threnody
Active Member
It's fun to hook up, but surely people don't just go to gay clubs just for sex. It's fun to experience an intimate atmosphere and drink/dance/talk, etc. Who would really prefer to sit at home in front of a keyboard instead of actually socializing with living, breathing, people?
Of course the sex in this case is far from guaranteed, but when I left Woody's last night with the same friend I went with I didn't feel like I wasted my time! Those looking for guaranteed sex will hit up the bathhouses, and they seem to be alive and well despite the internet.
In addition, hooking up online may be convenient and expedient, but it's filled with pitfalls. People looking to kill time, using fake or ancient photos, etc.
I think the problem isn't really that gay people aren't flocking to the village like they used to. When The Barn first reopened it was crazy busy, and what people found was a huge disappointment. Wait in line to get in, then get sent up to the third floor, where there is nothing but ANOTHER line to get down to the main floor. Hence, during that initial period, two of the three floors went unused because if you ventured upstairs you'd be stuck waiting in line to come down again. The initial experience was subpar and now they missed their chance. It's mostly dead outside of College Night.
Fly and Straight are doing really well, Crews was crazy busy until it was shut down, and Buddies always has long lineups as well. Alibi only shut down because the owner died. Church Street Bar was ridiculously mismanaged and failed to market itself consistently. If anything, I think the market is ripe for someone with a brain to swoop in and provide and decent experience where those 25+ can have a few drinks and dance without being crushed like sardines at Straight or having to deal with the drug crowd at Fly.
Of course the sex in this case is far from guaranteed, but when I left Woody's last night with the same friend I went with I didn't feel like I wasted my time! Those looking for guaranteed sex will hit up the bathhouses, and they seem to be alive and well despite the internet.
In addition, hooking up online may be convenient and expedient, but it's filled with pitfalls. People looking to kill time, using fake or ancient photos, etc.
I think the problem isn't really that gay people aren't flocking to the village like they used to. When The Barn first reopened it was crazy busy, and what people found was a huge disappointment. Wait in line to get in, then get sent up to the third floor, where there is nothing but ANOTHER line to get down to the main floor. Hence, during that initial period, two of the three floors went unused because if you ventured upstairs you'd be stuck waiting in line to come down again. The initial experience was subpar and now they missed their chance. It's mostly dead outside of College Night.
Fly and Straight are doing really well, Crews was crazy busy until it was shut down, and Buddies always has long lineups as well. Alibi only shut down because the owner died. Church Street Bar was ridiculously mismanaged and failed to market itself consistently. If anything, I think the market is ripe for someone with a brain to swoop in and provide and decent experience where those 25+ can have a few drinks and dance without being crushed like sardines at Straight or having to deal with the drug crowd at Fly.
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