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DANCING ABOUT gets tricky. You have figure out how you can see the amazing cover band Rock Candy, featuring ARCHITECTURE Molly Callinan (Cat Fight), the sexiest frontwoman in Chicago, then have time to squeeze in the by Marc “Moose” Moder always sexy Chicago favorite Sixteen Candles and their crowd-pleasing takes on John-Hughes-era MIDSOMMARFEST rock. If you miss them, make sure you get to The NOT IN MID- Glenwood’s Pride Day party with Moosebox as the SUMMER: DISCUSS opener/host [PLUG!].
As I write this I’m staring at a well-worn plastic Some festivals seem to load up all the top acts later beer stein (filled with water--it’s only noon) in the day. Not Midsommarfest. Sunday kicks off at and dreaming of six hours from now when my 2 p.m. with one of my favorite bands. 7th Heaven, official street-festival-mojo kicks in with Lincoln a cover band brimming with way to much talent Square’s Maifest. You’d think as one of the biggest and featuring a reality show winner, will blow your
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music whores in this town, I’d be dreaming of mind. If you leave right as the last riff comes from Lollapalooza and Pitchfork, but believe it or not, 7th Heaven, you may have time to get to hear the those are just too much for my wallet, and I’m a Brazilian rhythms of Chicago Samba at 3 p.m. for sucker for great local acts served up by one of a great change of pace. Personally after Chicago Chicago’s zillions of summer street fests. Samba I have to go home and walk the dog, but if you’re raging on, the funk and soul of Bumpus will Last year Andersonville’s Midsommarfest eclipsed chill you out like a cold beer. Boystown’s Pridefest and Market Days for me in terms of good music and hot men: two things Leave it to this fest to give us something for that rule my world. This year it’s looking to make everyone for the finale. You probably already saw both look positively gauche. MSF, as I’m calling Sixteen Candles the night before, so skip them
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it, kicks off at 11 a.m. on Sat., June 11, and just on Sunday and check out the truly legendary two hours after it starts I’ll be front and center for al-country god Robbie Fulks with Nora O’Connor. the rollicking alt-country sounds of Devin & the They’re most likely going to be doing some kids’ Straights. Hang tight there because the acrobatic stuff too, but no worries. Robbie could sing NWA Chicago Spirit Brigade—always a crowd favorite— covers and still make you miss Hank Williams. show how they make cheerleading even gayer, followed by one of my favorite local acts, The Joans If you want more Sixteen Candles, come see (think The Cramps and The B-52s opening for The Moose host them at The Glenwood’s Pride North Smiths in Joan Crawford drag). Then, at 6 p.m. it Festival June 26 at 4 p.m.
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Splitting the difference. CREW Photos by Kirk
Frat Night hazing scandal: “Asses were smacked,” claim shocked onlookers. SCARLET Photos by Anthony Meade
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Frat Night hazing scandal: “Asses were smacked,” claim shocked onlookers. Karaoke by Creagh
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WEDNESDAYS Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. cover starts at 11 p.m. @mosphere $2 well, $2 Miller Light draft, $5 Berlin STARDUST Thursdays, with live Big Chicks DJ and dancing 10 p.m., no cover, Svedka vodka, open mic 7:30-10:30 p.m. performances and special DJs, Last Thu. is co- 1/3 lb cheeseburger $5, $3 basket of ap- Berlin $1 select shots, $2 PBRs, $5.50 Absolut conspired by ratcatchers.com and CULT. $2 petizers (zucchini, mushroom, onion rings, flavors. 2nd Wed.