Broadway Guys' Night Out — Page 4

If there is serious interest among any posters here in meeting for a show/dinner and/or drinks on 12/16, raise your hand.

Ummmm...I think it was said from the beginning that this wasn't about sex. In fact, I've always found it kind of insulting that people will assume that whenever two or more gay guys get together, it will always be about sex.

That being said, I am available on the 16th for dinner/drinks/shows/whatever.

eta: Oops -- had to change "one or more" to "two or more."

Updated On: 11/12/05 at 11:31 AM

OK guys, listen, I started this thread, this was my idea, and this was never about anything related to sex. It's about a bunch of theater guys hanging out doing what we love, talking about the stuff we all have in common and having fun. This includes guys of any sexual orientation. What I love about the theater community is that guys of all sexual orientations can converse and socialize with out the "macho" factor taking over. On that note, if anyone's in, based on what I just said, those interested, let's do it. Saturday 12/17 is the date. 5:30, dinner, drinks; 8:00 show; followed by drinks, dessert at some midtown location! If it's successful, we should try to do this every couple of months. I'll hammer out the location/time details over the next few days. WOOHOO!

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Do people REALLY think these gatherings turn into orgies? I know a LOT of people here joke about things like that, but I've been to a lot of gatherings, met a ton of the gay guys on this board...and, guess what? NOT ABOUT SEX. Never was. And the jokes were always present in the planning but no one ever seriously expected that it was going to lead to a big lovefest in a basement somewhere.

If anyone is interested in planning this out better, join broadwayworld@gmail.com on Friendster.

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First off, I LOVE the intent of this thread and anyone's attempt and desire to bring a "cyber-community" into the live and real world....hats off to you Foster! I know how hard it is to get plans together for two people in the real world, let alone trying to get an event planned for a number of people you mostly know from postings....10 people will offer 20 different suggestions and then when a bill comes...yikes. The logistics of this to include theater tickets made my head spin, I laughed a little and yet still admire you guys for trying to make it happen.

Now I am not implying by this next comment that I represent the "gay male community" in any way, stretch or form....but for the 20 some-odd years I have been "out" and in this community, my experience is that we can go out in social settings and sex is NOT an underlying objective. If that's what anyone feels or believes, my advice would be to get a new circle of friends or you will be setting yourself up for a long, lonely and sad life....

Another logistical thing to consider on the gathering...Holiday week, lots of people in town for shopping, vacation, etc....not a lot of tickets available....wait until January...meet somewhere in midtown for drinks, etc. Quickly decide what two shows to see (by group majority. Select a person who will go to TKTS to get the best seats for on of the shows the group selected.... many people show up....

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Updated On: 11/14/05 at 12:34 PM

While MM is fun (god knows I've gone at least three hundred times in the past two years...I was practically as much a fixture there as Jennifer Holliday for a while), it's not exactly conducive to a group gathering of people who are trying to get to know each other. You will all stand around a table (assuming you can snag one), stare at the screen, or sing and do your own little thing...it's very difficult to talk to each other over the noise.

Fun times, though, if you just wanna get hammered and belt out some showtunes without totally embarrassing yourself. (Unless you're my best friend Parker, in which case self-embarrassment is a foregone conclusion.)

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