All about events and happenings at the Big Gay Frat House in San Francisco's oh-so-gay Castro District, as well as our various adventures out and about in San Francisco.
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In our ongoing campaign to promote gay nightlife in San Francisco, especially ones that come up with innovative and/or risque elements to push their creativity, we want to promote a new event in San Francisco: naked karaoke! Or more specifically, as the event promoters have named in, Nekked Karaoke.
Nekked Karaoke occurs on the first Thursday of every month at Deco Lounge (510 Larkin Street). It can be a challenge sometimes to get motivated to leave the Castro, and something special to get me to the Tenderloin, and if karaoke is involved it had better be damn amazing. Naked karaoke? I had to check it out.
The poster had already warned me that it wasn't exactly completely naked singing. Essentially, guys who sang while being stripped down to their undies (including shirtless) would get a drink ticket and would be eligible to win a $100 prize at the end of the night. I wasn't able to stay to the end of the night, so I'm not sure if anyone actually pushed the envelope (and the undies), but there were definitely some cuties in their briefs singing their hearts out.
This guy was my favorite, and I hear he won, too:
Here's a slideshow of some additional photos. For the full set, you'll have to check out my Flickr gallery (but be sure to log in and turn off SafeSearch to see the restricted ones).
Nekked Karaoke is currently advertised as being on the first Thursday of every month. Of course, since it's Deco, I wouldn't be surprised if folks dropped their pants even during regular karaoke (which I believe is every Tuesday and Thursday).
As the year comes to a close and we look to new adventures in 2009, we wanted to take a moment to look back at the fun we had in 2008 and thank everyone who made it possible.
It was a bit of a different year for us, with fewer parties in our own home, a few fundraisers hosted externally, sponsoring more community events, and the first for us: producing the revival of a favorite drag musical. But though the house itself was a bit quieter, we have still raised a net total of $30,000 for charity in just two years.
We including links to some of Kevin's Flickr photos so you can see more. To see the best ones, be sure to create a free Flickr account and then turn off SafeSearch in your account settings. Some of them are a bit racy and needed to be marked "restricted."
Our first event in 2008 -- and the last large fundraiser in our home -- was Flop House, a charity fundraiser in April for SF Boylesque, San Francisco's only male burlesque troupe. The event featured raffles, bachelor date auctions, face painting, our usual open bar, stilts-walkers, and some of the most innovative performances ever at the BGFH: male burlesque choreographed strip teases, jugglers, contortionists, and the strongest man in the world (we had to veto the fire breathing). A videographer was also on hand taking footage for a documentary about the BGFH (more about that later). Check out more photos from the event here, here, and here.
The very first fundraiser in our home was the Balls Out Ball, a 2006 fundraiser for the SF Fog rugby team headlined by Varla Jean Merman. One special highlight that helped set expectations for future BGFH events: we enticed a number of boys from the team to perform a choreographed stripping routine in which they did the full monty and got totally buck naked. It's a rugby tradition. In 2007, the Balls Out Ball 2007 was moved to another venue but the BGFH was a major sponsor. In 2008, we stepped back and watched them produce the best Balls Out Ball ever -- and yes, they got hot guys to once again get totally naked! We have more pictures here, and the Lavender Lounge even got video footage of their full monty strip routine.
Not every fundraiser needs to be big and splashy. In May, we turned over the use of our garage to the SF Fog for ... a garage sale! Over a thousand dollars was raised for the team from the sale of items donated by team members, and the remaining unsold items were donated to charity. It was a surprisingly low-effort way of helping out.
In June, right before Pride, we hosted our first event outside of the BGFH. Brent Corrigan (who emceed our Midsummer Night's Dream fundraiser in 2006) approached us about hosting a fundraiser at the LookOut. The event tied in with the film festival screening of Another Gay Sequel in which Brent plays Stan the Merman. It raised $2,500 for Community United Against Violence. More photos are available here and here.
