Why hello there! Come–sit down, take your snow boots off and have a swig from our flask. What are our plans for tonight? Naturally, we’re headed to Beverly Hills…no, of course, not THAT awful Beverly Hills in Los Angeles. We, here at Filthy Dreams, have been waiting with baited breath for tonight’s opening of Beverly Hills John, our … Continue reading
Category Archives: Party Out Of Bounds
From Nefertiti to Klytemnestra: The Ethyl Eichelberger Video Lounge
I’m about ready for another dose of maniacal queer nightlife obsessing so grab yourself a hot drink and enter….The Ethyl Eichelberger Video Lounge! Continue reading
Why Can’t You Give Me The RESPECT That I’m Entitled To?!: The Lypsinka Video Lounge
Well, it’s that time again for another Party Out Of Bounds post. I was planning on writing a serious post today but then, I realized: it’s Friday! So sit back, grab another glass or two of our pumpkin punch and let’s celebrate that lip-synching queen of camp: Lypsinka! Continue reading
Hustle With His Muscle: The John Sex Video Lounge
Well, don’t get your knickers…or panties, if you prefer, in a knot, Mary, because the Party Out Of Bounds series is back with a vengeance featuring my favorite sleazy, schmaltzy nightclub performer–John Sex! Continue reading
Getting ‘Lucky After Dark’: Uncovering Pittsburgh’s Gay After-Hours Social Clubs
Both drawing on and emphasizing Cvetkovich’s understanding of queer archives as ephemeral records of affect and memory, the Pittsburgh Queer History Project’s current exhibition Lucky After Dark at Future Tenant, which closes June 29, uncovers the hidden history of Pittsburgh’s gay after-hours social clubs. Continue reading
Vanity Is Sanity: The Project X Magazine Reading Room
We’re going to roll right into another one for this week’s Party Out Of Bounds. Why, yes, we’re returning to the ever so frivolous era of the Club Kids so enter our Project X Magazine Reading Room! Continue reading
Once Upon a Time in the Deep Deep South: A Look at ‘Small Town Gay Bar’
Needless to say, the city makes us people spoiled. The abundance of possibilities and limitlessness of the outreach perpetuate a lifestyle centered around endless shuffling and seeking the ‘newer’, ‘the prettier’ or simply ‘the better’. Small Town Gay Bar, Malcolm Imgram’s 2006 documentary about two gay bars in deep deep Mississippi serves as a reminder of how not every dish is served with the same ease and hospitality to everyone’s plates. Continue reading
Welcome to Dean Johnson’s Rock n’Roll Fag Bar
While our filth elder Dean Johnson hosted several significant and sleazily-named parties in his nightlife career such as the Pubic Hair Club for Men and HomoCorps at CBGB, the most memorably named is undoubtedly his weekly party Rock n’Roll Fag Bar. Continue reading
From Art Fairs To Club Kids: Time-traveling Back To The Tunnel
Hello there! It’s that time of week again and we’re ready to celebrate, reminisce and wax poetic about queer nightlife history. Can you believe its Friday already? Me neither. Here, have some drink tickets! You’ll need them at the Tunnel for this week’s Party Out Of Bounds. This week seems like the perfect time to reflect … Continue reading
Lighting Strikes: Klaus Nomi Video Lounge
Well, welcome to our newest Filthy Dreams series Party Out of Bounds. Do you need a refill? Make sure you grab one before you enter our first Party–The Klaus Nomi Video Lounge! Continue reading