This morning I’m going to “Smut and Eggs,” a gathering of awesome people to watch gay porn while eating brunch. Then tonight I’m going to the gay bar by my house to sing karaoke with a guy who’s actually not gay, but just shares my appreciation for gay culture (aka fabulousness). And then next Friday I’m going to Hump!, “The Pacific Northwest’s biggest and best amateur-and-locally-produced porn festival” and pet project of Dan Savage.
…I’ve come a long way from a one-gay-bar-city and anti-porn evangelical Christian events. Trying to hold back the tears of pervy joy…
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Julie
October 24, 2010 at 4:38 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Bitch, I hate you.
Gancian
October 24, 2010 at 4:44 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
You just made me wanna move to Seattle. Unfortunately, I’m an ocean and a continent away…
Gretchen
October 24, 2010 at 4:50 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Sounds just about perfect!
Azkyroth
October 24, 2010 at 5:12 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Now I have reasons for wanting to move there even better than “my parents don’t live there” and “way less than ten fucking months of summer.” >.>
Jen
October 24, 2010 at 5:12 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Now you just have more reason to come visit me? :D
Dae
October 24, 2010 at 5:21 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Hah! Obviously, you should visit me in Midtown Atlanta! Moving here from South Carolina (ANYWHERE in SC…) was quite the treat.
wildmonky
October 24, 2010 at 5:27 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Sigh. So jealous. While I’m lucky to have a fair sized bdsm scene in my small Idaho town, there is so much more at offer in Seattle.
WingedBeast
October 24, 2010 at 5:32 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
In keeping with the appreciation of perversion, I present the following tasteless response…Tastelessness in 10987654321They’re not really tears when they’re not coming from your eyes.
Name?
October 24, 2010 at 5:33 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
have to find a way to get cincinnati into this
Julie
October 24, 2010 at 5:39 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Only if you come down to St. Kitts. We’ll trade; gay bars for beaches.
Egoistpaul
October 24, 2010 at 5:48 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I am confused. Why do you prefer to go to a gay bar?If you want to go to gay bars, you can go north to Vancouver. There is a whole street of gay bars.
Ernest Klassen
October 24, 2010 at 6:14 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Reminds me of leaving the farm in Alberta one morning and dancing with lesbian friends in a gay bar in Victoria that evening. Too much fun!
Screamer77
October 24, 2010 at 6:28 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Where do you find all these awesome events (except Hump, that’s famous)?!
Kaleberg
October 24, 2010 at 6:36 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Seattle has a long tradition of gay culture. There used to be a gay dance hall near Pioneer Square back in the 1930s. I don’t know if it was absolutely fabulous or anything, but it was there.
Adam Gordon
October 24, 2010 at 6:52 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Which Hump screening are you going to? I’m going Friday at 10pm.
Mike Brownstein
October 24, 2010 at 7:13 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Your blogging about Seattle makes me want to leave Indiana too!
Connor Graham
October 24, 2010 at 8:08 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
You are way to lucky, Seattle sounds amazing I wish I could leave Indiana but I still have a year and 3/4 of high school left to finish. I guess I’m at lucky that I get to finish that in a nice accepting public school instead of a crazy catholic school.
Innessfree
October 24, 2010 at 9:02 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Can’t wait until HUMP! Seattle is my true love.
imnotspecial
October 24, 2010 at 10:42 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Jen, why are you so preoccupied with sex? There is more to life than sex, you know.
n0b0dy
October 24, 2010 at 11:05 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
oh, how i miss the west coast.
Azkyroth
October 25, 2010 at 12:15 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Heredick. >.>
PZ Myers
October 25, 2010 at 12:52 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Please. You’re making me homesick.
facebook-740856118
October 25, 2010 at 1:00 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Have fun and be safe. :)
Jen
October 25, 2010 at 1:58 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I have a nice futon if you ever want to visit!
Jen
October 25, 2010 at 1:58 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Friday at 8pm. I guess you’ll be able to see how amused/traumatized I look on the way out.
Roki_B
October 25, 2010 at 2:40 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Welcome to the west cost.Its better here.
Moose
October 25, 2010 at 5:25 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Her blogging about Seattle makes me GLAD I left Indiana too!
Fiona
October 25, 2010 at 5:45 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Eggs make me gaggy
yaoi_myantidrug
October 25, 2010 at 9:42 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Any idea how long these events have been going on? They would explain why I’ve wanted to visit Seattle since I first heard of it, even though I didn’t know where it was, or whether it was a city or state….
