Adam EL.; 2nd $3 Berlin Bombs, $5.50 Little Black Dress Vodka, a.m. Wed.—Binary bisexual club night with Pete $5+ cover Bonsai Bar Doll House ladies’ night Augusta; 3rd Wed.— GLO Euro pop night w/ Big Chicks $10 Pitchers of Blue Moon, $2.75 The Call After-work retro video cocktail party 6-9 DJ Gabriel. Last Wed.—Static Electroshock Rolling Rock, $4 Cosmos, Chicken specials p.m., TGIF Video hits after 9, $4.50 Stella bottles, Therapy night—$5 wing basket, $6 Chicken breast $1 Dekuyper shots Big Chicks Euchre Club 7:30 p.m., $4 Stoli Martini, sandwich $5 chickenburger Charlie’s Two-steppin’ lessons with Michael K. at $6 Leinie Pitchers, $5 Quesadilla night (Chicken Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic & draft, $1 Pucker 10 p.m., country with DJ Michael B ‘til 1:30 a.m., or Veggie) The Call After-work karaoke 7-11 p.m., $5 Absolut Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic, $1 Pucker, $3 cocktails, specials on Long Island pithcers and Club Krave Male dancers w/ bartenders Eric and Jäger shots buckets of beers Romey, $10 dom. buckets, $16 import buckets, Bonsai $1 drinks Charlie’s Karaoke w/ Seth 9 pm-midnight. DJ Ron DJ Brandi Wyne The Call Curtains Up! 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Fishbowl Fridays 4-7p.m. includes Club Krave $5 Three Olive cocktails; $7 Three p.m. in Main Bar ½ price apps, $10 Fiesta bowls, $4 4Rebels Olive martinis, 1st & 3rd Wed.: Island Girls DS Tequlia Co. $9.99 All-you-can-eat tacos at Vodka cocktails meetings with bartender Miss Brandi Wyne. 5-11 pm Hamburger Mary’s $5 Mary’s Fruit Punch pints 2nd & 4th Wed.: So You Think You Can Drag The Glenwood Q&A Trivia w/ Kwizmaster Kirk, InnExile Here’s the Beef male dancers 11 p.m. Crew Open for lunch 11:30a.m., $1 off all cans, 1/2 prizes and drink specials, 9 pm Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, Last Fri.-ManHunt. price Martinis Hamburger Mary’s $1 off home-brew pints com party Downtown $3 Bud Light drafts, $6 Don Q Hydrate Effen Thursdays: DJ Phil DaBeatz, $5 Jeffrey Pub Guys All Night Out dance party, $3 DS Tequlia Co. 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Bring your own sheet music Kir Royale or Mimosa, $6 Mini-Martinis Fri. - Divas Dance Party with DJ John Murges. or sing what they have. Showtunes, standards Lucky Horseshoe Industry Night Mary’s Fight Club w/ DJ Voxbox. No cover and more. Hosted by Manny Capozzi. Spon- Mary’s Attic Big Red’s Cabaret with Meghan Mur- minibar Kinetik Dance Party hosted By Pep sored by Nightspots phy (2nd Thurs), Drag It Out drag king revue Moretti in the Below Bar: Top 40 and club Jeffrey Pub Game night—Bid Whist, spades, (last Thurs), $1 off Home-brew pints music with guest DJs weekly, rotating drink dominoes, darts, drink tickets for every win- minibar The White Party: Bottle service specials specials, $100 Bottles of 42 Below, 9 pm-2 am ning hand weekly, 5 pm-2 am Parlour Lipstick: hot girls’ dance party, $4 Pin- Lucky Horseshoe Oh Hot Damn, That’s My Jam! 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Scot’s $6.50 premium drafts at 10 with $4 Red Stag shots and cocktails, plus Roscoe’s You’re the Star Karaoke with Honey West Sidecar Bar $1 off all beer bottles earlier drink specials at 10 p.m., $3 off Martinis, $2.50 Miller Lite Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3 - 8 p.m. Spin The Shower Party, sign up by 11:30 p.m., Scarlet Red Cup party with DJ Cooper Thomas The Sofo Tap TapU college night with $6 Miller contest at midnight, 1st prize $100, 2nd prize Scot’s $2 off all Cosmos Lite draft and Jameson shot