Apparently, Cascada made a cameo last night at The Ritz for Flex Fridays to the delight and awe of her gay fans. Yayyy! She stayed for a while, dancing amongst the sweaty boys, who didn’t ‘Evacuate The Dancefloor’ (that was easy). Cascada joins the ranks of other pop icons, such as Madonna, who have frequented the famed club.
So it’s pretty much out, our beloved chelsea twink haunt…RUSH will be closing in 2 WEEKS! Damn. I guess the economy really has begun to take it’s toll on NYC Gay nightlife. See I told y’all…gotta keep it fresh. Now RUSH, opened a few years back after formerly being Heaven, which closed in ‘06 . This marks the venue’s 2nd closing!!! Wonder why the brief turnover rate; perhaps, it really is challenging to lure gays in with the monolithic SPLASH right next door. Still, they had a good run and really found their market with the 18+ crowd. From what I hear, management changed last year and with that some flexibility was lost. I remember the owners shutting down a Friday night party because it was “too much” to the boos and jeers of angry twinks and the upstairs DJ. Major misstep. And, why didn’t RUSH consistently have mid-week parties and promote them???? Whatever.
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Rumors are swirling that a new party will take place at the venue and if it’s who I think it is…IT WILL BE GRRRREAT!
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Still, I had some good memories at RUSH. I practically came into my sexuality there (no pun intended), all the fleeting hookups with ballet students and NYU nubiles…my chats with Dallas (the greatest Bouncer ever). But, hey..you got to grow up sometime.
According to a very RELIABLE source: Guy Branum, the resident gay of Chelsea Lately (and one of her prized writers) will be making a cameo either tonight or tomorrow night at SPLASH. Seems like he really likes the place (who can blame him) and wants to check it out while here in NYC this weekend. Let us know if you spot him. He’s pretty hard to miss!
