So last nite I went out dancing with a group of friends in MPLS. We decided to go to The Saloon- 'the' gay bar of MPLS. Now, I had almost entirely quit going to this bar cos it's just a bit too much for me- lotsa twinks, lotsa attitude, generally crappy music. But I agreed to go because they had started a new night on fridays, "wet Fridays." All I knew going in was that they'd put in "a shower."



So, we go to the bar and find out what this 'shower' is all about. Low and behold, in the back corner of the main room is an elevated, plexiglass enclosed shower. Inside of it is this li'l twink- all hairless and skinny, dancing away under the shower in nothing but his boxers. At this point, I felt like I had to walk away. The dancer looked all of 16 or sumthin and I thought I was gonna get arrested just looking at him

Fast forward through multiple lemon drops and our group returns to "the shower." This time, a verrrrry seXXXy man is in there. Nice and muscular (without being too buff), the perfect amount of chest hair, looked to be late 20s, early 30s. He was FINE. But not only was he fine, he was COMPLETELY NUDE! All soaped up and ready to go. Now this was a big improvement over the previous twink. And I just couldn't believe he was nude. Then he started, ummm, 'rising' to the occasion and it was quite the sight. At that point I noticed there were little slots in the plexiglass. Slots just big enough for fingers and tongues and whatnots to fit through. I was shocked. MPLS is pretty progressive, but I had no idea this would be allowed in our town. It was kinna hot, in a very dirty way.

Anyways, I'm still a bit amazed at seeing this in my town. Has anyone else seen something like this at a club? (excluding actual strip clubs)

I'm a bit torn still if I think it's cool or sleazy. Maybe it's a bit of both

Either way, I have a feeling my boycotting of this bar is over!

LoL

MPLS!

In a normal bar I would not like that kinda stuff.

We have all of that (except the showers) in SOME bars here in Amsterdam... but you know what you are getting into. If it was just a local bar, I would not return there....

Wow, this is something that I've never heard of Not sure if I could sit and enjoy myself with a naked man showering in the corner of a club. I'm no prude, but jeez.....Let's hope that doesn't catch on

Smooches;)

yeah, it was just crazy. This bar has had some really seedy elements at times, but they are usually kept to an enclosed room (where no girls are allowed- heh heh heh)

At least, the bar is big, there were rooms to go to and get away from the shower scene. And, the dance floor is set-up in a way that you couldn't see the shower stall from most of it. so it was possible to just dance and not have to join THAT party.

J0eyC0c0 said:

Is that where Prince got the inspiration for JUGHEADsss?

endorphin74 said:

You mean you danced AFTER you showered?

silly Joey, it was actually more THIS kinda shower:

gooeythehamster said:

He's got his mouth open, Darin get your fingers from those holes!

gooeythehamster said:

ACTUALLY, it was CarrieMpls who couldn't keep her fingers outta the holes!


Seriously though, we haven't debriefed from last nite. i can't wait to hear HER thoughts on the shower scene

oh, honey. we gotta get you to a NYC east village fag bar sometime. the craziest bar i remember was a place called CAKE where, one night, i remember a guy did a strip routine where he started out dressed in a full nun's habit then stripped down to the full monty. i was repulsed yet somehow shamefully aroused (and I ain't even Catholic).

later on, that club had a party night hosted by justin bond (of kiki and herb fame), and they held a contest in which guys were sent to the restrooms with a baggie which they were supposed to, um...FILL...and then they hung the baggies up on a clothesline. the person with the most full baggie won a, erm....dilly.

and people wonder why guiliani put the smackdown on the bars in NYC.

still, that sounds pretty freaky for mpls!

Anxiety said:

yes, you must get me to NYC!!!

It was DIRTY! Shameful and wrong!

But I tipped the guy a dollar.

See, I'm not much for strippers. And the twinks that are usually stripping at the local gay bars here don't impress me much. And hey, they're not trying to. I mean, the one guy was kinda hot. But there's just something weird about a guy shaking it all over. I don't know. I find it kinda funny. It was like watching a car accident, you don't really wanna see all the gory details but you can't look away. Chalk it up to yet another reason I won't be setting foot in the Saloon again anytime soon.

this smells slutty

mrbungle said:

don't you just LOVE that smell!

this is happening at the fucking saloon???

wow...i am getting old.

CarrieMpls said:

MrJoker said:

The girl can't help it...

I've seen some crazy happenings in Mpls. both at the Saloon and at the 90s. Mostly because my friend was Mr. Leather Minnesota for many years and he'd always invite us to parties there. Debauchery at its finest.

minneapolisgenius said:

who's this Mr Leather you speak of?

minneapolisgenius said:

Hey! I even remember it used to get awful crazy at Hard Mondays back in the day what with the BDSM demonstrations and enemas and the like. That stopped though...

although i've never been to the saloon, i will say this: mpls can be one freekie-deek city at times. i've been livin here for only 3 years and i've seen/heard about some pretty odd-ball shit that i never saw back home in des moines since i've been up here. i live not too far away (well, basically right down the street) from about 7 strip joints and one big-assed sex department store...and i don't mind it at all. matter of fact, i'd rather have a slutty mpls than a debauchery-free mpls, like they're sorta tryin to do nowadays. it makes the city seem more like a city, rather than some huge suburb.

minneapolisgenius said:

oh fer sure i seen LOTS of stuff go on at the 90's....what with the old leather room and all....

i have only HEARD of things happeneing at the saloon...like behind closed doors
but now i guess theres no need to hide

endorphin74 said:

He has now given up his throne to a younger Mr. Leather, but for years he was the reigning king of leather in MN.

I shall reveal no names.

CarrieMpls said:

yeah, let's hope so. No one wants to see that.

Well, SOMEONE wants to see it apparently, but.....

violett said:

Yeah sometimes after a night out, I'll wake up and just shake my head thinking..."Did I really just SEE that last night?! And why the hell was I even there in the first place?"

Goodness, gracious me. I had no idea such things occured at the Saloon. It sounds so positively dirty and naughty that you just gotta wash away the sin in church on Sunday It's one of those things where (I'm gonna speak for myself) I'd wanna look, but then I'd feel like I was staring and would look away. Talk about confusion.

Anxiety said: