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That Guy by Kirk Williamson THE FOLLOWING IS AN friend from Cupid’s. Jeff is of your peers. You have been EXERPT FROM MY COLUMN moving on up and by next given a free pass. And don’t IN THE MARCH 9, 2005 ISSUE week will be off into the blue. forget to tip your bartenders OF NIGHTSPOTS. IT’S A THAT We had a very sweet time a little extra “green” this year. I GUY CLASSIC! [EDITOR’S NOTE: AT THAT TIME, THE COLUMN WAS together, both at the bar and know they’ll be working their TITLED “HEY, I’M THAT GUY FROM in our ongoing exchanges with shillelaghs off. THE MAGAZINE”] one another. I was 10 miles past verklempt. Jeff, you will be kirk@windycitymediagroup. Popped in to the charming and missed immeasurably. com reasonably priced X/O for a nip. They must have some sort of Lisa Lexus at Cocktail underground hydroponic set- has some up where they breed gorgeous big idea about doing a guys to work at the bar. And weekly poll for Night- graze the harvest I did. spots. If you see a fierce bitch with a raging ‘fro Clark’s kicked my ass last night. coming toward you Not only were Steve and Den- with a steno pad and a nis in rare form (check out page sharpened No. 2, don’t 46), Ihad an über-scandalous stress. She’swith me. picture taken of me with a certain yin, St. Pat’s is coming. There whose yang was nowhere to be you go. found. After some cajoling, I I’ve given you a perfect- decided not to run the picture. ly rational and defen- This week. sible excuse to drink. No more worrying about I also ran into Jeff, my good the judgmental eyes

PUBLISHER Tracy Baim ASSISTANT PUBLISHER Terri Klinsky nightspots Managing Editor #1015 • April 14, 2010 Kirk Williamson ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES Terri Klinsky, Kirk Williamson, Amy Matheny MAIN COVER IMAGE NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE Laser dancer at Hunters. Rivendell Media 212-242-6863 Photo by Kirk DIRECTOR OF NEW MEDIA TOP RIGHT Jean Albright Photo by Kirk Office BOTTOM LEFT Meghan Streit Photo by Lilja Birgisdottir Photography Mel Ferrand, Kat Fitzgerald, DJ Greg Haus, Kirk, Kizzy, Ryan Kolodziej, Anthony Meade, Steve Starr, DJ Res-5 CAST OF CHARACTERS Andrew Davis, DJ Res-5, Adam Guerino, Homer Marrs, Marc “Moose”Moder, Jennifer Parello, Peter Copyright 2010 Windy City Media Group/Lambda Publications Inc. All rights reserved. Pointers, Randy Pubert Reprint by permission only. Back issues available for $3 per issue (postage included). Return postage must accompany all manuscripts, drawings, and photographs submitted if they are to be returned, and no responsibility may be assumed for unsolicited materials. All rights to letters, art and photos sent to Nightspots/Windy City Times will be treated as unconditionally assigned for publication purposes and as such, subject to editing and nightspots comment. The opinions expressed by the columnists, cartoonists, letter writers, and com- mentators are their own and do not necessarily reflect the position of Nightspots/Windy 5315 N. Clark St. #192, Chicago, IL 60640 City Times. Publication of the name, photograph, or likeness of a person or organization in articles or advertising in Nightspots/Windy City Times is not to be construed as any 773.871.7610, fax 773.871.7609 indication of the sexual orientation of such person or organization. While we encourage readers to support the advertisers who make this newspaper possible, Nightspots/Windy www.WindyCityMediaGroup.com City Times cannot accept responsibility for advertising claims. [email protected]

24/Heaven: Happy 24th anniversary, kids! ROSCOE’S Photos by Kirk

Silly rabbits! Tricks ain’t just for kids anymore. SIDETRACK Photos by Anthony Meade

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We discovered this gem at Jackhammer when reaching for a blank card on which to jot down an editorial note. It was like winning the fuck lottery. We’ve come to two mutually exclusive conclusions: A) The card was a snarky joke on an ex-bartender; or B) Said ex-bartender knows what he likes and ain’t afraid to ask for it.

nightspots 9 April 14, 2010 DANCING ABOUT BRACES ARCHITECTURE by Adam Guerino by Marc “Moose” Moder REMEMBER THE GOOD SIDE OF MALCOLM MCLAREN “My fellow Americans, it is Growing up in the punk era and being a fan of The totally a dark day in Middleton Sex Pistols and Bow Wow Wow, I’m well aware of Junior High history. Some time the perception many have of their former manager after, like, third period, it was Malcolm McLaren: Svengali, Shyster, Manipulator. announced that there would The Pistols famously gave their side of the story in be another round of voting for the documentary The Filth and The Fury and via their lawsuit, which they won. But Malcolm, to many of us student body president with only gay boys in London, New York and beyond growing Molly and I on the ballot.” up in the eighties, was not just the first to embrace and basically invent punk and punk fashion as we know it today, but was the first to toss it aside during its peak popularity in favor of a surprise career in front of the mic.

In 1983, McLaren released his first solo album, Duck Rock, embracing American hip-hop way before MTV “This can ONLY mean ONE thing: and anyone outside the Molly is blowing the principal. Bronx did and melding rap What was supposed to be a with a very white style of totally, like, landmark victory has electronic. This gave him been reduced to a tie!“ two top ten hits in the UK. Then, the next year he had the brilliant idea of mixing opera, deadpan monologues and classical on his second and best album, Fans, way ahead of Pet Shop Boys and Enigma. Then finally in 1989, he brought Willy Ninja and New York’s Vogueing balls to the white clubs a full year before Madonna’s Vogue with his stylistic single and video, Deep In Vogue.