— Manaise: A Bear Party, w/ Old Style lights, $3 Berlin bombs, $6 Makers, poppers) DJ Zack. Hosted by Jason Cox & Richie. $6 Effen, $5 cover Bobby Love’s Karaoke w/ Creagh 9:30 p.m. - Last Wed.— Disco Obsession, DJ Pervy, Big Chicks $10 Pitchers of Blue Moon, $2.75 1:30 a.m. Big Chicks Euchre Club 7:30 p.m., $4 Stoli Mar- Rolling Rock, $4 Cosmos, Chicken specials Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps tini, $6 Leinie Pitchers, $5 Quesadilla night night—$5 wing basket, $6 Chicken breast The Call $4 Bacardi drinks, $1 Dekuyper shots, (Chicken or Veggie) sandwich $5 chickenburger dance video mix 6-9 p.m., Twin Spin video Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic, $1 Pucker, $3 Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic & draft, $1 Pucker party 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Jäger shots Bucks $3.50 Domestics drafts & bottles, $3.50 Charlie’s Two-steppin’ lessons with Stina at 10 Bucks $3.50 Domestics drafts & bottles, $3.50 well p.m., country with DJ Michael B ‘til 1:30 a.m., well The Call $4 Absolut cocktails, $8 Absolut Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu The Call Curtains Up Wednesdays with show- Martinis/Cosmos Circuit Flashback Fridays with inexpensive drink tune videos at 9 p.m., $3 off call martinis, $5 Charlie’s $3 top shelf drinks and beer, ‘80s specials and hits from the ‘70s, ‘80s, ‘90s & Jameson shots flashback night 2000s, Last week: Urbano hip hop party Cell Block Open 4 p.m. w/ Giani, All import Circuit La Noche Loca w/ DJ Fast Freddy & DJ Club Krave Male dancers w/ bartenders Eric beers (bottles & drafts) $3.50 Rock-O-Mix, Miss Ketty’s show at 10 p.m. and Romey, $10 dom. buckets, $16 import Charlie’s $2 Miller Lites, $3 Skyy cocktails The Closet Karaoke with Creagh at 9:30 p.m. buckets, DJ Brandi Wyne The Closet $3 well, ukulele singalongs Club Krave StarFinder Craig’s Karaoke with Cocktail $5.50 Infusion vodka cocktails, $5 Club Krave $5 Three Olive cocktails; $7 Three bartender Andrew, $5 you-call-it top shelf Jägerbombs, go-go biiys at 10 p.m., hosted Olive martinis, 1st & 3rd Wed.: Island Girls Cocktail Go-go boys at 10 p.m., DJ Psycho by Chicago’s Cher (1st & last Fri. of the month) meetings with bartender Miss Brandi Wyne. Bitch, $6 PBR buckets (6 cans), $12 Infusion Crew Wanna Play Fridays with free ping-pong 2nd & 4th Wed.: So You Think You Can Drag vodka carafes, 1/2 off wine bottles with food and darts. P.B.R. Cans $2, Goose Island Honk- Cocktail Teri Yaki’s & dusTy’s Twisted Trivia! 8 purchase ers pints $3.50, $5 Mega Mojitos, 1/2 price p.m. with Brain Food app specials from the Crew Karaoke Fun Time with Mr. Bill. $3 tap nachos. 4th Friday-Frat Boy Friday, w/ Hot kitchen, $6 Infusion cocktails, $9 Miller Lite beers Jock Contest at 11:30 p.m. carafes, Humpty Hump Wednesday dance Downtown $6 Tito’s cocktails Downtown $5 Jack and Jäger shots party 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. DS Tequlia Co. $10 Big Bottles of wine with DS Tequlia Co. Happy Hours 4-7p.m. includes ½ Crew Open for lunch 11:30a.m., Blue Moon plastic cups, $3 Jamo shots, $3 Soco shots Bar price apps, $10 Rum Fishbowl, $15 Marg Fish pints $3.50, 1/2 price Martinis Olympics at 10 p.m. with prizes Bowl, bottle beer or draft special, $1 shots Downtown $3 Bud Light drafts, $6 Don Q Hamburger Mary’s $1 off home-brew pints Halsted’s $5 Stoli mixed & bombs, $12 Bud DS Tequlia Co. Trivia and Black Out Buckets (4 Hunters Male dancers, DJ Laura B., $2.75 Bud Light/Miller Lite pitchers bottle beers, 4 Jäger shots) and Mich, $4.25 Jäger Bombs Hamburger Mary’s $5 Mary’s Punch pints The Glenwood Grindr party: come meet local Hydrate Effen Thursdays: DJ Phil DaBeatz, $5 Hunters Release Fridays, DJ Ron, $2.50 Miller guys using the Grindr app, grinder sand- Effen cocktails, $5 Effen bombs, Stage Door bottles wiches served, 7-10 p.m. Johnnies perform Hydrate TPAN’s Positively Aware party 8-11 p.m. Halsted’s $5.95 chicken fajitas, $3.50 Coronas Jackhammer $2 MGD/Miller Lite/Bud/Bud on 2nd Friday of the month, Weekly DJs til 4 Hamburger Mary’s “Cabaret Project” at 7:30, Light, $3 premium domestics and imports, a.m., no cover til midnight $10 cover. MaryOke with HamyBear at 9 p.m. DJ Man Scott InnExile Here’s the Beef male dancers 11 p.m. $4 UV and Cruzan (all flavors) and $3 domes- Jeffrey Pub No cover, free entry pass to first 35 Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Fri.