#1082 • December 5, 2012

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That Guy by Kirk Williamson This from Paté over at Parlour: Hello, and an Absolut OUTrageous tasting at 11. Darling! I am throwing a little party on Wed., Dec. 12, from 7-10 p.m. It’s a supply drive to So check this shit out. I just got a new car, benefit my dogs at FOUND. Asking people to finally. It’s awesome. A 2004 Chrysler Concorde remember our four-legged friends this holiday or, as a friend recently called it, a “land shark.” season, and to bring items like dog treats, And boy were they right. Anyway, since I last bleach, new or gently used blankets and towels, owned a car a few months ago, I forgot just etc. TWO DOLLAR DRINKS! If there is a chance how much this job keeps me on the go. Take you might give it a mention I’d be so grateful as last Friday for instance. I started at @mosphere always... Thanks Kirk! to revel in the grand opening of @mosphere Best, Paté 2.0 (check out their psychedelic new tables!), stopped into Target to buy a princess castle Done :) for my niece, witnessed a staged teabagging at the TPAN Barlesque VI finals at North End Despite the freakishly warm temps this weekend, (congrats to Jackhammer’s Mark for raising in I’m forced to ponder if more bars open in excess of $8,000!), ran a spontaneous errand to the cold of winter. Three—count ‘em—three Banana Video to purchase some on-sale porn, anniversaries of note are coming up that you and covered the Hot Jock contest at Crew ... all should help celebrate. Both Scarlet and Club within two hours! No wonder I’m frequently too Krave are marking five years. Scarlet brings in exhausted to write this column! super skater Johnny Weir, Sun., Dec. 9 and Club Krave gives a wicked drag show starring Lindsey Anyway, see Felix or Mariano at Wheels of Devereaux, Serina DeVine, Lindsay Bryant, Chicago, 6229 N. Western Ave., 773-262-7500 Theresa Dawn, Brandi Wyne, and many more. If for your next ride. Make sure to tell them Kirk you like ‘em a little older, commemorate 29 years Williamson sent you. Please tell them that! at Berlin, Sun., Dec. 9 with the Berlin Family DJs [email protected]

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Grand opening: Check out those crazy lava lamp tables! @MOSPHERE 2.0 Photos by Kirk

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8 nightspots December 5, 2012 Grand opening: Check out those crazy lava lamp tables!

TPAN’s final tease for Barlesque V. Guess who raised over $25,000! DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE by Marc “Moose” Moder A NEW TRADITIONAL XMAS LIST FROM MOOSE

When it comes to love of tradition, there are two types of people in this world: those who love traditions; and those who love to start them, then love traditions. Being the prematurely young patriarch of the family, I’ve become more and more of the latter, tossing aside my childhood family’s old traditions and tweaking them to fit my style and make them my own. Same when it comes to holiday music. I could listen to the Mormon Tabernacle’s Joy To the World or Willie Nelson’s Pretty Paper for the 30th year in a row, or I can toss in newer holiday tunes by fun. or Rosie Thomas to keep the season bright and make new memories. That said, one of my favorite new traditions is trolling through the last few months’ releases and putting together a sound (double meaning) holiday shopping list. So tear this out and hit Amazon or a great local retailer and go to town.

For the hipster: Sufjan Stevens’ Silver and Gold casually pulls together 59 tracks over 5 discs, mostly lovely and sweet. I’d usually say pick and choose over iTunes, but for less than $20, it makes it look like you spent way more.

For the classic queen: Tracey Thorn’s Tinsel and Lights is a mostly originals affair with a smattering of covers and standards. Exactly what we’d expect from a pop pioneer who’s never bowed to tradition or expectations. As expected, it’s a joyous release filled with heartfelt sentiment and a touch of sorrow. That sorrow fades fast when you realize it’s the first time her partner in life and Everything But the Girl, Ben Watt plays on a few tracks. Sweet reunion.

For the reality show junkie: Pick up the surprisingly good CeeLo Green’s Magic Moment or DWTStars’ Katherine Jenkins’ This Is Christmas. CeeLo’s first Xmas CD provides even more fun than you thought he was capable of. This columnist expected a quickly thrown together novelty CD, but what he (I) got was a rollicking holiday party wrapped in classic bow. Jenkins doesn’t disappoint, though I had higher expectations of the classically trained opera singer than I did of the “Fuck You” guy.