combo, $3 blue- $50 bar tab. $5 Bacardi bombs (all flavors) and Sidecar Bar $5 glasses of wine berry or raspberry lemonade, $1 Jell-O shots $5 Sam Adams. DJ Bronzed. $2 cover after 10 Sidetrack Dudes, celebrating the male voices Spin Throwback Thursdays with throwback drink Taverna 750 $5 late-nite menu, 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. we love. prices and throwback videos w/ VJ Riley York. 3160 POP Goes the Gio! The Sofo Tap The LIVE Game Show ($25 Pyramid; No cover before 9, $5 after 9 Touché 1st week - MAFIA; 2nd week - Full Moon Family Fightin’ or Word) at 9, $4 Hofbrau drafts, Taverna 750 $20 bottles of champagne (Brut, party and contest; 3rd week - ONYX Club night, $6.50 Hofbrau big beers, $4 Fireball shots Rose or Prosecco) Club Room open at 10 p.m. Spin Hump It! Dollar Drink Night, $1 well cock- Touché Handballer Night, red/white hanky tails, wine, Miller Lite and Coors Lite drafts, DJs specials, club room open SATURDAYS Riley York, Bryan and Dominic. 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22 nightspots January 22. 2014 p.m., no cover Wyne, karaoke with Star Finder Karaoke at 9:30 Metropolis at 7 and 9 p.m., $5 Sauza Margaritas Bobby Love’s Karaoke featured artist nite, trivia p.m., $2 drafts, $5 draft pitchers Phoenix $5 Vodka Redbull, $4 Apple Pucker shots shots & giveaways w/ DJ Tim Crew Open at 11 am, brunch menu until 3. $11 Progress Bar VJ Riley York, $3 Blue Moon drafts, Bonsai DJ Laura B Miller Lite pitchers, $6.50 well Bloody Marys, $5 Jameson shots The Call $5 Absolut cocktails, video dance party $13 Mimosa pitchers, $4.75 Beergarita pints, Roscoe’s You’re the Star karaoke with Honey Charlie’s Country with DJ Michael B 9 p.m.-1:30 Downtown $4 Stella, trivia w/ Craig @ 9 & 11 West, 10 p.m., $3 off all Martinis, $2.50 Miller a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu DS Tequlia Co. Brunch 11 am-3 pm, in-season Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Lite Pitchers; $5 Smirnoff Club Krave Club Krave Divas drag show, sports coverage all day, $9 liquor yards, $6 Bombs bartenders Romie and Markie, $10 mixed drink beer yards Scot’s $3.50 all domestic bottles pitchers, DJ KY Hamburger Mary’s Brunch served ‘til 3 p.m., Sidecar Bar DJ Foxfonix Crew Open at 11 a.m., brunch until 3. $3.25 Bud HamBingo w/ Velicity at 8 Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Show- Light pints, $6.50 well Bloody Marys, $13 Hydrate DJ Jeannette tunes, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Mimosa pitchers InnExile Karaoke by Mariah Productions The Sofo Tap S.I.N. (Service Industry Night) $5 Downtown $8 Vodka and Red Bulls, Scandalous Jackhammer $7 Long Islands, Amy Armstrong Jameson shots, $3 drafts, $3 well & select call Karaoke w/ Weston, 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. and Lloyd Young Open Mic Night cocktails, $2 featured cocktail. Bring in the DS Tequlia Co. Brunch 11 am-3 pm, $5 16oz UV Jeffrey Pub Ol’ Skool dance party, no cover most coworkers and win Sofo Tap gift card vodka mugs (all day) Kit Kat Divalicious Brunch starring Madame X, 11 Spin Dragzilla Drag Contest, where you can be Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud a.m. - 3 p.m. (a la carte menu and $25 prix-fixe the star. Hosted by DiDa Ritz. 1st prize $100 Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch menu available), half-price martinis cash. Sign up by 10:30, show at 11. $5 Absolut Hamburger Mary’s Brunch served ‘til 3 p.m. Lucky Horseshoe Sunday Funday cocktails, $4 Miller Lite drafts, VJ Tyrone 9 Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Sat.