A good friend of mine who is a booking agent has a theory about club owners, and it's a simple one: Most of them are batshit crazy. They may have... More >>

Before you set foot in Eagles Drift In, you have to reconcile yourself with the name. What does it mean? You'd expect the sign to read "Eagles... More >>

As I write this, I am in Scotland on a vacation with my mother. We rented a car and have been driving on the "wrong" side of the road for days,... More >>

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For someone who writes a bars and nightlife column, I've always felt a little nervous walking into new places. Depending on the joint's... More >>

For a guy who wrote a lot about Midwestern riverboats, injuns, and whitewashin' fences on hot Missouri afternoons, Mark Twain actually spent much... More >>

I'm a firm believer that 90 percent of therapists are full of shit. When I decided to fix myself, I was lucky to get a 10 percenter who was... More >>

Aside from all that showtune crap, I'm down with pretty much everything that gay guys like: Rufus Wainwright, arugula, "Jungle Red" nail polish,... More >>

So I placed a personal ad on Craigslist recently and got about 25 responses, three of which seemed like people I might actually want to meet.... More >>