For the teen girl or the gay man who acts like one: Surprisingly great CDs by Ke$ha, Christina Aguilera, Rihanna and Ellie Goulding just hit stores and all of them are much better than their last releases. I like this trend. C’mon Britney, your turn.

For the parents (but just the cool ones): Get the Complete Beatles Vinyl Box, Led Zeppelin’s Celebration Day (live CD), or Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s Psychedelic Pill. All three are lengthy and satisfying affairs for the die hards in your life.

And finally, shopping local is one of my all-time favorite traditions, so go pick up the rockabilly tinged Mister Casanova by Jinx Titanic and the Ladykillers or the heartfelt new Stephen Leonard album, His Fire. Mister Casanova finds Jinx peeling away a bit of the punk and a bit of the gay for a more sexy bisexual party where everyone’s “coming”. No worries, it’s not a huge departure, just slightly more Wanda Jackson than Iggy Pop. Leonard goes way beyond his past on his phenomenal concept CD, telling a full story anyone—especially gay men—can identify with. Both are easily the best of an already great catalog for both Chicago gay boys.

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Long before people were getting murdered on a gentleman who wanted both a massage and a Craigslist I advertised in the therapeutic and erotic shave. I took the appointment assuming he meant services sections quite often. It was cheap and had his face but when he arrived he asked me to shave a broad client base in every city across America. his balls and I so I did. Yes, I did. If the Guinness However, Craigslist clientele were always the Book of World Records had a biggest hairy balls dirtiest when it came to their requests. No matter prize this bull would’ve been a real contender. It how adamant you were on the phone or email took over half the hour to finish. The memory of about not having sex for money they always gave this fifty year old man pulling his legs back while it a shot with the gall of a horny teenager once you I shaved his enormous ball sack still makes me were in the same room. shudder.

“Could you just massage the tip with your tongue Unlike the massage-specific sites, Craigslist for a minute?” clientele would continuously hurl the most random requests at me. One of the more “I’m flattered but, I’m going to have to pass.” unhygienic requests was from an attractive dean of a private catholic school. “What if I throw in an extra fifty bucks.” “Instead of oil or lotion which both tend to get “As I mentioned on the phone, I don’t suck dick or sticky, will you spit in your hands and use that as fuck for money. And just for the record, fifty dollars lubricant for the massage?” is a real insult.” At the time I was going through a pothead phase “How about you give me a prostate massage?” and didn’t think I’d have enough saliva to go around so I just brought a tiny squirt bottle that “I only massage the outside of the body.” I pulled out once he was stomach down on the table. I’d squirt a little in my hands, make the spit “My dick is on the outside.” sound then start massaging. Before he turned over I emptied the rest in my mouth, hid the bottle and “That’s good. Now where is your edit button?” was good with saliva for ten minutes. And most of that went towards an ending. With so many “You give nude massages for a living but you won’t odd requests flying at me, this one didn’t seem so give head?” strange, but in retrospect, it would’ve been pretty gross had I actually spit on him for an hour. “Think of it as a lap dance. I touch you but you don’t touch me and I don’t give you head, etcetera. A few weeks after the spit session the first Craigslist I don’t want every other session turning into a crap Killer was arrested and so I decided to retire from shoot for syphilis.” Craigslist and stick to the massage-specific sites. In an already off-beat vocation these clientele just One of the oddest Craigslist requests came from seemed a bit more restrained. Or so I thought.

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16 nightspots December 5, 2012 Packaged goods at this year’s Santa Speedo Run. SIDETRACK Photos by Anthony Meade

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BEING CONTINUED by AK Miller

