2008 Official GLBT Travelers Guide - Pride in DC - (Page 9) after dinner the city’s most connected, politically or otherwise, power up at what Out magazine crowned last year one of the “50 Greatest Gay Bars in the World.” But what of the truly dirty D.C. remains, even without strippers? Well, if your bag is naked men drinking, you’ve got several options. The ultimate is hair- and bear-friendly Green lantern, tucked away off Thomas Circle, especially for its long-standing frisky Shirtless Men Drink Free Thursdays. A similar crowd goes shirtless at Omega off P Street on Wednesdays. Once a month comes musicians Bob Mould and Rich Morel’s wildly popular monthly Blowoff party (www.blowoff.us) at the celebrated 9:30 Club. Hairy muscle-bears congregate here in particular, pawing each other’s fur and dancing to alt-pop and progressive house. And then, every holiday Sunday comes Calor at Dupont’s club five. Finally, rough-and-tumble rock club DC9, a few doors down from Nellie’s, plays host to the altrock Taint and its affiliated dirty-drag Crack parties once a month or so. Both almost always sell out, with alt-queers getting down and dirty in the dive-y (on purpose) bar. You certainly won’t find your Senator here. --Doug Rule is a freelance writer covering music and nightlife for Metro Weekly. Phase 1, reportedly the nation’s oldest lesbian bar, is still going strong near Remington’s in Southeast. Chaos also packs the ladies in many nights a week but especially on Wednesdays. And be sure to look for regular performances of the popular drag DC Kings (www.dckings.com) and the monthly Mothertongue (www.myspace.com/ mothertonguedc) poetry jams at the Black Cat. A block north of apex is the fireplace, where a predominant African-American crowd gets cozy, though the Bachelor’s Mill, in Southeast, still reigns as the leading African-American hotspot. Named after its owner’s great grandmothers but also its predominant clientele, sports bar nellie’s opened last summer offering Latin-flavored pub grub and booze and packing ‘em in during any major game – or election, or awards show. Nellie’s serves its still-reviving neighborhood, a block from Town, but the city’s main neighborhood bar remains, as ever, 17th Street’s Jr’s. It goes all weekend long, though choice times are Sundays and Mondays, for $2 Skyy specials and showtunes, respectively. Further west, on the way to Adams Morgan, the Duplex Diner is more of a restaurant than a bar – but Thursday nights 9 http://www.blowoff.us http://www.dckings.com http://www.myspace.com/mothertonguedc http://www.myspace.com/mothertonguedc
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