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In article <1992Dec22.143540.19523@risky.ecs.umass.edu>, giovin@medr3.ecs.umass.edu (Rocky J Giovinazzo) writes:
>Does anyone have info on the Providence area?  Is there a RI 
>newspaper that would help?  How about the straight-but-gay
>clubs/bars and mixed ones?  I'm under the impression that it's
>sort of underground.  Thanks.

...I don't know about *underground*; maybe low-profile is more like it.  But
there's no shortage of 'em... there's Gerardo's, the Mirabar, the Galaxy (the
first two are dance clubs (the Mirabar has a piano bar too) and the Galaxy
has lots of "theme" nights) and the Yukon for "bear"-oriented people... and
those are only the ones _I_ know about.  Maybe someone else can post addresses
and directions?

In <1992Dec22.143540.19523@risky.ecs.umass.edu> giovin@medr3.ecs.umass.edu (Rocky J Giovinazzo) writes:

>Does anyone have info on the Providence area?  Is there a RI 
>newspaper that would help?  How about the straight-but-gay
>clubs/bars and mixed ones?  I'm under the impression that it's
>sort of underground.  Thanks.


Rocky J-


	Yeah, there are a bunch of gay bars in Providence and they
really arent underground - the biggest concetration of them is on the 
block between the Trinity Rep. and the Arcade. The best way to find where
they are is go into one and pickup a copy of IN-magazine (a cool paper I 
must ad! or 'The Guide' - they're you'll more than enough info on the
club scene, events, activities etc.

	I've been to a bunch in Providence with my circle of friends. In
general I hate the bar scene - I only go when I'm staying at my folks house
on holidays and want to go out with my circle of gay friends to hang and
check things out. Here's a rundown of bars I've been to in Prov. R.I. - take
my evaluation with a block of salt. If you wanna go - pick up the phone book
or call info, call the club and ask where they are. Anyways, here goes:

Gerardo's  :	neat layout ; two quiet bars - one where you have a bit of
		privacy, another where you can hang with a crowd of people.
		Big dance floor - pretty round mix, techno, pop etc.
		Mixed crowd - straight,gay. Pretty tame, less of a meat market
		mentality to it compared to others. Air hockey, coupla pool
		tables.

Mirabar	   :    Small place, Dance floor - pit style with an area where you
		can watch. All men ; mixed ages - twenties to guys in their
		40's. Cool place - some meat-marketeers, some honestly friendly
		people - little bullshit. 

Yukon	   :	Nasty in my opinion. Dank cave - very meat market, aggressive
		atmosphere. Guys in leather, older guys etc. 

Twelve Ceasars: Hefty cover, well decorated - well kept. They sport male
	        dancers hence the door charge. An OK place - but sometimes
		people there just get too hot and bothered and come onto me.
		Maybe you'll have better luck? Try it.

Galaxy	   :	Some people rank it with Yukon, but I like it. It's an open
  		place - attracts middle aged and younger guys. If you like
		really masculine dudes and that type of environment (like I
		do) - go there. Pool tables, great arrangement - friendly
		people. Didnt see any bullshit going on when I went.

	So, thats the run-down. Like I said, just an opinion - so dont 
flame me out, OK?

	Oh yeah - if you dont mind the travel, there's this REALLY COOL 
place I hang out at while at home. It's called RCC (Randolph Country Club).
It's in Randolph Mass right off Route 24. I like it because it attracts
alot of cool people - male and female. It's a cool place to hang, no heavy
bullshit or serious phonies - that's why I hang there. Give it a try.

	Ya know - I stopped going to gay bars regularly awhile back because
they just werent fun anymore. My idea of a good time is going out with 
a bunch of guys and maybe even their girlfriends, pounding down a few
pitchers of Sam Adams and watching the Bruins or Whalers play it out.. You
just dont get that environment in gay bars. Oh well - just gotta do what you
can do.

...... J.D.
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jdoyle@phy.umassd.edu (Jim Doyle) writes:
>In <1992Dec22.143540.19523@risky.ecs.umass.edu> giovin@medr3.ecs.umass.edu (Rocky J Giovinazzo) writes:
>>Does anyone have info on the Providence area?  Is there a RI 
>>newspaper that would help?

>Yukon	   :	Nasty in my opinion. Dank cave - very meat market, aggressive
>		atmosphere. Guys in leather, older guys etc. 

Odd.  I have a friend in Worcester who makes special trips to
Providence just to go to the Yukon.  I agree with your points; I just
find the kind of a bar that has `guys in leather, older guys' more of a
friendly place than your standard gaybar.
-- 
Jay Schuster <jay@pcc.COM>	uunet!uvm-gen!banzai!jay, attmail!banzai!jay
The People's Computer Company	`Revolutionary Programming'

In article <Bzqvvu.BF1@umassd.edu> acsrdl@UMASSD.EDU writes:
>In article <1992Dec22.143540.19523@risky.ecs.umass.edu>, giovin@medr3.ecs.umass.edu (Rocky J Giovinazzo) writes:
>>Does anyone have info on the Providence area?  Is there a RI 
>>newspaper that would help?  How about the straight-but-gay
>>clubs/bars and mixed ones?  I'm under the impression that it's
>>sort of underground.  Thanks.
>
>...I don't know about *underground*; maybe low-profile is more like it.  But
>there's no shortage of 'em... there's Gerardo's, the Mirabar, the Galaxy (the
>first two are dance clubs (the Mirabar has a piano bar too) and the Galaxy
>has lots of "theme" nights) and the Yukon for "bear"-oriented people... and
>those are only the ones _I_ know about.  Maybe someone else can post addresses
>and directions?
>
I didn't really mean "underground" I guess... but I only knew of Gerardo's
(which advertises too)  Directions and stuff aren't necessary really,
I just wanted some names and descriptions.... (on mixed ones also)
...and actually I'd prefer to get more info on the scene outside of bars 
but didn't make that clear in my message for some reason.
Thanks for the info-- Rocky.

In article <Bzz314.Bpu@banzai.PCC.COM> jay@banzai.PCC.COM (Jay Schuster) writes:
(good stuff of course)


	WHERE have you been!  And more importantly - WHEN will
we in the Boston area get the pleasure of seeing you again!???

	(I know --- it's just as far from Burlington to Boston as
it is from Boston to Burlington...  I had though about an 
ne.bears/ne.motss pilgramage to Ben & JErry's in the Spring....)

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