Yes, this was way before Grindr, when you had to actually go out of the house and chat up potential tricks face to face! Can you imagine? Image via the Candle Bar Facebook page. Everyone’s mission was to wait till a great song was played (like Gloria Gaynor’s I Will Survive), ask someone hot to dance, and then find yourself doing a line dance together all the way home. But, of course, sex was the object here too. at Second Ave.) | One prominent element of gay nightlife in the 1970s involved raunchy, sex-driven places like the Anvil-but at the opposite end of the spectrum was the Barefoot Boy, a sleek dance club that was sophisticated and almost chic. We can briefly remember their glory, then go right back to putting the mo’ back in mojito. BY MICHAEL MUSTO | Happy Pride! There are plenty of queer establishments in NYC at which you can celebrate, but let me step in between your cocktails and remind you of some past places that were absolute gay heaven.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |