Trade will open on Wednesday, April 20, and while they work out the kinks will not be hosting any big events for a few weeks. “We just threw some lipstick on the pig if you will,” Chris said. In a month, the team of renovators has completely repainted the bar, installed paneling in the bathrooms, which give the bar a bit of a rustic Colorado vibe, reworked the liquor shelves and the fireplace, and added some upholstery to match the theme of the bar. Although they kept the carpet, the layout, and even some of the bar stools and tables, Ray, Chris, and a handful of willing volunteers have been working endlessly to whip the bar into their own space. “Since then everything has been just falling into place.”Įven though the plans have been “falling into place,” the amount of work that has been put into the building is huge. “We saw this transition period in gay night life happening, so we sat down with each other and talked it over and eventually decided that now was the time,” Chris said. At the time, The Eagle had yet to announce that it would be closing its doors, but they knew that the bar would eventually be moving. In January, when the building went up for lease, Chris and Ray called the landlord right away.
But he knew that he always wanted to open a bar of his own. For the past decade, Chris has been a bartender in Denver working first at the Eagle for three years before moving on to The R&R, where he has bartended for seven years. It was early this year that Ray, alongside his business and life partner Chris, saw an opportunity to pursue one of their dreams: owning a gay bar. “We want to harbor a gay community not just for gay men,” Chris said. Leather Colorado 2009, so it’s something we know well.
Chris was always in the leather scene and was Mr. “We decided on the Levi’s and leather theme because of our own personal affections for that certain community. Have fun where ever you go.“We want everyone to feel comfortable here,” Ray said. They played Bear Down after TDs and the win + they have some specials for different things like if the Bears get a pick 6 it's like $3 pitcher of coors or if Marshall catches a pass for 30+ yards it's something else, and there are like 20 of those. I didn't know it was a Bears bar haha I was gonna be embarrassed but then I was like fuck yes, Bear compatriots! Turned out to be a lot of fun. I was like wtf.then I look around, and EVERYONE is wearing Bears gear. Denver Sweet added 54 new photos to the album: Valentine's Day 2022. I instinctively go for the high five because, you know, Bears, and he just gave me the weirdest look and walks by. Anyway, we decide to go there for the game against the Ravens and I walk in and immediately see a guy wearing a Bears jersey (I also had my bears sweatshirt on).
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