Just Another Boy Who Can’t Sing

The first thing that Jason noticed about Zach was that the middle three fingers of his right hand were all the same length. He noticed as Zach was passing shots of Jägermeister down the bar as a mutual friend was paying for them. As they said “cheers” and knocked them back, Jason wondered if the fingers were the result of some prenatal hormone deal or just some individual quirk of nature. He didn’t really care. This guy was cute. They had both joined a group gathered to celebrate the birthday of, as it turned out, someone they both barely knew. Zach was fairly new in town and Jason felt he needed to get out of the house, so there they stood as another round of shots began to make its way down the bar. After a swallow and a gasp, Jason introduced himself and Zach responded by starting a genuine conversation. They discussed the how-do-you-knows of the birthday boy and that led into the standard where-are-you-froms and so on. Before they had reached the what-do-you-do-for-a- living section of their opening dialogue, a third round of shots was heading their way. Jason said, “They are really trying to get him drunk aren’t they? I mean it’s not even ten o’clock!” Though this was directed at Zach, a guy walking by answered, “No, we are just loosening up! It’s almost karaoke time, bitches! Pick out your serenade to the birthday boy!” A look of panic washed over both of their faces. Lost in their conversation, neither of them had noticed the large, black binders that were being passed around the room. It was obvious that this was an unknown to them both. Zach confessed, “I was the kid in music class and church who always mouthed the words because I have such a terrible voice. I’m so tone-deaf that I don’t even try to do it in the shower or my car.” Jason told him, “I actually have a pretty good voice, and I was fine in choir, but when I am alone on stage—any stage—I panic and I can barely breathe, let alone get a sound out.” They looked at each other. Jason slowly pulled his coat off of the stool in front of him with a smile. Zach nodded and followed Jason as he quickly shuffled through the crowd and out the front door. Once outside, they both gave a sigh of relief. Snow began to fall as they stood on the busy Uptown street. Forgetting his earlier need to get out of the house, Jason said, “I live a few blocks away if you’d like to watch a movie or something.“ “Yeah,” Zach answered, “I think those shots were all the drinking I need to do tonight.” As they walked, they finished the conversation they started before their shared anxiety interrupted them. Once at Jason’s they settled onto the couch and talked while they watched a documentary about how the planet is losing its gravity. It didn’t take too long before they curled up side by side and fell asleep. It may not have been the most exciting first date, but sometimes that’s for the best. Sometimes you don’t need a public serenade to show someone your full attention. Sometimes you just need someone nice to hold you down for a minute so you don’t feel like you are falling off of the Earth.

