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Hello I'm Rich Brown and this is my personal website and blog. I'm just your simple, average, down to earth, professional, out gay man and aspiring circuit boy, living in Phoenix, Arizona with a few things to say while trying to find my place among all the scary, conservative, religious nuts in this sick and twisted world.
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Saturday, December 23, 2006 |
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Out with Jerry & Jerry
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Last night Justin and I headed up to Z'Tejas at the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall to meet up with Jerry and Jeremiah for a small happy hour with Move Marketing and it's owner Anthony. It was a nice small gathering with an absolutely horrid waitress. She was seriously the worst ever and it took Justin and I nearly 30 minutes to get her to bring us a drink. Aside from the waitress, it was great to see Anthony again and spend some time talking with him. He's a really down to earth guy with some amazing ideas.
Following a few drinks at Z'Tejas Jerry, Jeremiah, Justin and I headed back to Jerry's house to consolidate cars and pick up a few Proton Pump Inhibitors (Prilosec) for our heartburn before heading out to Ticoz to grab a quick bite to eat. Now Justin and I were introduced to Ticoz by Mike & Jonathan on their last trip and it's quite an interesting place. Just north from the corner of 7th Street and Camelback in Phoenix, it's a trendy little restaurant with very tasty menu. Although the place is almost entirely decorated with items from Ikea, and all the food is extremely over garnished, it has a nice atmosphere, great drinks and the food is actually very good. We had a few cocktails and some dinner before continuing our evening and heading down to Amsterdam.
Walking from the street into Amsterdam was almost painful because it's ridiculously cold here right now. I know many of you might laugh because in comparison to many other places in the world, Phoenix is far from cold, however after a full day of rain yesterday it was a damp 38 degrees outside, and that's pretty damn cold for us here. Thank god for the outside space heaters to warm us all up on the patio before entering the building. One certainly does not want to look all cold, and flush before walking into a bar filled with hot people. LOL.
Once inside Amsterdam we met up with Keith & Anthony (The P.B.Loco Boy's), Anthony's sister Lynda, who was sporting a fabulous new dark hair color, as well as Little Keith and Brad. Of course at the moment I found them, Anthony and Lynda were screaming obscenities at Noah, the Amsterdam bar manager, for giving them soda water instead of 7-Up in their drinks. Kieth finally had to go over and resolve the situation before they all got thrown out. We also ran into Lance & Kevin who were there with other friends having some drinks. I introduced all unfamiliar parties and we all claimed space at the back of the bar just far enough away from the back door to remain somewhat warm.
After a few drinks, a conversation about what makes an establishment a club, and many laughs, we finally ended up leaving around 1:30 to drop Jerry and Jeremiah off at Jerry's house before heading home. Justin and I both really enjoyed the night spent with Jerry & Jeremiah, it was a fun evening and a nice way to end a long week. I don't have any photos because if you can imagine I actually forgot my camera. Oh well next time. Cheers.Labels: Gay Bars, Gay Restaurants, Jeremiah, Jerry Timms, P.B.Loco, Penn State, Phoenix
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Saturday Night Out
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As I said in my post yesterday, Justin and I had decided to go out last night to our usual gay stomping grounds for a few drinks. We headed over to Amsterdam Bar around 11 PM and met up with the P.B.Loco Boys Keith & Anthony.
 
It's rare these days that we get to see too much of the P.B.Loco boys since they're very busy running the Cafe. It was nice to finally be able to meet up with Keith and Anthony and catch up over a few drinks.
Surprisingly Amsterdam wasn't all that crowded. We ran into Gilbert, Mark & Richard and then Paul from the gym. It seems like Paul's been out almost everywhere we've been these days, first San Diego, then all the bars around Phoenix. I guess we're all just a bunch of bar flys.
After a few drinks we decided to head up to Charlie's while Keith and Anthony decided to call it a night. Charlie's was pretty busy with mostly people we didn't know. We ran into Gilbert again there on the dance floor and then Mark and Richard again out back by the volleyball court.
