Last summer NYC Eagle bartender Paul Martone was left in critical condition after an altercation with a stranger on a Hell’s Kitchen street. Several days later Martone’s assailant [photo] was identified and apprehended in part due to a video of the incident which went globally viral, spawning a heated social media discussion on whether Martone had instigated the attack. Yesterday …
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NEW YORK CITY: Cops Collar Suspect In Street Attack On Eagle Bartender
On Tuesday night. New York City Eagle bartender Paul Martone, 49, was left in critical condition after hitting his head on a Hell’s Kitchen street following a punch by a stranger with whom he had argued about his dog. Martone’s condition was upgraded to stable last night and today the NYPD reports that the attacker has been arrested. Corey Pohan, …
Read More »NEW YORK CITY: Eagle Bartender In Critical Condition After Hell’s Kitchen Street Attack, Cops Ask Public For Help
A bartender at the New York City Eagle is in critical condition after hitting his head on a Hell’s Kitchen street following a punch from an attacker yesterday. His assailant remains at large. A dog owner was in critical condition with a fractured skull after a man knocked him to the ground with one punch during an argument over his …
Read More »DC Eagle To Close
Washington DC’s Eagle nightclub will close at the end of the month as its owners seek a new location. Eagle manager Ted Clements said the bar plans to hold a closing party on Nov. 25, with the hope that the popular establishment will have lined up a new location shortly before or after that date. “We’re trying to find a …
Read More »Jackass 3D Screens At The LA Eagle
The producers of Jackass 3D gave a sneak preview to some patrons of the Los Angeles Eagle last week. Cast member Steve-O told Vanity Fair that all the Jackass movies are not-so-subtle attacks on homophobia. We always thought it was funny to force a heterosexual MTV generation to deal with all of our thongs and homoerotic humor. In many ways, …
Read More »TRAILER: Bear City
UPDATE: You can catch a glimpse of our own Father Tony dancing as an extra at the 1:43 mark in the clip.
Read More »Weekend Mix – DJ Paul Ferrer
Turn up the volume on your weekend with this pumping vocal house mix from popular NYC DJ Paul Ferrer. Setlist. Website. Podcasts. Facebook. RESIDENCY: The NYC Eagle every Sunday from 5pm to 10pm on the roof in the summertime. (Or down and dirty on the first floor when weather doesn’t permit.) PREVIOUSLY ON JMG: DJ Shane Stiel. DJ Paul Goodyear. …
Read More »WEDNESDAY: NYC Eagle & Lambda Legal Solidarity Fundraiser For Atlanta Eagle
Tomorrow, Wednesday May 12th, the NYC Eagle will host a benefit for Lambda Legal in solidarity with the Atlanta Eagle, who was the subject of a ridiculous raid last September. All patrons and employees were found not guilty last month, but Lambda Legal’s lawsuit against the city of Atlanta, their police chief, and 48 police officers will continue. The Atlanta …
Read More »NYC Eagle To Host Lambda Legal Benefit
On May 12th the NYC Eagle will host a benefit for Lambda Legal in solidarity with the Atlanta Eagle, who was the subject of a ridiculous raid last September. All patrons and employees were found not guilty last month, but Lambda Legal’s lawsuit against the city of Atlanta, their police chief, and 48 police officers will continue. The Atlanta City …
Read More »NYC: Calling All Extra Bears
The producers of a film to be called Bear City has issued a casting call for extras for scenes to be filmed over three nights at the NYC Eagle. CASTING BACKGROUND BEARS & CUBS!!! Casting call for indie feature “BearCity,” a gay romantic comedy set in New York’s gay “Bear” scene. Being developed/produced in association with TLA Releasing (Another Gay …
Read More »Craig Wins, Ted Eiel Spins
This week’s swag winner is Craig, who iPhoned us his photo from the locker room of his gym upon receiving notification of his win. Craig and a friend will attend Afterhours, DJ Junior Vasquez’ closing set at Black Party XXX (NSFW). Advance tickets for Black Party XXX are available online; tickets for Afterhours are $50 and available at the door …
Read More »Billy Ray Leatherman
NYC Eagle, Sunday 9PM So I’m standing there at the bar being chatted up by a pleasant leather dude who was rocking the most ferocious mullet seen since Journey’s last world tour. When he turned to order a drink, a friend of mine sidled up to whisper, “Don’t break his heart. His achy-breaky heart.” I love my people.
Read More »Homo Office
NYC Eagle, Thursday, 2am Bear 1: I need to find a more gay-positive working environment. Bear 2: Oh, really? Where do you work? Bear 1: At home.
Read More »GB:NYC 5: Bloggers, Bears, And A Mutant
On Friday night, the Farmboyz, Tater, and I started our weekend way uptown in the triple-digits at the book launch party for Joel Derfner’s Swish, where I grabbed this shot of Joel and his editor, Andrew Corbin. Next stop was the opening party for GB:NYC-5 at the HK Lounge in Hell’s Kitchen, where it got so crowded that our nametags …
Read More »Good Work Wednesday
A Chinese auction at NYC Eagle this Saturday will benefit Braking The Cycle and the NYC LGBT Center. Saturday, May 3, 2008 at 10pm, Team Eagle is hosting a fundraising auction at the Eagle with some great items on the block including, a Poker Party for 8, an LAPD Helmet, Movie Bundle from HERE TV, Private cooking lesson for 4 …
Read More »Poi Dog Pondering And Habibi
Last night the Farmboyz and I attended the Poi Dog Pondering concert at the Bowery Ballroom, the first time seen them since I had pretty much ignored them on some multi-act bill back in Florida a dozen or more years ago. Poi Dog’s style is impossible to pigeonhole – they’re a bizarre melange of blues, disco, house, and Hawaiian, with …
Read More »Voice Choice
From the Village Voice’s Best Of NYC 2007: Best Place For Gay Men Of A Certain Bent To Smoke, Cruise, And Maybe Even Get Their Wescos Polished – The Eagle Despite AIDS, changing fashions in sex and sexuality, and the West Side real-estate boom that continues to devastate area nightlife, crowds of he-men still flock to New York’s sole serious …
Read More »Chest Hair Abuse
Eagle roof deck, Sunday, 9pm Two guys are ogling the shirtless humpy new bartender…… Guy 1: I like his perfect chest hair distribution.Guy 2: That’s funny.Guy 1: What’s funny about chest hair?Guy 2: Wait, I thought you said you’d like to put him in a chair and abuse him?Guy 1: Chest hair distribution.Guy 2: Oh. Right.Guy 1: But your plan …
Read More »When Eagles Dance
So I’m hearing that a certain West Chelsea leathertopia has finally gotten their cabaret license. The dance floor is being installed on the ground level right now. I wonder if it will be ready for the big pageant on October 7th? Insiders?
Read More »Smart In Spanish
Manhattan, Eagle roof-deck, Sunday 9pm Guy 1: Man, is Alan’s new boyfriend dumb or what? What a box of rocks! Guy 2: I don’t know, maybe it’s just his accent. Guy 3: I agree. He could totally be smart. In Spanish..
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