Malcolm, while considered straight, made electronic music sophisticated and gay as hell. So next time “I won’t, like, stand for Molly’s your iPod leads you to Pet Shop Boys, Lady Gaga, bend-over-approach. This is like, or Calvin Harris, remember one of the most foppish heteros in history and strike a pose. Waltz, darling unpatriotic and... and slutty! Vote Malcolm, waltz. no to skanks bowing to the boner and vote yes to me!”

For up-to-the-minute election coverage and more of Adam Guerino’s humor, check out Nightcaps, the late night cabaret at Berlin Friday, April 30 at 11p.m. 10 nightspots April 14, 2010

Flesh Hungry Dog’s no puppy anymore. Happy 5th anniversary. JACKHAMMER Photos by Kirk

THE GLENWOOD Tues., April 8

1 3 1) Finalist Matt gives the smooth touch.

2) Finalist Brian fits right into the Gay Idol mold. 4 3) Judges Mitchell Fain, Kerri 2 Grant and Kirk Williamson ponder the outcome over some Miller Lites and Bacardi drinks.

4) A lucky Goldfrapp winner.

5) (L-R) Judge Mitchell Fain, finalists Brian and Matt, judges Kirk Williamson and Kerri Grant, host Amy Matheny.. 5 12 nightspots April 14, 2010

Jónsi Birgisson, from the Icelandic group Sigur Rós, is going solo Go for Jónsi with his new album Go. In the middle of a North American tour, Nightspots Magazine spoke with Jónsi before he arrived in Chicago. interviewed by Randy Pubert

Nightspots Magazine: Hello, NM: What is the difference also drawings, painting and stuff. Jónsi. Forgive me if I pronounce between a Sigur Rós album and Finally last year we went to Hawaii something wrong with this your solo effort? for a month in April and just interview but when you make JB: The main difference from Sigur mixed the whole album. It was up your own language called Rós is to have different players definitely good for us. Hopelandic, I don’t stand a and performers on the album. It chance! was really healthy for me. NM: You shot the video for “Go Jónsi Birgisson: Okay, no problem. Do” in Iceland with only four NM: Your sisters put the album hours of daylight a day. That NM: I love the new album Go. cover together? must have been difficult. Tell our readers about it. JB: Yeah, they are amazing. JB: Yes, we shot it between JB: I have had these songs for Christmas and New Years. We many, many years in my head. I NM: What made you decide had three days to shoot it. We did finally had time to do this album to sing in English on the solo some inside shots also. and record it. I have been with record? my band Sigur Rós for sixteen JB: My boyfriend Alex Somers is NM: You play your guitar with a years now. We have done many from America. I speak so much cello bow? albums. It turns out now that the English these days. It was finally JB: I do that with Sigur Rós but members of the band have all good to do it in English. with this concert I don’t do that. had babies recently. It is perfect timing for me to make this record. NM: You live in Iceland with him NM: We have you for two shows When I started I had 30 songs to and made an album him with in Chicago. What is the solo choose from. The songs have been called Jonsi and Alex. How was concert experience going to be written with guitar, harmonium, that experience? like? and ukulele. JB: It was really good. We have JB: It is going to be really fucking been making music since we met, good. I am going to play all the songs from the album. I will also play older songs as well as the new ones. Some are not from the album because I only have the one solo CD. It is going to be a really good show. I am working with two guys that have a theater and opera background. So there will be a lot of visuals and projections. There will be animations also so it will be really cool, actually.

NM: I have always thought your music is perfect for soundtracks to movies. Your song “Sticks & Stone” is on the How to Train Your Dragon movie soundtrack. Did you see the movie? JB: Yes, I saw the movie. My song is at the end. It is an amazing movie. It is a kids’ movie but has good humor. I really liked it.

Go check out Jónsi at the Vic Theatre (3145 N. Sheffield Rd.) on April 27 or 28 at 7:30 p.m. For ticket and tour information visit jonsi. com.

14 nightspots Photo by Lilja Birgisdottir April 14, 2010 I’d step inside that bunny hutch any day. HYDRATE Photos by Anthony Meade

Fun and frolic. @MOSPHERE Photos by Kirk

nightspots 15 April 14, 2010 Excuse me, aren’t you Marjorie Lee Winnick, the current Miss Georgia World? I’m Julia Sugarbaker, Suzanne Sugarbaker’s sister. I couldn’t help overhearing part of your conversation. Yes, and I gather from your comments there are a couple of other things you don’t know, Marjorie. For example, you probably didn’t know that Suzanne was the only contestant in Georgia pageant history to sweep every category except congeniality, and that is not something the women in my family aspire to anyway. Or that when she walked down the runway in her swimsuit, five contestants quit on the spot. OR that when she emerged from the isolation booth to answer the question: “What would you do to prevent war?,” she spoke so eloquently of patriotism, battlefields and diamonds tiaras, grown men wept. And you probably didn’t know, Marjorie, that Suzanne was not just any Miss Georgia, she was THE Miss Georgia. She didn’t twirl just a baton, that baton was on fire. And when she threw that baton into the air it flew higher, further, faster than any baton has ever flown before, hitting a transformer and showering the darkened arena with sparks. And when it finally did come down, Marjorie, my sister caught that baton and 12,000 people jumped to their feet for sixteen and one half minutes of uninterrupted, thunderous ovation as flames illuminated her tear-stained face. And that, Marjorie, just so you will know and your children will someday know is the night the lights went out in Georgia.