 
We had a few beers, chatted with Mark and Richard, danced a bit and then called it a night around 3 AM and headed home.
I really wish we had more gay friends in Phoenix to hang out with. We know a bunch of people here but only a few, like Keith and Anthony, who we would call real friends. I think we could build a good friendship with Keith and Anthony, but they're always so busy which makes it tough for all of us. The big downside to Phoenix, and I'm not sure if it's just Phoenix or not, but it honestly it seems like most of the gay guys here complete and total flakes. I don't know maybe it's just the people we've met so far who knows.
The bottom line is that I miss the circle of friends that we had in San Francisco. Mostly from the perspective of us all being able to meet up, dine together, and hang out. For gay men there is no substitute for a strong circle of gay friends. I mean don't get me wrong here. I do think we have a core group of friends with Bernard and Philip. I love the fact that Justin and I have still been able to continue building a strong friendship with them both even with us all being in different cities. I even believe it actually helps that we are in different cities because we're always happy to see each other and we certainly don't take each other for granted. However I still wish that we were all together again in the same city. Who knows it might be a reality someday.
Anyway I better wrap things up here. I think I hate Sunday nights the most because I know I have to work tomorrow and I'm never quite ready to wind down the weekend. Anyway, hopefully this will be a better week then last. Cheers.Labels: P.B.Loco
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Friday Nights Are For Drinking
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I'm really starting to enjoy going out on Friday nights more now rather then on Saturday nights. It seems like when I blow only a Friday night, it still leaves me the rest of the weekend to relax and get things done around the house, but if I blow a Saturday night then most of Sunday is usually wasted and I don't get as much done around the house.
Last Night
Justin, Mark, Andrea, and I went up the street to a place called Streets of New York Brewery to grab a bite to eat and have a few beers. It was a pretty nice place with an outdoor patio that faced some water and a greenbelt. We sat around and engaged each other with some highly educated (how our beer bongs were constructed in University) conversation over Fish & Chips and several in house brewed, Pale Ale delectables. Around 1 AM we headed back to our place and sat out poolside for a few additional drinks before calling it a night. It was a nice mellow evening and a good way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo.
Last Friday
Justin and I met up with P.B.Loco Anthony, his sister Lynda, Bruce and Tracy for cocktails at Amsterdam.
 
 
As you can see from the pics above, we were missing the other half of the P.B.Loco Boys since Keith was on a business trip to India. Lynda's husband Travis was also on a business trip, however I think Lynda more then made up for the two missing boys because she was walking around sporting the P.B.Loco Girls with that blouse on! A few passer by's turned quickly to catch another glimpse and comment. I personally had to go in for a closer inspection of the P.B.Loco Girls ...
I don't know what it is with gay men and breasts, we love them! Well, we love them in an accessory sort of way, not a sexual sort of way that is. Anyway, as usual the place was packed and we even ran into a few friends like Chad (left) and Chris (right) who were there with a friend from New York. It's always great to see them out, we're going to have to start hanging out with them more.
After Amsterdam we all made the trek up to Charlie's to catch last call and do some dancing. While we were there, our suspicions regarding a hot boy from our gym were confirmed . Just the night before Justin and I were debating if he was gay or not, and alas here he was at Charlie's shakin his booty on the dance floor with some boys. He saw Justin, smiled waved and said hello, so it was apparent we all recognized each other. Around 4 AM we packed in it and headed for home. It was a fun night all around.Labels: P.B.Loco
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Happy Phoenix Pride 2006!
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First of all I can't believe it's already April let alone Phoenix Pride. Phoenix pride weekend almost always marks the start of spring weather in the desert. After our long night last night we decided to sleep in, skip the parade, and head over to the festival in the afternoon. Bernard and I were the first up and sat by the pool for a bit to talk and take in some sun. The rest of the kids were up shortly thereafter. We packed everyone back in the car and headed up to the festival. 
It was an amazingly beautiful sunny 80 degree day outside, the perfect weather and temperature for a party in the park.
These photos pretty much sum up the day:
Big beers and porta-potty's ... 
Hot boys everywhere ...
Fun times ...
More hot boys ...
Great friends!
We spent the entire afternoon in the park just hanging out, walking around, eating, drinking and checking out the boys. We ran into some old friends and were able to catch up with some people we haven't seen in a while. The most important part of the day was that Justin, Bernard, Philip, Mark, Andrea and I had a chance to spend some really great time together and just enjoy the day. I love this time of year in Phoenix and I also love having such great friends to be able to enjoy it with. It was an amazing day which I'll be able to chalk up as yet another awesome pride weekend in Phoenix.
Here are some more photos from the day ...  |  | | Philip, Justin, Andrea & Bernard | Bernard & Philip |  |  | | Andrea with a nice big refreshing lemonade | Funnel cake anyone? |  |  | | The P.B.Loco Cafe tent | Anthony & Keith (The P.B.Loco Boys) w/ Justin |  |  | | Self-photo | More big beers and porta-potty's |  |  | | Take me to bed now you big straight stud | Gosh we're having such a smiley good time |  |  | | Is that Madonna? | Lubrication anyone (The Elbow Grease Tent) |  |  | | Everyone squeeze in for a photo | Good friends |  |  | | Are you going to finish that beer? | It's getting cold outside |  |  | | Phoenix at Dusk | Time to head home and get ready for the party. |
Labels: Bernard, Gay Pride, P.B.Loco, Phoenix
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Thursday, February 16, 2006 |
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Exactly 2 Months To the White Party
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Yes that's right only 2 months to the day. For those of you unfamiliar to what I'm talking about, it's Jeffrey Sanker's White Party in Palm Springs.
It's one of the largest Circuit events in the country and is held every year over Easter Weekend in Palm Springs. The White Party Palm Springs is put on by Jeffrey Sanker Entertainment and draws thousands of Gay Boys from all over the world to participate in probably one of the most quintessential examples of a Gay Tribe meeting that can be found. It's been going on for 20 years now and although I've heard many stores from friends who have attended I've never actually gone myself. That is until this year. We booked the hotel last weekend and are getting tickets this weekend!
 I have to say I'm really excited about going. Justin and I currently are planning on driving out to Palm Springs with Mark & Andrea (Since it's only about a 3 hour drive), and meeting up with our friend Bernard, who will be in from San Francisco, and our friend Philip, who will be in from The OC. Even Bruce and Tracy said they may be going, which would be great. I'd even like to try and convince The P.B.Loco Boys (Keith and Anthony) to take a weekend break from the store and head out as well. It will be a first time for all of us, and we're really excited and looking very forward to it.
Needless to say, Justin and I have restarted hard back at the gym and are now putting ourselves into a vigorous routine to get us in much, MUCH better shape before the party. Because this event is pretty much a shirtless event throughout the weekend, I need to be able to feel comfortable in taking off my shirt. Two months isn't going to be as much time as I would like, but it's going to have to do. I did a crash workout routine before I headed out to San Francisco for a party 2 years ago and was able to cut down pretty quickly, so hopefully I'll be able to pull it off again.
Anyway I just can't express how excited I am for this event. It's something that I've been wanting to do for a few years now, and it's finally going to be a reality. I'm also really happy that I'm going to be able to share this with Justin and my best friends. I'll make sure to take my camera and plenty of batteries to hold me over for the weekend, so that I can share our experience with the rest of you. Have a great week everyone!
P.S. If you want to know more about the White Party and check out some of the Gallery Photos from previous years, check out Jeffrey Sanker's Website with the event information at http://www.jeffreysankerpresents.com/wp0406.phpLabels: P.B.Loco, White Party, White Party Palm Springs
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Saturday, December 10, 2005 |
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Anthony & Keith's P.B.Loco Cafe in Scottsdale
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@HOME. Justin and I stopped by to see Keith and Anthony at their new gourmet peanut butter cafe in Scottsdale. That's right it finally opened on Wednesday and it's called the P.B. Loco PeanutButterLicious Cafe, located at the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall on the south side, 3rd floor just outside of Nordstroms.
