A few months ago in Tn some law makers wanted to try and pass a horrible law limiting the rights of gays. I wrote an article trying to both make fun of the proposed law and fight it at the same time. I had many friends both gay and not repost and comment on the article but I also had a few private messages from people who thought that my comedy would make me support such stupid idea. Guess they didn’t get the meaning of my show. Anyway just for the record I’m pro human I’Il will never hate someone for race, religion or who they fuck
I will protect the ones who need it
616 was a club in Memphis in the 90’s it was the shit at the time three sections up top, a live music side, a semi-caged dance floor with Dj, and the the pool table and hangout cool down side. The downstairs dance floor and bar was the place the weirdos would hang, it was the dungeon and I was one of those weirdos. I still call many of those people I met at this club my friend even 20 years later. The dungeon was where all the fun music was played Ministry, The Cure, The Smiths, Echo and The Bunnymen, The Cult, lots of bands with The in the title including The the. The upper floor occasionally played these but would then follow up with a pop tune and ruin the vibe. The dungeon was my home.
It was where the “normal” people only would visit stare and run to the safety of the top 40 mix and Alana Davis songs
Weekly the cast would include Greg, Dino, Maria, Nico, Buddy, Elise, Martie, and Mitch to name a few.
The first time I ever experienced real world homophobia was at 616. I had been going to clubs in Memphis since I was 16 I had many gay friends. I never treated them different. My friends were and are my friends.
I was downstairs in the dungeon with Maria my girlfriend at the time and she and I were actually having a fun night out in public. Drinking, dancing, doing a few hits of Ethel(another tale for later) dancing when Nico ran to get me saying ” oh my God Buddy is about to get his ass kicked by two rednecks help” Nico was a small black lesbian who I first met in college my best discription of her is take a troll doll paint it brown and you have Nico, high hair and all
Buddy on the other hand is a skinny white GAYeeeee guy. Take Sheldon from the Big Bang theory and make him way gayer and less annoying.
Me being the protector type is never let anyone hurt my people I ran up and found buddy on the dance floor. I didn’t go straight to him I looked for the problematic rednecks, it took me a sec but I got eyes on them. They were sitting on the rail next to a speakers they were talking loud and just staring him down. I walked over behind the two for a closer assessment. The words I heard pissed me off. ” God damn faggot, up here dancing with the normal people” that line made me mad “I’d bet he’d like my size 12 in his ass” “I wanna beat his ass, fucking faggot”
That line made me madder. Yes I could have easily take both future duck dynasty fans in one punch each but I try not to be violent, much. Why fuck em up when I can just fuck with them. I can always pull the violence card if absolutely needed. It wouldn’t be
I danced my way onto the dance floor and came up behind buddy. I then proceeded to dance or should I say grind upon my friend, he made an audible “oh daddy where have you been?” I held in my laughter, cause this was a serious operation. At that moment a very hick flavored voice was heard over the pigface song being played saying” holy shit it’s a huge faggotnigger” I had to hold in my laugh once again. “Fagotnigger” wow, this ones creative
As we danced closer to the two more offensive things came out
“God damn that’s a big faggot if that little one can’t take dick from him he might be tougher than I thought”.
At that moment Nico comes over and dances onto the front of buddy. It then became a hydrox cookie of interracial gay and straight sexiness. Those two hicks freaked the fuck out. “Fuck how many faggots are in this place, I can’t tell if that’s a guy or a chick. It’s got tits but I’m not sure”. At this point we were inches from them. I turned my head. Looked directly at the biggest one and rubbed my mesh shirt covered nipples at them. Yes I was wearing a mesh shirt that my nipples looked great in. I was Mouthing the words “daddy needs some new boys” I had never seen rednecks move that fast in my life and didn’t see it again till years later when the honey boo boo calendar was on sale at Walmart.
We stayed dancing up top for a few more songs Maria had joined is by now the hicks had left the building. We laughed about the looks on their faces when they saw me and Buddy. Buddy thanked me as only He could. “Girl” buddy calls everyone girl ” I could have taken those two hicks…..Ok no I couldn’t. Thank you boo.” I’m not new at fighting for gay rights I just now do it on social media