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Last Thu. is co-conspired Berlin Cosmix: DJ Greg Haus, electro, progressive, 3rd Wed.— GLO Euro pop night w/DJ Gabriel. by ratcatchers.com and CULT. $1 select shots, and alternative, $1 select shots, $3 Bacardi Last Wed.—Static Electroshock Therapy $3 Bacardi Bombs, $5 “Tropical Sex” pints, $2 Bombs, $5 “Tropical Sex” pints, $5.50 42 Below Big Chicks Euchre Club 7:30 p.m., $4 Stoli Martini, Old Style Light, $5.50 Ultimat Vodka, $6.50 Vodka. $5 and up cover starts at 11 p.m. $6 Leinie Pitchers, $5 Quesadilla night (Chicken Patron Silver, $5+ cover Big Chicks DJ and dancing 10 p.m., no cover, 1/3 or Veggie) Big Chicks $10 Pitchers of Blue Moon, $2.75 lb cheeseburger $5, $3 basket of appetizers Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic, $1 Pucker, $3 Rolling Rock, $4 Cosmos, Chicken specials (zucchini, mushroom, onion rings, poppers) Jäger shots night—$5 wing basket, $6 Chicken breast Bobby Love’s Karaoke w/ Creagh 9:30 p.m. - 1:30 Bonsai $1 drinks sandwich $5 chickenburger a.m. Bucks $3.50 Domestics drafts & bottles, $3.50 well Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic & draft, $1 Pucker Bonsai Bar DJ Techno Kidd, $4 cocktails The Call Curtains Up! Wednesdays with showtune Bucks $3.50 Domestics drafts & bottles, $3.50 well Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps videos at 8 p.m., $3 off Absolut & Skyy martinis The Call After-work karaoke 7-11 p.m., $5 Absolut The Call After-work retro video cocktail party 6-9 and cosmos cocktails, specials on Long Island pithcers and p.m., TGIF Video hits after 9, $4.50 Stella bottles, Cell Block Open 4 p.m. w/ Giani, All import beers buckets of beers $1 Dekuyper shots (bottles & drafts) $3.50 Charlie’s $3 top shelf drinks and beer, ‘80s Charlie’s Two-steppin’ lessons with Stina at 10 Charlie’s $2 Miller Lites, $3 Skyy cocktails flashback night p.m., country with DJ Michael B ‘til 1:30 a.m., The Closet $5 all fruit cocktails The Closet $5 Long Islands Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu Club Krave $5 Three Olive cocktails; $7 Three Club Krave StarFinder Craig’s Karaoke with bar- The Closet $5 Jose Margaritas Olive martinis, 1st & 3rd Wed.: Island Girls meet- tender Andrew, $5 you-call-it top shelf Club Krave Male dancers w/ bartenders Eric and ings with bartender Miss Brandi Wyne. 2nd & Cocktail Wine me, dine me!: half-priced bottles Romey, $10 dom. buckets, $16 import buckets, 4th Wed.: So You Think You Can Drag of wine, $9 red kool aid pitchers, $15 ‘shoot DJ Brandi Wyne Cocktail Weekend Wednesdays: $2 PBR tall boys, the rainbow’ 6 shots, DJ at 9 with SPANK go-go Cocktail Classic Cocktail Friday featuring special $3 ice cold shots of Jäger, PBR games and boys, open at 8 ‘classic cocktails,’ guest DJs 9 p.m. -2 a.m. prizes. Rotating DJs Crew Bill and Chris’ Excellent Karaoke Adventure, go-go boys Crew Open for lunch 11:30a.m., Monsoon pints 10 p.m., $3 pints (except high ABV) Crew Wanna Play Fridays with free ping-pong $4.25, 1/2 price Martinis Downtown $6 Tito’s cocktails, Trust Us DJs down- and darts. $2, P.B.R. cans $3.50 Goose Island Downtown $3 Bud Light drafts, $6 Don Q stairs, every 2nd Thu. is Clock Out/Rock Out 5-9 312 Urban Wheat/Seasonal pints, $5.50 Mega DS Tequlia Co. Team Trivia: Sign up starts at 8 pm, p.m. in Main Bar Mojitos, 4th Friday-Frat Boy Friday, w/ Hot Jock free to play. Hosted by Robin. DS Tequlia Co. All-you-can-eat tacos at 5 pm, $10 Contest at 11:00 p.m. Halsted’s $5.95 chicken fajitas, $3.50 Coronas Big Bottles of wine with plastic cups, $3 Jamo Downtown $5 Jack and Jäger shots, DJs Hamburger Mary’s $2 off all Mary’s “Special- shots, $3 Soco shots Bar Olympics at 10 p.m. DS Tequlia Co. Happy Hours 4-7p.m. includes ½ Tease” cocktail pints. with prizes price apps, $10 Rum Fishbowl, $15 Marg Fish Hunters $4 Skyy/Skyy Bombs, $4 Cruzan Rum Hamburger Mary’s $1 off home-brew pints Bowl, bottle