I've seen Anthony working many late nights on all aspects of this project so it must be very exciting for them both to finally have the Cafe open for business. From what we saw just during our short visit, the cafe was very busy and there were a ton of people coming in to just buy the P.B.Loco peanut butter. Anthony said the past few days have been crazy and at some points they've had a line out the door. That's sooooo awesome!
For those of you that aren't familiar with P.B.Loco, it's probably the best gourmet peanut butter you'll ever have. They have flavors such as Banana, Chocolate Raspberry, Cinnamon Raisin, and a bunch more. Let me tell you from first hand experience, they're all scrumptious. You can get more information about P.B.Loco and the P.B.Loco Franchise from the corporate website.
The cafe itself retails the P.B.Loco peanut butter and specializes in peanut butter sandwiches, smoothies and cookies. It's such an awesome place, and we're really excited for them both.
 
 
The only sad thing for us is that we probably won't get to see them as much anymore because they're both going to be extremely busy with the Cafe for the next few months. I guess we'll just have to stop over and eat there more often to see them. I'm glad that Anthony's sister Lynda (looking radiant above in the green T-shirt) is working with them too, since she'll be able to take a little bit of the pressure off of them both. It's always great to have family members like Lynda who you can count on for help and support.
Anyway, good luck Anthony & Keith, we're all really proud of you guys!Labels: P.B.Loco, Penn State
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Saturday, November 19, 2005 |
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Mellow Night with the P.B.Loco Boys
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@HOME. Last night Justin and I had a pretty mellow night. Andrea called us earlier in the evening to see if we wanted to join their entire family clan for dinner. Justin had just gotten home from work and because I worked from home, I was in no way of being ready to go out in public, so we declined. Shortly afterwards, PB Loco Anthony called to see if we wanted to join him and Keith at Roscoes a little later in the evening. That sounded like a good idea, Roscoes is a nice mellow place to hang out. So I had to get ready and we needed to have dinner before going out.
Now I know you're all wondering what kind of scrumptious culinary delight I whipped up for us, but that's not really how it works here. Even though I love to cook, have had formal culinary training, and probably own more cookbooks then Betty Crocker herself, we never do actually cook. Rarely. Justin dosen't really care to cook and I just hate preparing food for dinner because it seems like so much trouble for just the two of us, so we usually end up eating out somewhere. Tonight was no different, off to grab a quick bite before meeting friends. Anyhooters, usually for us whenever we are going to 'grab something quick' it's not until we're in the car and down the road before we actually attempt to decide. Tonight's menu ... Yack in the Box. Usually we choose something a little better then this, but in lieu of our time constraint we needed something fast. I actually enjoy many of the savory creations at Jack in the Box, which is probably the sole reason my cholesterol is high as well this time. Who can say no to the double bacon cheeseburger cibatta? LOL. Anyway we stopped off there, and in an effort to really try and be more healthy I got a grilled chicken sandwich. Woo hoo, aren't you proud of me? I'll have to admit that I did feel much better afterwards that I didn't consume a 1/4 pound of fatty, greasy beef.
Following our romantic and lovely fast food dinner, we headed directly up to Roscoe's to meet up with the P.B.Loco Boys, Anthony and Keith. We walked in and perfect timing, they must have just gotten there themselves because they were getting ready to walk up to the bar and grab a drink.
In usual gay tradition, when greeting fellow friends, we hugged, we smooched and then became all giddy like a pack of little school girls. Actually this was the first time Justin and I saw Anthony since the M.E.A.T Party and we just started laughing uncontrollably about how ridiculous and completely out of control we all were that night. I had forgotten Anthony had his camera with him as well and he had some, well lets just say interesting, photos to share with us. Perhaps I'll show some of them on my blog one of these days but I think I'd have to create a wall of shame page first, specifically for his photos.
