May 2013
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Shit Gays Should Know: The Tragedy of The Trade
One of the few things I loath about professional baseball is the instability of a team, which is often being restructured through trades. The trading of players between teams is an unavoidable circumstance of the business. Similar to itching being an unavoidable aspect of growing a beard, or ordering Chinese food at 2 AM being the unavoidable result of getting drunk (…OK, maybe that’s...
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The Montreal Takeover, as told by Tina Fey
You’re alarm goes off on Saturday, June 22nd, and at first you’re like:
But then you remember it’s #DestinationTakeover: Montreal day and you’re all:
Jumping into the shower, you begin to think
Upon arriving at South Station you climb on the bus…
find a spot, sit down next to your new friend
And then TWC starts handing out beers & survival kits
So you look to...
Shit Gays Should Know: HUGE NEWS - Brittney Griner...
Last week you may have heard about NBA player Jason Collins coming out publicly (…and if not, you should probably dig your head out from wherever it is buried). And while Collins’ achievement was unprecedented and courageous, the moment completely eclipsed the fellow coming out of WNBA #1 draft pick Brittney Griner -
Not to say that any closet crashing is more special than another,...
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20% off Bartschland tickets, a 7,000 square foot...
This Saturday night, at 10pm, the Revere Hotel is throwing a 7,000 square foot pop-up party in conjunction with nightlife queen Susanne Bartsch. After New York Magazine called Bartsch “the ringmaster presiding over a lawless carnival,” the Revere quickly realized a lack of our presence would be almost inconceivable.
So without further ado, allow us to present...
Shit Gays Should Know: When straights come to...
It’s that time of year when the weather is finally nice in Boston. Your best straight buddy wants to visit (yay!) and you need to take him out while he’s here.
Panic.
“OH.EM.GEE. Where the hell am I going to take him!? Can’t go to Estate…or Guilt…or HOB…Club Café? Maybe he’ll think Jacques is…entertaining?”
No. Shit.
Chances are you’ve experienced this before. If not, trust...
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Ask Us Anything. Right now
TWC,
Crew & Corps are on Facebook (here) until 1pm E.S.T. today for a Facebook chat (#LoveFest) to answer any questions you might have about what we do at TWC each and every day. Start leaving them in the comments below this photo and we will jump in to respond igaydiately.
Viva!
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Insta-friends for tonight's guerrilla queer bar
Coming alone to GQB tonight? Wondering who you’ll hang out with when you arrive? Worry no more! The Corps will be holding court from 10pm-midnight in the arcade room on the 1st floor of Jose McIntyre’s. (Yes, there’s actually an arcade room.) Show up, head to the “Corps-ner,” and you’ve got insta-friends.
Viva La Corps-ner!
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$50 off Destination Takeover Montreal
The troops are rallying. The buses are filling up. Montreal’s GQB army is anxiously awaiting our arrival. On June 22nd we take our first international city by storm for 2 days and 1 night. Find out more about our takeover plans here, or just hit the ticket page here and use “busloads” to get $50 off until next Tuesday (5/7) at midnight.
Or...
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Guerrilla Queer Bar Boston: Jose McIntyre's
Tomorrow night at 9pm, we gather the troops and engulf one of Boston’s douchiest straight bars: Jose McIntyre’s (map).
And for those of you interested in rallying beforehand, we’ll be throwing a takeover pre-party across the street at Granary Tavern from 8 - 9:30pm. Get the glitter guns ready. It’s almost time for battle.
Viva la troops!
Shit Gays Should Know (Sports Column): The (New)...
I have a lot of gay friends that shy away from watching sports, and though I fight the constant battle of sparking their interest, nothing I’ve said or done has changed much of their attitudes. Yet…behold…I may just have the evidence I need to turn these standpoints around.
Welcome to the world of NAKED SPORTS!
Ok, not totally naked…but professional athletes seem quite...
Shit Gays Should Know (Sports Column): The 0.03%
I was slated to introduce myself to the Shit Gays Should Know blog this week, as your weekly sports source, with a delicious little piece (…including pictures) about athletes taking their clothes off during sporting events. (Kidding…well, sort of…) Yet here we are, with the only breaking news I would even consider pushing back my half-naked athlete post for…ladies and...