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No more clever Easter turns of phrase, please. SCARLET Photos by Anthony Meade

April’s Man of the Month contest fills a lot of baskets. CHARLIE’S Photos by Anthony Meade

18 nightspots April 14, 2010 Dip me in honey and throw me to the bears! TOUCHE Photos by Anthony Meade

Peeping Tom and the Easter Bunch. SCOT’S Photos by Anthony Meade

nightspots 19 April 14, 2010 nightSPOTSMAFIA We’ll tell ya what ta think Special Guest: GapersBlock.com’s John Lendman

When “too much” Speaking of too much, I’ll If I’m in China, I’d totally jaywalk diminishes the value wait until the forthcoming in front of that pussy. - John of “just enough,” like Fleshlight attachment. I’m amazed a cat walks any- pancakes. - John - John where. - Andrew If I had to run two Uh, no. - Andrew I wish these chicken pox would papers. - Andrew No plan yet, but everything go away. You asked what I Two hemorrhoids are, else in my house is Apple. thought. - DJ Res-5 arguably, not better - Pubert If domestic cats were big than one. - John g o tten) a n i P d? I’ll buy an iPad when Apple enough, they would eat pa tr ol . Comm ent s ? be better th a n o ne? Cooks in the kitchen. - takes responsibility for people. - John Pubert all the flaws in their new Should be good at catching cat Be--you know the old Kamasutra Transit app. burglars! - Pubert saying: “Two be is - John Well, they do catch “rats.” - Kat better than not two Um, not so much. Seriously, It’s certainly not the year of the be.” - Kat Are y o u gett i ng ( r h a ve I’m a Linux girl! - Kat rat... . - Kirk Illnesses. - DJ Res-5 iHaven’t. Eventually. Well, two of anything - DJ Res-5 When mi ght t wo of som eth i ng n o bad would always be Maybe next year when the worse than one. - Kirk bugs have been worked poli ce offi cer i n C h a , nd g o e s out and the price drops A c a t h as been appoi nted n un offi ial dramatically. - Kirk