Very quickly we ended up in front the the bar and I know I said I was going to be good. "Will power Rich, will power ... you can do it", I told myself. I looked around and saw all the people with drinks in hand, and all the delicious distilled beverages of every color and flavor behind the bar. Anthony and Keith were buying the first round, "What would you like?" said Anthony ... oh no here it was, the pressure ... "just water please" I said. And water it was. I promised myself I was going to take a break for a while, and I'm not going to let myself down on this one.
So with my water in hand and the rest of us with drinks we headed over to a table near one of the pool tables. Keith enjoys playing pool so Justin, Anthony and I just hung out at a table and talked while Keith went over and worked the pool table.
Apparently Anthony thinks Keith is especially cute when he's playing pool. Well duh! Who can resist a big strong man with a nice hard wood in his hand. :-P Fortunately for us Roscoe's wasn't that smoky, perhaps they got a new filtration system installed? One will never know, but it was a nice enjoyable evening just sitting and chatting with friends. We all decided to call it quits and head home around 12:30. We said our goodbyes outside and quickly jumped into the car because it was freezing out. I looked at the temp in the car and it said 54 degrees, brrrrrr, winter has arrived in Phoenix, time to get the extra blanket out. ;-) Needless to say, once again was a nice, quiet, enjoyable evening out with the P.B.Loco Boys. Cheers!Labels: P.B.Loco
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Saturday, August 06, 2005 |
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Justin's Suprise Birthday Party
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@HOME. Tomorrow is Justin's 24th birthday and I have been planning a surprise birthday party for him for the past few weeks. We all got up around 11 AM and Tyler came over to pick up Justin to go over to the mall to go shopping. As soon as Justin left Shane, Mark, Andrea and I headed over to pick up the food and cake that I had ordered. Everyone was supposed to be showing up around 2 PM for the party and Justin would be back to the house at 2:30 PM. We were really tight on time with trying to get everything picked up and back to the house before people arrived.
 
Philip, Shane and I managed to get everything setup and ready just in time. As we were finishing up, our friends started to arrive and soon Justin would be here. Tyler and Justin got back to the house around 2:45 PM and as Justin walked in he turned to Tyler and said "You Bitch!" Justin said that he had a feeling there was something going on because people were calling all week and asking to talk to me, and I kept going outside to speak to them. He didn't know any of the details or who was going to be there so it was still a bit of a surprise for him. Part I: The Surprise Birthday Pool Party Gets Started The party was originally setup as an afternoon pool party and we were planning on heading out for drinks later, but as it turned out that wasn't going to happen.  |  | | Andrea & PB Loco Anthony | Darin & Shane |  |  | | Mark | Kris & Don |  |  | | Tyler | Philip Looking Like a Bug with Wings |  |  | | Shane | Brian |  |  | | The Boys Floating Around Drinking | Shane & Brian |  |  | | Which one of these is not like the others? | Andrea are you triple fisting again? |  |  | | Show us the new tattoo Anthony | Hungry Boys? |  |  | | Happy birthday princess ... Oops, I mean Justin! | Blow like you've never blown before, oh never mind |
Part II: The Surprise Birthday Pool Party Goes Bad. When you have a pool party and you add some margarita mix to a little tequila along with some shots in the kitchen for everyone ...  
You end up with this after a few hours ...
Oh good god Darin, what in the hell are you doing. Gurl, you're a mess, please put down Andrea's sarong and step away from the margarita pitcher before this party gets any worse.  |  | | Darin & Diva Shane | Shane & Darin with Diva Brian |  |  | | Yo, Homies | Philip shows us the proper way to eat cake |  |  | Notice how happy they are
to see the new pitcher of drinks | 1 Sassy Girl & 10 Gay Men ...