-Great Lakes Mary’s Attic MHeroes of Maryoke with Tara Hy- pm-2 am Bears with DJ Chris Eterno, 2nd Sat.-Bear Dance man at 10. 2nd and 4th Sun. - Dragstravaganza Taverna 750 $5 Chef’s choice gourmet pasta Party with buffet, 3rd Sat.-Underwear Party at 8. $4 well, $3 dom. bottles bowl, $5 quartinos of wine with DJ Phil DaBeatz minibar Brunch Gone Wild: $20 food and cham- Touché Big Game Mondays -7 p.m., sports on the Jeffrey Pub Girls All Night Out dance party, $3 pagne package, $10 Bloody Mary carafes, 11 TV and euchre club cover, show with host Indigo Blue am-3 pm. Retox Dance Party: DJ Tony Tone, $10 Kit Kat Divalicious Brunch starring Madame X, 11 bottles of champagne, $4 Rumple Minze, $5 42 TUESDAYS a.m. - 3 p.m. (a la carte menu and $25 prix-fixe Below, $5 Long Islands, 4 pm-10 pm 3160 Cabaret open mic menu available) Parlour Kick-Ass Karaoke with Sue Heggeland, $8 @mosphere Bored Gaymes with Wii, cards, Jenga, Late Bar DJ Dave Roberts spins New Wave club Miller Lite pitchers, $4 Pinnacle vodka Scrabble and more. $3 well, $5 electric lemon- classics, $3 PBR, $3 Schlitz Tall Boys, no cover Phoenix $5 Ultimate Bloodys, $15 unlimited ade, $3 Bud Light/Miller Lite drafts Mary’s Attic 1st, 2nd, 4th Sats. - Party in the Attic Mimosas, $4 Modelo bottles, Latin Heat night Antronio’s $2 domestics and Jimador shots with resident DJs. 3rd Sat. - Monthly themed starting at 9 p.m. Berlin Sinful Circus, $1 well and PBR, $5 cover dance parties with Velicity Metropolis. Progress Bar $10 champagne bottles Big Chicks $5.50 Golden Margaritas, $4 Mar- minibar Top 40 and club music with guest DJs R Public House $12 lasagna special after 5 pm garitas, $5 Chicken burger night, $3 Meatball weekly, 9 pm-3 am Scarlet Liquid brunch with DJs Dolo, Shawna, Sandwiches (dine-in only) Parlour Local Music Lounge/rotating DJs Step and Koncept; $12 champagne bottles; $5 Bobby Love’s $2 domestic, draft and well drinks. Phoenix $5 Fireball shots, $5 Pumpkin Ale drafts Stoli drinks The Call Top 10 Tuesdays (watch Billboard top- Roscoe’s No cover before 10 p.m., $5 cover after, Sidecar Bar $5 Bloody Mary’s and $3 Mimosas , ranked videos), $5 Skyy cocktails, $12 Long $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, $3 off Walking Dead at 7 p.m. Island pitchers Martinis, $3.50 Peroni Bottles, $5 Bacardibombs Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Club Krave College Jock Night: first drink 50% off Scarlet Crossfader Kings DJ Group and Li’l Mikey, Showtunes 4-9 p.m., best of the 60s-80s, 9 w/college ID, $2 well, $1 draft beer, $4 dom. $5 imports p.m.-2 a.m. pitchers Sidetrack Sidetrack Classics 3 - 9 p.m., Best of The Sofo Tap $5Jameson shots and PBR. $3 Miller Crew $4.75 Beergarita pints, $1 tacos (beef, Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 3 am Lite drafts. Untapped music series hosted by chicken tinga, grilled chicken), $2 tacos The Sofo Tap 1st Sat.: DILF party for men over Stephen Leonard, 7-10 pm, $ 5 PBR & Jameson (shrimp, BBQ pork) 35 and men who want them. Hosted by Jason shot combo, $3 Miller Lite drafts Downtown $5 Jäger, Talentless Tuesday Karaoke Hendrix, DJ Marc ‘Moose’ Moder. Hot Daddy Spin Sunday Funday karaoke w/ Kyle 9 pm- 1am, with Off-Key Kenny Contest at midnight. 3rd St.: OTTER party, $10 beer pitchers and supersized Absolut cock- DS Tequlia Co. Starving Artist Industry Night hosted by Gary Gangi, DJ Moose. Last Sat.: tails. Open at 2 with free pool and games. $5 create your own burger + $1 toppings GEAR party: get your fetish on. 9 pm-3 am, $4 Taverna 750 Martini brunch 11 a.m.