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DAILY SPECIALS AND SUCH WEDNESDAYS Berlin STARDUST Thursdays, with live perfor- lb cheeseburger $5, $3 basket of appetizers @mosphere $12 Stoli pitchers, $3 Bud Light mances and special DJs, $2 PBR, $3 Berlin (zucchini, mushroom, onion rings, poppers) drafts, 50¢ well in February bombs, brought to you by Outdanced Bobby Love’s Karaoke w/ Creagh 9:30 p.m. - Berlin “Get, Get Down,” DJs Zebo and special Big Chicks $10 Pitchers of Blue Moon, $2.75 1:30 a.m. guests, $1 select shots, $2 PBRs Rolling Rock, $4 Cosmos, Chicken specials Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps Big Chicks Euchre Club 7:30 p.m., $4 Stoli night—$5 wing basket, $6 Chicken breast The Call $4 Bacardi drinks, $1 Dekuyper shots, Martini, $6 Leinie Pitchers, $5 Quesadilla night sandwich $5 chickenburger dance video mix (Chicken or Veggie) Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic & draft, $1 Pucker Charlie’s Line dance lessons at 7 p.m., country Bobby Love’s $1 off domestic, $1 Pucker, $3 Bucks $3.50 Domestics drafts & bottles, $3.50 with DJ Michael B ‘til 1:30 a.m., Afterhours Jäger shots well dance with DJ LuLu Bucks $3.50 Domestics drafts & bottles, $3.50 The Call $3 Absolut cocktails, $5 Absolut Marti- Circuit 1st week-Versage Productions’ female well nis/Cosmos, Miss Foozie bingo (first Thur.) drag show, 2nd week-Lipstick and Lace The Call Curtains Up Wednesdays with show- Charlie’s $3 U-call-its, ‘80s flashback night women’s hip-hop night, 3rd week-Chix Mix tune videos at 9 p.m., $6 martinis/cosmos, $5 Circuit La Noche Loca w/ DJ Fast Freddy & DJ women’s dance parties, Last week-Urbano Jameson shots Rock-O-Mix, Miss Ketty’s show at 10 p.m. hip hop party Cell Block Open 4 p.m. w/ Giani, All import beers The Closet Karaoke with Creagh at 9:30 p.m. Club Krave Sarabia’s boyz with bartenders Eric (bottles & drafts) $3.50 Club Krave GLEE with bartenders Miguel and and Romie, $5 32oz Mason jar flavored Long Charlie’s $3 Miller Lites, $2 Skyy cocktails, gay Jerry, $5 you-call-it top shelf and beer specials Islands, $10 domestic buckets, VJ Touche movie night Cocktail Go-go boys at 10 p.m., DJ Michael Cocktail Go-go boys, DJ Freddie Bain, $12 Long The Closet $3 well, $1 Schnapps shots Serafini, hostess Lisa Lexus, $9 vodka cran/ Island pitchers, $5 Jägerbombs Club Krave Starfinder karaoke, 1st and 3rd vodka lemonade pitchers, $3 Miller Lite pints, Crew P.B.R. Cans $2, Goose Island seasonal pints Wednesday—Island Girls meetings with $4 Wild Turkey Honey shots $3.50, Fish Tacos w/choice of side $7.79, 4th bartender Miss Brandi Wyne and Jerry Crew All draft beer $3, All-U-Can-Eat pasta $9.99, Friday-Frat Boy Friday, w/ Hot Jock Contest Cocktail Teri Yaki’s & dusTy’s Twisted Trivia! Project Runway at 9 p.m. at 11:30 p.m. 10 p.m., $4 Svedka cocktails, $9 Miller Lite Encompass Drink & Drown Thursdays, $1 house Encompass Karaoke, $4 24 oz. Big Boy Lites pitchers wells, $1 dom. drafts, $1 wine, sponsored by Halsted’s $5 Stoli mixed & bombs, $12 Bud Crew Open for lunch 11:30a.m., Rolling Rock Miller Lite and Coors Light Light/Miller Lite pitchers bottles $2.75, Blue Moon pints $3.75, 1/2 price Halsted’s $5.95 Buffalo chicken wraps, all drafts Hamburger Mary’s $5 “Mary’s Punch” pints and desserts after 4 p.m. $3.50 $4 Shock Top pints Encompass All domestic bottled brews $1 Hamburger Mary’s $3.50 home brew pints Hideaway Karaoke 10pm, Men of Hideaway The Glenwood Grindr party: come meet local Hideaway Trailer Trash Bingo at 8:36 p.m., Men dancers at 11 p.m., $4 Bacardi and Skyy guys using the Grindr app, grinder sandwiches of Hideaway dancers 11 p.m., $4 Absolut cocktails, $3.50 Jäger Bombs, $5 Long Islands, served, 7-10 p.m. cocktails, $5 Long Islands, $2.50 bar shots $2.50 bar shots and Puckers Halsted’s $5.95 chicken fajitas, $3.50 Coronas and Puckers Hunters Video Dance Party, $2 Miller, $4 cover, Hamburger Mary’s $2 off all Mary’s “Special- Hunters Hunters Hunks 10 p.m., $2 import DJ Dan Tease” cocktail pints bottles, DJ Laura B Hydrate TPAN’s Positively Aware party 8-11 p.m. Hideaway Karaoke in the lounge at 10 p.m., $4 Hydrate Hot Hydrate dancers, sponsored by on 2nd Friday of the month, Weekly DJs til 4 U-Call-Its, $2.50 bar shots and Puckers Nightspots Magazine, DJ Phil DaBeatz, $5 a.m., no cover til midnight Hunters $3.50 Smirnoff Martinis, $2 well, $1 Effen cocktails, $5 Effen bombs, $3 Bud/Bud InnExile Here’s the Beef male dancers 11 p.m. drafts, $4.50 beeer pitchers, DJ Ron G Light bottles, members can win cash prize Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Fri.