April 2013
9 posts
TWC Newbie Party. Tonight. Here are your...
Tonight, we throw our monthly newbie party in Boston for those of you who are new to the movement. Corps members Celeste, Antigoni and Fred will be there with glitter guns blazing to say hey and answer all of your questions about TWC, like:
1. How many people can I plan to make out with at Guerrilla Queer Bar? 2. Do I have to wear Flannel to Flannel Takeover Company,...
TWC Newbie Party - April 30th
On Tuesday, April 30th, TWC’s Crew and Corps will takeover Bella Luna in Jamaica Plain (map) from 6 - 8pm to say hey to newbies and welcome them to the movement. Show up stag or bring a busload of gays. Either way, just RSVP here to let us know you’re coming and be ready to have some insta-friends.
If you’re showing up solo, don’t worry about knowing anyone. Daniel...
SuperGQB: The Graduate Student Edition
On April 19th, at 9pm, GQB (Guerrilla Queer Bar) becomes SuperGQB when all 18.953 billion gay graduate students in and around Boston come out of the woodwork to join TWC’s ranks for one night of drinking education. Get in here. The last time we threw a SuperGQB, gays from all over the country flew in and 1,000 of you destroyed Tequila Rain. While this particular conquest will take place on the...
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Meet TWC Corps Member Kara Smith
Former ’hood: Lexington, MA Where She Now Slumbers: Cambridge, MA (Inman Square) Day Job: Associate for Grassroots Mobilization, Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Not-So-Day Job: Cambridge GLBT City Council Commission; Co-organizer for the Lesbian Happy Hour Meetup and of course, TWC Corps member!
Favorite Alcoholic Beverage? Oh, God. Only one? Most likely flavored vodka soda.
Which...
#DestinationTakeover: Montreal - June 22nd & 23rd
Today we announce a bigger, badder and warmer version of #DestinationTakeover: Montreal. And until April 30th, we’re giving you $75 off.
We descend on our first international takeover on June 22nd for two days and one night of insanity. Strap in. We’ll have seats and beds for 200 travelers. Bring a passport. Because they’re cool. And you’ll need it.
Check out the full...
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The Abba Concert Takeover
TWC Dancing Queens, It’s finally here. The moment that you’ve been manicuring, bedazzling and coiffing for. Abba, The Concert, is performing live on April 14th. As if our absence would be inappropriate, the Wilbur has set aside a section for TWC. Go here, enter code “TAKEOVER”, and select seats in the “Balcony Right.” SOS. Lay all your love on me. Ok, we’re done.
Tickets sales cut off this...
Guerrilla Queer Bar, April: Tommy Doyle's
Tomorrow night, before you storm Tommy Doyle’s in Harvard Square (map) for three floors of unfettered GQB at 9pm, we have two tasks for you: 1. The Corps will be hosting a pre-party at John Harvard’s (map) from 8 - 9:30pm. All of them (click here for Corps porn) will be there. It’s a perfect starting point for folks coming alone to GQB and those looking to...
Shit Gays Should Know: The State (get it?) of Gay...
Repeat after me, “Same-sex marriage is legal in 9 states and the District of Columbia.” Since some of the Supremes couldn’t remember that last week, we thought we should at least make sure the gays could. Say it again. “Same-sex marriage is legal in 9 states and the District of Columbia.” If you remember that, this post has done her job.
And for the overeager tiger mom offspring, let’s take a...
Meet The Corps on Friday at John Harvard's (before...
Yesterday we introduced the world to the new face of TWC. Meet “The Corps” and its new shiny website: thecorps.squarespace.com
You’re probably all like, “Why isn’t The Corps hosting a pre-party at John Harvard’s from 8-9pm before this Friday’s GQB in Harvard Square?” And we’re all like, “Done.” (Please join them there.)
But...
