Friday, October 16, 2009

Tranny Treks: Washington D.C.

Washington, D.C. : the seat of power of the free world and home to many, many posh and polished M4M politicos. It's a district of marble Hellenic-revival buildings, serious socializing and secret homo-rendezvouses. DADT and DOMA are up for repeal but the city of Obama is no freewheeling Bohemia. This is a town where fun runs rampant, but buttoned-up and behind closed doors.

Lets inspect how things compare in D.C. to our own home, Williamsburg:

Saturday evening festivities:
11211 - Picking up a few things at Marc Jacobs in the Village turns into afternoon drinks at the Cubby Hole. Get home in time for the sun to set-- drag your friends to the roofdeck with sweaters and Mexican coffees. Power nap and then back to the city for dinner at a corp. friends place in HK. The singles end up at Posh for what ends up being a great night of fun and dancing-- only regret: trying to find the C train on Sunday morning...

20001 - Mexican Tapas and margaritas in Chinatown for early evening followed by a stroll past the White House followed by Ga medley and cocktails with friends to get us bumping into the night. Drinks at Halo, then off the JR's. Glee videos and cheap vodka-sodas. Town which is packed with spottings of whatever celeb might be in the city and many many closeted congressional pages. Cobalt stop off a little younger mix when Town gets too daddy.

Libation of choice:
11211- Screwdrivers by day. Dry riesling at dinner, and V-S by night.

20001- Vodka. Redbull. Soda. Peroni.

Tracks on the dance floor:
11211- Kylie, Justin, Lady-G, Beyonce.

20001- Whitney galore, and plenty of Miley.

Crowd:
11211 - American Apparel v-necks, caps, cardigans. Average age -- 29

20001 - Bootcut jeans, button-downs, popped-collars and sporty ts. Average age-- 35


But, the most notable difference.........

20001 - WAMR free (well, almost) some of these boys may be serving you a caprese salad, but chances are they have a masters degree in biochem or an MBA from Georgetown. Homogeneous? yes. Bootcut everything? yes. But chances are you will at least go home with someone who has spent more time in a library than working as a hotel receptionist.

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