TGIAA
October 25, 2010 at 12:32 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I don’t get it.
TGIAA
October 25, 2010 at 12:34 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Wow. Smut & Eggs.I thought my town/city (In Oz) was pretty damn liberal, but i don’t think that would fly. Maybe I should set one up and try?
TGIAA
October 25, 2010 at 12:35 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
*shaking head* what a shltered life I’ve led.
imnotspecial
October 25, 2010 at 2:01 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I like your spelling. But what do you expect from a 70 year old geezer?
Tkpruitt
October 25, 2010 at 2:47 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I like the concept well enough — but what else was on the brunch menu? You have omitted some very important details.
gypsylibrarian
October 25, 2010 at 3:37 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I just want to move out there now. You think IN was bad (lived there), try Texas. In IN, you had the one bar. Here, they would probably burn down the bar and hail those who did it as heroes.
Zen
October 25, 2010 at 4:08 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I know two guys that just left the ‘man club’ who might want to join you.
Matt
October 25, 2010 at 4:47 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
“They’re the people that you meet in your neighborhood, in your neighborhood, in… your… neighbooorhood, the people that you meet each day.”Welcome to our little corner of the USA! Just wait for next year’s Fremont (nude) Solstice Parade. ;->
The Mad Dreamer
October 25, 2010 at 5:36 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
I think my girlfriend came up with a devious plan involving porn. Have a chicken and porn party and then, afterwards, send the guys out and have a Pure Romance party for the ladies. She’s shrewd, that one. I’m glad to have her.
MarcusBailius
October 25, 2010 at 6:30 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Maybe I’m just too British, and possibly getting a bit old too! (“No sex please, we’re British”…)
Gus Snarp
October 25, 2010 at 6:56 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Yeah, good luck with that.
Gus Snarp
October 25, 2010 at 7:01 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Have you been to a gay bar? It all depends on why you are going to a bar. Basically, unless you really want to hit on or be hit on by members of the opposite sex, I can see the appeal of gay bars. I’m more of a pub guy, but if you’re into dancing and fruity drinks, gay bars can certainly have their advantages. I suppose there are gay pubs too, but I’ve never been to one.
Ben Wnuk
October 25, 2010 at 10:09 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
If you’re looking for a fabulous good time…Head up to Neighbours on a thursday or friday night. There’s plenty of “strait” boys and girls that love going there to play. It’s a regular frickin candy store for Bi’s. The fact that it’s technically a gay bar pretty well weeds out the neanderthals. Sure it’s a meat market, but if you’re in the mood then you can’t go wrong there.And Hump’s going to rock your world. You have no idea just what kind of city you just moved to :-P
Tom
October 26, 2010 at 12:04 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Go look for the local fetish parties. You don’t have to take part if you don’t want to and the people who go (generally) are pretty cool. Generally doesn’t matter your preferences there is something to watch someone to talk to. There are a very cool place to hang out.
msroxy
October 26, 2010 at 4:13 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
ok, I’ve lived here in Seattle my whole life & I’ve never heard of Smut & Eggs! I want in!
Egoistpaul
October 26, 2010 at 6:48 AM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
No, I haven’t been to a gay bar. I only go to the bar when I run out of things to do and need to do something mindless. I don’t drink much, only one or two beers, so I love watching drunk people. They are like monkeys in a zoo. Watching them for some reason makes me feel like an intelligent human. lol.As a straight man, going to a gay bar isn’t a good idea. I don’t want to send the wrong message to gay men. If there is an lesbian bar for me to go, I would go.
Gus Snarp
October 26, 2010 at 2:01 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Don’t worry about sending the wrong message to gay men. Maybe I’m just not good looking enough, but I have not endured any obnoxious pick up attempts at gay bars. Or maybe there really is gaydar. And if you’re going for the entertainment value of watching drunk people, gay bars can be great. Not really my scene, but I’ve had some good times at gay bars.
Egoistpaul
October 26, 2010 at 4:35 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
Well, lesbian bars for watching drunk people are better than gay bars for straight men. Trust me. ;-)
loreleion
October 26, 2010 at 5:49 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
You are creepy; please stay out of our bars.
Egoistpaul
October 27, 2010 at 5:14 PM (UTC -7) Link to this comment
What’s so creepy about watching drunk lesbians?