-The Flesh tic bottles. No cover after 9 p.m. guests to be used Friday or Saturday Hungry Dog Show, Last Fri.-ManHunt.com Hunters $4.50 U-Call-Its Mary’s Attic Big Red’s Cabaret with Meghan party Hydrate 1/2 price Martinis, Hy-Drag Review 9:30 Murphy (2nd & 4th Thurs), “Fatally Cool” (1st Jeffrey Pub Guys All Night Out dance party, p.m., also DJ Laura B Thurs), “Hedwig Unplugged” (3rd Thurs). No $3 cover Jackhammer $1 well drinks, $5 buy-in, play Wii cover. $1 off home-brew pints. Mary’s Attic Feel Good Fridays with Rogue DJ at Jeffrey Pub Game night—Bid Whist, spades, Parlour Lipstick: hot girls’ dance party, $4 9 p.m. $5 Mary’s Punch pints. No cover dominoes, darts, drink tickets for every cocktails, DJ Teri Bristol Parlour House of Divas drag show, different winning hand Roscoe’s Alternative Sounds in front bar, $12 divas each week, DJ Teri Bristol Mary’s Attic MaryOke with DJ Matador at 9 p.m. Three-O Pomegranate Cosmo pitchers; $3 off Roscoe’s $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, $3 well cocktails and domestic bottles Martinis, $2.50 Miller Lite drafts, $10 Miller $3 off Martinis, $3.50 Peroni bottles, $5 Parlour Indie Parlour with community and Lite Pitchers, $5 Three-O Bombs. Last Thu.: Bacardi bombs music events. $3 PBRs Wet Boxer Contest at midnight Scarlet The First Ward Ball, $4 Well Drinks, $4 Roscoe’s You’re the Star Karaoke with Scarlet Frat Night, hosted by Kevin, $5 40s of wine glasses, $4 domestics, DJ Dolo Honey West at 10 p.m., Free Pool all day, $12 Miller Lite, Corona and King Cobra; $5 Long Sidetrack Showtunes 5-9 p.m., Best of Sidetrack Smirnoff Raspberry Twist Tidal Wave pitchers, Island mini-pitchers, DJ Katy R 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. 1/2 price wine bottles, $3 off Martinis, $2.50 Scot’s $4 all drafts Sofo $6 Miller Lite double pints, $6 Rick-tinis Miller Lite drafts, $10 Miller Lite pitchers, $5 Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3 - 8 p.m., Laugh Spin Papito Latin party. Also, The Shower Party, Smirnoff Bombs. Last Thu.: Wet Boxer Contest Track comedy night hosted by Adam Guerino sign up by 11:30 p.m., contest at midnight, w/ Frida Lay at midnight and Bradley Thomas 8-9 p.m. $5 Absolut cocktails, $4 Blue Moon drafts, $5 Scarlet Sorry For Partying: featuring Hi-Life DJs, Sofo $3 Miller Lite draft pints, $5 Jameson shots Skyy cocktails, $6 Skyy bombs $3 PBR tall boys, $4 Svedka drinks and $4 Spin SpinTube: watch your favorite viral vids Stonewall Inn StarFinder karaoke AND hot male shot menu with Don Brown. Karaoke 10 p.m. - close, $5 dancers, $5 margaritas Scot’s $2 off all Cosmos Absolut cocktails, $6 Miller Lite or High Life 3160 POP Goes the Gio! Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Classic personal pitchers Touché 1st week - MAFIA; 2nd week - Full Moon Sidetrack, 8 p.m.