-The Flesh Hydrate 1/2 price Martinis, Hy-Drag Review 9:30 weekly Hungry Dog Show, Last Fri.-ManHunt.com p.m., also DJ Laura B Jackhammer $2 MGD/Miller Lite/Bud/Bud party Jackhammer $1 well drinks, $5 buy-in, play Wii Light, $3 premium domestics and imports, Jeffrey Pub Guys All Night Out dance party, Jeffrey Pub Game night—Bid Whist, spades, DJ Man Scott $3 cover dominoes, darts, drink tickets for every win- Jeffrey Pub No cover, free entry pass to first 35 Mary’s Attic Feel Good Fridays with Rogue DJ ning hand guests to be used Friday or Saturday at 9 p.m., $3 Bama-Slamma shots, $5 Mary’s Mary’s Attic MaryOke with DJ Matador at 9pm. Mary’s Attic $2 Jello shots, $3 Miller Lite draft Punch pints $3 well cocktails and domestic bottles Pie Hole Karaoke with Creagh Roscoe’s $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, Pie Hole All-You-Can-Shove night, $9.99 for Roscoe’s Alternative Sounds in front bar, $12 $3 off Martinis, $3.50 Peroni bottles, $5 all-you-can-eat slices and a soda, Poetic Hole Three-O Pomegranate Cosmo pitchers; $3 off Bacardibombs open mic poetry reading 10 p.m. Martinis, $2.50 Miller Lite drafts, $10 Miller Lite Scarlet The First Ward Ball, $4 Well Drinks, $4 Bud Roscoe’s You’re the Star Karaoke with Honey Pitchers, $5 Three-O Bombs. Last Thu.: Wet Light, $5 Stoli-flavored Throttle Bombs West at 10 p.m., Free Pool all day, $12 Smirnoff Boxer Contest at midnight Sidetrack Showtunes 5-9 p.m., Best of Sidetrack Raspberry Twist Tidal Wave pitchers, 1/2 price Scarlet Frat Night, hosted by Kevin, $5 40s of 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. wine bottles, $3 off Martinis, $2.50 Miller Lite Miller Lite, Corona and King Cobra; $5 Long Spin Shower contest, 1st week: Boy night; 2nd drafts, $10 Miller Lite pitchers, $5 Smirnoff Island mini-pitchers week: Girl night; 3rd week: Bear night, $150 Bombs. Last Thu.: Wet Boxer Contest w/ Friday Scot’s $4 all drafts first prize, sign up by 11:30 p.m., contest at Lay at midnight Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3 - 8 midnight, $5 Absolut cocktails, $4 Magic Hat Scarlet Workgroup Wednesdays, with up and p.m.,Comedy Night videos 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. #9 drafts, DJ Luis M, go-go boys, $5 Absolut coming DJs, $3 PBR Tallboys, $4 Svedka Spin Project Runway at 9 p.m., Fierce Drag cocktails, $7 Martinis, $4 draft beer cocktails Cabaret, $5 Pink cocktails, $7 Martinis, $2.50 3160 POP Goes the Gio! Scot’s $2 off all Cosmos Miller Lite/MGD bottles Touché 1st week - MAFIA; 2nd week - Full Moon Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Classic Touché Handballer Night, red/white hanky party and contest; 3rd week - ONYX Club Sidetrack, 8 p.m.-2 am specials, club room open night, Club Room open at 10 p.m. Spin What the Fuck Wednesdays, $1 well drinks, Velvet Rope Half off Martinis & Margaritas, Velvet Rope Karaoke with Creagh, $6 Grey Goose $5 cover, DJ Chris Eterno monthly local LGBT band performances Wild Pug DJ Voxbox spins ‘80s, $6 Martinis Touché Bear-Chested night Wild Pug $3 Sapporo pints, $6 Cosmos, DJ Steve Uncommon Ground 4 Women Only series- four Henderson at 10 p.m. SATURDAYS female performers showcase their talents @mosphere Hot male dancers at 10:30 p.m., DJ Velvet Rope $6 pizza specials, $3 drafts FRIDAYS Timmy Loop, DJ Juno, hostess Anique Wild Pug Live Game Show night, 7 p.m., $5 cover @mosphere Hot male dancers at 10:30 p.m., Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. goes to actors, $3 Fuller’s London Pride pints, DJ Eric Hall Berlin Twisted w/ DJ Chester or DJ Larissa, $5 VJ Bobby Marley at 7 p.m. Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. after 11:00 p.m. / $7 after 1 a.m., 3rd Sat: Drag Berlin Nightcaps: variety show with Adam Guer- Matinee with House of Santana 9-11:30 p.m. THURSDAYS ino and Puterbaugh Sisters, 11 p.m., followed Big Chicks Euchre Club 6 p.m., DJ and dancing @mosphere “Hot Mess” Thursdays with male by Cosmix: DJ Greg Haus, electro, progressive, 10 p.m., no cover dancers, $7 Bud Light pitchers, $5 martinis and alternative, $5 after 11:00 p.m. Bobby Love’s Featured artist nite, trivia shots & Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m. Big Chicks DJ and dancing 10 p.m., no cover, 1/3 giveaways w/ DJ Tim

