Minneapolis Insider: GLBT Minneapolis

Tickle my Ivories...

Tickles bar is the only piano bar, besides those across the river in St. Paul (all good Minneapolis Homo's know that crossing the river is a cardinal gay sin.  Unless invited by Lesbians) in Minneapolis.  They recently moved from a cute space in North East Minneapolis to a much more "Applebees" type of space Downtown.  Not much character and the layout doesnt flow very well in my opinion.  Overall the bar space is bigger, particularly the piano room.

Upside- they still have a great Happy Hour.  In addition to the daily Happy Hour, (weekends included) the fact that I can now walk to a gay bar via the Skyway after work, and never have to step outside in the dead of winter is a true addition to the gay bar scene here in Minneapolis.

Underwear and Coupons...

These are two of my favorite things, right after a good Happy Hour.  Unfortunately this posting does not have any sort of link to coupons for underwear.  Sorry.  Latley Tim has been on a big coupon kick, primarily from Dining for Deals and Groupon. Typical coupon deal is buy $20, get $40 worth of some sort of service or food/drink at a local establishment.  I  have succumbed to this new found addiction.

Now onto underwear!

Tonight is the monthly underwear party at the Eagle.   It has been quite a few Saturdays, more link months, since we have gone to one of these.  Needless to say though, the past ones always ended up being an excellent nights!  If you go, let me know what you thought of it!

And we are back!

After a long absence, and many adventures, Tim and I are back writing the blog.  Stay tuned for the first posting!

Bingo Bango...

No, no boys this is not your grandmothers bingo! There are two great options for the gays to go and use their daubers in a safe way. The Saloon and Brass Rail both offer a bingo night. The Brass Rail offers bingo night on Tuesday and the Saloon rolls the bingo balls on Wednesday. If you opt for the Saloon on Wednesday, make sure you get there right after work, as the cards go quickly and bar stools fill up quickly!

Typical prizes offered: videos of an adult nature (and these are NOT "R" rated), articles of clothing only to be worn in front of your signifigant other or free bar tabs!

The best thing about Bingo Bango is that the money raised goes to a local AIDS charity.

Get your daubers out gents, and check out the Saloon's or Brass Rail's Bingo Bango Nights....who would have ever thought bingo could be so fun!

Godspell as performed by NSYNC on Christ Crack!

Prepare Ye for a theatrical event!  ALTAR BOYZ is a show that will "shep naches" (to translate for you goys "to bring pleasure or joy")!  It's staged as the final performance of the christian boy band Altar Boyz "Raise the Praise" tour but don't fret as you can still catch the Boyz at the Pantages theatre through December 31!

Just who are the Altar Boyz?  You've got Mathew, the leader of the boy band with beautiful arms.  Mark, the token meshuggina faygala (again translation:  crazy homosexual) choreographer of the group.  Luke, I guess he drives the bus.  Juan, the "Rico Suave" Papi hearthrob.  And Finally Abraham, the Jewish one (picture Beastie Boy with a fantastic voice & body)! 

So...  that's who they are, now here are some tips to help you "Learn Your Lesson Well!"  1.  Don't Be Cheap!  Buy the best available tickets because you'll miss some of kitsch in the lyrics if you do.  2.  Again, DON'T BE CHEAP!  Go 2 or 3 times because like I said...  you'll miss alot the first 1 or 2 times!  3.  Come ready to "Get Jiggy Wit" the Boyz!  This isn't a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar...  it's the "Raise the Praise" tour.  Can I get an Amen!

And now it's time for My Favorites... 

Song:  Church Rulez!  If you've ever had the pleasure of attending Catholic Mass it'll make you giggle like a Catholic schoolgirl!

Confession:  Well... these are secret between the Altar Boyz, you and the Lord but of course it'll have something to do with Impure Thoughts!

Boychick:  Sorry Mark...  but my favorite from the band of boychicks is Abraham!  His singing and dancing makes me verklempt!  Plus...  there's just something about a boy in a yamika!

So, during this holiday season make one of your holiday wishes an evening with the Boyz!  You may just become an Atlarholic!  Maybe not, but at the very least you'll leaving proclaiming "I'm A...  Cath'lic!"

So as this former altar boy proclaims as I ride out of sight  "Merry Briss-Mass To ALL!"  ~love the Meshuggina Faygala Tim

Steam Heat!

This past weekend Tim and I where in Chicago.  We stayed at the lovely Hyatt right along the Chicago river.  Huge hotel...two towers...2500 rooms....Big Bar... Hard Drive...What can I say, a gay boys paradise!  Anyways, while I was in the shower and Tim was sleaping off his hangover from the night before, I remembered another time that we stayed at a Park Hyatt in Seattle.  The greatest thing about the Park Hyatt was the STEAM baths right in the hotel.  No, you didn't have to leave the hotel to find these baths, instead they where right in your bathroom! While I was standing in the shower in Chicago, I was also reminded of a few events going on this weekend.  Take a look below:

First, we have STEAM on Friday night at the Bolt Underground.  I have to admit, Tim and I have not checked this event out yet.  But, if it is anything like the Foam Party or the Lights-Out Underwear Party, I'm sure this will be a pretty good time.  Don't worry about having to bring your own towel, as they provide them for you!  In addition to the towel they also have a free clothes check! 