In 2007, we sponsored the Miss Trannyshack Pageant by purchasing the winner's crown. In 2008, Heklina decided to bring the weekly club to a close (but there will eventually be special monthly events). The finale was an all-star Kiss-Off Party at the Regency Center, and we sponsored the Jungle Red Lounge, the dance club in the basement with eight go-go boys and music by DJ Earworm. More photos of the event can be found here.
In September, we undertook our most ambitious project ever: producing the revival of Artfull Circle Theatre's Jungle Red, a musical drag parody of Claire Booth Luce's classic play The Women. The production, held at the Victoria Theatre, was directed by Donna Drake and starred Varla Jean Merman. Other cast members included Katya Smirnoff-Skyy, Birdie-Bob Watt, Trauma Flintstone, Henna Rintz, Marqi de Sade, CoCo Royale, and Ethel Merman. Some cast photos are available here, here, here, here and here.
Last year (April 2007) we held a competition to see who would be crowned our Miss August 2008, the page we were sponsoring for the AIDS Housing Alliance's Desperate Divas calendar, and Artemis Chase won. For the 2009 calendar, we appointed the writer of Jungle Red and one of its stars, someone who has performed at more BGFH events than anyone else: Ethel Merman! You can get your copy here.
Our very last public event of 2008 was our sponsorship of Lord Martine's Gloss Sundays on December 21st. The event is Lord Martine's weekly Sunday afternoon/evening party at the LookOut with resident DJs Joseph Lee and Pornstar, along with other special guest deejays every week. It was our second event at the LookOut, which is rapidly becoming one of our favorite places. This time the event was a simple canned food and toy drive to help the less fortunate during the holidays. One of our friends brought a Wonder Woman statue that was coveted by the deejays and bar staff alike! A small handful of photos are available here.
One final exciting thing that happened in 2008: our friend Sean Chapin directed and produced a 30-minute documentary about us called My Big Gay Frat House. It is currently being shopped around to various LGBT film festivals for 2009, but in the meantime you can watch the teaser trailer here:
As 2008 comes to a close, we want to thank everyone who has performed in our home, worked with us on events, and above all, came out to support the charitable causes and community events we've participated in. It's been another amazing year!
We don't know what 2009 will bring, but no doubt there will be something different and new to surprise you. In the meantime, from all of us fratbois, have a fun and safe New Year's, and bring blessings for a wonderful 2009.
Lucky Pierre, everyone's favorite monthly gay club to play (or watch) strip poker, is coming to a close. We're so sad to report that this Friday, September 5th will be the very last Lucky Pierre.
So come out one more time, tip a glass, shake your ass and drop trou one last time with us at the Stud, on Friday, September 5th, for the Lucky Pierre Closing Party.
Guest Hostess: Charisma Glitterati and her Glitterati Boys
Strip Poker: Artemis Chase deals the cards to get boys naked one last time
Beats: DJ6 and DJ Domino force you to tear up the dance floor
Dancers: Charisma's bringing her boys, including Kai Ford, Christian Owen, Go-Go Greg, and more.
Special performances and appearances by the SF nightlife personalities that have made this party oh so memorable!
Friday, Sept. 5, 2008 399 9th St (at Harrison St), San Francisco 10pm-3am $5 before 11pm, $7 after
We've made a little tribute below using a sampling of some of our own Lucky Pierre photos. Note that many of the pictures are restricted. To see the full-size ones (as well as the more scandalous ones from those evenings), create a free account on Flickr and turn off SafeSearch in the Privacy & Permissions section of your account settings.
Yay! Tonight is one of my favorite nights -- the once-a-month club on the first Friday of every month at The Stud called Lucky Pierre. Get into the middle of the action!
DJ Donimo spins homoelectrodisco
Cute go-go action
Drag guest hostesses with awesome performances
Artemis Chase deals strip poker...
...and gets cute boys to take off ALL of their clothes! (Yup, totally naked!)