-3 p.m. ($25 5-11pm, $3 Jameson, $3 Slammers (shots), $2 Stella drafts, $4 Fireball shots for two courses; $2 martinis and champagne) Select cans Spin Dance party with resident DJs Riley York, Followed by $15 standard taster menu and $18 Hamburger Mary’s ‘Tini-Tuesday with $2 off all Bryan and Dominic. $5 Peroni drafts, $5 Bacardi premium taster menu at 6 p.m. Mary’s specialty martinis, “Pop Quiz” trivia bombs. 1st Sat./mo: Chicago Is Burning vogue- Touché Open at noon, beer bust, 50¢ Bud & Bud night in with Keven Pipkens in Rec Room, $2 ing party with DiDa Ritz Light drafts, pool tournament at 7 p.m., movie PBR cans Taverna 750 $5 late-nite menu, 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. night in club room at 10 p.m. Hydrate $1 drinks and $4 Rebel bombs Touché Open 3 p.m., 1st week-Great Lakes Bears, Jackhammer Karaoke with Creagh 10 p.m., $3 Weekly fetish parties @ 10 p.m. Club Room MONDAYS Bacardi and Finlandia (all flavors) open 3160 Open-mic comedy showcase Kit Kat Half-price martinis, tarot card readings by Big Chicks $2 off all pitchers, $1 1/4lb burgers, $5 Therese Murphy SUNDAYS Veggie Burgers (dine-in only) Lucky Horseshoe Buff Night with the biggest and @mosphere 1st and 3rd Sunday: DIVA starring Bonsai Bar Monday Night Social industry night, beefiest boys Angelique Munro. $4 Hornitos Lime shots DJ Chrissy Riordan, 4-5-6 drink specials for minibar Tapas Tuesdays: Half off all tapas at the Antronio’s $5 Margaritas industry minicafe 5-11 pm Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m., 2 The Call All-request video night, $2.50 well, $3 Parlour $3 well for 1 admission with coupon available at www. Miller Lite bottles, $12 Long Island pitchers Phoenix Karaoke with Jake starting 9 p.m., $3 thebatonshowlounge.com. Charlie’s $2 well, $3 Bacardi, $10 Absolut pitchers, Miller Lite drafts, $4 Sweet Revenge shots Berlin $2 PBRs, $3 Heinekens, $4 Malibu Black. 1st line dance lessons 7 p.m., It’s Just BINGO Bitch Progress Bar Honey Pot ladies night with DJ All Sunday: Madonnarama w/ DJ Riley York. 2nd with Man Fag at 11 p.m. the Way Kay, special guest DJs, $5 Jim Beam Sunday: GLO Europop night w/ DJs Gabriel and Crew Pub Stumpers trivia at 8 pm, $50 bar tab for Honey shots and cocktails Adam El; 3rd Sunday: Polar Music Party w/DJ winning team, $5 Absolut cocktails, 1/2 price R Public House $12 fried chicken special Greg Haus; Last Sunday: “Depeche/New Order flatbread pizza (7 varieties to choose from) Scarlet DJ Luna, $5 mini vodka lemonade pitchers mixdown. Downtown Industry night with ‘80/’90s music Scot’s $2 off all Martinis Big Chicks Free BBQ/inside picnic at 4:30 p.m., DS Tequlia Co. Half off all food 5-11pm Sidecar Bar Q&A Trivia at 8:30 p.m., $6 house $2.50 vodka lemonades Halsted’s $5.95 burgers, $4 22 oz. Bud Lights martinis, $4 draft beers Bobby Love’s Open at noon with Connie Hamburger Mary’s ‘Margarita Mondays, $5 Sidetrack Divas night, celebrating the female Bonsai Bar $2 Mimosas, $4 well cocktails. Open Sauza Margarita pints, HamBingo with Velicity voices we love at 1 p.m. Metropolis at 8 pm The Sofo Tap Tringo (part trivia, part bingo) at 9, Bucks Sunday cookout, $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Hydrate $1 drinks all night, no cover before $5 Absolut cocktails Schnapps midnight, DJ Laura B. Spin Drag Queen Bingo w/ Mercedes 10 pm - 1 The Call $12 Long Island pitchers, $5.50 Pinnacle Jackhammer $3 U-Call-It (excluding Long Islands am with fun prizes and end-of-night grand whipped vodka, After-beach party until 9 p.m., and Martinis), free pool, Delmaria’s Drag Show prize. $4 Heinekens, $5 Bacardi cocktails showtune videos after 9 at 1 a.m. Touché Hard Core Tuesdays, club room open Charlie’s Euchre 6 p.m., karaoke at 9 p.m., DJ Lucky Horseshoe Industry Night at 10 p.m. D-Too 1-4 am Kit Kat Half-price entire menu (food and drinks) Club Krave Drag Bingo @ 7 p.m. with Brandi Mary’s Attic Charity HamBINGO with Velicity nightspots 23 January 22. 