Details about the contest here
Be sure to say hi to bartender Gregory and give him a big tip
Tag Archives: leather bars
Good article about Spike’s leather bar in Alabama
Fetish bar night in NYC
The popular Eggplant event will be held Friday, July 28, at Rockbar here in NYC
Eggplant is every fourth Friday at Rockbar
Gay USA weekly LGBT news hour pays tribute to Chuck Renslow
Chuck Renslow, the Chicago gay pioneer who founded International Mr. Leather and much more, recently died at age 87. The moderators of the weekly “GAY USA” program — TV’s weekly LGBT news hour — paid tribute to Chuck in their 7/5/17 broadcast.
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Windy City Times obituary here
Gay USA website here
TBT: Vintage pictures from the Mineshaft
Here’s a follow-up to this recent post about the infamous Mineshaft — the gay s/m underground club in NYC.
The pictures above, including one of proprietor Wally Wallace (of blessed memory) are from the Leather Archives Tumblr page.
They posted a short history here.
Eggplant is a new fetish party for NYC
TBT: An ‘old guard’ artifact
Check out the dress code from the Mineshaft:
Does anybody remember the Mineshaft? That was before my own time, but I did know its manager, Wally Wallace — who was a fixture of NYC’s gay leather scene for decades. According to legend, Wally once denied entry to the Mineshaft to Elton John, because the pop star showed up in violation of the above-mentioned dress code.
As for me, the closest I ever got to the Mineshaft was seeing the 2012 Off Off Broadway play “A Night at the Mineshaft.”
You can read articles about the Mineshaft here and here.
Article about leather traditions and protocols here.
And, for a feel of that era, also check out the 1980 movie “Cruising.”
New fetish party in NYC: Eggplant
Promoter Dave Stringer Hughes writes,
Eggplant is a new fetish party for NYC. Sex and fetish are fun. Let’s have fun. All gear encouraged. Think: big bad-ass boots, full rubber encasement, football pads, leather aprons, rugby kit, Langlitz and Wescos, harnesses and jocks. Breeches & leather uniforms very much appreciated — this is a listed BLUF event. Whatever turns you on.
Rockbar.
Friday November 11.
10 pm.
185 Christopher Street, at the West Side Highway.
Admission is $2 for people in gear and $5 for people in street clothes. Come in gear and get drink specials, too. We’ll have a coatcheck, so feel free to go hard.