-2 am Stonewall Inn $5 Long Islands party and contest; 3rd week - ONYX Club Sofo Wine Down Wednesdays--$5 glasses and Touché Handballer Night, red/white hanky night, Club Room open at 10 p.m. 1/2 off bottles of wine specials, club room open Velvet Rope Karaoke with Creagh, $6 Grey Spin Dollar Drink Night, $1cocktails, wine and Velvet Rope $3 Sapporo pints, $6 Cosmos, Goose beer all night as well as $6 Bacardi Bombs monthly local LGBT band performances Stonewall Inn $1 domestic drafts SATURDAYS Touché Bear-Chested night FRIDAYS @mosphere GAYM Day-New sports channels Velvet Rope $6 pizza specials, $3 drafts @mosphere Male dancers at 10 p.m. $5 Stoli, and FREE hot dog lunch. $5 Stoli, $5 Bloody DJ Eric Hall Marys all day. Male dancers at 10 p.m. THURSDAYS Berlin Cosmix: DJ Greg Haus, electro, progres- Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. @mosphere Male Dancers, $5 Absolut, $3 well, sive, and alternative, $1 Select Shots, $3 Berlin $1 select shots, $3 Berlin Bombs, $5 $8 Bud Light pitchers Berlin Bombs , $5 Tropical Sex. $5 and up Tropical Sex. Twisted w/ DJ Chester or DJ
22 nightspots June 8, 2011 Larissa, $5 and up cover starts at 11 p.m. 1st & The Closet Free darts, Dude Sundays with $5 ritas & frozen slushies 3rd Sat: Drag Matinee with House of Santana “DUDE” drinks Hunters $2 well drinks 9 p.m.-midnight Club Krave Drag Bingo @ 7 p.m. with Brandi Hydrate $1 drinks all night, no cover before Big Chicks Euchre Club 6 p.m., DJ and dancing Wyne, karaoke with Star Finder Karaoke at midnight, DJ Laura B. 10 p.m., no cover 9:30 p.m., $2 drafts, $5 draft pitchers Jackhammer $3 U-Call-It (excluding Long Bobby Love’s Featured artist nite, trivia shots & Cocktail $1 well drinks inside, $2 Mimosas, Islands and Martinis), free pool giveaways w/ DJ Tim Garden brunch party 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Go-go Maneuvers Karaoke Mondays w/ Miss Bobbi The Call $5 Absolut cocktails, $5 Jameson shots, boys at 6 p.m., DJ Uncle Milty at 8 p.m., DJ Mary’s Attic Live soap opera “The Ville” at 8 video dance party Pete Augusta at 11 p.m p.m., $10 Charlie’s Country with DJ Michael B 9 p.m.-2 Crew $9.50 Lite pitchers, Double Bloody Marys Parlour Karaoke with Creaoke 9 p.m.-1 a.m., $5 a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu $6, VJ Ven from 3 - 9:30p.m., VJ Bobby Marley Miller Lite pitchers Circuit Urbano hip-hop/house night, DJs Kenae, 9:30 p.m. Roscoe’s You’re the Star karaoke with Honey Anton and Corona, $10 Downtown $4 Stella West, 10 p.m., $12 Bacardi Razz-Berry Lem- Club Krave Club Krave Divas drag show, bar- DS Tequlia Co. $10 Mimosa mugs, $1 Kick onade pitchers, $3 off all Martinis, $2.50 tenders Romie and Markie, $10 mixed drink the Keg Miller Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Lite Pitchers; $5 pitchers, DJ KY Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Smirnoff Bombs Cocktail Garden Brunch Party 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Bud Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch Scarlet Live Music Mondays, $5 select Martinis, food & carry-out until 11 p.m., DIVA DJs— Hamburger Mary’s Mimosa Brunch served ‘til 3 $5 wine glasses, $3 PBR tallboys rotating DJs include All the Way Kay, Miss p.m., first mimosa free, then $2 Scot’s $3 all domestic bottles Michaela, Heather Doble, Carla Starla and Hunters Hunters Haus, DJ Willyum at 10:30 p.m. Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Show- more. Go-go boys at 10:30 p.m. $2 Mimosas Karaoke with J-Boy at 7 p.m., $5 Tanqueray tunes, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. Crew Football with $2.75 Bud Light drafts and and Stoli Sofo $4 well cocktails $3.75 Shiner Bock drafts, VJ Ven spinning Hydrate DJ Jeannette Spin RuPaul’s Drag Race 9 p.m., Karaoke with from 6 - 10 p.m., VJ Bobby Marley 10 p.m. InnExile Karaoke by Mariah Productions Phoenix O’Hara 10 p.m.