March 2013
12 posts
The April Takeover Line-up
Newbie Party: Wednesday, April 3rd, 6 - 8pm TWC Newbies, this party is for people new to the movement. Show up, grab a drink, meet the crew and ask us what other straight institutions we’ll be turning gay. If you’re showing up stag, don’t worry about knowing anyone. Daniel and Ashley (who look like this) are already your insta-friends. Just let us know you’re coming by...
The Boston Symphony Takeover
On March 29th, TWC members are gathering the troops and rallying together to engulf one of Boston’s oldest institutions: the Boston Symphony Orchestra. That means hundreds of years of classical musical and an entire section of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 will go gay for one night only.
Friday, March 29th. 8pm. Tickets are $20. Join the takeover here:...
Shit Gays Should Know
A sometimes annoying and odd, but most of the time exciting and interesting, thing about being “out” is that straight people look to you for information about what’s happening in the glorious world of gay. The dorm room version of this is almost always sexual and will hopefully never go away because oh my god those conversations are so much fun. But the adult version is downright terrifying if...
#TWCCorps training: How to tie a bow tie
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#TWCcorps training: How to make a manhattan
Whenever we realize it's time to bring another...
we’re all…
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Katie M., We Missed You
On Saturday night (or more accurately in a daze on Sunday morning) TWC’s Crew shed a tear. And not an “omg Bambi’s mom dies in the end” tear, we’re talking Beyonce got on stage and announced to the audience that she could no longer perform. Ever. EVER! Yup. On Saturday night, during Flannel Takeover Company, 3rd Saturdays, where we literally cleared out City...
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When we found out GQB Montreal would be joining us...
TWC world headquarters was basically all…
The troops are coming. You aren’t. Unless you are. Which means you’re clicking here and getting $50 off before 10pm tonight by using code “SueIsForLovers”. More on the Montreal #DestinationTakeover here.
When TWC members write us emails and use words...
we’re all…
38 Hours in Montreal - #DestinationTakeover number...
With Foxwoods and Mount Snow behind us, we’re gearing up to take our traveling takeover circus beyond international boundaries. Introducing our third #DestinationTakeover - 38 hours in Montreal. Welcome aboard. Yes, the trip includes transportation, bus-based-beers, lodging, hotel breakfasts, a choreographed bar crawl, and our (marginally) famous TWC Survival Kits....
RICH KID SPRING BREAK: DINNER IN FRANCE Takeover
This Friday night (3/8), we’re kicking off a full month of spring break inspired, takeover insanity by descending upon a Dinner in France (kind of but not really).
The Executive and Pastry Chefs over at Whisk Boston have put together a France pop-up dinner complete with 7 tasting courses and fancy words like “foie-gras”, “pastry” and “yum”.
TWC, this...
The March (SPRING BREAK) Line-Up
TWC. While many of you are probably already binge drinking to prepare your livers for St. Paddy’s Day, we would like to direct your attention to the other atrocity-inspiring activity that graces the third month of the year: Spring Break.
As a purveyor/remodeler of all things straight and disgusting, we at The Welcoming Committee bring you a month of SPRING BREAK presented in three ways:
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February 2013
16 posts
Guerrilla Queer Bar: March
Tomorrow night the owners/bartenders at Who’s On First (map) will experience Guerrilla Queer Bar for the very first time. Since they’ve never seen us before, and basically work in an underground dance-cave, please treat them gently. And by gently, we mean like a carnivore returning from a vegan retreat would handle a piece of fresh crispy bacon. Show up at 9pm. Lose your dignity by 2.
Join The Corps; Be the movement
**Applications due on Thursday, February 28th, at noon (click here to apply)**
After very little ado, we’ve decided to strengthen TWC by building a unit of engaged TWC members who want to embody our mission for a three month period by acting as hosts at our events. The benefits are unending, the magic is unstoppable, and this introductory post is way too long. We call it: The Corps....
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Guerrilla Queer Bar: Area Announced
This Friday we’re taking over a venue that has yet to be delighted/conquered/devoured by you and the rest of TWC’s troops. Guerrilla Queer Bar hits the Fenway area starting at 9pm. Don’t be late.