2014 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. 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nightspots 27 January 22. 2014 JUDGING A Confessions of a Nunn PORN BY ITS by Jerry Nunn COVER Jerry Nunn: Eat your heart out Bravo! Diablo: I hope there is a zany one like Lea Black! JN: This is our first video review of the new The Real House year and first time watching this company’s Husbands of Miami product. by PhoeniXXX D: The stakes are high with this flick!

The models introduce themselves, starting with D: Since he can’t fuck both boys at the same time Angel who is a personal trainer and married to a he’s using a dildo. woman. JN: You know what they say, “Two heads are better than one!” JN: I want to see them pose on a blue screen with D: I like that move with the bottom Joey using a tag line. the dildo to keep his friend’s hole busy. D: I know, let’s take the parody all the way there. JN: What a two-fisted workout! JN: They cut to the chase with Angel and his buddy naked in a living room. Joey meets up with Angel in the park, then goes D: Where’s the outdoor Miami scenes? I need back to his apartment. sunshine these days! JN: You can see sun from the patio door there. D: No way! He’s going to show Angel his anal D: The neighbors are getting a free show from bleaching. outside. JN: Then he asks him if it tastes like bleach! JN: Angel has some wings, I mean foreskin to play D: How romantic. “Does my hole taste like with. Clorox?” D: Is a suede couch easy to remove stains from? JN: He’s eating that ass like a Florida orange! JN: He just pulled a condom from under the cushion. Trying to stop the House Husband drama, Alexander D: That sectional is very convenient for hot man- enters Sean’s bedroom and one thing leads to to-man lovin’. another. Sean meets up with Angel to hash things out afterwards. Alexander from the last scene talks about his sex life to the camera. D: Angel’s motto is “big money and big dicks”? JN: I’ve heard catchier mottoes before. D: I need subtitles with him. D: This ends with relationships on the mend. JN: Listen to that accent. “My wife knows I like JN: Until next season ... . mens.” Nunn’s Golden Rule Sean brings the drama as he talks about being a Scotchgard the sofa before a roll in the heyyy! pool boy and how the wives have to deal with his meddling ways. Final Judgement JN: The video could have had more fun with the D: Now this is finally getting juicy. premise. JN: He acts like a real gay guy and we don’t see D: Surely the producers watch the Housewives that a lot in adult movies. franchise on the Bravo channel. D: He’s a gossip, gurl! JN: We wanted to start the year off with a bang JN: While in the gym with his pal Joey they but only got a plunk! wrangle a new man who is showering. D: It was not “Gone With the Wind fabulous” D: That scene shift was a little sudden. They are enough for me. on a couch playing around already. JN: There are lots of couch potato husbands in Jerry Nunn: Crucifix up. this video. Diablo: Pitchfork down. D: Sean has a huge Ferrari tattoo on his bicep. JN: Must be an Italian stallion. For more on the House Husbands, check out Phoenixxx.com.

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