22 nightspots April 14, 2010 Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps all day and night, DJs Freddie Bain and Chris 1/2 Price wings six $3/twelve $4.50,1/2 priced The Call $4 Absolut cocktails, $5 Jameson shots, Spinazzola wings 5 p.m. ‘til close. video dance party Charlie’s Euchre 6 p.m., karaoke 9 p.m., Resur- Dick’s RU Crazee? Free pool Charlie’s Country with DJ Michael B 9 p.m.-2 rection Sunday @ midnight with club classics Halsted’s $5.95 burgers, $4 22 oz. Bud Lights a.m., Afterhours dance with DJ LuLu by DJ LuLu, $2 Miller Lites, $10 32oz. Absolut Hamburger Mary’s Charity HamBINGO with Circuit Urbano hip-hop/house night, DJs Kenae, pitchers, karaoke Velicity Metropolis at 8 p.m., $5 Sauza Margari- Anton and Corona, $10 The Closet $5 Bloody Marys, buckets of beer tas & frozen slushies Club Krave Smirnoff Divas drag show, bartend- Club Krave Bingo @ 7 p.m. with Brandi Wyne, Hideaway Movie night 9 p.m., $3 U-Call-Its, $2.50 ers Romie and Mark, $3 well, $10 mixed drink Theresa Dawn, and Tina Roberts, karaoke with bar shots and Puckers pitchers, DJ Catalyst Star Finder Karaoke at 9 p.m. Hunters Karaoke with DJ Glen, $2 Bud, $4 Cocktail DIVA DJs—rotating DJs include Cocktail $1 well drinks, Country Sunday with Absolut Martinis Dhanna, Miss Michaela, Tracy Tobey, Heather dusTy, Derek & Johnathin Florida 2-8 p.m., Hydrate $1 drinks all night, no cover before Doble & Carla Starla, Go-go boys at 10:30 p.m. DJ Dealer & Chris Eterno at 8 p.m., DJ Pete 10 p.m. Crew Bud Light pitchers $9, Bud Select bottles Augusta at 11 p.m, go-go boys at 8 p.m. Jackhammer $3 U-Call-It (excluding Long $2.75, Double Bloody Marys $6, Mimosa Crew Miller Lite pitchers $9, Beergarita/ Mimosa Islands and Martinis), free pool pitchers $12, VJ Ven spinning from 6 - 10 p.m., pitchers $12, Double Bloody Marys $6, VJ Ven Maneuvers Karaoke Mondays w/ Miss Bobbi VJ Bobby Marley 10 p.m. from 3 - 9:30p.m., VJ Bobby Marley 9:30 p.m. Mary’s Attic Live soap opera “The Ville” at 8 Encompass Resident DJ Tiff 11 p.m. Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud p.m., $10 Halsted’s $6 champagne cocktails, $4 22 oz. Bud Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch Roscoe’s You’re the Star karaoke with Honey Lights, 12 Stoli Bloodies during brunch Hamburger Mary’s Mimosa Brunch served ‘til 3 West, 10 p.m., $12 Bacardi Razz-Berry Lemon- Hamburger Mary’s Mimosa Brunch served ‘til p.m., first mimosa free, then $2 ade pitchers, $3 off all Martinis, $2.50 Miller 3 p.m., first mimosa free, then $2, $4 Leinie Hideaway Bitch bingo 6 p.m., Sex, Cubs and Lite Drafts, $10 Miller Lite Pitchers; $5 Smirnoff bottles Rock & Roll 7 p.m. in the loft , karaoke 10 p.m. Bombs Hideaway Dinner and a Movie 5 p.m., Men $2 dom. bottles, $5 Long Islands, $2.50 bar Scot’s $3 all domestic bottles of Hideaway dancers 11 p.m., $4 Stoli and shots and Puckers Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., Show- Tanqueray cocktails, $5 Long Islands, $2.50 bar Hunters Karaoke 7-11 p.m., Boys Night 11 p.m., tunes, 8 p.m.-2 a.m. shots and Puckers $1 drafts, $4 Martinis, DJ Lawrence K Spin RuPaul’s Drag Race at 8 p.m., Karaoke with Hunters Ascent Saturdays with DJ Laura B., $3.50 Hydrate DJ Jeannette Phoenix O’Hara 8 p.m.-midnight, $4 Jameson, Bacardi mixers, $4 cover InnExile Karaoke by Mariah Productions $10 Finlandia lemonade pitchers, free pool Hydrate DJ Ralphi Rosario 11 p.m. - 5 a.m. Jackhammer $7 Long Islands, Amy Armstrong and games Jackhammer DJ Man Scott, 1st Sat.-Great Lakes and Lloyd Young Open Mic Night Touché Barstool Jocks - WWF wrestling & sports Bears with DJ Chris Eterno, 2nd Sat.-Bear Jeffrey Pub Ol’ Skool dance party, no cover at 8 p.m., free pizza Dance Party with buffet, 3rd Sat.-Underwear Mary’s Attic Cabaret Show at 7:30 (cover varies). Velvet Rope Chicagoland Gay & Lesbian Singles Party with DJ Phil DaBeatz Gong Show MaryOke with Velicity Metropolis Meet-up sponsored by OPLAGA, $4 Martini Jeffrey Pub Girls All Night Out dance party, $3 9 p.m., $3 well cocktails and domestic bottles flights cover, show with host Indigo Blue Roscoe’s Male Call hosted by Miss Foozie at 5 Wild Pug Chill-Ax with the Motown sounds Man’s Country Live nude male stripper show p.m., $12 Absolut Long Island pitchers, $2.50 of Justin & Joey, $2 Bud Light & Lite drafts, Maneuvers DJ Sit-n-Spin, dancing, Jello shots Bud Light, Bud Light Lime, Bud Light Golden free pool Mary’s Attic Dance Party with DJ Oskar & John Wheat bottles, $5 Bacardibombs, $3 off Murges at 9 p.m. $2 Jello shots, $5 Frozen Double Bloody Mary’s, $3 off Martinis Slushies Sidetrack Cocktail Hour videos 3-8 p.m., TUESDAYS Roscoe’s No cover before 10 p.m., $5 cover Showtunes 4-9 p.m., best of the 60s-80s, 9 @mosphere $1 well and Bud Light drafts after, $15 Absolut Pink Lemonade pitchers, p.m.