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May 21, 2004
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The Green Lantern last night was...well let's just say I think the Shirtless Men Drink Free thing has had it's heyday. Aside from meeting up and chatting with friends, the single man should best look elsewhere.
But then where does one go? The Eagle is tired, Rimmington's is stuffy and smokey, and the Lantern is over. I'm too old for Cobalt and waay too old for Apex. JRs is too crowded. I go to Titan waaay too much with the rugby team. Omega is creepy (great video bar though) and forget the Fireplace. The time I stay at Nation continues to decrease. Maybe I'm the one who's over that whole scene. When I go out I'm just bored to tears and terribly unimpressed. Time for a husband, perhaps? Easier pondered than done, however. And it doesn't help that I'm horny as hell and boy-crazy all the time. Pictures like these from Metro Weekly don't help at all. First spotted that woofer during his American Idolesque performances. Awrooo! More hot Colossus pics too.
Tonight I'll be going with some friends to a more cultural event, a soirÈe put on my a friend of ours who is an accomplished opera singer turned evil lawyer/lobbyist and back again. He's got a great voice, but me and Gurl have to be on our best behavior. Our opera friend got a little annoyed with our behavior at the last one, because me and Gurl went way to the back of the room, sat ourselves down with our cocktails, and rudely giggled and gossiped the whole time. You could almost see the powdered wigs on our heads, looking through our opera glasses discussing various scandals during the performance.
And our party is this Saturday! Please don't be offended if you didn't get the e-vite. I probably forgot you, so just show up, OK? I am a dizzy queen and I apologize. Just send me an e-mail and I can give you directions.
Posted by jimbo at May 21, 2004 11:02 AM
Comments
I haven't been to shirtless in ages
why is it over?
Posted by: Andy at May 21, 2004 11:29 AM
I guess if you want to go there and chat, it's OK. But it's the same bunch every week, and generally the saggiest bunch I've seen there too. Not the best pond for picking up hotties.
Posted by: jimbo at May 21, 2004 11:31 AM
Don't give up on the husband thing. Don't go looking for one, either. Your Mr. Wonderful will find you.
BTW, it's soirÈe. : )
Posted by: On Second Thought at May 21, 2004 11:36 AM
OMG. I have to admit, those MW pics of my buddy made me sweat. Dang that boy looks hot!!
I'll definitely try and be there on Saturday, Jimbo!! Thanks for the invite man. :D
Posted by: Ray-Ray at May 21, 2004 11:51 AM
GL has it's good days and it's "dayum girl, look in a mirror every now and then" days. Last night was more of the latter. However, the week before was the former.
Def are right that things are looking desperate for the non-twink, non-circuit, non-drama crowd. I want to be able to sit at a bar, chat with the bartender and gossip with my friends while checking out the Daddy's. Is that so much to ask?
Posted by: Jason at May 21, 2004 12:55 PM
I guess I'm consistently missing the 'good' nights there, as it seems consistently not good.
Posted by: jimbo at May 21, 2004 2:25 PM
I'll send the cute ones I see @ IML your way Jimbo!
Posted by: grey at May 21, 2004 4:15 PM
Hey Jimbo, me and some of the guys from Sports Buds want to stop by your party. We are all regular masculine guys, looking for some other regular masculine guys to hang out with, kick back, have a beer, etc. Can you send me the directions? We will be coming from Arlington.
Posted by: RegularMasculineGuy at May 21, 2004 4:27 PM
Jimbo honey,
You forgot to give miss thing and all her drag queen friends an invite. We will be there honey, in full drag! I hear you have a hallway that can double as a run way, we are all into it!
Esmerelda HoneyDewMellons
Posted by: UltimateDivaBitch at May 21, 2004 4:29 PM
Jimbo,
Your buddy Brian said there was going to be a hot party at your place tomorrow night. As soon as me and the guys can get off base, we will be there!
Posted by: MilitaryMuscle at May 21, 2004 4:31 PM
Hey Jim,
Word is that you are having a hot party tomorrow. Mind if me and some of my stripper friends from WET and Secrets stop by? We will head over before our shifts start, and if its still going, we will come back after we get off work! We got the directions from GURL.
Dan
Posted by: StripperX at May 21, 2004 4:36 PM
Jim,
at the embassy happy hour today we heard that you are having a party tomorrow. We want to bring some of the boys around to so them how you americans party! We will try to bring some norwegians as well.
Francois
Posted by: Francois at May 21, 2004 4:41 PM
One word regarding the Jimbo's party: webcam!
Posted by: Andrew White at May 21, 2004 11:16 PM
Who you calling saggy?!? :)
Posted by: Tom at May 21, 2004 11:53 PM
So, you are ìtoo old for Cobalt and waay too old for Apex.î What the hell is that supposed to mean! What does that say to those of us who, in your mind, must be viewed as absolutely ancient! And what do you plan to be doing when you are (god forbid!) 50 years old?
I know that some bars have a fairly narrow demographic of clientele. Thatís the way the world works. In general, we like to hang out with people with whom we have something in common and we tend to gather in certain places because we know there will be others ìlike usî there as well. Our gayness is the major aspect around which gay bars have come to exist. And at particular ones of these bars certain ìtypesî started to frequent. Thus we have leather bars, bear bars, twink bars, circuit-boy bars, etc.
If you donít like the bar or who it attracts, say so. But the concept of being ìtoo oldî is offensive (not only to others but to yourself as well) and only perpetuates the myth that being old is something bad. It is important, if not critical, in any societal subgroup that members of all ages interact. If the senior members of any tribe must suddenly become invisible at a certain age, how then is the next generation going to learn the rules and rituals of the tribe?
Yes itís a youth-oriented society. Unfortunately, that concept is even more exaggerated in the gay worldó gay is bad enough, but as long as itís young and pretty, itís ok. Just donít remind us that there are gay senior citizens! With advances in health care (and cosmetic surgery) we, as a people, look better and are in better shape than ever before. Whether itís at Cobalt, the Eagle, or Nation, we are out there represented by all age groups. And many of us ìoldî ones are out there doing it better and looking better doing it than a lot of the guys half our age! So ìGrampawî Jimbo, how about lightening up on the age-thing. That ìhottieî you cruised the last time you were at Nation might really be a grandfather. Give him and that title the full respect it deserves.
From this site (http://www.webster.edu/~woolflm/ageism.html) we read the following:
ìAgeism can be defined as "any attitude, action, or institutional structure which subordinates a person or group because of age or any assignment of roles in society purely on the basis of age" (Traxler, 1980, p. 4). As an "ism", ageism reflects a prejudice in society against older adults.î
Posted by: David at May 24, 2004 4:29 PM
Whoa! Well OK then. Point taken. Maybe I should have just said I'm bored with going out. When I'm 50 I'm planning on having a fabulous garden, actually.
Posted by: jimbo at May 25, 2004 9:35 AM
Hmm, did I just see your MW guy at the Capitol Hill Results last night, a couple of lockers down?
Posted by: John at May 25, 2004 1:28 PM
Perhaps...although you'd have been able to recognize him better at the gym had you been at my party.
>; )
Posted by: jimbo at May 25, 2004 3:08 PM