Here we are, the final destination (of sorts), and I'll be interested to see what this city has to offer for me.
It seems like Birmingham has the most extensive list of gay bars to visit thus far, including Quest, "Birmingham's place for late night dancing. This diverse club is open to 19+ who want to dance. It also has weekly drag shows."
It seems to be pretty hoppin, as according to one reviewer:
It was a fun dance place where we would go after doing a ladies only Burlesque Show, the music pumped, the sweat was wet, the drugs were outta this world, the drinks were cold, and the tricks were worth the money......I hope nothing has changed!!!
You can check out all the reviews here.
Although I may hit up each and every bar on this site, but since my real aim here is to get a sense of the community, I plan more so to chat with the people of the first bar I get to, and following them, similarly to how Toland follows the crowd from the hotel to the Alleysax. I'm sure there are different gay hang-outs than bars, and it would be interesting to see where it brings me (although I will be on my guard because I'm a bit afraid of the city to be honest).
So I'll hit up Quest and see where the wind blows. Thankfully these bars seem to be a bit less drab than the ones in smaller cities, and the website even boasts some photographs!
It seems like Birmingham has the most extensive list of gay bars to visit thus far, including Quest, "Birmingham's place for late night dancing. This diverse club is open to 19+ who want to dance. It also has weekly drag shows."
It seems to be pretty hoppin, as according to one reviewer:
It was a fun dance place where we would go after doing a ladies only Burlesque Show, the music pumped, the sweat was wet, the drugs were outta this world, the drinks were cold, and the tricks were worth the money......I hope nothing has changed!!!
You can check out all the reviews here.
Although I may hit up each and every bar on this site, but since my real aim here is to get a sense of the community, I plan more so to chat with the people of the first bar I get to, and following them, similarly to how Toland follows the crowd from the hotel to the Alleysax. I'm sure there are different gay hang-outs than bars, and it would be interesting to see where it brings me (although I will be on my guard because I'm a bit afraid of the city to be honest).
So I'll hit up Quest and see where the wind blows. Thankfully these bars seem to be a bit less drab than the ones in smaller cities, and the website even boasts some photographs!
Hopefully I'll be able to make it to Free Comic Book Day on May 5th to pay homage to my inspiration, Howard Cruse.
Some other places that I'd like to visit are the Oak Hill Cemetery to pay homage to the pioneers of the city, the Oklahoma History Center, to supplement my understanding of the events that shaped the city and the state, and of course the Birmingham Civil Rights institution to focus more specifically on one of the major issues that Cruse comments on in his book.
The Oak Hill Cemetery:
Oklahoma History Center:
Here's a picture of the Civil Rights institute:
I'll be busting out some of Birminghams Jazz, playing Andy Hamilton. Here's a video of him playing his sax in Birmingham.
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