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Hamburger Mary's expanding to Oak Park
- Mary's is expanding into the suburbs—with its largest location yet. Hamburger Mary's, the popular Chicago-based hamburger restaurant, with its flagship location now anchored in Andersonville, plans to open a franchise in Oak Park next summer that also will operate as a microbrewery. It will be the Oak Park Brewing Company, and owner Ashley Wright said Nov. 26 that the Oak ...
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CREW
- What IS this obsession with butts? - Photos by Kirk ...
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THE CALL
- The Windy City Empire's always doin' stuff. - Photos by Joseph Stevens Photography ...
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PROGRESS BAR
- Black Wednesday drankfest. - Photos by Jerry Nunn ...
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SIDETRACK
- Chestnuts roasting after freezing at the Santa Speedo Run 2013. - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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TPAN's Barlesque 6
- In the buff: TPAN's Barlesque 6, which culminated in a final fundraising party at Sidetrack, Mon., Nov. 25, raised over $57,000. Congrats to Top 3: Kyle, Arben and Kyle! Photo by Kirk Williamson ...
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SPIN
- Sang for your supper with Chaz and Creaoke Sundays. - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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HYDRATE
- Once more into the Manhole. - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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THE SOFO TAP
- DILF love. - Photos by Jerry Nunn ...
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Sweet Charity: AIDS Foundation of Chicago's World of Chocolate
- At Union Station - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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Bijou Chronicles Steven Toushin:
- CASEY DONOVAN AND THE CASA DONOVAN: A FASCINATING TIDBIT! - If you want to know anything, simply anything about gay sexuality or gay history, spend some time digging through our extensive collection of magazines and files. Today, I was looking at some issues of After Dark and Mandate magazine ( now, if you really want to show you are of a certain generation [and proud to be that age, of ...
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REPLAY
- Games people play. - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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MARY'S ATTIC
- Honey and Tara tear it up! - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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Miller Lite, Hailo team give $1 million + in taxi rides
- From a press release - Miller Lite and Hailo are teaming up to prevent drunk driving by giving away $1 million in cab rides in Chicago this holiday season. Through Jan. 5, 2014, participants can obtain a $10 Hailo discount code by visiting select bars throughout the city where Miller Lite is served. To redeem the code, simply download the Hailo app, enter the code ...
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That Guy
- If you're a fan of erections ( getting them, using them, or simply just an admirer ), you might want to check out local pop-electronica artist Blue Redder. You'll be up to your dick in erections when you see his sexiness slinking all over the stage. I caught his recent performance at Touche's Bear All 2.0 and it was all ...
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PROGRESS BAR
- Kegs and Eggs brunch to benefit Kyle in Barlesque. - Photos by Kirk ...
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CLUB KRAVE
- Kyle and the girls taking a faceful for Barlesque. - Photos by Kirk ...
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DANCING ABOUTARCHITECTURE: LOST TALENT, A WORLD AIDS DAY REMEMBRANCE IN MUSIC
- So much of world mourned the losses of high-profile celebrities like Rock Hudson and Freddie Mercury, who were tragically taken from us too soon from AIDS-related illness. Via the tabloids, most of the world was finally confronted with what most of us over 40 in the gay world had been feeling for years. On World AIDS Day, my thoughts often ...
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TOUCHE
- Continuing to "Bear All" with DannyPlusGreg and Blue Redder. - Photos by Kirk ...
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SIDETRACK
- The boys/girls of Chicago Dragons' Miss Ruck and Maul are "scrummy." - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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BEING CONTINUED: Gay Colossus
- Not like mislead victims of religious games, With political arms spreading unjust hand to hand; We with our flags and voices loud shall stand Together as equals our strength will gain. No prison of judgment shall change our name. Family of exiles. Trans, Woman and Man, Global freedom and safety our demand, Culture and dignity respected the same. "Keep, ancient ...
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MARY'S ATTIC
- Say "Howdy" to the hotties of the Harvest Ho-Down. - Photos by Kirk ...
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@MOSPHERE
- Taking manscaping to whole new levels. - Photos by Kirk ...
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PARLOUR
- Rachel gettin' all hot and spicy at her chili cookoff fundraiser. - Photos by Kirk ...
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BIG CHICKS
- That Keith knows how to throw a fuzzy, furry fundraiser! - Photos by Kirk ...
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JACKHAMMER
- The deals at Arben's bachelor auction are INSANE! - Photos by Joseph Stevens Photography ...
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SPIN
- DiDa and the Dollhouse girls give it up to support Brian. - Photos by Kirk ...
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SPIN
- DiDa and the Dollhouse girls give it up to support Brian. - Photos by Kirk ...
