From: jdoyle@phy.umassd.edu (Jim Doyle)
Subject: Re: RI Scene
Organization: University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 06:25:23 GMT

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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