RIP El Gato Negro

[ed_jaxon]

Man I am bummed about El Gato closing up here in Chicago.

It was a hole in the wall but I like dive bars. Drinks were too expensive but at least they were cold.

I liked just hanging out there and sitting on the bar. The girls were for the most part cool and friendly and I liked the fact that it did not pretend to be something other than a neighborhood bar.

Being run out of business is a fuckin crime.

I always felt comfortable there and there are very few places on the northside of Chicago that I can say that about.

[peoriashyguy]

Bummer. I will be coming to Chicago July 10th I was really hoping to hang out at El Gato for a few hours Friday evening. Are there any other places in Chicago with a similar atmosphere and a tranny crowd?

[borhino]

I just drove by there last night and noticed it looked like it was gone... Any "specific" reason why other than the neighborhood wasn't happy it was there?

[mimiplastique]

LOL YAY!!! THE SHIT HOLE IS CLOSED


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[ed_jaxon]

Personally I liked the joint Meems.

Your ol' uncle fit in well there.

You were always too classy for a place like El Gato, same cannot be said for me.

Here is the announcement.

I would think there would be more of a beef considering the circumstances but oh well.

http://www.elgatonegrobar.com/FAREWE...R07events.html

[Ts CinthyaNY]

Wow, I went there a few times when I tried to move to Chicago, kinda creepy looking place but you right, if you want to meet nice girls it was the place to be... The owner a very shady lady, tough bitch ... lol.

Well, girls gotta find a place to be ... The shows there were so funny and the Miss Gato Negro something to laugh about it for weeks.

Love...

Cinthya...

[borhino]

The place was what it was...

More than once I took off because it got a little too pushy there. And it was always a good idea to count your change when you ordered a drink (never pay for anything under $10 with a twenty was what I learned to do)

Sure sometimes the place reeked of desperation worse than the bathroom smelled of urine. But you know what? Desperate people need a place to relax, too...

All that being said... There were other times when the band (which was real good) was playing and people were seemed to be having a really having a great time. Like it or not, it was a unique hang-out in a city of 2.5 million people...

If anyone hears about where the "regulars" scattered - please post the info.

[eddymunster90]

Back in the day I remember hanging out at Lola's up the street. If lola's got boring I'd walk or drive over to El Gato to see what was crackin'.

[Mr. Sinister]

There just aren't many places in Chicago to find T-Girl hangouts like there are in NYC, LA, and SF. I wish the tranny nightlife was better in Chicago.

[TsVanessa69]

LOL YAY!!! THE SHIT HOLE IS CLOSED


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Now that El Gato is ggone, how ill you finiance your SRS?