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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.