beer or draft special, $1 shots Hydrate 1/2 price Martinis, Hy-Drag Review 9:30 Hunters HXD (Hot Extreme Dancers), $100 Halsted’s $5 Stoli mixed & bombs, $12 Bud Light/ p.m., also DJ Laura B Stoli bottle service, $5 Stoli Cocktails, $7 Long Miller Lite pitchers Jackhammer $1 well drinks, $5 buy-in, play Wii Islands, $3 Bud Light bottles, $3 Cruzan Bombs, Hamburger Mary’s $5 Mary’s Punch pints Jeffrey Pub Game night—Bid Whist, spades, DJ Lawrence K Hunters $5 Sweet Tea, $3 Jager Bombs, $3 Miller dominoes, darts, drink tickets for every win- Hydrate Effen Thursdays: DJ Phil DaBeatz, $5 Effen Lite, HXD (Hot Extreme Dancers), DJ Ron G ning hand cocktails, $5 Effen bombs, Stage Door Johnnies Hydrate Juicy Fridays, with juicy go-go dancers of Kit Kat Half-price cocktails and martinis, buy one perform all persuasions at 9 pm. TPAN’s Positively Aware get one free entrees Jackhammer $2 MGD/Miller Lite/Bud/Bud Light, party 8-11 p.m. on 2nd Friday of the month, Late Bar Staff spin their favorite punk, garage and $3 premium domestics and imports, DJ Man Weekly DJs til 4 a.m., no cover til midnight rock ‘n roll, $4 Stoli flavors, $4 Sailor Jerry Scott InnExile Here’s the Beef male dancers 11 p.m. Mary’s Attic MaryOke with HamyBear at 9 pm. No Kit Kat Half-price martinis and $5 mojitos, tarot Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Fri.-The Flesh Hun- cover after 9 pm. Sponsored by Nightspots card readings by Therese Murphy gry Dog Show, Last Fri.-ManHunt.com party minibar Top Shelf Wednesdays: Weekly guest DJs Late Bar DJ Larissa spins electric funk classics, $4 Jeffrey Pub Guys All Night Out dance party, $3 featuring $5 top shelf cocktails Kir Royale or Mimosa, $6 Mini-Martinis cover Parlour Indie Parlour with community and music Mary’s Attic Big Red’s Cabaret with Meghan Mur- Kit Kat $30 three-course prix-fixe menu includes a events. $3 PBRs phy (2nd Thurs), “Cabaret Project” (4th Thurs), martini, salad and entree Roscoe’s You’re the Star Karaoke with Honey West $1 off Home-brew pints Late Bar Soul, Mod and vintage rock ‘n roll, $3 at 10 p.m., $3 off Martinis, $2.50 Miller Lite minibar The White Party: DJ Avi Sic spins top 40 PBR, $3 Schlitz Tall Boys drafts, Last Thu.: Wet Boxer Contest w/ Frida and club hits at 8 pm Mary’s Attic Old Skool House Party: ‘80s and ‘90s Lay at midnight Roscoe’s $10 Miller Lite Pitchers, $5 Three-O with DJ Moose at 9:30 p.m. No cover Scarlet Sorry For Partying: featuring Hi-Life DJs, Bombs. Last Thu.: Wet Boxer Contest at Parlour Lipstick: hot girls’ dance party, $4 cock- $3 PBR tall boys, $4 Svedka drinks and $4 midnight tails, DJ Teri Bristol shot menu Scarlet Frat Night, hosted by Kevin, $5 40s of Roscoe’s $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, Scot’s $2 off all Cosmos Miller Lite, Corona and King Cobra; $5 Long $3 off Martinis, $3.50 Peroni bottles, $5 Bacardi Sidecar Bar $5 glasses of wine Island mini-pitchers, DJ Katy R bombs Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Classic Scot’s $4 all drafts Scarlet $4 Well Drinks, $4 wine glasses, $4 Sidetrack, 8 p.m.-2 am Sidecar Bar $1 off all beer bottles domestics, DJ Dolo The Sofo Tap The LIVE Game Show ($25 Pyramid; Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3 - 8 p.m. Sidetrack Showtunes 5-9 p.m., Best of Sidetrack Family Fightin’ or Win, Lose & Drink) at 9, $4 The Sofo Tap Happy Hour Thursdays with $3 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Hofbrau drafts, $6 Hofbrau big beers Miller Lite draft pints, $4 well, $5 Jameson The Sofo Tap Grrr, It’s Friday bear party, $6 Miller Spin Dollar Drink Night, $1 42 Below and well shots, 5-9 p.m. Lite big beers, $2 PBR cans, $4 Red Stag shots cocktails, Barefoot Wne and Miller Lite and Spin Dollhouse Drag Revue with The Princess, and cocktails Coors Light drafts, $5 Corzo tequila shots, DJs DiDa Ritz, resident divas Saya Naomi and Deb- Spin The Shower Party hosted by Victor, sign Riley York, Bryan and Dominic. 