Hosted By: Lucky Pierre When: Friday Jun 06, 2008 at 10:00 PM Where: The Stud, 399 9th Street, San Francisco, California Description: This month, Primadonna Reed guest hosts Lucky Pierre homoelectrodisco on this Friday, June 6. Artemis Chase deals strip poker. DJs Donimo and Six spin electro. From Miss Kitty's in LA, the outrageous Johnny Rockitt joins Lucky Pierre's stable of hot go go boys. Drink specials will get you in the mood.
It's been awhile since we've updated you on happenings at and with the boys of the Big Gay Frat House. Here's a few tidbits to get you caught up...
Flop House was a tremendous success
We're delighted to report that Flop House, our fundraiser for SF Boylesque, was a huge success and one of the most fun events we've ever held. Face painting, colorful costumes, and an open bar. Silent auctions, raffles, and bachelor date auctions. And, of course, amazing performances by SF Boylesque: stripping (the most artistic and tasteful ever done in the BGFH), pole dancing, dangerous juggling, feats of daring by the Strongest Man in the World, and more.
Together we helped raise thousands of dollars to enable Boylesque to be able to compete as the only male burlesque troupe in the upcoming Miss Exotic World Competition in Las Vegas.
For your fun and amusement, here are just a few more fun pics from that night...
In 2006, the very first Balls Out Ball for the SF Fog gay rugby team was our inaugural fundraiser. In 2007, concerns about noise complaints forced us to move the Balls Out Ball 2007 to an external venue, Danz Haus with the Big Gay Frat House as a principle sponsor. We're so pleased that in 2008, the Fog ran with it on their own and completely independently of the BGFH produced the Balls Out Ball 2008 with Trauma Flintstone as the guest femcee, comedians Sabrina Matthews and Babaloo, and the sexiest full monty strip show ever. The men and women of the SF Fog are amazing people and a delight to work with. We wish them the best of luck recapturing the trophy at the Bingham Cup in Dublin, Ireland.
To see the photos without underwear (yes, completely naked!), check out the Flickr photos (but be sure to log in and turn off SafeSearch). The Lavender Lounge was there and provides a video of the full monty strip show on their blog. Hot!!!
What's next for the BGFH?
Over the last two years, we've thrown 11 charity fundraisers in our house, raising over $27,000 for different charitable causes affecting the spectrum of the LGBT community. Those events have been great fun, but they've also taken a toll on our house, and to a degree with our relations with our neighbors. Hosting events in our house will become much less frequent going foward.
But that doesn't mean we're putting the BGFH to bed. We are looking at different ways to remain involved in the community. Last year we sponsored Artemis Chase as Miss August for the 2008 Desperate Divas Calendar, a fundraiser for the AIDS Housing Alliance, and this year Ethel Merman will represent us. We sponsored the crown for the Miss Trannyshack 2007 contest and are in discussions of being a sponsor for the Trannyshack finale in August 2008. And we are in discussions with a Castro bar to host our first external BGFH-produced fundraiser in June 2008.
We can't reveal too much just yet ... but stay tuned!
We're excited to announce that on Saturday, September 22nd, we will be hosting the offical release party for Brotherhood, Buckshot's latest adult film, at the BGFH -- the very set where it was filmed!
This fundraiser for the AIDS Emergency Fund will be a little different. No advance tickets, just a "pay what you can" donation at the door (with a suggested donation of $20 ... or more!). The event will feature:
Open bar!
Live appearance by "Brotherhood" star Danny Roddick
We're so excited to be able to finally announce that comedienne/actress Julie Brown ("Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun," "Cause I'm a Blonde," Earthgirls are Easy) will be headlining the Balls-Out Ball 2 on Saturday, October 13th from 6:00 to midnight.
In order to ensure our guests are comfortably accommodated without disturbing our neighbors (some of whom have displayed a distressing tendency to call the police for noise complaints during the last few parties), we're moving to a new venue:
Dans Hauz 1275 Connecticut Street
Saturday, October 13 6pm to midnight
This is shaping up to be one of the most exciting events of the year, featuring:
Julie Brown as our headliner
Performances by Ethel Merman and Monistat
The "Men's Full Monty" strip show (and yes, like last year, they're going all the way!)
