Memorial Day Is Hopping in Gay DC Clubland…
It's Memorial Day Weekend, which only means one thing: Hearsay's sad, because it never gets invited to the beach. (Thank you very much, Dave. You, too, Bernie and Mike. Some friends YOU are.) Look, Hearsay swears that incident with the seaweed, a sponge and saltwater taffy was a one-time thing. And yes, the streaks are long gone. But for some reason, the Rehomo boys don't trust Hearsay.
But that’s fine — who needs ‘em? Because Memorial Day also means there's a lot going on in town. There's Black Pride, of course — and Metro Weekly's got your official guide to the event both online and in the magazine. But there's plenty else happening too. You can start it off by seeing the bears come out of hibernation. Watch them tomorrow night wander a bit dazed and confused — first clawing over to the reigning "Real Man's Happy Hour" at Cobalt, then picnicking at the upstart Motley Bear Crue Invasion at the brand-new Motley Bar, before mauling each other at the Green Lantern where "Real Men. Dance." Ah, there’s nothing like a good, manly bump and grind. If you need even more rump — and a different kind of bare — why not hump it over to Secrets for a final unwind? It's not every week that DJ Steve "This is a Stick-Up" Henderson visits from Chicago. Just every month or so.
Speaking of special visiting DJs, Saturday night brings the circuit's best to Town. DJ Abel "Don't Stop Believin'" Aguilera only gets here once or twice a year, and you'd be sorry if you ever missed him. Though, of course, one good excuse for at least a late arrival to Town (don't forget, entry there ends at 2:45 a.m.) is at Cobalt, where there’s another edition of the fun and funky monthly Shift party, this time with DJ ReddAJ.
And with Monday a major holiday, Sunday's like a second Saturday. You could check out the Memorial Day Taint at DC9, where the half-D.C., half-N.Y.C. act Children's Crusade will spin electro party pop for the anti-kiddies. But whatever you do, be sure you hit the revival of D.C.'s premiere club party, Calor, which has found a new (and better) home in Apex. DJ Susan "I Know What It's Meant for, But I Got Needs" Morabito is set to launch your summer with a bang.
Now, if only she could get Hearsay a beach invitation. Maybe some seaweed, a sponge and a box of taffy would do the trick? Perhaps it's not such a bad idea after all…
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