-2 a.m. Berlin Sinful Circus with DJ Chester and Jay Jay, $3 off Martinis, $3.50 Peroni Bottles, $5 Scarlet Liquid Brunch: DJ Nick Phoenix, $12 $1 well and PBR, $5 cover Bacardibombs bottles of champagne, $4 Screwdrivers, $4 Big Chicks $5.50 Golden Margaritas, $4 Marga- Scarlet Crossfader Kings DJ Group, $5 well, $5 Bloody Marys, followed later by The Brothel ritas, $5 Chicken burger night, $3 Meatball imports with DJ Veritas Sandwiches (dine-in only) Sidetrack Sidetrack Classics 3 - 9 p.m., Best of Spin Team trivia, 10 p.m - midnight, hosted by Bobby Love’s $2 domestic, draft and well drinks. Sidetrack 9 p.m. - 3 am Debbie Fox, $4 Skyy cocktails, $5 Skyy bombs, Bucks $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Schnapps Spin Dance party with DJ Riley York and go-go $10 Miller Lite & High Life pitchers, Foxy’s The Call Two-Steppin’ Tuesdays: dance lessons boys, second Sat. of month is Fish Tank by Basement 10 p.m. - 2 a.m. at 8 p.m., followed by video music mix at Dummy Corps, $10 20 oz. Bacardi fishbowls Touché Open at noon, beer bust, 50¢ Bud & Bud 11 p.m., $3 Beam and SoCo cocktails, $4.50 3160 Join Luther & Will for Sexy Senior Satur- Light drafts, pool tournament at 7 p.m., movie Shiner beers days, 8 p.m. - 2 a.m. night in club room at 10 p.m. Charlie’s $10 Absolut pitchers, $2 Bud/Bud Light, Touché Open 3 p.m., 1st week-Great Lakes Velvet Rope Mean Girls Brunch: $25 for unlim- $4 Jäger & bombs, karaoke 9 p.m-1 a.m. Bears, Weekly fetish parties @ 10 p.m. Club ited mimosas, buffet brunch and a show, beer Club Krave Queer As Folk with bartender Miguel, Room open bucket specials $2 well, $1 draft beer, $4 dom. pitchers. Velvet Rope Guest DJs, $5 bombs Wild Pug $2 well, $9 Bud Light pitchers, $12 Cocktail Go-go boys at 10 p.m., DJ Timmy Loop, Wild Pug Dog Day Afternoon (bring your pooch) Long Island pitchers $9 vodka cran/vodka lemonade pitchers, 3-6 p.m., DJ Oskar at 9 p.m., Bombs Away: Foozie Gras with Miss Foozie (last Tues. of choose from a menu of bombs for $4.50 month) MONDAYS The Closet $3 well, $1 Schnapps shots Berlin Manic Mondays w/ DJ Adam EL, feel-good Crew Bud pints $2.75, Bud Light Lime bottles $3, SUNDAYS music from all eras, $2 PBRs, $3 Heinekens Taco Tuesdays with $1 tacos @mosphere Sabbath Strippers— hot male danc- Big Chicks $2 off all pitchers, $1 1/4lb burgers, Halsted’s $5.95 entrée salads, $4 22 oz. Bud ers 9 p.m., $5 Martinis, $1 well $5 Veggie Burgers (dine-in only) Lights, $5.50 glasses of pinot grigio or merlot Baton Shows 8:30 p.m., 10:30 p.m., 12:30 a.m., The Call RuPaul’s Drag Race at 8 p.m., $2.50 well, Hamburger Mary’s ‘Tini-Tuesday with $3 off all 2 for 1 admission with coupon available at $3 Miller products, $4 import and microbrew Mary’s specialty martinis, “Pop Quiz” trivia www.thebatonshowlounge.com. bottles night in Rec Room, $3 off all Mary-tinis and Berlin $2 PBRs, $3 Heinekens. 1st Sunday: Charlie’s $2 well, $3 Bacardi, $10 Absolut $2 PBR cans Madonnarama w/ DJ Riley, 2nd Sunday: True pitchers, line dance lessons 7 p.m., BINGO Hideaway Free games all day, $2 off call and top Faith ‘80s night w/ DJ Chester, 3rd Sunday: at 11 p.m. shelf, $1 off beers, $2.50 bar shots and Puckers Disco Obsession w/ DJ Pervy, Last Sunday: ‘90s Circuit Mondays with Mz. Ruff-n-Stuff & the Hunters Retro Re-wind—$2 Miller bottles, $2 Night w/ DJs Chester & Greg Haus Rocketts, DJ Stoney Mike’s Hard Lemonade, DJ Brad Big Chicks Free BBQ/inside picnic at 4:30 p.m., Club Krave True Blood with bartender Jerry, $5 Jackhammer Karaoke with Creagh 10 p.m., $3 $2.50 vodka lemonades you-call-it top shelf and beer specials Bacardi and Finlandia (all flavors) Bobby Love’s Open at noon with Connie The Closet $3 well, $1 Schnapps shots Roscoe’s “Drag Race 2010” with Frida Lay, $12 Bucks Sunday cookout, $10 Miller pitchers, $2 Cocktail Monday Madness with half off all Absolut Mandrin Cosmopolitan pitchers, $3 Schnapps drinks, tender reX 4-9 p.m., BOY CRAZY with off Martinis, $2.50 Miller Lite Drafts, $10 Miller The Call $3 Sauza Margaritas, $3 Miller products, host Joey 10-2, DJ Boxxxcutter with your Lite Pitchers, $5 Three-O Bombs $4 import and microbrew bottles, videos from bartender Peter Scarlet Decade Tuesday, DJ Heather Doble ‘60s to today Crew Pub Stumpers trivia, $50 bar tab for win- Scot’s $2 off all Martinis Cell Block Open 2 p.m., $1.50 pints Miller Lite ning team, $6 Ruby Red/Mango Margaritas Sidetrack U-Video, all request night

