Oh yeah - forgot!
At the end of the night, Simon (the DJ), played three slow tracks in a row and I was in shock to see guys dancing together - like me mam & dad used to! :o
I'll always associate Barbara Mason's Another Man with my local gay club.
In a gay club ;)
I was a naive 18 year old and insisted a girlfriend accompany me, whilst still maintaining I was straight!
Wandered in, full of trepidation, expecting guys to be going at it on tables, under tables, over the bar or on the dance floor!
Not sure if I was relieved or disappointed that nothing ontoward was happening. Other than dancing, drinking and dodgy looking geezers in faux leather, with plaid shirts, moustaches & red hankies propping up the bar. (Took me a while to work out the ol hankie business too!) ;)
Needed a pee badly but was too scared to use the toilet, but eventually made me girlf stand outside whilst I did what was necessary :)
Took to the dance floor after a few vodka's & lime, losing the plot to stuff I'd never heard of, although occasionally the DJ played something I recognised:
Marsha Raven - Catch Me
Jessica Williams - Queen Of Fools
Eurythmics - Love Is A Stanger & 1984 (Sex Crime)
Yazoo - Don't Go & Situation
New Order - Blue Monday
Boys Town Gang - Can't Take My Eyes Off You
left the dance floor and...............started smoking! (was so nervous I needed sommat to do with my hands!) ;)
Left at 2am, all hyped up and excited that I wasn't the "only one" and came out to my girlf a week later.
Trips to The Caribbean were a weekly event after that, every Weds & Sat night. The mid week night had a negative affect on me at work and I didn't get a pay rise for nearly two years!! :-?
I also got into debt through buying vinyl non-stop! :roll:
ho hum
visited the same club in 1996 and OMFG was it BAD!
Oh yeah - forgot!
At the end of the night, Simon (the DJ), played three slow tracks in a row and I was in shock to see guys dancing together - like me mam & dad used to! :o
I'll always associate Barbara Mason's Another Man with my local gay club.
Barbara Mason?
Duh! Meant to say Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer
My first time in... was a mistake![]()
Good music though :lol:
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