Trendy Lesbian Bowling, Hollywood-Style

It's always funny to click on a random video on the internet only to find out that a bunch of your friends are in it having a blast (as they always seem to do)! Thus is the case when a friend sent me to OursceneTV to check out the latest happenings in the lesbian circuit. Every 3rd Tuesday of the month some fabulous LA lesbians put on "Bender Tuesdays" at Lucky Strike Bowling Alley in Hollywood. What's more fun than drinks, dancing and bowling? I can't think of much!

Check out the video!

To quote OURsceneTV:

Nothing says party like dance tracks, cheap drinks, cute girls and rental shoes.

Los Angeles' Bender Tuesdays' lesbian bowling night at Hollywood & Highland's Lucky Strike is part sports night, part dance party and all for the ladies. In a town known for star sightings and skinny jeans, the coolest gay girls know where to go to let their hair down and get their game on. And what girl doesn't love a sport that lets her to sip a cold one while she plays?

Not only does Bender Tuesdays brings the ladies together each month for some hot competition and $5 cosmos, it's got LA's hottest DJ's and clears the decks for dancing and mingling. This is definitely not your mama's league night – it's the hottest lesbian party in LA!

A Labeling System?

by Cynthia Rodriguez

This is a bitch and moan type of rant. I haven't done this in a while, so I'm overdue. This is about the dating scene, the club scene, the bar scene, which for the good, bad, and the ugly, through sickness and through health, I have been a part of for a very long time. Don't underestimate. Being a part-time gay barfly is alot of work. It's not all about Karaoke.

You're probably thinking, what do you mean, "A Label System?" ? Yeah, I know, we don't like labels, "don't label me, I don't like labels", blah, blah, blah. Fine. Bear with me, this is what I'm talking about. At a straight bar/club, you have (for the most part), straight men and straight women, women looking for men, men looking for women. The end.

At a gay club/bar I've learned it is not that simple. Over the years you realize it's alot more complicated. Exhibit A: You're at the club scoping out some chick for two hours that you've already bought at least three drinks for. At the end of the night she drunkily confesses to you that she is straight and happily married, (however, her husband is nowhere in sight). I like to refer to this little hustling scheme as the "straight girl scam". Straight women, (especially if they are broke-ass women), that go to gay clubs now and then to score free drinks from us dumb, desperate Lesbians. Meanwhile, that nice girl in the corner you find out a WHILE later, whom you ignored all night because you were busy chasing that straight moocher all night, has a crush on you, but you blew it because you were stupid.

If it were just Lesbians that went to a Lesbian bar, it would be okay. This wouldn't be an issue. The thing is, and don't get me wrong, I LOVE diversity, but damn, it can get very confusing, very fast. Because of it's nature gay bars attract ALL types. Anything and everything goes. To know who's what most of the time is nearly impossible. How are you supposed to pick somebody up like that?

I propose a sticker label system for gay bars. You know, like those little stickers that say "Hello, my name is...", well, something similiar to that but using certain colors. Say like BLUE would mean Lesbian, RED would mean straight as in "DANGER!, RED FLAG! RED FLAG! STRAIGHT GIRL!" RED AND BLUE would mean bisexual.

Then if you really wanted to break it down, you can do RED AND BLACK, meaning straight AND married. RED AND GREY meaning straight and married, but curious and want to experiment with somebody dumb enough to get into all that, or I'm just really getting sick of my husband and I'm ready to leave him anyway, etc, etc, etc.

It can go on and on. You can get quite creative with it. I think it would be fun, eliminate all the bullshit, and put the con-artists out of business.

It's just a suggestion.

Lesbian Karaoke Shenanigans

I like lesbians. I like karaoke. I like fun. If you like these things too, than you will like this blog article. It's more of a photo blog than a worded article, but I will start you off with a little personal history before introducing the picture. I am the organizer of a local lesbian social group in LA called madfemmeprideLA. We do lots of fun events like museum trips, beach outings, dinners and yes, even karaoke nights. This Saturday was our second annual lesbian karaoke night, held at the wonderful Backstage Bar in Culver City, CA (home of Sony Studios!) Read on for pure, unadultered drunken debauchery.

So, at about 8pm, 50 or so madfemmeprideLA lesbians met at the Backstage and began to enjoy a few cocktails. When the Karaoke DJ rolled in at 9:30pm, this group of girls were ready to ROCK and ROLL! And these ladies did not disappoint. In my hazy cloud of alcohol-induced euphoria, I photographed the whole event. As the night progressed, I decided to see how many of the girls in my group would take fantastically silly pictures of themselves with me. Here they are in no particular (or sober) order (including some great mic shots as well). Enjoy!









































Call me crazy, but I just love me some karaoke.

"Always keep a song in your heart - it's like karaoke for the voices in your head"

My Favorite Lesbian NightClubs in LA

Okay ladies, here I find myself on the Friday night before the Los Angeles Gay Pride Festival, and I am wondering what all the lesbians are doing tonight! Most of my friends are out partying it up this weekend, but I am home tonight getting ready for a night out tomorrow. I love to get dressed up and go out dancing after dinner and some drinks. My wife knows all the good spots and usually chooses where we go, and over the years I have developed my favorites.



Since I live in Southern California, there are a few gay clubs and lesbian bars in my area, and the closest spot to me that I like is The Executive Suite in Long Beach (website). This is a longtime favorite spot for a Saturday night, and for the LGBT community to get together and party before and after the Long Beach Gay Pride Festival.

I also like Club Ripples which has two different dance floors and a karaoke area for those that are interested in showing their vocal talents(website). I prefer Friday nights at Club Ripples which is referred to as Debra's @ The Beach. Check out Debra's MySpace page here for pics.

If we just want to have a drink and play some pool, then we head on over to Club Broadway (link). We used to like to go to Hamburger Mary's in Long Beach because it was right next to Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles which is always good at 2am when you've had a bit to drink. There is a Hamburger Mary's in West Hollywood (link) that you could check out, which offers more entertainment and food choices.

Also out in Los Angeles and Hollywood area is The Palms Bar which has a nice size dance floor and friendly bartenders (website). The Palms is also located right near a secure parking garage which is good. We have fun at Girl Bar and have also been over to Circus Disco, but they do play a lot of club music and I am more of a hip hop fan.

My favorite spot is on Tuesdays and whenever my wife and I can get away on a Tuesday this is a guilty pleasure of ours. Michelle's XXX, also known as Peanuts, is a sexy spot for lesbians to dance, drink, and watch Michelle's girls put on a great show. If you've never been to Michelle's XXX, you really don't know what you're missing. All I can say is that the ladies at Michelle's XXX leave visions in your mind you will cherish forever. *wink* Michelle's XXX also hosts the LA Gay Pride After Party so be sure to check out their website if you are heading out to that this weekend. You can also find Michelle's XXX on MySpace here. Michelle's XXX does offer Club Sexy on Saturdays every so often, so be sure to add yourself to their mailing list if that is something are interested in.

If you are out here in Los Angeles and you do see me out and about with my wife at the club, be sure to stop me and say hi and buy me a drink!!! hahaha I'm excited to go out this weekend and get my party on, and I hope that the rest of the ladies here in So Cal who are partying for pride are having a blast and staying safe. Always designate a driver ladies, and be sure to buckle up! Thanks for reading and Much Love! ~Julie Phineas~