tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823073892487105533.post3696218836264542927..comments2024-03-29T04:32:37.404-05:00Comments on Tales of West Hollywood: Cruising in a Straight BarNYSocBoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823073892487105533.post-64356293951943882472017-02-14T18:14:23.084-06:002017-02-14T18:14:23.084-06:00during the 70s before AIDS made gay sex apparent s...during the 70s before AIDS made gay sex apparent suicide, i did maybe 80% of my cruising in in straight bars, or mixed bars, as i called then because i was there. i wasn't thin enough or pretty enough or rich enough or young enough to satisfy the gay cruisers, but in the free wheeling party atmosphere of the bars of the time, in an area where bars served until either 3 or 5am there were a lot of cute underappreciated straight guys. many of them stud muffins. buy a few rounds, often with the gesture being reciprocated, compliment these boys, listen to them and react as if you were interested, ask them increasingly personal information, and then ask if they would like to continue the conversation in a quieter place, my place, sometimes theirs.<br />i was, it turns out, really persuasive and the spirit of the times was if it feels good, do it. and we did it.<br /><br />once i had sex, consecutively, not simultaneously, every member of a country western bar. <br /><br />glad i have those memories, because the 80s were fucked up, including a 2 year stint getting sober and learning how to live sober. i did get it figured out. i have now been sober almost 34 years without interruption. Bandana Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05460586602832641432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823073892487105533.post-7914155029632942392017-02-11T17:10:25.213-06:002017-02-11T17:10:25.213-06:00Ok, the "38 states" was an estimate. It...Ok, the "38 states" was an estimate. It's actually 41 states.NYSocBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658785942817017972noreply@blogger.com