Do you see what I see?  A drag queen, a drag queen with really hot elves ...elves as big as the sky!  Minnesota's own Queen of Porn is back for her annual DJ stint at the Bolt Underground.  Mrs. or Ms. or Miss. LaRue as I'm sure all of you know is originally from the Iron Range of Minnesota.  Matter of fact, she even went to school with  Kevin Mchale, of the Minnesota Timberwolves!  Not only does LaRue bring cute elf helpers, but she also dispenses via airborne DVD's, a fair amount of entertainment for your viewing pleasure at a later date.  Yes, the rumors are true that Tim was hit in the head by a flying LaRue DVD a number of years ago!  LaRue spins Saturday the 16th at the Bolt Underground.

Your hot and steamy boy for Chi Chi...Jayson!

The Fab 50!

Lavender Magazine has come out with their "Fab 50" issue.  This is a great read for those of you coming to Minneapolis.  All the listings in the article are actually submitted by people...gasp!...that live in Minneapolis!  Novel idea, I suppose.  Check out the article here.

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Things in Texas Are Always Bigger!

Wow! It has been a very long time since we have posted something.  Yes, Tim and I are still around.  No fear boys!

The prompt for this post is an e-mail received earlier this week.  A Kurt from Texas contacted us, wondering what was going down in the city this weekend.  Now mind you, Kurt is a fine young gentleman my age less two years or five years less Tim's.  This boy is one TALL drink of water.  His myspace profile says 6'4".  And thats not AOL inches, thats the real deal!  Anyways, we hung out with him last night at the Saloon on Thursday Night and plan on meeting for Happy Hour in a short bit.  Good times were had by all.  When Tim and I left the Saloon on Thursday night, the bar was getting a view of some fine Texas grub!

To keep with the Southwest theme, here are a couple of fun and great places to check out.

Masa is a fairly new place on Nicolette Mall.  Located in the Target building.  I unfortunatley have not had the chance to check it out, but Tim said it is quite good.  They have an excellent outdoor patio that affords a great people watching experience.

Bar Abilene is in Uptown.  This place is well known for their fun Margaritas.  I would highly recommend becoming a part of the Margarita Club.  $25 up front, and you get a card with 10 free Margaritas.  Standard Margi costs between $6-$10 when you dont have the card.  I love a good deal!

Little Tijuana's is on Eat Street, A.K.A Nicolette Avenue.  Tim took me here one night some time ago.  Apparently some boy Tim was dating a long time ago took him here, so Tim thought it was a good idea to bring me as well.  I felt like I was going to a hand-me-down sort of restaurant.  It was like getting a used pair of cute pants from your cousin.  You really didn't want to to wear them, but they fit so damn well and showed off your best feature(s), so you wore them!  I digress.  Tijuana's is not very visually appealing upon entering, nor on the outside.  But don't turn around!  The food there is actually quite good, and it's very hipster'ish.  In all likely hood your waiter or waitress will have more piercings than you can count.  All in all a good, cheap eat with very large portions.  On your way home you may need to pick up some Imodium AD for the Mexican Hangover to come the next morning.

Jayson and Tim, off to rope some steers!

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A Big Sunday for SIR!

What a big event coming up on Sunday for Sir Tyrone Guthrie (and no he's not called SIR because he's a leather daddy and the event I speak of isn't the annual twin cities gay pride parade)!  I'm talking about the Grand Opening events at the new Guthrie Theatre.  The events begin at noon and go all the way through to 2am with a dance party (DJ might even be DJ Joe Dowling)!  The Guthrie is also a wonderful place to grab a quick bite to eat or even a cocktail at one of it's bars.  And, no trip to the new Guthrie would be complete without a walk out onto the phallic overlook! 

When you see all the colors of the rainbow in the sky at 10:30 on sunday night...  no it's not for Gay Pride.  The fireworks at the Guthrie opening are supposed to be the largest in the state of Minnesota!

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Lets see your true colors!

HAPPY PRIDE!

Couple of crazy events going on tonight:

The    Minneapolis Eagle/Bolt Underground are hosting Minneapolis's first foam party!  Don't forget to wear some cute briefs for the event boys!

 

   

               

For those of you that prefer foamy head over foamy bodies, the Eagle will have its outdoor beer tent up and running at 9 pm tonight.  Lots of fun with lots of shirtless hotties out and about! Check it out.

On the other end of town...

You can check out the  Uptown Pride Block Party, hosted by Bryant Lake Bowl.  BLB is located basically at Bryant Avenue and Lake Street.  Tina Sheleski goes on stage about 9:45 tonight.  I personally think she is the best female rocker that Minneapolis has got!  As such, there may be a few (hundreds) of the Lebanese at the event.  Don't worry, I don't think they bite or have cooties!

Not so flamboyant, Jayson

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