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R PUBLIC HOUSE
- Brunch with the BGBC - Photos by Kirk ...
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SCARLET
- When Miley Met Jonas. - Photos by Jerry Nunn ...
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Worshipping Peaches Christ
- Joshua Grannell created his drag persona Peaches Christ when most RuPaul Drag Racers were still in diapers. He starred in the Midnight Mass show and performed it for well over a decade with celebrity guest stars like RuPaul and John Waters. After that show closed Grannell continued to come up with cult classics, like the live 9 to 5 parody ...
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CHARLIE'S
- Ricky and the Men of the Month raise funds for Barlesque. - Photos by Kirk ...
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Lip Service: Lipstick and Lyrics
- Chicago Gay Men's Chorus at Mayne Stage. - Photos by Jerry Nunn ...
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That Guy
- Day-um! Oh, you want context? Well, here goes. It's been such an amazing time in Chicago's LGBT community these past two weeks, and the bar scene has both echoed and amplified all the excitement. It's a great time to be gay in Chicago! Firstly, let's all get married ... 'cuz we can! Well, not until 6/1/14, but you better start ...
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MARY'S ATTIC
- Celebrating victory in Springfield, old-school style. - Photos by Kirk ...
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THE CALL
- Nunn's Halloween Habit has the money for Vital Bridges flying in. - Photos by Kirk ...
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Bijou Chronicles Steven Toushin: Vladimir Putin in a negligee.
- If you've been following the LGBT media in particular, you've undoubtedly heard about the Fascist-style scapegoating of LGBT persons in Russia by forbidding "gay propaganda" that supports "non-traditional sexual relations," pretty much an excuse for police state tactics ranging from censorship to house searching to arbitrary arrests of protestors beaten up by homophobic thugs. In the early stages of their ...
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SPIN
- A RAWKin' Halloween! - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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THE SOFO TAP
- Gathering wood with the DILFs. Would you? - Photos by Jerry Nunn ...
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SCARLET
- Boys in the hoodies: The new Traver Rains hoodie is launched. - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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CELLBLOCK
- Kicking off Mr. International Rubber 2013. - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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Deep Tissue
- a touching new column - When I had exhausted the massage clientele in every interesting city in America I would travel to Orlando. I travelled there three times for work and while the money wasn't bad, it wasn't holla! money either. It was always my last resort. There are many reasons not to enjoy Orlando, but here are just a couple. Unfortunately, you can't mosey ...
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SIDETRACK
- Tues., Nov. 5: IL becomes #15!!! - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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TOUCHE
- Happy 36th! - Photos by Kirk ...
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BERLIN
- Happy 30th! - Photos by Kirk ...
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DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE: THREE '80s "One-Hit Wonders"
- As a DJ who specializes in spinning retro pop, it's always more fun to play a band's lesser hits than the obvious ones. To see the glint in someone's eyes as you play a band's cult favorite vs. their number one is pure magic between the DJ and the dancer. While there are many one-hit wonders that barely deserve the ...
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minibar
- Barlesque 6: Pajama Party makes strange bedfellows. - Photos by Kirk ...
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Now serving a 30-year mix of memories at Berlin
- Tim Sullivan and Shirley Mooney, a gay man and a straight woman, opened the Berlin Nightclub along West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood in 1983. "They wanted Berlin as an alternative to having to hang at the only options out there at the time: either leather bars or what Shirley would call sweater bars," said current Berlin co-owner Jim ...
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That Guy
- It's all about the birthdays/anniversaries this week. Berlin is the new 30 as they celebrate three decades of gender-bending, freak-flag-flying, arty, drunky fun with a packed calendar of events, Tues., Nov. 5 through Sun., Nov. 10. The week culminates in an all-out family affair with DJs Greg Haus, Chester, Larissa, Pete Augusta and more; along with faces of the past ...
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Linnea's Bad
- Up-and-coming singer Linnea Sanazaro left the small town life to follow her dreams. She debuted a single, "Move With It," that landed her in the Top 10 of Billboard's dance chart. Her new single "I'm Bad" is out now via Tommy Boy and is already making a big splash. She heads to Spin Nightclub to perform this week on Halloween ...
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BEING CONTINUED: Thinking Back Way Back When
- The gymnasium was decorated with crepe paper streamers and balloons in school colors. There were a few colored lights on a stand by the DJ booth and the DJ was a history teacher playing appropriate music. It was the first dance of the school year following the first home football game. I had just turned 17 a couple of weeks ...
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Bijou Chronicles Steven Toushin: I CAN'T STOP LOOKING AT THE CROTCH!