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22 nightspots December 5, 2012 Touché 1st week - MAFIA; 2nd week - Full Moon thebatonshowlounge.com. Hunters Service Industry Night, $2 all beers, $3 party and contest; 3rd week - ONYX Club night, Berlin $2 PBRs, $3 Heinekens, $5.50 So Co. 1st U-Call-Its, $4 top shelf Club Room open at 10 p.m. Sunday: Madonnarama w/ DJ Riley York. 2nd Hydrate $1 drinks all night, no cover before Sunday: True Faith ‘80s night w/ DJ Chester; midnight, DJ Laura B. SATURDAYS Last Sunday: “Block Rockin” ‘90s Night w/Greg Jackhammer $3 U-Call-It (excluding Long Islands @mosphere Male Dancers from Sarabia and Haus & Chester and Martinis), free pool, Delmaria’s Drag Show Exclusive Manwatch of MI with DJ Timmy Loop, Big Chicks Free BBQ/inside picnic at 4:30 p.m., at 1 a.m. $5 Stoli Blue $2.50 vodka lemonades Kit Kat Half-price entire menu (food and drinks) Antronio’s Drag show at midnight Bobby Love’s Open at noon with Connie Mary’s Attic Charity HamBINGO with Velicity Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m Bonsai Bar $2 Mimosas, $4 well cocktails. Open Metropolis at 7 and 9 p.m., $5 Sauza Margaritas Berlin $1 select shots, $3 Berlin Bombs, $5 Tropi- at 1 p.m. Parlour Karaoke with Creaoke 9 p.m.-1 a.m., $5 cal Sex, $5.50 Ultimat. Twisted w/ DJ Chester Bucks Sunday cookout, $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Miller Lite pitchers or DJ Larissa, $5 and up cover starts at 11 p.m. Schnapps Roscoe’s You’re the Star karaoke with Honey 1st & 3rd Sat: House of Santana drag show 9 The Call $12 Long Island pitchers, $5.50 Pinnacle West, 10 p.m., $3 off all Martinis, $2.50 Miller p.m.-midnight whipped vodka, After-beach party until 9 p.m., Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Lite Pitchers; $5 Smirnoff Big Chicks Euchre Club 6 p.m., DJ and dancing 10 showtune videos after 9 Bombs p.m., no cover Charlie’s Euchre 6 p.m., karaoke with Man Fag at 9 Scarlet Live Music Mondays, $5 select Martinis, $5 Bobby Love’s Karaoke featured artist nite, trivia p.m., $10 top-shelf pitchers wine glasses, $3 PBR tallboys shots & giveaways w/ DJ Tim The Closet Free darts, $5 Jose Margaritas Scot’s $3 all domestic bottles Bonsai DJ Laura B Club Krave Drag Bingo @ 7 p.m. with Brandi Sidecar Bar Karaoke with Nelson from Sly Enter- The Call $5 Absolut cocktails, video dance party Wyne, karaoke with Star Finder Karaoke at 9:30 tainment, 8:30 p.m. -1 a.m. Charlie’s Country with DJ Michael B 9 p.m.-2 a.m., p.m., $2 drafts, $5 draft pitchers Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Show- Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu Cocktail $9 vodka cranberry, lemonade, long tunes, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. The Closet $5 Jose Margaritas island pitchers; $9 bottles of champagne; $3 The Sofo Tap $4 well cocktails Club Krave Club Krave Divas drag show, grand mimosas, Peepshow with DJ and go-go Spin Untucked Karaoke with Chaz 10 p.m. - 2 a.m., bartenders Romie and Markie, $10 mixed drink boys at 6, open at 5 $4.50 Absolut cocktails, $4 Miller Lite & Coors pitchers, DJ KY Crew $10 Miller Lite pitchers, $6.50 Double Light drafts Cocktail $60 Vueve bottles in the VIP champagne Bloody Marys, $12.50 Beergarita or Mimosa Touché Big Game Mondays -7 p.m., sports on the room, DJ at 9, go-go boys at midnight, open pitchers, $4 Jager shots, $5 Jager bombs, VJ Ven TV and euchre club at 5 from 3 - 9:30p.m., VJ Bobby Marley 9:30 p.m. Crew College football every Sat., open at 11 a.m., Downtown $4 Stella, trivia w/ Craig @ 9 & 11 TUESDAYS $3 Bud Light drafts and $4 Shiner Bock drafts, DS Tequlia Co. $10 Mimosa mugs, $1 Kick the Keg 3160 Cabaret open mic $6.50 double Bloody Marys, $12.50 Mimosa Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud @mosphere $1 well, $1 Miller Lite and Bud Light pitchers, VJ Ven spinning from 6 - 10 p.m., VJ Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch drafts Bobby Marley 10 p.m. Hamburger Mary’s Brunch served ‘til 3 p.m. Antronio’s $2 domestics and Jimador shots Downtown $8 Vodka and Red Bulls, Scandalous Hunters $3 Tallboy PBR, $5 24oz Miller Lt, $5 26oz Berlin Sinful Circus with DJ Chester, $1 well and Karaoke w/ Weston, 9 p.m. - 3 a.m. Corona, $5 Skyy Bloody Mary, $2 Mimosas, Lilly PBR, $5 cover DS Tequlia Co. $1 shots Presents Sinful Sunday (2nd and last Sundays) Big Chicks $5.50 Golden Margaritas, $4 Mar- The Glenwood Every other Sat.: GlenWOOF bear Hydrate DJ Jeannette garitas, $5 Chicken burger night, $3 Meatball night with DJ Marc “Moose” Moder InnExile Karaoke by Mariah Productions Sandwiches (dine-in only) Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud Jackhammer $7 Long Islands, Amy Armstrong Bobby Love’s $2 domestic, draft and well drinks. Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch and Lloyd Young Open Mic Night The Call Top 10 Tuesdays (watch Billboard top- Hamburger Mary’s Brunch served ‘til 3 p.m. Jeffrey Pub Ol’ Skool dance party, no cover ranked videos), $5 Skyy cocktails, $12 Long Hunters $3 Miller Lite bottles, $5 Skyy Cocktails, Kit Kat Divalicious Brunch starring Madam X, 11 Island pitchers $100 Skyy bottle service, Hunters Hunks, DJ a.m. - 3 p.m. (a la carte menu and $25 prix-fixe Charlie’s $10 Absolut pitchers, $2 Bud/Bud Light, Ron G. menu available), half-price martinis $4 Jäger & bombs, karaoke 9 p.m-1 a.m. Hydrate DJ Ralphi Rosario 11 p.m. - 5 a.m. Mary’s Attic MaryOke with Velicity Metropolis Club Krave College Jock Night: first drink 50% off Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Sat.-Great Lakes 9 p.m. w/college ID, $2 well, $1 draft beer, $4 dom. Bears with DJ Chris Eterno, 2nd Sat.-Bear Dance Parlour Kick-Ass Karaoke with Sue Heggeland, $5 pitchers Party with buffet, 3rd Sat.-Underwear Party Miller pitchers The Closet $3 well, Trivia Tuesdays with DJ Phil DaBeatz Roscoe’s Male Call hosted by Frida Lay at 5 p.m., Cocktail $6.50 pink pigeon cocktails , $7 infu- Jeffrey Pub Girls All Night Out dance party, $3 $12 Absolut Long Island pitchers, $2.50 Bud sions, $3 PBRs, Karaoke at 9 cover, show with host Indigo Blue Light bottles, $5 Bacardibombs Crew $4.25 Beergarita pints, Taco Tuesdays with Kit Kat Divalicious Brunch starring Madam X, 11 Scarlet $3 PBR tallboys, $7 select Stoli martinis, DJ $1 tacos a.m. - 3 p.m. (a la carte menu and $25 prix-fixe Konsept at 7 p.m. Downtown $5 Jäger, Talentless Tuesday Karaoke menu available) Sidecar Bar $5 Bloody Mary’s and $3 Mimosas with Off-Key Kenny Late Bar DJ Dave Roberts spins New Wave club Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., DS Tequlia Co. $5 create-your-own-burger 5-11 classics, $3 PBR, $3 Schlitz Tall Boys, no cover Showtunes 4-9 p.m., best of the 60s-80s, 9 p.m. $3 Jameson, $3 Slamrs (shots), $2 all Mary’s Attic DJ starts at 9 p.m. No cover p.m.-2 a.m. canned beer Parlour DJ Luis M., $4 well The Sofo Tap $5 “Sofo Marys”, $6 Miller Lite big Hamburger Mary’s ‘Tini-Tuesday with $2 off all Roscoe’s No cover before 10 p.m., $5 cover after, beers Mary’s specialty martinis, “Pop Quiz” trivia night $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, $3 off Spin Super Size Me Sundays with super-sized in with Keven Pipkens in Rec Room, $2 off all Martinis, $3.50 Peroni Bottles, $5 Bacardibombs Absolut cocktails and $10 beer pitchers. Mary-tinis and $2 PBR cans Scarlet Crossfader Kings DJ Group, $5 well, $5 Game Show trivia, 10 p.m - 1 a.m., hosted by Hydrate $1 drinks and $4 Rebel bombs imports Mercedes, cash and prizes Hunters $1 Wells, $1 Drafts, DJ Willyum Sidetrack Sidetrack Classics 3 - 9 p.m., Best of Touché Open at noon, beer bust, 50¢ Bud & Bud Jackhammer Karaoke with Creagh 10 p.m., $3 Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 3 am Light drafts, pool tournament at 7 p.m., movie Bacardi and Finlandia (all flavors) The Sofo Tap Doggy Days dog