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“It’s time to make leather fun, sleazy, and relevant again!” An Eagle Sunday Beer Bust moment captured by photographer Doug Ischar “We wanted to recreate old school cruise bar environments while simultaneously celebrating iconic institutions,” DJ Matthew Paul, part of the crew founded by his friend Nick Wafle, told me. The first two explicitly commemorated lusty, long-gone SF bars the Tool Box and Febe’s, even printing retro logo t-shirts for the occasion.
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The Mister Drummer 1979 parties aim to revive the vibe of historic local leather bars. Drummer 1979-a reference to classic gay leather scene magazine Drummer, based in San Francisco for much of its 24-year existence and once edited by renowned writer Jack Fritscher, who now maintains the Drummer Archives. (The magazine was known for its competitive pageants around the country the Mister Drummer 1979 mascot is a toothsome hunk named Mike Glassman, who led a vibrant life, and died of AIDS in 1993.) Transformational!īoth parties were thrown by a new crew called Mr. It was like stepping into a time capsule that turned into a spaceship that turned into an orgy.
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NIGHTLIFE Two of the best parties of the last year pulled off a gay miracle: They combined classic, raw sexuality straight out of the ’70s with forward-thinking music.