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The Scotch Tasting Takeover: Your Questions...
1. Still tickets left? Yes, but not many. Chop chop.
2. Where’s the secret location? 275 Third Street in Cambridge. Here’s a map. It’s basically a cool warehouse-ish space with exposed brick walls run by super stealth tech geeks who were all: “Yay scotch!” When you arrive, come through the courtyard. Doors are on the left. They won’t bite.
3. Should I be...
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Your Museum Takeover questions answered
(Pre-question: Are there more tickets? Gardner has allotted us 300 tickets. As of this posting, there are 45 left. Get after it.) 1. Gay? Gay. 2. Should I show up late to make a fashionable entrance? http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3gmaepSwd1r4q4d2o1_500.gif. Legit, though, the event goes from 5-9pm. We scoped it out a few months ago and here’s the...
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Twitter chat with TWC and Mobile Mixers to talk...
Tomorrow (Wednesday 2/20) at noon we’ll be hosting a Twitter chat to answer the questions you have about what’s in store at this Saturday’s “Liquor Before Beer” series takeover.
Here’s le deal. Follow Mobile Mixers (LBB’s official mixology partner) on Twitter here and The Welcoming Committee on Twitter right over here. Then, from 12pm - 1pm E.S.T. use...
When I found out TWC started lezzy parties
bostonlesbian:
Boston Lesbian, Hugs, thanks & glitter. Viva, The Boston takeover team
Also, details: (http://ow.ly/hIV59).
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TWC Member #3721 is currently making Boston gayer...
Karen Akunowicz, Executive Chef at Myers & Chang and TWC member #3721, is heating (and gaying) up Boston. Each year for Valentine’s day EaterBoston lists this year’s Hottest Chefs and has the public vote to see which delicious culinary superstar will take home the gold. She grabbed the hottest title in Boston and now is fighting for the...
When we found out HowAboutWe is giving blackout...
We were all…
Tickets & details here.
Blackout Dating: Because you're single and this is...
As TWC’s Crew works tirelessly at HQ to put the finishing touches on Blackout Dating (Round 3) tomorrow night, we’d like to take a moment to address some of the thoughts/questions/concerns/elephants that TWC members have about talking to men in circles for one night.
1. I don’t have anyone to go with so I’ll feel awkward hanging out by myself before everything starts.
Let...
Blackout Dating is Back.
To prepare for Saturday's Scotch Tasting Takeover,...
Get in here: http://scotchtakeover-Tumbrl.eventbrite.com
Liquor before Beer - Information for Scotch Lovers
What we looked like when we saw the single malt scotch list being served at TWC’s LBB series this weekend:
(The list: Smith’s Glenlivet 21 yr. – Speyside Old Pulteney 15 yr. – Highlands Secret Stills Lowland 15 yr. – Lowlands Benromach 10 yr. – Speyside Highland Park 8 yr. – Orkney Bunnahabhain 8 yr. – Islay)
And when we heard that Harpoon would be there pouring craft beer, we were all:
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Liquor Before Beer - For people who aren't...
The last time you tried to hold your own at a scotch tasting, you were like:
So when you heard that 6 single malt scotches would be served at this weekend’s Liquor before Beer, you were like:
But then when we announced that there would be four of the cities best mixologists on hand to mix delectable scotch cocktails you were like:
And then when you heard that on top of mixologists,...
January 2013
10 posts
Guerrilla Queer Bar. February.
Tomorrow night, we descend on one of the top 25 douchiest bars in Boston for Guerrilla Queer Bar. Hurricane O’Reilly’s. 150 Canal Street, Boston. Starting line forms at 9pm.
Time to take s#!t over.
Welcome to the GQB pre-party.
TWCsters. Before every GQB we throw a shin-dig lovingly referred to as a pre-party. It’s basically a miniGQB with more talking, fewer strobe lights, and similar amounts of magic. Here’s who pre-parties are perfect for:
1. Those of you who want to start drinking before 9pm. 2. Gays who haven’t shown up to GQB and want to meet some new people. 3. TWC veterans who want to give some...