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Part III: The Surprise Birthday Pool Party Goes Really, Really, Really Bad. So as the evening progresses this afternoon party is now quickly turning into an evening party. Before long, someone (ah hem, Darin ...) decides to be even more fabulous then he already is by putting on Andrea's spare bathing suit. Darin desperatly wanted to give us a reenactment of his devistating 4th place runner up finish at last years Miss White Trash Arizona swimsuit contest. Oh dear Darin, I hate to tell you but that suit's a little tight hun.  |  | | Gurl, You're a Mess! | Andrea demonstrates the proper way to wear it |
So the evening progressed and all the drunk people quickly decide to consume the last of the afternoon food. The crowd then even started to get a little rowdy for some more grub. My neighbor Joe heard all the ruckus and stopped over to give us some chicken and shrimp to cook on the barbie.  |  | | Shane is trying to eat Philip ... run Philip, run! | Grill Up That Food Biatch'es, We're Hungry! |  |  | | Smile pretty for the camera boys! | The hungry, angry mob surrounds the grill |
It was a really fun party and thanks to all of my friends who were able to make it down and help to turn the evening into quite an interesing party. Labels: Justin Chanley, P.B.Loco
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The P.B.Loco Boys and a Phoenix Night Out
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@HOME. Once again it was another fabulous night out on the Phoenix gay scene. This time we started out at Oreganos Pizza Bistro on 10th and Camelback for dinner where Justin and I met up with the P.B.Loco boys, Anthony and Keith, and some of their friends. Anthony's partner Keith was back in town visiting for the weekend from Vancouver where he is still living until he can get a transfer back here. Anthony moved back early a few months ago so that he could get started on opening their Arizona PB Loco stores, to which I heard a rumor that they were just given a location at the Scottsdale Fashion Square Mall! Wooo Hooo, gourmet peanut butter for everyone! So the weather in Phoenix has been very nice lately which prompted us to sit outside and enjoy our appetizers, drinks and dinner on the patio.
 |  | | Oregano's Pizza Bistro | The P.B.Loco Boys, Keith & Anthony |  |  | | Keith #2 & Bob from San Diego | Brad & Keith #2 |  |  | | Justin & Rich | Justin |
After dinner we decided to haul ourselves down to Amsterdam for some cocktails where we met up with Tracy & Bruce and Don & Chris. Bruce felt it necessary to try out the versatility of his leather wardrobe accessories and wear out a leather cuff bands on each wrist. He swore he just couldn't decide on which watch to wear so that's why it was the leather cuffs instead. Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaa, right Bruce we really know why you wore those ... your secret identity of Wonder Woman has finally been revealed! Bruce decided to make us all choose our gay superhero twisted names, so I instantly dubbed myself the "Fushia Lantern" It was great to have a large group of people to hang out with, I honestly didn't notice anyone else in the room.
 |  | | The Bar at Amsterdam | Tracy & Bruce (aka Wonder Woman) |  |  | | The other side of Amsterdam | Justin & Tracy |  |  | | Don, Chris & Keith | Keith & Anthony |  |  | | The Gang | Rich and Justin |  |  | | Anthony Getting Bitchy at the Bar | Keith, Tracy & Bruce |  |  | | Chris | Holy White Teeth Batman |  |  | | The Crowd | Notice Wonder Woman's Bracelet |  |  | | The Boys | Rich and Chris |  | | | Settle down there Mary! | |
While we were at Amsterdam we ran into our friend Kevin. He was with his friend Kevin. So we now had Keith and Keith #2, and Kevin and Kevin #2. What is with the K names tonight anyway? So they were hanging out in the corner cruising for boys outside of the women's room when I found them. Of course being a photographer, Kevin had to approve every photo I was taking of him. There was a debate between Kevin and Kevin #2 over the proper use of the women's room in a gay bar. Kevin #2 felt it was appropriate to go into the women's room because after all it was a gay bar, and he didn't want to have to walk all the way around the corner of the wall to have to go to the men's room. Kevin disagreed with him, but Kevin #2 proceeded into the women's room anyway. Following Kevin #2's return from the women's room, Kevin had to check it out for himself, just to see if it really was everything he had heard it was.