- A while ago I posted something about some ads the authors of a 1960s gay magazine called Drum interpreted as "so gay." Fascinated, I found some ads for male-oriented products in some 1960s magazines. One ad particularly caught my eye. I can't stop looking at the crotch here, and I'm sure the composers of that ad wanted that to be ...
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PARLOUR
- Hangin' at The Bronze with the Buffster. - Photos by Kirk ...
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SPIN
- Oh, the costumery! - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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NVRLND
- The glamour of The Plastics Ball at elivOlive. - GLAAD's Board of Directors Reception, Oct. 26. Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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BOOM BOOM ROOM
- Oh, Boy (George)! - Photos by Jerry Nunn ...
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SIDETRACK
- Just a few of the 100 Shades of Drag. - Photos by Jerry Nunn ...
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MARY'S ATTIC
- They will not be outwigged at Wig Night Out. - Photos by Kirk ...
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3160
- Gong Show for A Church 4 Me MCC. - Photos by Jerry Nunn ...
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CREW
- Damnit, Janet! - Photos by Kirk ...
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THE GLENWOOD
- A league all its own. - Photos by Kirk ...
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REPLAY
- More costumery. - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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THE DRIFTWOOD
- Making str8s wet ... for EQUALITY! - Photos by Kirk ...
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CHARLIE'S
- The Windy City Empire welcomes Regent Emperor 8 Scott Turner. - Photos by Joseph Stevens ...
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DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE: LIVING LA VIDA HALLOWEEN
- As I stripe my old black suit to create what is sure to be the second most predictable Halloween costume based on pop culture this year, my mind drifts across all my years of dressing up to reflect my musical nature. From the pitiful Morrissey costume in 1992 ( 4 out of 5 St. Louisans thought I was Kramer from ...
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That Guy
- Chicago, as well as being at the de facto geographic center of the country, has long been the center of the leather/fetish scene, from even before the founding of IML over 35 years ago. This city is home to over 15 leather/fetish clubs, some for play and some which are strictly social. This Friday, Oct. 18, Touche brings together representatives ...
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CALENDAR: DOIN' STUFF
- Wed., Oct. 16 The Burlington Camp Burly, featuring Shea Coulee, VOXBOX and a special guest. A free monthly night of music and drink in Logan Square for queer, gay, lesbian, and otherwise funky and/or scruffy individuals. Free up front; $5 for show in the back. 3425 W. Fullerton Ave. Sidecar Bar Comedy Night featuring Andrea Cordts, Marla Depew, Jason Earl ...
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DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE
- THE POWER OF LIVE MUSIC: THE SECOND ALBUM - Most great live albums, like their live show counterparts, cannot be contained in the length of a 75-minute CD, so most great live albums are broken into two parts. Hence the part two format, recalling last issue's ode to the great live albums of the modern era. Last issue we explored ground-breaking live albums by eighties monsters Depeche Mode, U2 ...
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DEEP TISSUE
- A touching new column by C.J. - "Hello. This is C.J." "Hello C.J. This is Trevor. Well, Trevor is my Earth bound name, but you can call me Axis." "Okay. What can I do for you Axis?" "Well, I'm looking for a massage of course, but beyond that I'm looking to go on a spiritual journey with you. I'd like to bring some of my crystals along ...
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That Guy
- I stopped into Scot's for their Oktoberfest party because I knew they would be playing Spoons out back. It's always a ridiculously fun photo op and a great way to drink far too much beer for my own good. What I didn't expect was to run into the Scot's football team. Okay, first of all, hottttttt! Secondly, when I told ...
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HUNTERS
- End of an Elk Grove era. - Photos by Kirk ...
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NVRLND
- The glamour of The Plastics Ball at elivOlive. - Photos by Anthony Meade ...
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DANCING ABOUT ARCHITECTURE: THE POWER OF LIVE MUSIC
- Back when I was a child, the Live LP was at its peak. In the late '70s they were like greatest hits for those who felt they were too young to have a hits collection. Landmark releases by Cheap Trick, Peter Frampton, Neil Young, Barry Manilow and Chicago often sold more than their studio albums and, in the case of ...
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BEING CONTINUED Pube, Panic, Puke ... and a possibility
- There are thoughts that go through your head when you groggily wake in an unfamiliar bed and are pretending to be asleep while trying to set free a pubic hair that's stuck between your teeth. The first is "fuck!" The rest flood in between the pounding beats in your head, which is caught somewhere between hung over and still drunk. ...
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Bon voyage, Hunters!
- Hundreds turned out to wish a fond farewell to Hunters Nightclub Chicago, Sat., Sept. 21, as they prepared to close their doors after 31 years in business at 1932 E. Higgins Rd. in Elk Grove Village. Some in attendance were there in 1982 when the bar first opened. The location will close for a few weeks of planned renovation and ...
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