I thought we would take a trip to Philly soon and see where the boys are hanging out. I searched for gay clubs and bars and talked to some friends who lived there. Let me know if there is anything that has changed. I want to make sure I am headed to the right places to get my drink on.
Philly college night seems to be a popular night out at Woody’s (between Walnut and Locust on 13th St.). I remember a Woody’s in Toronto and a Woody’s from Queer as Folk so you can’t go wrong with a place with this name. The website even makes it more appealing with some shirtless boys for the 18 and up night. I read on a blog that they play good house type music instead of just the rap junk they try to put on all of us gays. We appreciate our diva house music dammit! The party ends here at 2am.
Thursdays did not seem to bring up much excitement but maybe you need to stay in to prepare for the very popular Shampoo night out. A straight club turns gay on “Shaft” Friday nights in Philadelphia. Many people I meet out and about have tried to get me to come down on a Friday night to check out Shampoo (415 N. 8th Street). Sounds Fun I think we will head that way before it gets too cold!
Saturday Nights look like they are best at Pure Nightclub. Not to be confused with the Pure we all know in Las Vegas where Mariah “came back” and even Justin Timberlake performed recently at the MTV VMA’s. It has a few things in common with the Pure in Vegas. One thing is it is open all night long which is fabulous. This club in Philly stays open until 8am on Saturdays and have special dj guests including Tony Moran who is one of the super-star circuit spinners. This Pure looks fun with hot boys dancing and a nice tease of the music judging from their website. Hopefully you do not have the same silly dress code as the one in Vegas. Who likes dress codes? I love wearing my flip-flops out some nights and some nights dressing in full glamour.
Another funny thing about the Pure nightclub is where it is located. It is located on 1221 Saint James Street. Is that not the coolest address for a club? I wonder if the party monster himself James St. James has been there. You can take a virtual tour of their club via video (if it works in your browser) to see more.
I feel everyone should support a city such as Philadelphia that is so big on gay rights and even advertises to the gay community. NYC on the other hand has closed down most of its good clubs and barely supported the gay community lately including the gay pride festival. Spend your money in cities that support us!
Some places to research before planning a trip to Philly would be edgephiladelphia.com for news and events and the local clubs websites for the party info. If you know some other good places our blog demographics would be interested in then let us know by posting comments below.
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