-2 a.m., $4 Skyy Downtown $8 Vodka and Red Bulls Jackhammer $7 Long Islands, Amy Armstrong cocktails, $5 Skyy bombs, $4 Miller Lite & DS Tequlia Co. $1 shots and Lloyd Young Open Mic Night High Life drafts Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Jeffrey Pub Ol’ Skool dance party, no cover Touché Barstool Jocks - WWF wrestling & sports Bud Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch Mary’s Attic MaryOke with Velicity Metropolis at 8 p.m., free pizza Hamburger Mary’s Mimosa Brunch served ‘til 9 p.m. $4 UV and Cruzan (all flavors) and $3 Velvet Rope Chicagoland Gay & Lesbian Singles 3 p.m., first mimosa free, then $2, $4 Leinie domestic bottles. No cover after 9 p.m. Meet-up sponsored by OPLAGA, $4 Martini bottles Parlour Sports@Parlour: $4 domestic pitchers, flights Hunters Fun Haus: Party Music-Party People, DJ $4 Skyy Bloody Mary bar Dan, $5 Skyy, $4.50 Bacardi Roscoe’s Male Call hosted by Frida Lay at 5 p.m., TUESDAYS Hydrate DJ Ralphi Rosario 11 p.m. - 5 a.m. $12 Absolut Long Island pitchers, $2.50 Bud @mosphere $1 well and Bud Light drafts Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Sat.-Great Lakes Light bottles, $5 Bacardibombs, $3 off Double Berlin Sinful Circus with DJ Chester, $1 well and Bears with DJ Chris Eterno, 2nd Sat.-Bear Bloody Mary’s, $3 off Martinis PBR, $5 cover Dance Party with buffet, 3rd Sat.-Underwear Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Big Chicks $5.50 Golden Margaritas, $4 Marga- Party with DJ Phil DaBeatz Showtunes 4-9 p.m., best of the 60s-80s, 9 ritas, $5 Chicken burger night, $3 Meatball Jeffrey Pub Girls All Night Out dance party, $3 p.m.-2 a.m. Sandwiches (dine-in only) cover, show with host Indigo Blue Scarlet Liquid Brunch: DJs Nick Phoenix and DJ Bobby Love’s $2 domestic, draft and well drinks. Mary’s Attic Dance Party with DJ Oskar & John Dolo, $12 bottles of champagne, $4 Mimosas, Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps Murges at 9 p.m. $5 Frozen Slushies. No cover $4 Bloody Marys, $3 domestic beer The Call Watch Glee at 7 p.m. with $3 Miller Parlour DJ Luis M., $4 drafts Sofo $5 “Sofo Marys” with Petar Lites Roscoe’s No cover before 10 p.m., $5 cover Spin Super Size Me Sundays with all Absolut Charlie’s $10 Absolut pitchers, $2 Bud/Bud after, $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, cocktails served in super-sized pint glasses, Light, $4 Jäger & bombs, karaoke 9 p.m-1 a.m. $3 off Martinis, $3.50 Peroni Bottles, $5 doors open at noon. Game Show trivia, 10 Club Krave College Jock Night: first drink 50% Bacardibombs p.m - midnight, hosted by Debbie Fox off w/college ID, $2 well, $1 draft beer, $4 Scarlet Crossfader Kings DJ Group, $5 well, $5 Touché Open at noon, beer bust, 50¢ Bud & dom. pitchers imports Bud Light drafts, pool tournament at 7 p.m., The Closet $3 well, Trivia Tuesdays Sidetrack Sidetrack Classics 3 - 9 p.m., Best of movie night in club room at 10 p.m. Cocktail $2 tacos, $10 El Jimador carafes, $4 Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 3 am Velvet Rope Mean Girls Brunch: $25 for unlim- Coronas, Karaoke with Nolan in the Garden Spin Dance party with DJ Riley York and go-go ited mimosas, buffet brunch and a show, beer Bar at 10, go-go boys 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. boys, second Sat. of month is Fish Tank by bucket specials Crew Bud pints $2.75, Bud Light Lime bottles Dummy Corps, $10 20 oz. Bacardi fishbowls $3, Taco Tuesdays with $1 tacos Stonewall Inn $5 Long Islands or Blue MONDAYS Downtown $5 Jäger, Glee at 7, followed by Tal- Motherf***ers 3160 Open-mic comedy showcase entless Tuesday Karaoke with Off-Key Kenny 3160 Join Luther & Will for Sexy Senior Satur- Berlin $2 PBRs, $3 Heinekens. 2nd Mon.— DS Tequlia Co. $2 beer cans (including 16 days, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. CAMP, campy music & campy horror w/ oz. PBR) Touché Open 3 p.m., 1st week-Great Lakes Jackson & Shaina. 3rd Mon.— Industry Night Hamburger Mary’s ‘Tini-Tuesday with $3 off all Bears, Weekly fetish parties @ 10 p.m. Club w/ Loren Agron, Danny LeRoy & Shaina. Last Mary’s specialty martinis, “Pop Quiz” trivia Room open Mon.— PERV, A night of rock n’ pleasure night in Rec Room, $3 off all Mary-tinis and Velvet Rope Guest DJs, $5 bombs Big Chicks $2 off all pitchers, $1 1/4lb burgers, $2 PBR cans $5 Veggie Burgers (dine-in only) Hunters $1 domestic draft beers SUNDAYS The Call Drag Factor: open drag competition Jackhammer Karaoke with Creagh 10 p.m., $3 @mosphere $5 Absolut, $8 Miller Light pitchers, with live judges and cash prizes, hosted by Bacardi and Finlandia (all flavors) $3 speciality shots Ashley Morgan. $2.50 well, $3 Miller products Parlour Grüve@Parlour: house music with DJs Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m., Charlie’s $2 well, $3 Bacardi, $10 Absolut pitch- Butch Duncan, Psycho Bitch, Freddie Bain and 2 for 1 admission with coupon available at ers, line dance lessons 7 p.m., It’s Just BINGO Michael Serafini, $4 u-call-its www.thebatonshowlounge.com. Bitch with Man Fag at 11 p.m. Roscoe’s “Drag Race 2011” with Frida Lay, $12 Berlin $2 PBRs, $3 Heinekens, $5.50 So Co. 1st Circuit Mondays with Mz. Ruff-n-Stuff & the Absolut Mandrin Cosmopolitan pitchers, $3 Sunday: Madonnarama w/ DJ Riley; 2nd Rocketts, DJ Stoney off Martinis, $2.50 Miller Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Sunday: True Faith ‘80s night w/ DJ Chester; The Closet $3 well, ukulele singalongs, free Lite Pitchers, $5 Three-O Bombs Last Sunday: “Block Rockin” ‘90s Night w/ darts Scarlet ‘90s Night, DJ Heather Doble, $6 vodka Greg Haus & Chester Cocktail $1 grilled cheeses. 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Nightspots Magazine: Hi, Alex. Where are time. In 2008 I stopped after Mr. Muscle Beach you from? and winning several contests for some health Alexsander Freitas: I am from Brazil problems. I started modeling. I took some near Copacabana beach, in between pictures with a good friend of mine in New there and Ipanema. York and got more comfortable with modeling. I did my first shoots for websites but my first NM: So you grew up there? video is Adrenaline with Spencer Reed and AF: Yes, and then moved to LA in Dominic Pacifico. From there I started to do a 2003. It has been about seven lot of movies with Raging Stallion and other years since I have been back to companies. Brazil. I hope to go back next year, maybe for Carnival. NM: Do you have a favorite company that you have worked for? NM: I couldn’t believe AF: My favorite is Raging Stallion because I did how small Carnival most of my videos with them. I feel like they are actually was until I my little crazy family. I love Steve Cruz. went there. AF: Everyone NM: Are there any stars you want to work goes to the with but haven’t? beach. There AF: I would like to work with Francois Sagat but are tons of he is not working anymore. Sometimes we chat people but on Skype. I would like to work with Spencer it is very Reed again. compact. For 24 NM: You seem angry in these videos. hours AF: I become a little aggressive but it is not like people are I want to kill the other person. I have directors walking, on my back telling me things to do. I would like dancing and to be a little more romantic like when I did My drinking. Brother’s Hot Friend in pool, not a power fuck.
NM: How NM: You worked with Michael Lucas before. did you get AF: It was really tough. One shoot took about 12 involved in hours to finish. performing in adult movies? NM: Do you stop for lunch? AF: I started body AF: Eating is the last thing at 7 pm. Michael building in 2006. I makes a movie with a history then the sex scene tried to become a is at the end. They make it in one day but two pro the year after days would be better for the model if they split so I invested it in two. But look at the results. more time. I was a personal For more on Freitas visit www. trainer at the alexsanderfreitas.com. time so I was working out full 28 nightspots June 8, 2011 Where Chicago Men Cruise
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