Leon's to open Triple L, a new leather lounge
Next week, a reader will start a semi weekly column chronicling his visits as a straight guy to local gay bars. (He's heard all the jokes - so save it).
A big fan of Leon's, he sent along this tip: Baltimore's oldest gay bar - and incidentally, 32nd best bar - will open a new leather lounge called Triple L next week.
The lounge will be located behind Leon's, a space that has had many names over the years.
First, it was notorious dive Tyson's Place. But after owner Ben Davis died, Leon's owner Ron Singer bought it and renamed it Nadds - as in, New Age Dine and Dance. Later, realizing the name didn't catch on, he called it Singer's*.
Triple L will have its official opening November 6, with karaoke, 2 for 1 rails and a happy hour buffet, which, at a leather lounge, is bound to be super sanitary.
The ad for the new lounge is after the jump. Beware, chaps are involved.
Triple L's ad in City Paper: 
Photo: Chiaki Kawajiri/Baltimore Sun
*The owner of Leon's is Singer, not Springer. Post has been corrected.
Erik Maza is a features reporter at the Baltimore Sun. He writes for several sections of the Sun paper and contributes weekly columns on music and nightlife. He also writes and edits the Midnight Sun blog. He often covers entertainment, business, and the business of entertainment. Occasionally, he writes about Four Loko, The Block, the liquor board, and those who practice "
Comments
From my understanding- I could be wrong the 3L was to go atop Leon's and not replace Singer's. This from a drunken conversation with the owner a few weeks ago.
Posted by: Tif | October 29, 2010 4:10 PM
"Singer's" not "Springer's"
Posted by: Dave | October 29, 2010 4:13 PM
Did you know that there's a leather bar called the Double L in Rehobeth? True fact. Also, my captcha for this post (if you want to call it that) says: Please enter the letter "l" in the field below.
TOO MANY LLLLLS!
Posted by: KB | October 29, 2010 6:06 PM
Maza was right I talked to Ron and Singer's will be the L cubed
Posted by: Tif | October 30, 2010 10:46 AM
I DO NOT want to know what's in the happy hour buffet.
All kidding aside, this is a good idea for a column. Straight dudes in gay bars is a recipe for hilarity. I was next to a gay bar in DC a few weeks ago, & those dudes were killing me.
Posted by: the new transported man | November 1, 2010 7:49 AM
When will the exploitation of gays and lesbians for a quick and lame joke stop? I'm all for this new column if it takes the scene seriously, or tries to expand the readership. But if it's a last-ditch attempt to revive this sinking ship, find another community to exploit.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 1, 2010 2:30 PM
FYI, the previous owner was "Bob Davies" not "Ben Davis". Too bad the author doesn't fact check :(
Posted by: Michael Flowers | November 1, 2010 2:44 PM
"When will the exploitation of gays and lesbians for a quick and lame joke stop?"
Around the same time that lame jokes about every other marginalized group will stop.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 1, 2010 3:25 PM
Will they serve 4lokos? Maza will be there with his pouty face
Posted by: Rusty Gillespie | November 2, 2010 12:18 AM
Here is a site that a friend of mine writes about Baltimore Bars on examiner.com.
http://www.examiner.com/bars-in-baltimore/barracuda-s-baltimore-s-locust-point-neighborhood-the-little-tavern-that-co
Posted by: T K | November 5, 2010 8:04 PM
T K, take the shilling elsewhere. One post is enough.
Posted by: Josh | November 6, 2010 9:45 AM
I take offense to this,, a straight guy in a gay bar.
Is it such a novelty?
Gay people go to straight bars and restaurants EVERY day, so where is our column dealing with straight people?
Posted by: Dave | November 8, 2010 7:52 PM
If you take offense to it, don't read the blog.
Posted by: Anonymous | November 9, 2010 9:46 AM
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Posted by: Peggy | March 3, 2011 8:15 AM