Nov 22, 2014 4:18 AM GMT
I know I've posted something like this before, and was surprised that I didn't get very much replies on this subject.. Or really any kind of intelligent replies.. I'll try this again in hopes to see some intelligent input and others point of views...
I started up going to bars and clubs back in 1999 and 2000, and in those times, the bar/club business was during extremely well, and us gays had their own format of music, which was Circuit, Tribal, some trance depending what club you were at.. I started to DJ during those times and got into the whole circuit scene.. Now that seems to be gone, or very limited.. The current house music that is coming out is not good at all.. Most music in my opinion is very ghettoized, some decent tracks coming out, but that's a rarity.. I talk to some people that have moved away to other places and they also said that bars are not doing well, NYC use to have a BIG scene, now I hear nothing about NYC.. I kinda think this Everybody's a DJ has pretty much killed it, but I think there are other issues such as gay marriage is killing the club scene too.. If anyone's married I don't think they are going to want to go to a club, seeing how it's a risk of being cheated on.. I don't think online dating or phone apps are a problem. I think people would rather meet in person than behind a online profile and pics, at least you know what you are getting into meeting someone out, as you see them and know what they look like the minute you start talking.. Also some have mentioned that we don't need a gay bar anymore to be excepted.. And people are now going out to straight bars.. I don't know to believe that or not... I live in a suburban area, and we use to have one or two gays clubs and was always that way going back into the 70s from what the older people say.. It's been since about 2008 when the bars have shut down.. Now we only have 3 small bars, and one of them is not doing good at all.. But I've slowly noticed how the bars here got very unprofessional, and a one gay night a week place will pop up here and there.. And those always fail within the few months.. Another issue is that alot of these smaller bars are doing alot of drag shows, to the point to where it's burnt out.. I don't mind drag shows my self, but I don't go to places where the whole night consists of drag shows.. Some have also said that it's like this throughout the country.. I would love to hear what people have to say about this and their point of views...
I started up going to bars and clubs back in 1999 and 2000, and in those times, the bar/club business was during extremely well, and us gays had their own format of music, which was Circuit, Tribal, some trance depending what club you were at.. I started to DJ during those times and got into the whole circuit scene.. Now that seems to be gone, or very limited.. The current house music that is coming out is not good at all.. Most music in my opinion is very ghettoized, some decent tracks coming out, but that's a rarity.. I talk to some people that have moved away to other places and they also said that bars are not doing well, NYC use to have a BIG scene, now I hear nothing about NYC.. I kinda think this Everybody's a DJ has pretty much killed it, but I think there are other issues such as gay marriage is killing the club scene too.. If anyone's married I don't think they are going to want to go to a club, seeing how it's a risk of being cheated on.. I don't think online dating or phone apps are a problem. I think people would rather meet in person than behind a online profile and pics, at least you know what you are getting into meeting someone out, as you see them and know what they look like the minute you start talking.. Also some have mentioned that we don't need a gay bar anymore to be excepted.. And people are now going out to straight bars.. I don't know to believe that or not... I live in a suburban area, and we use to have one or two gays clubs and was always that way going back into the 70s from what the older people say.. It's been since about 2008 when the bars have shut down.. Now we only have 3 small bars, and one of them is not doing good at all.. But I've slowly noticed how the bars here got very unprofessional, and a one gay night a week place will pop up here and there.. And those always fail within the few months.. Another issue is that alot of these smaller bars are doing alot of drag shows, to the point to where it's burnt out.. I don't mind drag shows my self, but I don't go to places where the whole night consists of drag shows.. Some have also said that it's like this throughout the country.. I would love to hear what people have to say about this and their point of views...