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12 Scot’s 3169 N. Halsted St. 7301 W. Roosevelt Rd. 18 32 1829 W. Montrose Ave. 33 Manhandler Forest Park, IL ChicagoScotsBar.com 1948 N. Halsted St. 53 Hunters 13 SoFo 34 minibar/winebar 1932 E. Higgins Rd. 33 4923 N. Clark St. 3341 N. Halsted St. Elk Grove Village, IL SofoBar.com minibarchicago.com HuntersNightclubs.com 14 Spyners 35 North End 54 John L’s Place 4623 N. Western Ave. 3733 N. Halsted St. 335 154th Pl.

Spyners.com NorthEndChicago.com Calumet City, IL 53 15 T’s 36 Pie Hole 55 Maneuvers 5025 N. Clark St. 737 W. Roscoe St. 118 E. Jefferson St. TsBarChicago.com PieHolePizzaJoint.com Joliet, IL 16 Touché 37 Roscoe’s JolietManeuvers.com 6412 N. Clark St. 3356 N. Halsted St. 56 Velvet Rope 44 46 ToucheChicago.com Roscoes.com 728 W. Lake St. 45 42 17 Wild Pug 38 Scarlet Oak Park, IL 43

4810 N. Broadway Ave. 3320 N. Halsted St. VelvetRopeOakPark.com 52 WorldsGreatestBar.com ScarletBarChicago.com 57 Temptations 56 39 Sidetrack 10235 W. Grand Ave. 48 50 BOYSTOWN 3349 N. Halsted St. Franklin Park, IL 47 18 3160 SidetrackChicago.com 49 3160 N. Clark St. 40 Spin myspace.com/Chicago3160 800 W. Belmont Ave. indiana 19 Berlin Spin-Nightclub.com 58 Dick’s R U 954 W. Belmont Ave. 41 Steamworks Crazee? 54 BerlinChicago.com 3246 N. Halsted St. (bath) 1221 E.150th St. 51 20 Bobby Love’s SteamworksOnline.com Hammond, IN 55 3729 N. Halsted St. DicksRUCrazee.com BobbyLoves.com 59 Encompass 2415 Rush St. Lake Station, IN 24 nightspots April 14, 2010 Miss Continental Elite finals. THE BATON Photos by Kirk

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Wed., Apr. 14 Halsted St. E. Congress Pkwy., www. Gone? DJ Greg Haus, hosted National Poetry Month Read- Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus ticketmaster.com by Sissy Spastik, Neo, 2350 ing Men’s poetry reading ExtrABBAganza. If you liked Jackhammer Underwear Party N. Clark St. with Richard Fox, Adam MAMMA MIA!, you’re going featuring the award-winning Nerds at Heart Earth Date-- Hart, Gregg Shapiro, Robert to love this! The Chicago sounds of DJ Phil DaBeatz Show your love for the MacDonald, Kurt Heintz, Joe Gay Men’s Chorus pulls and hosted by the lovely planet and each other dur- Eldridge; 7 p.m., Gerber-Hart out all the stops—and the Teri Yaki. 10 p.m., 6406 N. ing the third annual two-day Library, 1127 W. Granville spandex and sequins—for Clark St., www.jackhammer- bash for smart gay singles. 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Halsted Lambda Legal’s largest hosted by Ashley Morgan, 800 W. Belmont Ave., www. St., www.urbanochicago. fundraiser in the Midwest 1547 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., spin-nightclub.com com honors the late civil rights www.cattlecallchicago.com Three Boys LIVE with Stephen activist and attorney who T- OUT MIC A trans-focused, Leonard, Jeremiah Clark was an outspoken opponent casual open-mic co-hosted and Tom Goss in a one- Tuesday, Apr. 20 Windy City Gay Idol 2010 of injustice and challenged by Jami Bantry of the Center time-only live and intimate Compete for a chance to win others to demand the best and Lars Von Keitz (Out- concert event. $8, 8 p.m., $100 and to advacne to the for themselves. For info Music) open to musicians, UnderGround Lounge, 952 semi-finals in June, audience [email protected]; poets, speakers, and artists. W. 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Get WindyCityMediaGroup.com ChicagoPride.com nightspots 27 online April 14, 2010 G: The judging panel is getting all FROM THE BOOTH hot and bothered. by Randy Pubert & Dick Groeper P: No way! He’s fucking her on top of the judge’s table. This Ain’t Dancing G: Is this stacking the vote? with the Stars XXX P: More like stuffing the ballot box. Hustler Video After that escapade, Lindsay Lohan Cody Love and Dylan Ryder storms out and refusing too compete. The show begins with three finalist The host rolls the rehearsal tape. JUDGING A PORN stars with three different types of BY ITS COVER dancing. David Letterman is the first G: Lindsay the lesbian is hitting on contestant. her female dance partner. P: They found a use for the chaise P: David sounds like he has a frog in lounge. his throat. G: Lindsay seems bored with the G: He is flirting with his dance whole thing. partner. P: She would not have won anyway P: There is no way a guy that ugly with those bad dance moves. could get a girl like that. G: We don’t want to give away who G: She says that she likes funny wins the contest for our readers at guys. home. P: A gap in the teeth can do P: The gay judge is way over the top. wonders for humor. G: I am a little offended that he is G: After having sex they perform for such a stereotype. P: Good thing we went undercover Pubert: Everyone the show. P: It’s no surprise that David can’t to bust out the straight porn on this is watching the TV subject. version so I grabbed dance to country music. G: Almost in time to fight for our this one from the G: One judge is gay. rights at a gay parade. collection. P: Which leaves the other two judges to have sex in the dressing P: I can’t believe it is almost Pride Groeper: Is Pamela room. month. Anderson in this G: This must help them score better. G: The men are not even hot in the version as well? P: What a missed opportunity to video. It’s because straight men have a three-way. want to watch this movie and think P: We will see… they have a chance with this girl. David Hasselhoff is the next big P: They are lying to themselves. G: I still can’t believe celebrity. G: The host is even getting some! they voted off P: Wow, these people really live in a Shannon Doherty first. G: He looks nothing like the real dream world. Knight Rider. G: A dream where they think they P: Yeah, you have to have helmet can dance. head to play Hasselhoff. P: Is that what’s next: This Ain’t You G: He does have the mannerisms Think You Can Dance? down. G: Or maybe Celebrity Nude P: They are performing the tango Apprentice. together. P: Someone stop the parodies! G: Looks more like the horizontal mambo. Pubert: Finger down the throat. P: She is blowing him on the dance Groeper: Finger down the throat. floor. G: In front of the judges and To dance with these stars visit everything. hustlervideo.com or hustlerworld. P: They are going for more than com. that. 28 nightspots April 14, 2010 This clown epidemic is running rampant. MARY’S ATTIC Photos by Kirk

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