party 3-6 p.m., 1st night in club room at 10 p.m. Kit Kat Half-price martinis, tarot card readings by Sat.: DILF party for men over 35 and men who Therese Murphy want them. Hosted by Jason Hendrix, DJ Marc MONDAYS minibar Tapas Tuesdays: Half off all tapas at the ‘Moose’ Moder. Hot Daddy Contest at midnight 3160 Open-mic comedy showcase minicafe Spin Dance party with resident DJs Riley York, Big Chicks $2 off all pitchers, $1 1/4lb burgers, $5 Scarlet ‘90s Night, DJ Heather Doble, $6 vodka Chester and Dominic and go-go boys, $5 Skyy Veggie Burgers (dine-in only) lemonade mini-pitchers, $3 domestic beers bombs (all flavors), $5 Peroni drafts. $5 cover Bonsai Bar $1 Drink Night: $1 well drinks. No Scot’s $2 off all Martinis after 10 cover Sidecar Bar $7 house martinis, $4 draft beers Taverna 750 $5 late-nite menu, 11 p.m.-1:30 a.m. The Call All-request video night, $2.50 well, $3 Sidetrack U-Video, all request night Touché Open 3 p.m., 1st week-Great Lakes Bears, Miller Lite bottles, $12 Long Island pitchers The Sofo Tap Tringo (part trivia, part bingo) at 9, Weekly fetish parties @ 10 p.m. Club Room Charlie’s $2 well, $3 Bacardi, $10 Absolut pitchers, $5 Absolut cocktails, $6 big beers (excluding open line dance lessons 7 p.m., It’s Just BINGO Bitch Guinness) with Man Fag at 11 p.m. Spin $4 42BELOW cocktails, Bacardi cocktails, SUNDAYS Crew Pub Stumpers trivia, $50 bar tab for winning Barefoot wines and Heinekens. Mercedes hosts @mosphere 1st and 3rd Sunday: DIVA starring team, $6.50 Absolut Ruby Red/Mango Margari- Bingo 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. with prizes. Angelique Munro. $2 well, $10 Miller Light tas, $3 Labatt Blue bottles, 1/2 Price flatbread Touché Hard Core Tuesdays, club room open draft pitchers pizza (7 varieties to choose from) at 10 p.m. Antronio’s $5 Margaritas Downtown Industry night with ‘80/’90s music Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m., 2 DS Tequlia Co. Half off all food for 1 admission with coupon available at www. Halsted’s $5.95 burgers, $4 22 oz. Bud Lights nightspots 23 December 5, 2012 WHERE MY BAR AT? ANDERSONVILLE/ROGERS PARK NORTHSIDE 22 Bucks Saloon DOWNTOWN /UPTOWN 1 @mosphere 2.0 3439 N. Halsted St. 45 The Baton 5355 N. Clark St. BucksSaloonChicago.com 436 N. Clark St. atmospherebar.com 23 Cell Block TheBatonShowLounge.com 2 The Anvil 3702 N. Halsted St. 46 Downtown 6 13 17 1137 W. Granville Ave. www.CellBlock-Chicago.com 440 N. State St. 8 3 Big Chicks 24 Charlie’s DowntownBarandLounge.com 11 2 5024 N. Sheridan Rd. 3726 N. Broadway Ave. 49 Second Story Bar BigChicks.com CharliesChicago.com 157 E. Ohio St. 4 4 The Call 26 The Closet 9 7 1547 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. 3325 N. Broadway Ave. The Southside 1 CattleCallChicago.com theclosetchicago.com 50 Club Escape 16 5 Crew 27 Cocktail 1530 E. 75th St. 10 3 4804 N. Broadway Ave. 3359 N. Halsted St. ClubEscapeChicago.com 14 5 15 12 WorldsGreatestBar.com cocktailbarchicago.com 51 Escapades 6 The Glenwood 28 D.S.Tequila Co. 6301 S. Harlem Ave. 6962 N. Glenwood St. 3352 N. Halsted St. 52 InnExile TheGlenwoodBar.com dstequila.com 5758 W. 65th St. 7 Hamburger Mary’s/ 29 Elixir InnExileChicago.com Mary’s Attic 3452 N. Halsted St. 53 Jeffrey Pub 5400 N. Clark St. ElixirChicago.com 7041 S. Jeffery Blvd. HamburgerMarysChicago.com 30 Halsted’s 8 Jackhammer 3441 N. Halsted St. The Burbs 6406 N. Clark St. HalstedsChicago.com 54 Antronio’s Jackhammer-Chicago.com 31 Hydrate 6319 W. Roosevelt Rd. 24 38 9 Joie De Vine 3458 N. Halsted St. Berwyn, IL 20 23 25 1744 W. Balmoral Ave. HydrateChicago.com antroniosbarandgrill.com 32

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24 nightspots December 5, 2012 Why Knot?: Gerber/Hart Library holds its “Tie One On” cocktail party. 20% of all sales of designer Lee Allison’s ties goes to the library. Photos by Verdell Shannon

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