The first ever Sexy Fog Ladies Burlesque Show
Bachelor/ette Date Auction for your favorite rugger
General admission is $50 online through Frantix.net, $80 at the door, and includes:
Fully stocked open bar from 6pm to 12pm
All of the performances (Men's Full Monty, Ladies Burlesque, Bachelor/ette Auctions, Ethel Merman, Monistat, and Julie Brown)
VIP admission is $150 online, $180 at the door, and includes:
All of the benefits of general admission, plus...
Top shelf open bar from 6pm to midnight
Champagne service by the team's sexiest ruggers
Amazing treats from Il Fornaio and others
Gift bag with special items from our sponsors
A chance to mingle with our performers
Come enjoy a reprise of the event that is still a legend in San Francisco...
We're excited to be able to announce a new date for the Balls-Out Ball 2, our annual blow-out fundraiser for the SF Fog gay and gay-friendly rugby team.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 13, 2007.
Our headliner is still being confirmed, but we antipate lots of fun and crazy naked rugby antics like last year's event. More bachelor date auctions ranging from the fun to the romantic to, perhaps, the naughty... More boys stripping all the way, just like last year, only more! Plus a live jockstrap auction and other scandals in store.
As a teaser, check out this video of the fun from last year:
There's an amazing new phenominon in San Francisco's gay club scene, and the credit goes entirely to Coco Canal, Miss Trannyshack 2005.
Stripping games!
Strip poker. Spin-the-bottle. Strip twister.
In a club! With people watching. And the players don't stop at their socks, or their underwear. They go all the way in public. Completely naked in a bar.
It all began when DJ Donimo and his partner Dan approached Coco to help them pull together a new club at The Stud (399 Harrison @ 9th) on the first Friday of every month. They called it Lucky Pierre, a reference to the person simultaneously giving and receiving in the middle of a penetrative three-way, because they wanted to convey the idea that club-goers should both take from and give back to the energy of the club.
In an interview on Gay.com Local Scene,
To create something more interactive, Coco turned to Landa Lakes to host "Landa Lakes' Indian GAY-ming Casino," a special area where Landa hosted games of strip poker.
"The strip poker worked out even better than I expected, especially when drag queens got into the action," Coco said. To get the game going, Coco wandered through the crowd to recruit cute guys to play ("It's amazing how guys respond to a flirty drag queen!"), plying players with free shots to loosen them up...
Landa's role as dealer has subsequently been taken over by Artemis Chase (who, by the way, represents the Big Gay Frat House as Miss August in the 2008 Desperate Divas calendar), who has blogged extensively about her experiences as both a player and a dealer.
Strip poker continues every first Friday at Lucky Pierre, along with spin-the-bottle, but now Coco Canal has been asked by Renttecca to assist with her event, Starfucker, held on the last Friday of every month at the Deco Lounge (510 Larkin @ Turk). And here she has introduced another amazing game:
Strip twister.
In this game, every player must remove an article of clothing whenever a red is rolled. In a full game, usually only a few fall over before the rest are naked, so they continue playing naked until there's only one left standing. (Though, perhaps the suspense would be drawn out more if each player had a different color...)
And yeah, the times we've witnessed it, there were some shy boys who bowed out before the games progressed too far ... but other boys who stripped totally naked.
You can check out Kevin's Flickr galleries, but because of SafeSearch concerns, you'll need to sign up with Flickr and turn off your SafeSearch settings to see most of them. And to see the full monty, you will need to ask Kevin to make you a friend. Once you've done that, here are the galleries for Lucky Pierre and Starfucker:
The next Lucky Pierre is coming up this Friday, July 6! If you've ever wanted to risk getting naked in a public place, or wanna watch other cute guys do it, come on down to The Stud.
Flop House was a tremendous success
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