my ghey blog

Haha, it seems a shitload of you are coming from Williamsboard if my stats are correct (twice in one day - first the cakes and now this!). Yeah, I guess I should find that typo somewhere, but I'm too lazy at the moment. Anyway if anyone wants to contribute anonymously (or not) feel free to email me: minty@moistandtasty.com.

I should clarify something: 1. I'm not "the Myopenbar chick." I've contributed to them in the past, and she's done the same here. She's super awesome and all, but if anyone cares for whatever reason, we're not the same person.

We didn't make it to see Jason last night, and I'm genuinely sorry (he did say he would text us if he saw any cute boys). Savalas has just had that weird, desperate crowd the last few times. Usually there are a few dudes trying to get your attention in the form of piercing stares, thinking that creepy ongoing eye contact will somehow give you the sudden urge to insert his penis in your vag. Or, two Middle Eastern I-bankers will flank you on the dance floor, "Night at the Roxbury" style, and get angry if you ignore their charms. When you finally get away from them, you have to then figure out how to politely decline the guy from Ohio in full wood-chopping gear throwing out some of the most bizarre pick-up lines I've ever heard, and then be thankful when a few of the young local kids start buzzing around and giving him shit for his attire. We look forward to when the more lighthearted crowd takes over again.

Some other friends were DJing at Daddy's last night, and it was a very pleasant crowd with about 45% sporting some "carefully downtrodden" facial hair. A few guys walked by and Jess's face lit up, "hotness!" It looked like another one of my friends was getting lucky in a booth. All in all, a nice ending to a long week.

Catching Up

* Home Sweet Home - I wish it wasn't a pain in the ass to get here, because taxidermy and basements are always a good combination. What I find miraculous is the relative lack of douchebag clientele, given the location. There were definitely some cuties near and behind the bar.

* Motor City - I hadn't been here in about 2 years, and was glad to see the "buy a drink" dry erase board was still in operation (I remember actually *using* it when I lived a few blocks away...in 1997!). Most importantly, the boys' haircuts were still as well-maintained as remembered.

* The Greenpoint YMCA - I just renewed my membership here, and have been amazed by the view in the cardio room...it's definitely provides additional incentive.

* Uncle Paulie's - How can you not love a place with the feel of a church basement or VFW hall?

the long weekend

this will have to wait, since I need to take advantage of some needed President's Day recovery.

Jason had texted me saying he was on the way to K&M..."where is that again?" I replied. When he told me, I thought, "OH! That place."

K&M is the place Jessica and I always refer to as the "Poor Man's Royal Oak." When they first opened, we noticed the interior was similar, but the seats were sunken and kind of busted, and the place itself was a bit smaller. On the other hand, they have a magnificent beer selection, the details have more character, and the crowd in general is a little more mature. We had great hopes in the beginning, but the past few times involved attention from weirdos. We'd been meaning to try again, and last night was the perfect opportunity. There were definitely a lot of cuties in the place, including these two:



I also ran into an old friend who said she'd just been to Supreme Trading, and that the band's friends were smokin'. We did check it out afterwards, but I think they'd moved on by then.

what can I say?

I can't create something out of nothing!

Seriously. I mean, there have been a lot of repeat destinations...Union Pool continues to amuse and entertain, not to mention a consistent gallery of boycrack. I've been pleasantly surprised by Tommy's Tavern during their shows (but not as much without an event in the back room).

I do want to mention that a lot of cuties have been showing up for Drink & Draw at Royal Oak every 1st and 3rd Tuesday.

Tomorrow I might see some Rubulad action, though everything is up in the air. If all goes well tonight, I should have some new material tomorrow.

the Geeee train

Why is it that the evil G train suddenly varies its schedule when my new Greenpoint-LIC stop crush has been "officially" recognized?

pros and cons

I love hanging out with Jason and Andrew because they're so atypical of most of the guys in the neighborhood. Also, no one is going to fuck with me in their presence. The bad part? No one is going to fuck with me. But what the hell...at least I can scope out cuties in relative anonyminity.

First stop was Tommy's Tavern, and I knew we'd missed the band we wanted to see. We had a drink in the front, while completing some tasks. There was some overflow from the show inside...several haircuts, which were adorable. We then checked out the Mark Bar for the first time in a while, and I saw absolutely nothing promising.

The plans included Duffs for their first year anniversary, but it was way too crowded. They wanted to try Cyn, and when we stepped in the middle doorway, I said, "take a look - are you sure?" They said, "yeah! why not?" Two minutes after entering they said, "let's go!!" Yes, it was THAT bad. On to Savalas for a quick round, and saw some familiar faces along with some hotties (then again, I was in the care of two somewhat intimidating figures). Lastly, we ended up at Spike Hill, and it was my first time I'd actually made it here. I'd heard terrible things about the place, but didn't see what the big deal was. There were even two mighty handsome guys, but I suspect they were gay...as the day is long.

ZZZZzzzzzzzz

I should be doing this, but I'm still wide awake. I'm totally gonna update this thing tomorrow...