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Following a few hours of drinking at Amsterdam, we made our way over to Charlie's. It always seems like every week that the entire crowd from Amsterdam does a mass migration to Charlie's around midnight. We started out chatting and hanging out on the back patio with some drinks while the country music and line dancing was going on. We were waiting for the magic hour of 2:00 AM when the dance music kicks in and Charlie's turns into an after hours club. Bruce and Tracy were also supposed to meet us at Charlie's but we think they hit a detour on the way. I guess the Padlock must of had some very important issue that Wonder Woman had to attend too! So anyway, once the dance music started, we all made our way out to the dance floor and danced the night away under the not so shiny disco boots. Those things are in desperate need of some dusting.
 |  | | Charlie's Entrance | Line Dancing |  |  | | The Gang | Famous Disco Boots |  |  | | Happy Dancers | Bob checking out the crowd |  |  | | The Charlie's Sign | Keith & Anthony |  |  | | The Crowd | Keith #2 with some grinding action |  |  | | Bob and Keith #2 | Justin & Rich |  |  | | "I think I'm going to pass out" | Justin ... um did you pass out? |  |  | | "Oh you're so handsome" .. "No you are!" | Keith & Anthony |  |  | | The Crowd Again | Anthony & Keith #2 |
I believe it was around 3:30 am when we all said our goodbye's and departed from Charlie's. I asked Justin if he was hungry and he said no, so basically my plan to blame him for stopping for food was foiled. Oh well, I stopped anyway, and neither one of us had a problem eating. I of course had the 'Breakfast Sampler.' Mmmmmm, so good after a night at the bar. The Tempe IHOP where we stopped is located right off the Arizona State University campus, so it provided us with some cute straight boys and some interesting late night entertainment while we were eating.  |  | | Justin & Rich In The Car | Where We Ended Up at 4am ... The End |
All said it was another fun filled evening spent in Phoenix. We managed to hit Oreganos, Amsterdam, Charlie's and finally IHOP. It was a worldwide tour around Phoenix. We had the opportunity to hang out with friends and even meet a few new ones. This is why I love going out in Phoenix, you never know how your night may end up. Ok I'm off to bask in the sun. Cheers! Labels: P.B.Loco
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Going P.B.Loco ... Or Maybe Just Lunch
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@HOME. Justin and I went to lunch with Anthony and Tracy today. Justin and I work with Tracy and his partner Bruce, and we met Anthony a few weeks ago through Tracy and Bruce during the Phoenix Pride weekend festivities. We all hung out at the Adonis party, and what a fabulous time we had.
Anyway, Anthony drove down, picked the 3 of us up from work and we headed over to the Left Seat for lunch. Now mind you, the Left Seat is a small dive of a restaurant over off the commercial runway of the Phoenix Airport. It's a scary, yet kind of cute, restaurant and lounge. The food there isn't too bad either. Anthony brought Justin and I a jar of P.B.Loco Dark Chocolate Raspberry Peanut Butter. "OH MY GOD CHOLOCATE ... I LOVE CHOCOLATE" ;-) That was really sweet of him. We tried it tonight and it's yummy. Anthony and his partner Keith are about to open up 3 locations of the P.B.Loco chain here in the Phoenix area. The stores will sell "Gourmet Flavor-Infused Peanut Butters." I think it sounds like such a great concept and I know they will do well. (God ... This entry is starting to sound like an infomercial) Anthony just moved back here from Vancouver to get things started with the chain, while Keith continues to slave away at his job in Vancouver until he can move back in the fall.
Lunch was quite fab but much too short. It was a beautiful 80 degrees outside and I always hate having to go back to the office on such a nice day. Ah well, such is life. I really like Tracy, Bruce and Anthony. Justin and I are both looking forward to spending more time getting to know them all a little better. As always I'm looking forward to this weekend. That's all for now kids. Cheers!Labels: P.B.Loco
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